I has acquired some tubes

[m3ta1head]

Behold.



And this device drives the tubes into uber saturation.


Tubes

 

[Rednamalas1]

nice.....methinks you need some LPs to feed those though

 

[roastpuff]

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Originally Posted by Rednamalas1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif nice.....methinks you need some LPs to feed those though

Red, are you referring to Les Paul guitars or LP vinyl? Because, you know, it IS a guitar amplifier and not a speaker amplifier.

 

[Rednamalas1]

Les paul, naturally

 

[nor_spoon]

Not a bedroom amp, that is for sure

I have the Trem-O-Verb combo which half the tubes are pulled out, and it is still way too loud.

 

[krmathis]

Nice tube collection.
The tube stand looks quite nice as well..

 

[F107plus5]

Oh Lord! I'd need a new higher output circuit in my house to handle all those filaments!

That is a Gem! Hell; it's an entire Jewelery Box full!

Shucks; I'm only looking at three little tubes for the amp for my Gretsch!

 

[Uncle Erik]

Nice stack! I've always liked that Mesa uses tube rectification. It just sounds better than diodes.

Now, all you need are some non-overdriven tubes for your headphones.

 

[m3ta1head]

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Originally Posted by Rednamalas1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif nice.....methinks you need some LPs to feed those though

Not a huge singlecut fan (I am just a sucker for superstrat designs), but I have been eying a few Agile LPs lately. Supreme bang for buck. Maybe I'll snag one....when I recover from buying this Mesa

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Originally Posted by nor_spoon /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not a bedroom amp, that is for sure I have the Trem-O-Verb combo which half the tubes are pulled out, and it is still way too loud.

Definitely not a bedroom amp, especially with the stock tubes. With the stock tubes, anything below 9oclock on the master sounded fizzy, buzzy, and just terrible (and 9oclock is already way way too loud for bedroom use). After I retubed with JJ ECC83s and E34Ls, a lot of that low volume fuzz went away, and the amp is more usable at low volumes now. Try some JJ tubes in that tremoverb!

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice stack! I've always liked that Mesa uses tube rectification. It just sounds better than diodes. Now, all you need are some non-overdriven tubes for your headphones.

I love the tube rectification for leads and cleans-they add a smooth, sustaining character to the tone-really makes the amp sing! However, for any sort of rhythm play I find them unsuitable. They are just too loose and flubby in the low end.

 

[F107plus5]

So my Grandson says "Yea! DragonForce, Slipknot!"

 

[m3ta1head]

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Originally Posted by F107plus5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif So my Grandson says "Yea! DragonForce, Slipknot!"

More into Dream Theater and other prog/math bands myself. This rectifier nails the tone that Petrucci had on Train of Thought, too.

 

[928GTS]

Hmm I wonder how much it'll cost to retube that with some proper NOS glass....

 

[F107plus5]

This is indeed a thread for everybody!

I was looking at the amp; my Grandson was looking at the Ibanez!

I was impressed by the amp; he was impressed by the guitar!

....both very nice I might add!!

 

[m3ta1head]

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Originally Posted by F107plus5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is indeed a thread for everybody! I was looking at the amp; my Grandson was looking at the Ibanez! I was impressed by the amp; he was impressed by the guitar! ....both very nice I might add!!

Thanks! The Ibanez is nothing too fancy, just a MIJ mid 90s model, but the amp really is something else. Unfortunately I'm already thinking about downgrading to the 50w Rectoverb, as this 150w Triple is just far too loud and I haven't even come close to taking advantage of the extra headroom provided (I haven't even been able to turn the master volume up past 9oclock-it's already ear splittingly loud at that volume!)

 

[m3ta1head]

quick clip on the triple

YouTube - Triple Rectifier tone test