Mezzabarba Trinity/Mesa IIC+/ENGL Morse comparison

[Deleted member 3520]

So today I was goofing off with these three amps, and decided to do a half-ass comparison. I did not set them to sound the same, but instead have them setup how I use them, and they are relatively similar how I EQ them. Not doing this for a better/worse, but just to enjoy tone and have fun! Here is my interpretation; Mezzabarba is wide in all frequencies, big in the bass, big in the mids, big in treble. It’s a strong amp. Good versatility and all around monster of an amp.
IIC+ is the most polished and clean. Under the same amount of gain as the others it has a vintage-ish tonality and feel. Bass is in a perfect place, meshes right in and does not crowd the ‘tonal bandwidth’. Huge midrange, and round everywhere, just a singing while cutting through a mix kind of legend.
The Morse is the most versatile of the group, and I keep it setup to be a little more open and complex. I actually set it up to have some vibe of my favorite Plexi style amps, SL67 and Metroplex, but with a really smooth voice underneath. It plays like a dream under the fingers. Presence is up high here and bass is lower, it opens without getting fizzy. I could make it similar to the others, but I use it like this to kind of retain some Marshall-ish character.

All are world class.

https://youtu.be/Nj6AXMEHd3E

 

[ErikT]

Gotta listen on decent headphones or speakers but they all sound great to me. 2c+ from first listen but gonna vote later after another go round.

Loved your daughter coming in to ask you to open the jar. "How'd you do that?"

 

[RockyStar]

All sounded nice. Hard to pic a favorite for me but if I had to pick one off the clip I would choose the Mezzabarba...but just by a tad over the others. All sounded wonderful.

 

[Deleted member 3520]

Gotta listen on decent headphones or speakers but they all sound great to me. 2c+ from first listen but gonna vote later after another go round.

Loved your daughter coming in to ask you to open the jar. "How'd you do that?"

As if the plastic jar of applesauce was the tallest task in the world!

Yea, every one I plugged into was my favorite, I love them all. That old Boogie magic is where my heart is, and just FEELS unreal. In the room it is the smoothest with the most pronounced midrange.

 

[Deleted member 3520]

All sounded nice. Hard to pic a favorite for me but if I had to pick one off the clip I would choose the Mezzabarba...but just by a tad over the others. All sounded wonderful.

Cool, it’s a fantastic amp. The amp has a wider frequency range, just a lot of everything! Sounds great, very filling tone, powerful!

 

[Luca79]

Different cabs? Look like one cab is in front of the cam and the other at side.

 

[Deleted member 3520]

Different cabs? Look like one cab is in front of the cam and the other at side.

All through the same cab, Alnico EJ.

 

[Deleted member 3520]

Different cabs? Look like one cab is in front of the cam and the other at side.

All through the same cab, the Marshal 412 with Alnico EJ.

 

[japetus]

I pick the Mezz.

 

[ErikT]

Just listened again on computer speakers, IIC+ for me. The bell like quality and clarity reminds me of Gary Moore. Great playing bro!

 

[jabps]

Based on this alone - I'd go Mezza. Just seemed to have a little more "sauce" than the other two.

 

[saxxamafone]

All sound great, I liked the Engl here