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Over the last week, I finished up my new Marshall-in-a-box pedal. I play through a Mesa Triple Rectifier half-stack, but wanted to make something that would let me get a classic Marshall stack tone for certain songs. I used to own both a JCM-800 and a Silver Jubilee from Marshall, so I knew...

This evening I ordered a Royal Albert Hall pedal, aka the RAH, from Catalinbread. It'll ship UPS Ground so it may be a bit before it gets here, but I wanted to let everyone know that I plan to provide a review of the pedal once I've had a chance to put it through its paces. I had an issue with...

How many of you have used/do use a treble booster? Which unit do you have/use? Any insights or questions on these items?

I just got my blue Ibanez S-470 guitar back from Norman Music Center here in Norman, Oklahoma, where I had them perform the Plek machine process on my fretboard. The machine optically determines a height profile of all of the frets and identifies which of them are too high or have been ground...

I just wanted to say hi to everyone here. For some strange reason, I have been unable to log in to my account this past year and have been unable to elicit any response from the administrators by email in regard to my situation. I am writing this from an out-of-state computer, so perhaps it's...

Les Paul passed away today at age 94 from complications of pneumonia. An inspiring guitarist, both in terms of his technical prowess and his work ethic, Les Paul played and recorded into his 90's. He not only brought us the solid-body electric guitar in general, but also one of the most loved...

Anybody try using the Clean/Pushed channel with the gain and tone controls maxed with an overdrive up front? I've used this combo since I first got my Triple Rec and it gives a really good old school metal/classic rock kinda Marshally tone. I've posted on this topic before when I first...

When you're playing live, how many of you play solos? If so, what effects do you go to (other than the solo button on the footswitch)? What do those effects give your tone that makes you choose them for soloing?

How many of you play live on a regular or semi-regular basis using effects? What kind of music? What are your "go-to" pedals/effects? Which effects do you use most often?

I have a recommendation for you guys who like to play with high gain, especially the metalheads. Once or twice a month, turn your amp completely off and start practicing with just the guitar. Play that way for a few minutes, then turn your amp on. However, turn your gain to where the most you...

Do you try to spend as much time on your chops as you do building your rig? This isn't a call-out on anyone, but just a reminder to keep the G.A.S. quest in perspective. Especially on this sub-forum, a lot of us spend a good deal of time chasing after just the right overdrive or wah-wah pedal...

I've noticed a lot of threads discussing the merits of using graphic EQ's to help shape your guitar tone. I've also noticed that people often ask, "What's the best EQ for this or that brand of amp?" While there are differences, especially in noise, between brands of EQ's, the most important...

If you play live in a band that plays classic rock and 80's covers and you play through a Recto, how do you set up your amp in terms of channel, tone, gain, modern/vintage/raw, bold/spongy, tube/silicon rectification, EQ's, overdrives, etc.? Do you make any adjustments for the very different...

I was playing around with my new Triple Rec and wanted to see what kind of versatility the amp offered. Perhaps predictably, I played around with the different modes on channels 2 and 3 first. When I got to channel 1, I noticed that the 'Pushed' mode didn't have enough available gain for much...

Hi, I'm Chris McKinley and I'm a new member as well as a new owner of a Mesa Triple Rectifier and traditional cabinet. As a long-time player and a former owner of a Mesa stack rig (Mk III), I knew Mesa quality was top-notch and was happy to learn that it has only improved over the years. I...