NAD: MESA TC-50 Head
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
I'm still intrigued by this amp. How gainy is the middle channel Nik? And is there any chime to be had anywhere? It wouldn't appear so, on the face of it.
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Blue channel has plenty of gain, but remains more open than the red channel. I'm guessing the Red channel has another gain stage as its much more saturated and thicker as per the RA100 (which I know has another stage in the red channel).
Its not chimey like a Vox but its a million miles away from the stiff / crunchy Mesa Express for example.
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
Jesus, the Express sounds shite though, eh? You'd want to be a million miles from that. Demos for the TC sound great.sizzlingbadger wrote:Blue channel has plenty of gain, but remains more open than the red channel. I'm guessing the Red channel has another gain stage as its much more saturated and thicker as per the RA100 (which I know has another stage in the red channel).
Its not chimey like a Vox but its a million miles away from the stiff / crunchy Mesa Express for example.
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50
I decided after a couple of days I wanted the head and RS were kind enough to swap it for me. I picked up the 2x12 from a forum member. Its bigger than I thought it would be lol!
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50 Head
It sounds better through a cab. I'm considering getting a 1x12 though, the 2x12 is pretty big. The Laney IRT cab I had a while back was one of the nicest sounding cabs I have ever owned, once the speaker was replaced.
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50 Head
It's taking up the same horizontal space tho', which realistically matters way more!sizzlingbadger wrote:It sounds better through a cab. I'm considering getting a 1x12 though, the 2x12 is pretty big. The Laney IRT cab I had a while back was one of the nicest sounding cabs I have ever owned, once the speaker was replaced.
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50 Head
When I built my 2x12 I added feet on one short side so I could run it vertically. Worked really well.jeremyb wrote:It's taking up the same horizontal space tho', which realistically matters way more!sizzlingbadger wrote:It sounds better through a cab. I'm considering getting a 1x12 though, the 2x12 is pretty big. The Laney IRT cab I had a while back was one of the nicest sounding cabs I have ever owned, once the speaker was replaced.
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Yeah, I did some measuring and it won't make any difference space-wise going to a 1x12. I think I'll just replace the top V30 with something more mellow. I took the wheels off and that has lowered it a bit, looks a bit less imposing in the office.jeremyb wrote:It's taking up the same horizontal space tho', which realistically matters way more!sizzlingbadger wrote:It sounds better through a cab. I'm considering getting a 1x12 though, the 2x12 is pretty big. The Laney IRT cab I had a while back was one of the nicest sounding cabs I have ever owned, once the speaker was replaced.
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Re: NAD: MESA TC-50 Head
The ED's tone was very bassy and dark, and not bright like a Marshall. Also it sounded high fi, not shaggy and coarse like a Marshall. It didn't do Marshall, even though it's circuits were modeled on JCM800.
Does this amp have the same tones as the blue and red modes on the ED, or is it more Marshall voiced?
Does this amp have the same tones as the blue and red modes on the ED, or is it more Marshall voiced?
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Its way brighter and more Marshall on the Blue Channel to my ears.
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