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@ danimal: you're welcome. I'm glad I could be of help. of course Mesa plays his game with tubes, I guess @ Lento: yes, the chance to play it at 12 o'clock is definitely a new sound experience! in addition to that, the use of the el34/6l6 configuration got me another critical advantage I forgot...

Hi Lento..........don't know if this can be of help but I try anyway. I owned the Triaxis/290 combo for some years after which I came across the Kemper Profiling Amplifier. after 2 extensive months of testing, playing and confronting, I sold my axis and bought the Kemper. now I play it, at...

hello to all this post is comprised in a recent post I opened in the hope to be of help for those who own a 290 and are willing to try other tubes configuration than the 6l6 one. I suggest you read the past topic as well. here it is: http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=65705 as per...

Hi Mark....and bests for the upcoming end of the year :) I have to say that indeed it sounds good. but I have done some research about this issue. Here's what Mesa Boogie it self replied after I enquired for the matter. for better understanding I paste my question as well. in Italic Mesa's...

me too: I'm a user as well. and would like some of the wisest and best acquainted with the thing to join us.

hi Triaxstasy, have you tried to measure the current passing from your el34? since I see in your signature you have a 290 with blue pilot light, I guess your is like mine, having the el34 at the sides of each channel...........

Hi all. I have been following the topics about the use of EL34s in my mesa 290. I have a pre 2000 one (Mesa checked it ouot for me with the s/n), blue pilot light. Mesa provided me the position where the E34L should go. in my case they go to the sides. I bought a JJ kit for the 290 and put it...

thanks dbone for your reply. the case here is the second you mentioned: both speakers are connected so the load is there. I wouldlike to do the dual mono. I have been soggested to use a double cable, i.e. a cable with 2 tips and 2 sleeves so to make on one end two mono jack and on the other a...

Hi there. tried to search for similar threads but couldn't find anything. I need to hook a mono preamplifier to my 290. as far as I know I should be able to hook it directly into one of the two channels, have 2 speakers hooked to the 290 and everything should be safe for the power amp. Only I...

hi Ryjan, of course I have nothing to say about the rubys. I am enquiring to check if I can get an improvement in mixing tubes. right now I have 6l6..........the brand I don't really care as long as it is a reliable one.......... mic

ok. great. thanks a 1000 to all for your comment and help. I thought about it, the combo el34/6l6.......which is by now the first choice. and yes.........this is a comment by eurotubes but as mentioned, no one is obliged to buy from anyone............a good advice is more than welcome from...

could be since the guy mentions only JJs. anyways, EL34, 6L6, KT77 can be found with several brands: we are not obliged to buy JJs, right?. so, let's forget for a moment the JJ thing and discuss the readers opinion on the tubes type features that this guy says. michael

hello to everybody. I don't want to start a battle with this topic but I need to do the better thing in chosing the tubes for my 290. I contacted a vendor which replied with a sort of explanation about different attitude by various tube types. Hello- Ruby Tubes does not make tubes, they...

thanks for you reply. I just sent tube town a request for advice on retubing the 290. will see what they tell me..........I enquired to Eurotown as well and to Doug Tubes, which I bought my first retubing from. I bought ruby tube that time............. michael

thanks again to everyone partecipating on this thread: you have been wonderful. as regarding to the EL34.............I got a reply from mesa about my serial number. they told me my 290 was shipped from factory some 16 years ago, in 1996.....gosh time passes quickly! so, this put my amp in the...

gosh.....I'm breathing again: it was exactly what you guys mentioned. check the pics attached: and further: the first pic shows the connector divided. it was literally melted so the technician had to cut out and clean all the incinerated parts. image 2 shows a piece of that...

thank you a 1000 for your quick reply. in the meantime I had enquired to Mesa and they mentioned to me the following, along with the procedure to have the EL34 with the 6L6: Hello there, It sounds like you have the older 2/90 power amp made pre-2000. Those versions can run four 6l6's and...

hello to everybody..........with horror I realize my 290 is dead. a couple of hours ago I turned it on but when lifted the standby switch nothing happened. here's some signs: - front lights are on (also deep extent light) - tubes are not on, i.e. no lights - front fuse good - channel fuses are...

thanks for your reply. you're right about the sound source but my act is a one man band show with all the instruments recorded. I do have the chance to hear the tracks with the other stage monitors in which I don't want my guitar but just the tracks and my voice. speaking about the 290, will...

Hi there. Is there anyone who use or used the 2:90 with 4 speaker? I intend to use my actual pair of 2x12 V30 at 4 ohm together with two front stage monitor with the same characteristics: 2x12 at 4 ohm with V30. any advice for it? regards michael