Blackjack30
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MESA Mark III Purple Stripe combo
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Nice demo!
Indeed. This is a supreme set-up!
Here's mine. I put the Boogie (1989, red stripe, four power tubes) on the Marshall 4x12 for big rooms and outdoor shows. The 4x12 is 1971/2? with original greenbacks (25 watt?) It was wired for 3.75 ohms making the load on the Boogie mismatched - but it only blew up once! (Blowed up reel good!) Thank goodness I was using several amps on stage at the time so I had a plan B!
I used the lead channel only and did the rest form the guitar. No pedals other than a Vox wah and a Hughes and Ketner rotosphere which went through the back of the amp anyway.
If I can recall - without digging the amp out of its case:
I never had the master more than 3.5 or so.
I put the gain at 10, bass low (2 or 3?), cranked the mids (7+/-) and kept the treble reasonable at 6 or so. I forget what the presence was set to...
I think I had everything pulled/shifted.
I find that cranking the mids moves air much more aggressively. I can really roll back the volume on the guitar and be subtle, but still punchy-n-crunchy. When the volume on the guitar comes back up it turns into a hero wielding that singing sword!
Playing a Mark III (or any other proper Boogie) is like opening the ark of the covenant: face-melting!
Indeed. This is a supreme set-up!
Here's mine. I put the Boogie (1989, red stripe, four power tubes) on the Marshall 4x12 for big rooms and outdoor shows. The 4x12 is 1971/2? with original greenbacks (25 watt?) It was wired for 3.75 ohms making the load on the Boogie mismatched - but it only blew up once! (Blowed up reel good!) Thank goodness I was using several amps on stage at the time so I had a plan B!
I used the lead channel only and did the rest form the guitar. No pedals other than a Vox wah and a Hughes and Ketner rotosphere which went through the back of the amp anyway.
If I can recall - without digging the amp out of its case:
I never had the master more than 3.5 or so.
I put the gain at 10, bass low (2 or 3?), cranked the mids (7+/-) and kept the treble reasonable at 6 or so. I forget what the presence was set to...
I think I had everything pulled/shifted.
I find that cranking the mids moves air much more aggressively. I can really roll back the volume on the guitar and be subtle, but still punchy-n-crunchy. When the volume on the guitar comes back up it turns into a hero wielding that singing sword!
Playing a Mark III (or any other proper Boogie) is like opening the ark of the covenant: face-melting!