Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Neemo on February 14, 2007, 11:01:22 AM
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The mail truck just pulled over and handed me a big package. Here's what I found inside:
(http://thumb2.webshots.net/t/57/757/1/90/3/2658190030100154862jtVZlq_th.jpg) (http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/557627520sGhcrP)
I sounds friggin' amazing! I've never heard an amp that has so much gain that is actually usable. Usually the gain is adjustable from 0-4 and from that on there's no change in the sound, just more mush. This amp just crushes and the cleans are out of this world!
I recorded a clip with some example settings from the manual. It's recorded from the record out jack to the mixing board, no post-processing so it's a bit rough. You can find the clip in the Players section.
All in all, this preamp blows everything I've previously owned out of the water, no contest.
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I haven't seen one of those for a long time :)
eBay? Did you get a good deal?
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Am I missing something, or did you fail to mention what it actually is?!
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^ heh, I thought so too at first. if you click on the pic, it brings you to a site where he has more pics... it's a mesa quad pre-amp, or something like that, ben.
:drink:
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A Quad, a Quad! My kingdom for a Quad! :P
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This thing is truly a beast, I've never heard such a powerful sounding distortion. Just endless massive roar (fills the crumbling sky...), just screaming heavy metal. I'm in tonal heaven 8)
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this is the preamp of the MarkIV right?
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this is the preamp of the MarkIV right?
Nope, the IV was released after the quad. Quad's channel 1 is similiar to Mark IIC and channel 2 is similiar Mark III.
When I say similiar I mean it's 98% identical.
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Awesome, i'd love a mesa preamp.
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should be able to nail Puppets & Justice era Metallica with that baby :D
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MK iV AND MK iiC+ ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL...I own a Iv..2 of my band mates own a 2c+-at venue levels, identical...when you deal in mesa high gain, you are dealin'////lots of character..lovely picking dynamics...i really feel like it is a perfect marriage of a hot marsh el-34 and a 6l6 monster...i play boog exclusively-awesome customer service/boogieboard is as informative as it gets...remember, many amp gets wet, but the boog wets the sheets...rawwwwkkkk!congrats
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As I mentioned, the chan 1 is like IIC, not the plus version (too bad :) ) but you're absolutely right about the mesa's characteristic tone. You can dial a shiteload of gain and still have a 'contained' sound. I run the Quad through a VHT 2/90/2 which has KT-88s in it :D The bass is just crushing, we don't play with crazy volumes at the rehearsal place but still you can feel the bass pounding your chest with those palm mutes :D