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So earlier today I posted the question about using a noise gate with my Express 5:25 to tame the hiss on the clean channel. Well, I'm starting to suspect there may be something else wrong with my amp. Tonight I sat down to practice a bit, and after about 10 minutes there volume just dropped...

Hello fellow Boogers :mrgreen: I simply love the clean channel on my Express 5:25 (1st gen), except for that pesky background shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (hiss). I've been assured by Mesa that this is a normal "feature" of these amps, and seen a lot of grief posted here regarding this. It really...

Hello all, I'm curious to hear about anyone's experience with long cable runs in the Express's FX Loop (say 20' round-trip). I ask because my 5:25's manual is pretty clear about limiting cables to 3' (with 1' being preferred). In particular I've got 2 question: 1) Is this primarily related to...

I know this is a MB trait, some love it, me not so much. Does anybody have any suggestions for getting rid of the nasal timbre? I recently read a review of the lonestar that mentioned the characteristic MB nasal timbre is gone :). Wonder if this has carried-over to the new 5:25+ ? Cheers, JS

Hello fellow express-heads. Recently I've been experimenting with the volume controls on my guitars with my Express 5:25 in an attempt to get more control on the level of overdrive right at my fingertips. I know a lot of people say they like to roll-down their guitar's volume to clean up the...

What I'd like to do is just use a short (1') male-female cable permanently attached at the amp and then plug in to this with the main footswitch cable. Now although the connectors are the same as 5-pin Midi cable, MB told me that unlike midi, all the conductors are used for switching...

Hi All, here's one I'd love some opinions on... I've got a cheeky little 5:25 Express 1X12 combo, and I'm wondering what I would get by adding a 1X12 extension cab?