Clip: Mesa OS vs Traditional

[Nigel]

@FourT6and2

I don’t know if my V30’s are totally broken in, but my OS cab was bitey/shrill like the OS in the video until I did the studio foam.

Did you try the foam on the back of the cab when you performed your OS series/parallel experiment? Curious. My OS cab sounds like the trad in the video.

 

[FourT6and2]

@FourT6and2

I don’t know if my V30’s are totally broken in, but my OS cab was bitey/shrill like the OS in the video until I did the studio foam.

Did you try the foam on the back of the cab when you performed your OS series/parallel experiment? Curious. My OS cab sounds like the trad in the video.

Didn't try foam. And I never rewired the OS. I got rid of it after a few days, it was so bad. The trads sounded great from day 1. And unless you actually had a trad to compare to your OS, you really don't know. You might think it sounds like the one in the video, but I'm telling you... once you have a trad next to that OS, you'll see...

 

[Nigel]

Didn't try foam. And I never rewired the OS. I got rid of it after a few days, it was so bad. The trads sounded great from day 1. And unless you actually had a trad to compare to your OS, you really don't know. You might think it sounds like the one in the video, but I'm telling you... once you have a trad next to that OS, you'll see...

Well a friend is a Mesa dealer and I’ve been meaning to show him my cab so I’ll probably A/B it with a trad and report back.

 

[Epiplatys]

I’ve read through the whole thread and I really don’t know what to say… I’ve owned and used concurrently both the OS and the traditional for a long time. I don’t find one sounds better than the other, or all that drastically different. My OS has some more mids, in the entire mid range from low to upper. But that’s about it really. Just slightly different midrange curve. It is not boomy, it is not harsh. Both the OS and traditional are well broken in by now, both are like 20 years old and played. I don’t prefer one over the other, personally. If it had to be only one I’d be OK with the either one.

 

[FourT6and2]

I’ve owned and used concurrently both the OS and the traditional for a long time. I don’t find one sounds better than the other, or all that drastically different. My OS has some more mids, in the entire mid range from low to upper. But that’s about it really. Just slightly different midrange curve. It is not boomy, it is not harsh.

Great! Put 'em next to each other and record a clip

 

[SonVolt]

Fwiw about buying new cabs;

My fav cab is a Marshall 1960AV that a bought brand new when at the time I owned probably ten other 4x12s (the basement looked ridiculous). I was so disappointed when I first plugged it in. Sounded dreadfully bright and thin. It took a few days of burning in the speakers my ears adjusting before the cab warmed up and started sounding right. And as I said it's my favorite cab now and I've sold nearly all the other cabs (except for one 4x12 with greenbacks and an OS412 that I happen to actually like).

FTFY

 

[Metalhex]

RT is much much higher IQ than TGP. They would be arguing about the tone wood of the guitar

 

[Nigel]

RT is much much higher IQ than TGP. They would be arguing about the tone wood of the guitar

They argue about speaker break-in being real or not, lol.

 

[Holy-diver]

I’ve read through the whole thread and I really don’t know what to say… I’ve owned and used concurrently both the OS and the traditional for a long time. I don’t find one sounds better than the other, or all that drastically different. My OS has some more mids, in the entire mid range from low to upper. But that’s about it really. Just slightly different midrange curve. It is not boomy, it is not harsh. Both the OS and traditional are well broken in by now, both are like 20 years old and played. I don’t prefer one over the other, personally. If it had to be only one I’d be OK with the either one.

I previously had both as well and I agree here. My OS is a 2003 straight slant, I kept it over the straight trad sized cuz I like how it is under a close mic slightly more and it sounds great with the band.

 

[Nigel]

I previously had both as well and I agree here. My OS is a 2003 straight slant, I kept it over the straight trad sized cuz I like how it is under a close mic slightly more and it sounds great with the band.

'03 OS Slant gang!

 

[cardinal]

FTFY

Yeah, that's not it. I used a speaker burn in track recommended by Yamaha who actually makes speakers and monitors and would know about burning in speakers.