Incredible Mesa Tones

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BABMusic said:
I own a Mark IV and at times I'm surprised how much in common it has with a Marshall. It's not exactly the same, but a lot closer than people are aware of.
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Yep.

Suhr SL68:


Mesa Mark IV dialed in to sound as plexi-like as I could make it:



You can get them very close. Those two tracks aren't even reamped with the same guitar stem and they're still as close as they are. A lot of guys only try to dial amps to sound as close as possible to whatever they imagine that specific amp should do (Rectos should be high gain, big and fat, Marks should be scooped and focused, Fenders should be scooped and clean or at most have just a tiny bit of grit, etc) that they miss out on all the other stuff just about any well made amp can do.

edit: btw, between those two tracks I think I prefer the Mark IV overall, even for that kind of vintage overdrive sound. The Mark is just a bit more aggressive and punchy.
 
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Wow, this thread is chock full of WTF. And a holy shit :love:
harddriver said:
Tech is technically correct that in 1991 Angus did use the Mesa Boogie Studio preamp and 295 power amps. I don't know if they were used on any albums or not.

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Thread 'In 1991 AC/DC Malcolm and Angus used Mesa Boogie Studio preamps and Mesa 295 power amps'

All these years I never even heard of such a thing but it appears as though it was true. :shocked::yes:

How long did they use Mesa Boogies or was it a one time thing for the live Donnington 1991 album? I know I posted this over in the Malcolm thread but I felt it was worthy of it's own thread for discussion.

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...e-at-donington-1991-sound-with-axe-fx.199104/

ince 30 years I work on the my favorite AC/DC Angus Young sound based on plexis. I always prefered the Live at...
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