Hi all....my name is Nubbs and I just found this forum and have been enjoying the threads.
Yesterday I stopped by Discount Music, located here in central Florida to look at what they had new or used in amps under 35 pounds. Much to my surprise the sales guy steered me to a Mesa 5:25. It was a pleasant experience right up until he mentioned it was the last one and it would take 6 to 8 weeks to get another. The time for ordering nor the price of 1149.00 was not a deal breaker.
My personal experience with Mesa amps has been with a F-50 a little over a year ago, after is sold my 11 year old ProSonic and bought a Supersonic 112. I tried the F-50 for a few days, but it was just way to loud for my playing on stage or at home.
I listened to the 5:25 with the 10" and was impressed with the voicings. The only thing that was a bit bothersome was the hum that it gets at certain settings. I have been reading about using Dougs Tubes to retube the amp for a humless or near humless sound. But I question why would Mesa send an amp out with the huming issues? I have also been reading the threads where the speaker is also changed...again why would Mesa not make it sound right from the begining??
My Fender Supersonic is a great amp and if it was not for the send and receive circuit allowing me to lower the overall volume and then push the amp at the lower volume.....it would be someone else's pride and joy. The Fender is bone stock and for me that works.
Here is what my questions are....is the 5:50 that much better sounding than the 5:25.....will it absolutely take retubing to clean the hiss and hum out of each one of these. The reason to change amps is to shed weight. the Supersonic weighs a ton and I am darned tired of lugging to the stage. I went one step further to shed weight by buying a Taylor T5, so I only have to carry one guitar. The T5 does both electric and acoustic sounds and is light and comfortable with a wonderful sound.
So let me know your thoughts cause I am going to make up my mind over the next two weeks.
Thanks,
Nubbs :lol:
Yesterday I stopped by Discount Music, located here in central Florida to look at what they had new or used in amps under 35 pounds. Much to my surprise the sales guy steered me to a Mesa 5:25. It was a pleasant experience right up until he mentioned it was the last one and it would take 6 to 8 weeks to get another. The time for ordering nor the price of 1149.00 was not a deal breaker.
My personal experience with Mesa amps has been with a F-50 a little over a year ago, after is sold my 11 year old ProSonic and bought a Supersonic 112. I tried the F-50 for a few days, but it was just way to loud for my playing on stage or at home.
I listened to the 5:25 with the 10" and was impressed with the voicings. The only thing that was a bit bothersome was the hum that it gets at certain settings. I have been reading about using Dougs Tubes to retube the amp for a humless or near humless sound. But I question why would Mesa send an amp out with the huming issues? I have also been reading the threads where the speaker is also changed...again why would Mesa not make it sound right from the begining??
My Fender Supersonic is a great amp and if it was not for the send and receive circuit allowing me to lower the overall volume and then push the amp at the lower volume.....it would be someone else's pride and joy. The Fender is bone stock and for me that works.
Here is what my questions are....is the 5:50 that much better sounding than the 5:25.....will it absolutely take retubing to clean the hiss and hum out of each one of these. The reason to change amps is to shed weight. the Supersonic weighs a ton and I am darned tired of lugging to the stage. I went one step further to shed weight by buying a Taylor T5, so I only have to carry one guitar. The T5 does both electric and acoustic sounds and is light and comfortable with a wonderful sound.
So let me know your thoughts cause I am going to make up my mind over the next two weeks.
Thanks,
Nubbs :lol:
