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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: exoslime on February 11, 2009, 03:52:08 PM

Title: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: exoslime on February 11, 2009, 03:52:08 PM: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II

got that recently:
Mesa Boogie Dual Rect. Roadking II + Mesa Boogie 4x12 RK Cabinet
2x V30 closed
2x C90 half opened

it rattles the walls
(http://www.revivalband.at/Mesa/Mesa2.jpg)
(http://www.revivalband.at/Mesa/Mesa3.jpg)
(http://www.revivalband.at/Mesa/Mesa4.jpg)
(http://www.revivalband.at/Mesa/Mesa5.jpg)
(http://www.revivalband.at/Mesa/Mesa1.jpg)

as soon as the treated room in the basement is finished the cabinet moves downstairs and will be miced properly ;)

cant wait to turn up the beast :)

Guitar: Forge Embrace with Bareknuckles Rebel Yell Distressed Pu:

cheers
exoslime
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Denim n Leather on February 11, 2009, 05:10:38 PM: Awesome!
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: d1dsj on February 11, 2009, 06:26:52 PM: +1. Awesome indeed!
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Crazy_Joe on February 11, 2009, 06:30:04 PM: EPIC!
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: AdamB on February 11, 2009, 07:51:45 PM: Very nice!

How're you finding that cab?
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Twinfan on February 11, 2009, 08:24:24 PM: Crushing!
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Nolly on February 11, 2009, 08:26:13 PM: Looks awesome mate, congrats!
Lovely pics too :)
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: MrBump on February 11, 2009, 08:27:15 PM: you cannot possibly turn that above 1 without suffering damage...
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Philly Q on February 11, 2009, 08:49:20 PM: That's a scary looking rig! :D
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Will on February 11, 2009, 08:52:53 PM: I bet that will cost a lot to retube!
I had to look it up to try and understand, still don't understand though :? therefore it must be clever
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: murraymurray on February 11, 2009, 09:52:39 PM: The back of that head scares me a little
a lot going on
hows the new style halfback cab? I got one of the older model steel grill ones with the EV's and c90s.
destroys everything, most of all my back when i have to lift it :?
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: exoslime on February 11, 2009, 10:04:55 PM: hey

thanks for all your replys :)

Quote from: AdamB on February 11, 2009, 07:51:45 PM
Very nice!

How're you finding that cab?
i like very much the half open side with the c90 for the cleans, the tone is really blooming out of the cab!

i only had chance to turn it up at proper volume at another place, and i was glad that i got the RK instead of a Rect Cab with 4x12 V30, which is still great, no question about that.
but i will mainly use it for recording, so the versatility was very important to me..and also compared the V30 to the c90 for the cleans ensured me that i done the right decision.

Quote from: MrBump on February 11, 2009, 08:27:15 PM
you cannot possibly turn that above 1 without suffering damage...
that is unfortuntly very true.. so i will hurry up with the treatment on the basement room (about 30m²) so that i can actually play it at proper volume and proper sound, such an amp isnt sounding good with the volume knob almost turned down.

Quote from: Will on February 11, 2009, 08:52:53 PM
I bet that will cost a lot to retube!
I had to look it up to try and understand, still don't understand though :? therefore it must be clever
haha, i dont wanna think about a retube yet, but, i start saving for it :-=
i like the fact that you can select different output stages, and this also works great with external preamps.. so you can color the sound simplier without having the need different poweramps. but with all this techniques inside, its also a big risque of a malfunction or that something doesnt work properly.

its alot of knobs, but its relative simple ;)
you have totally 4 sepearated channels (2 cleans, 2 distortion)
each channel has the usual tone controls (Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Volume)
and on each channel you have a mini swith on the front which sets the soundmode for the channel (for example, Clean, Fat, Tweed, or RAW, Vintage, Modern)

then, on the backside you can set for each channel seperatly:
- a reverb knob
- you can select between 5 different output stages (2xEL34 or 2x6L6 or 4x6L6 or 2xEL34+26L6 or 4x6L6 or the extrapowerful 2xEL34 + 4x6L6.
- cabinet select A, B or A+B
- Rect Tube Mode or Diode
- Loop A or B active

then there is a slave out on the rear

and on the front, you have a master volume + a solo boost volume..

the sound-possibilities are really very much, nearly too much. but i knew that before, so i wanted to have actually alot of time to learn and get known the amp, the recording of our album shall start in a year or so, till then, im sure i figured out some nice sounds out of it (i hope so, haha :) )

cheers
exoslime
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Ted 'N' Leo on February 11, 2009, 10:31:28 PM: Nice amp! All the knobs on it do scare me a little! I'm sure its not that bad when you know what you're doing.
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: shaman on February 12, 2009, 12:37:05 AM: http://forum.grailtone.com/
sweet...come on over to the boogieboard for any help you need with Boogie settings,tips,etc....a good board with lots of tech info!
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: exoslime on February 12, 2009, 08:51:25 AM: Quote from: shaman on February 12, 2009, 12:37:05 AM
http://forum.grailtone.com/
sweet...come on over to the boogieboard for any help you need with Boogie settings,tips,etc....a good board with lots of tech info!
cool, thank you very much for the link :)
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: PPPMAT on February 12, 2009, 09:02:43 AM: It looks amazing! I bet thats some wiring job inside the head
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Jonny on February 12, 2009, 01:28:18 PM: I think I'm the only person who appreciates how clean your room is, lol..

What other guitars do you have on your rack/hanger?
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: bucketshred on February 12, 2009, 01:51:55 PM: Very Nice looking amp. Bet it sounds good too!
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: exoslime on February 12, 2009, 02:49:02 PM: Quote from: Jonny on February 12, 2009, 01:28:18 PM
I think I'm the only person who appreciates how clean your room is, lol..

What other guitars do you have on your rack/hanger?

thank you :)
We also live in that house, so we always take a look that it is clean and not too dusty :)

other guitars (visible)are:
ESP Eclipse
Forge Embrace Custom
Ran Randy Rhoad Custom (Urban Camo)
Bernie Rico Mr. Hyde Custom
ESP LTD SC607B, Bariton 7string
Warwick Corvette Pro-Line Bass
Yamaha CPX8 Acoustic Guitar

other guitars, not visible.
Gibson SG Standard
Washburn Dime 333

cheers
exoslime
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: dave_mc on February 12, 2009, 05:45:37 PM: +1 on awesome, i think that covers it :)
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Philly Q on February 12, 2009, 09:07:57 PM: Quote from: Jonny on February 12, 2009, 01:28:18 PM
I think I'm the only person who appreciates how clean your room is, lol..

Yeah, I'm quite jealous of the room :lol: . Wish my place was that clean and bright.
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: dave_mc on February 13, 2009, 06:27:54 PM: hahaha, me too. not too jealous, though, i know if i had a room that tidy i'd manage to untidy it in about 4 minutes... :lol:
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: noodleplugerine on February 14, 2009, 01:49:18 PM: Super photos!

Awesome room, and a nice pair of headphones to boot :)
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: MrBump on February 14, 2009, 02:25:20 PM: The more I see that Forge guitar the more I need it...
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: Adam.M on February 15, 2009, 03:05:55 AM: Hmm... that's insane, but perfect at the same time.

A good versatile studio amp, i guess!

How 'Marshall' does it get with the EL34's? or does it still sound very much Mesa...
Title: Re: NAD - Mesa Boogie Dual Rec Roadking II
Post by: exoslime on February 16, 2009, 09:33:56 AM: thank you all for your replys :)

Quote from: MrBump on February 14, 2009, 02:25:20 PM
The more I see that Forge guitar the more I need it...
i havnt doubt it a minute since i got the guitar.

Quote from: Adam.M on February 15, 2009, 03:05:55 AM
Hmm... that's insane, but perfect at the same time.
yes thats right, a little bit insane :)

Quote from: Adam.M on February 15, 2009, 03:05:55 AM
How 'Marshall' does it get with the EL34's? or does it still sound very much Mesa...

i cant tell exactly right now, i´m still too unexperienced yet with the amp.
but the EL34 Sound is much much different then the 6L6.
I think just a different output stage will not make a tradmark fender, or marshall tone, i´m sure you can get to it very very close, if you really want to, but thats not so important for me.. i dont care if its sounding marshall, or mesa, or fender. or peavy..but its very important for me that it sounds good, and fits the atmosphere of the song, and therefore, the different output stages will definitly help alot.

cheers
exoslime