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Topic: Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp for PSG |
Guido Hausmann
From: Gütersloh, NRW Germany
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 11:43 am
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I finally got a Mesa Studio Pre today.
First impression is, that it sounds thick, fat and starts to distort before I could get a strong signal to record direct with my Steinberg UR22!
Thought I could get more easily a clear strong steel sound with it!
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David Higginbotham
From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 12:28 pm
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Make sure you're using the rhythm channel. Should be able to get a clean tone for days through it. Great preamp to say the least! |
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David Mason
From: Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2013 3:44 pm
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Paul Franklin recorded an awful lot of clean stuff with one, but I'm willing to bet he also had it tweaked to the nth degree to do just that. The first thing to do would be replace some or all of the preamp 12ax7 tubes with lower-powered, cleaner 12au7's, 12ay7's, 12at7's, 5751's...
There's a ton of online information, but I'd find a good "amp guy" before any tinkering. You could even try asking Paul, if you're not shy.
http://www.boiaudioworks.com/12ax7guide.htm
http://torresengineering.stores.yahoo.net/5751jan.html |
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