can some guitarists advise me please ?

[K of London]

I just replaced my old set up which was a marshall jmp1 midi pre amp and mesa boogie power amp to get something more simple

so i got a mesa boogie triple rectifier head

anyway, the problem is cabs. I dont have one at the moment, and i'm wondering whether its worth getting a matching mesa cab, or a marshall 1960 cab, mesa cabs being twice the price

so does anybody know whether its worth the extra £600 or not ?
i also have a worry that the mesa cab will make the thing play louder, which isn't really what i need, as it has 150 watts of tube power and i want to use it in the house.

as well as this, i think i'm going to need a noise gate, becuase i have emg pickups on my ibanez, and i guess the high output amps and pickups will result in a lot of feedback, does anybody know which ones are best at their job and retaining the original tone.I'm not sure whether to go for a boss pedal, or a rocktron 19" unit ...

thankyou!

 

[RockBodom]

I am an owner of one of the first 500 dual rectifiers...*ala George Lynch* and I couldnt be happier....but remember! Using the effects loop is the key...to getting a good tone, at least from mine...pm me and i will explain more..i have a matching recto cab...the big huge one with vintage 30's...the marhsalls have the same attack and sound, but lack the bottom end the mesa's have...id just go with a mesa..rock solid cab that will slay a marshall in no time flat...

 

[Tut Ankh Amon]

damn, buy the cheaper one, send the money you didn't spend to me and i'll be your sex slave for all eternity!

 

[BodomiC]

omg, tut you manwhore

Nice equip, I even dont know how does this sound... Its too expensive for me to even bothering playing on it...

 

[Yetti]

i love how mesa's sound, but they are too damn expensive, even the used ones. give me a 5150 II any day.

 

[The_Children_of_Decadence]

you got a mesa amps?

damn..

 

[Neverwinter]

*cough* insider hint.. ENGL

 

[bobvex]

*cough* insider hint.. ENGL

Especially ENGL powerball

Best amp on the market, EVER.

but at a price ta of $2000 i said, "I'm GOing to the movies"

 

[Neverwinter]

hehe fair enough.. yeah im sure you can get it cheeper.. i saw it for about a grand (£1000).. i might be going mad though

 

[K of London]

oh no, you guys soldit to me, i guess i'll have to spent £1000 on the mesa cab

well i will try my best to try my head through them both first,

 

[RockBodom]

thats the important thing...its all up to JOOOO

 

[Episteme]

Argh, I like the Marshall 1960 cabs way better than anything else. I find the Mesa too heavy on bottom end. But it's up to you and what sound you are looking for. Then again I don't really like Mesa Rectifiers, I'd pick a Laney VH100R or an ENGL Powerball over Mesas anyday. Not to say Mesa aren't good amps, it's just my preference.

 

[BodomiC]

give me a 5150 II any day.

best amp ever imo (yeah suck my cock you vh haters ) With Marshall 4x12 JCM800 cab it kick ass...

 

[bobvex]

IM so proud of my setup, all i need now is the Poser amp and cabinets, but i might get cabs for my berfday. *cough* june 11 *cough* donations can be mailed to . . .*cough* *cough*

Im so fuckin excited.

I want to get it now, but i need to save for a few months so that i dont throw alllll my money away.

hey should i seriously try to start a fundraiser for my amp. go to the Seriously off topic form and start a thead to help me buy it, send a dollar here, 2 dollars there. whadaya think folks?

 

[BodomiC]

I hope someone will do that Bobby

 

[bobvex]

@ bodomic - i did it check it out and DONATE TO MY CAUSE

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131098

Hook a brotha up