Mesa F-30

[zeegler]

I tried it out yesterday, and it sounded so good, it was bugging me all night, so I went back today and got it. It's in super minty condition.

[Grandturk]

Is it still bugging you? Hit it with a hammer!

Nice grab!

[Spivonious]

That's the one with EL84s instead of 6L6s, right? I tried it once and it was way too punchy for me.

[zeegler]

That's the one with EL84s instead of 6L6s, right? I tried it once and it was way too punchy for me.

Yes EL84s. When you say too punchy, do you mean too much damn bottom end? It does indeed have a ridiculous low end, but speakers can make all the difference. I'm using a 2X12 with V30s, and it sounds much more balanced than it did through a 1960a cab at the store (g12t75s). Still, personal preference counts for a lot too.

[Spivonious]

Yes EL84s. When you say too punchy, do you mean too much damn bottom end? It does indeed have a ridiculous low end, but speakers can make all the difference. I'm using a 2X12 with V30s, and it sounds much more balanced than it did through a 1960a cab at the store (g12t75s). Still, personal preference counts for a lot too.

That could be it. I tried out the 1x12 combo at the store and it was all bass and mids, just coming at my ears like a wall. Maybe I just prefer a little "spongier" attack.

You should put up some clips.

[zeegler]

That could be it. I tried out the 1x12 combo at the store and it was all bass and mids, just coming at my ears like a wall. Maybe I just prefer a little "spongier" attack.

You should put up some clips.

Man, I still haven't done any clips of the Carlsbro Evo yet. I'm gonna see if I can get a couple of clips this weekend. The only problem I have at this point, is that both my cabs are 16 ohms, but the F-30 doesn't have a 16 ohm tap. So, I can rewire one of my cabs in parallel, but then I can't use the Marshall or Carlsbro with the cab I rewire, because they don't have 4 ohm taps. I suppose I should just get myself an 8 ohm cab.

Anyone wanna trade me a couple of 16 ohm V30s for 8 ohm V30s?

[chrisolson]

I love my F-100 combo. It's the amp that convinced me once and for all that I like open-backed cabs for Boogies. I can't stand much low-end in an amp any more.

[toejam]

Congrats! I used to have the 1x12 F-30 and really liked it, but wound up selling it. I would love to pick up the head version some day.

BTW, 8-ohm out of the amp into a 16-ohm cab is a "safe mismatch" for a Mesa amp.

http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/F-Series.pdf

[jgcable]

thats really nice Paul. Looks super clean too. I am a big fan of the F series. They can get a whole bunch of great tones.

[zeegler]

Congrats! I used to have the 1x12 F-30 and really liked it, but wound up selling it. I would love to pick up the head version some day.

BTW, 8-ohm out of the amp into a 16-ohm cab is a "safe mismatch" for a Mesa amp.
http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/F-Series.pdf

Yeah, I was running it with the cab at 16 ohms for a while, but I figured it would sound better with the cab matched. It does.

I'm going to install a switch in the back of the cab so I can switch it between 4 and 16 ohm.

[zeegler]

thats really nice Paul. Looks super clean too. I am a big fan of the F series. They can get a whole bunch of great tones.

It's EXTREMELY loud too, considering it's 30 watts.

There's something I've always said about Mesas that holds true for this amp. It's very difficult to get a bad tone out of a Mesa. You'd really have to make a deliberate effort.

[chrisolson]

There's something I've always said about Mesas that holds true for this amp. It's very difficult to get a bad tone out of a Mesa. You'd really have to make a deliberate effort.

I'd agree with that, but it's also very difficult to make a Mesa sound like anything other than a Mesa - kind of a double edged sword.

[zeegler]

I'd agree with that, but it's also very difficult to make a Mesa sound like anything other than a Mesa - kind of a double edged sword.

True enough, which isn't so bad if you really like the Mesa sound. Not so good if you're looking for something more versatile.

[chrisolson]

I played mine all afternoon - enjoyed the hell outta that Mesa sound!!

[themisfit138]

Nice amp dude. I love the Mesa tone, especially a mark.