Mesa Triaxis - Power Amp Combination Questions

[raymitchell]

Hey there!
Just wondering if some of you guys would chime in and give me your thoughts and feelings on the differences you've heard when using the Triaxis with different power amps. I'd particularly like to hear experiences with a Boogie 50/50 power amp versus a Mesa 2:90 which has the deep voicing, half drive etc. switches/modes.

I'm not quite digging my Triaxis through my 50/50. I have a v2.0, NON Phat mod version. It's like, I get REALLY close to what I want to hear on some patches but, not quite. Just wondering if moving to a Mesa 2:90 would open the Triaxis up on the top-end and give it more oomph without having to use the dynamic voicing on the Triaxis so much. What are your thoughts tone-wise?

I should point out that I'm not just thinking about the Mesa 2:90, I'm also considering a VHT 2 Fifty 2, a VHT 2 Ninety 2 as well as a Randall RT2/50.

Thanks,
Ray Mitchell

 

[manray03]

I tried my Triaxis 2.0 with a Mesa 20/20, 50/50 and a 2:90 and preffered the 2:90. The 2:90 had better headroom, and much better bass response.

 

[raymitchell]

Thanks man! That's the stuff I need to know/hear from guys here on the board. My question for you would be: Did the 2:90 seem to lift the blanket of the Triaxis top-end wise?

 

[threadkiller]

I've only run my triaxis through my VHT 2502 and I had plenty of top end sizzle and bottom. Do you have your mids scooped at all? The "blanket" analogy is usually what I use to describe scooped mids. Don't overdo it with the dynamic voice. I think the higher it is set the more scooped your EQ curve. Mesa stuff is always a little tricky to dial but yes, the power amp makes a difference. The VHT's have depth and presence knobs which are very responsive. I don't know if the peavey 50/50 has these or not.

 

[guitarslinger]

My triaxis murdered through a Marshall 9100.

 

[srommes]

Get the 2:90. It was made specifically for the Triaxis. The modern function should give you the extra top-end you're missing. I've tried my Triaxis with a bunch of different poweramps over the years and while some sounded better than others, it always sounded best with the 2:90.

 

[Dimebag11]

Buy my VHT 2150 ....and never look back.

 

[roadifier]

The 295. The triaxis was originally made with that preamp in mind. The triaxis sounds Way better through the 295 instead of the triaxis. and you can pick up 295's for 600$

 

[primerib]

The 295. The triaxis was originally made with that preamp in mind. The triaxis sounds Way better through the 295 instead of the triaxis. and you can pick up 295's for 600$

um..what?

 

[johnpace2]

The 295. The triaxis was originally made with that preamp in mind. The triaxis sounds Way better through the 295 instead of the triaxis. and you can pick up 295's for 600$

um..what?

For sure a typo. I think he meant to say "...sounds way better through the 295 instead of the 2:90 or 50:50."

 

[roadifier]

The 295. The triaxis was originally made with that preamp in mind. The triaxis sounds Way better through the 295 instead of the triaxis. and you can pick up 295's for 600$

um..what?

For sure a typo. I think he meant to say "...sounds way better through the 295 instead of the 2:90 or 50:50."

yeah, Sorry, I meant to type 295.

 

[The Hoff]

It'd be interesting to try it through something different. I've always paired it with the 2:90.