got em in!!
i need to have a good play. my mesa chassis was out of the head and a bit close to the pups. and being a little noisey. i thought i was struggling for a bit. then i realised i had the RY's really really low in the pickup rings. i brought em up higher and its amazing! just what i was after. something not too different from the Emeralds but with a bit more power. straight up!
next job... swapping the presence control pot in my dual rec and adding a bias adjust trim pot. woo!