Ok, so here is the deal...
I just recently took my first jump into the world of Mesa... by buying a 2 channel Dual Rectifier from the local Craig's List. (serial #R-015441) I am absolutely in love with the sound of the distortion, but the cleans just aren't bright enough for my liking... and I tried every possible combination of eq'ing and switches and buttons on the back.
My question here is... what is the Mesa clean channel supposed to sound like?
I know I thought I should be able to coax a nice Tim Mahoney(311) clean tone out of it, considering he used these things for years, but that I cannot.
Could the tubes just be old or could the type and brand of tubes be my culprit? It has Mesa EL-34s in the power section and an all Groove Tube preamp section. I am also pushing a Fender Metalhead cabinet, which has 4 100-watt celestions in it and runs at 4 ohms... but is a very solid cab. I know everything has an effect on tone, I am just curious as to how much my clean tone would improve with different tubes and/or a new cab.
Also a second quick question... what Mesa footswitch is the best match for a 2 channel Rec?
I just recently took my first jump into the world of Mesa... by buying a 2 channel Dual Rectifier from the local Craig's List. (serial #R-015441) I am absolutely in love with the sound of the distortion, but the cleans just aren't bright enough for my liking... and I tried every possible combination of eq'ing and switches and buttons on the back.
My question here is... what is the Mesa clean channel supposed to sound like?
I know I thought I should be able to coax a nice Tim Mahoney(311) clean tone out of it, considering he used these things for years, but that I cannot.
Could the tubes just be old or could the type and brand of tubes be my culprit? It has Mesa EL-34s in the power section and an all Groove Tube preamp section. I am also pushing a Fender Metalhead cabinet, which has 4 100-watt celestions in it and runs at 4 ohms... but is a very solid cab. I know everything has an effect on tone, I am just curious as to how much my clean tone would improve with different tubes and/or a new cab.
Also a second quick question... what Mesa footswitch is the best match for a 2 channel Rec?