NAD: MESA TC-50 Head
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:45 pm
Wanted a combo, was looking at Lone Stars but ...
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NAD: MESA TC-50 Head
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Re: NAD
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:23 pm
Mmmm, Triple Crown. The clean channel is probably based on the Lonestar circuit, isn't it? (Like the Mark V)
Re: NAD
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:59 pm
Awesome amps. Reminds me of the Stiletto series but slightly tighter in the top end of things, and much nicer looking.
Can I call dibs? haha
Great purchase man.
Can I call dibs? haha
Great purchase man.
Re: NAD
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:12 pm
That photo is shite lol
Let's see it ya bugger
Let's see it ya bugger
Re: NAD
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:18 pm
According to Mesa....
this new platform features a bold set of new circuits unlike anything else in our line.
According to me....
It sounds amazingly good and is more like the Electradyne / Royal Atlantic rather than the Mark / Rectifier amps. I haven't had long with it yet though so much more to explore.
The clean channel is really good, better than the RA100 and Mark V imho. All three channels are bright and lively which is unlike most Mesa amps I have owned.
this new platform features a bold set of new circuits unlike anything else in our line.
According to me....
It sounds amazingly good and is more like the Electradyne / Royal Atlantic rather than the Mark / Rectifier amps. I haven't had long with it yet though so much more to explore.
The clean channel is really good, better than the RA100 and Mark V imho. All three channels are bright and lively which is unlike most Mesa amps I have owned.
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:37 pm
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:45 pm
What made you pick this over the Lone Star? There have been a couple on/off TM recently.
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:18 pm
sizzlingbadger wrote:
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:43 pm
I love how your solution to having too many amps was to buy another amp! 
Anything that has a clean as good, or better than the MkV has to be amazing. Good to try different flavours of distortion too. These look really classy.
Anything that has a clean as good, or better than the MkV has to be amazing. Good to try different flavours of distortion too. These look really classy.
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:44 pm
RS didn't have any in the shopcodedog wrote:What made you pick this over the Lone Star? There have been a couple on/off TM recently.
I have bee eyeing up the TC but it was out of my price range, until I plugged into it
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:48 am
Nice one SB!
I have a Lonestar combo, which I love. curious to know if this is better...
I have a Lonestar combo, which I love. curious to know if this is better...
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:11 am
Nice one!
If I was still doing reviews this would be pretty intriguing, I've always loved the Mesa stuff and if you think the clean is better than LS/MkV then you have my attention!
Also... dibs.
If I was still doing reviews this would be pretty intriguing, I've always loved the Mesa stuff and if you think the clean is better than LS/MkV then you have my attention!
Also... dibs.
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:13 am
Me too.slash-ed wrote:I've always loved the Mesa stuff and if you think the clean is better than LS/MkV then you have my attention!
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:41 am
Haven't had the MKV for a while so only going memory, maybe I have forgotten how good the MKV clean was
I saw this amp as the next stage in the evolution of the Electradyne / RA100. The Electradyne was a two channel amp with 3 modes (Green / Blue / Red) all sharing the same EQ. Then the RA100 added seperate EQ to the dirty channel (Blue / Red) (but removed presence controls). The TC has seperate EQ for all channels now and presence controls.
The TC is also a very simple amp for a Mesa, no wattage selection, bright/fat switches or triode/pentode switches etc. It has Midi and Cab Clone but the amp circuit itself is pretty free from switching compared to the MKV and RA100 etc.
The clean has a drive switch which puts the clean channel into edge of break up and its brilliant.
The dirty channels have a tight switch that just bumps the mids up a bit and cuts some low end for when you want to that fast chuggy stuff (that I don't/can't do)
There was a MKV Combo and Head in the gold tag sale and I was sorely tempted by them but I wanted simplicity.
I saw this amp as the next stage in the evolution of the Electradyne / RA100. The Electradyne was a two channel amp with 3 modes (Green / Blue / Red) all sharing the same EQ. Then the RA100 added seperate EQ to the dirty channel (Blue / Red) (but removed presence controls). The TC has seperate EQ for all channels now and presence controls.
The TC is also a very simple amp for a Mesa, no wattage selection, bright/fat switches or triode/pentode switches etc. It has Midi and Cab Clone but the amp circuit itself is pretty free from switching compared to the MKV and RA100 etc.
The clean has a drive switch which puts the clean channel into edge of break up and its brilliant.
The dirty channels have a tight switch that just bumps the mids up a bit and cuts some low end for when you want to that fast chuggy stuff (that I don't/can't do)
There was a MKV Combo and Head in the gold tag sale and I was sorely tempted by them but I wanted simplicity.
Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:08 pm
Can you remember what the price was for the MKV ? Thankssizzlingbadger wrote:Haven't had the MKV for a while so only going memory, maybe I have forgotten how good the MKV clean was
I saw this amp as the next stage in the evolution of the Electradyne / RA100. The Electradyne was a two channel amp with 3 modes (Green / Blue / Red) all sharing the same EQ. Then the RA100 added seperate EQ to the dirty channel (Blue / Red) (but removed presence controls). The TC has seperate EQ for all channels now and presence controls.
The TC is also a very simple amp for a Mesa, no wattage selection, bright/fat switches or triode/pentode switches etc. It has Midi and Cab Clone but the amp circuit itself is pretty free from switching compared to the MKV and RA100 etc.
The clean has a drive switch which puts the clean channel into edge of break up and its brilliant.
The dirty channels have a tight switch that just bumps the mids up a bit and cuts some low end for when you want to that fast chuggy stuff (that I don't/can't do)
There was a MKV Combo and Head in the gold tag sale and I was sorely tempted by them but I wanted simplicity.