Mesa Mystery Solved II: It's Not You It's Me Boogaloo

[JiveTurkey]

So after another dead dumb easy pair of gigs with the BL over the weekend; came back to the VII to try the Carcosa out a bit as the BL stayed primed for the quick load out for this Friday's round of gigs.

The VII is a great amp. But jesus christ is it NOT an amp you want to play when you are running on negative patience levels. It's easy to dial in. It's not that. It's just for me "oh is the eq engaged, is the fx loop on, is the reverb engaged, what footswitch am I using, what mode am I on, what wattage am I on so channels are balanced?"

Jesusfuckingchristfuckstraightthefuckoff

Badlander is fire it up, kill it with whatever boost and justfuckingripitup. I am currently deciding whether the VII will be a piece I can just be fine with leaving in the corner for whenever I feel like futzing with something a bit deeper or if I just say fuckit and off the damn thing. It is a great amp but the way I roll is already overcomplicated enough without making it worse

 

[la szum]

That is why my old JCM800 was my favourite amp I ever had. I love the MKV. Love it. But yeah, that JCM800
had ZERO potential for user error. Plug in. Turn it on. Turn it up. Done!

 

[Alex Kenivel]

the way I roll is already overcomplicated enough without making it worse

 

[la szum]

Your thread title makes me want to start an accredited Mesa Mystery School where all the esoteric
principles and practices of owning a Mesa Boogie are taught in depth.

 

[JiveTurkey]

That is why my old JCM800 was my favourite amp I ever had. I love the MKV. Love it. But yeah, that JCM800
had ZERO potential for user error. Plug in. Turn it on. Turn it up. Done!

It's not even user error. It's just "getthefuckoutofmywaywhenIwantyouto" that it can't do. I want a 2 channel dumbaf MK VII, no eq, on extraneous bullshit with a MKIV and Crunch mode. That is it.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Your thread title makes me want to start an accredited Mesa Mystery School where all the esoteric
principles and practices of owning a Mesa Boogie are taught in depth.

Boogie UniversityTM

 

[la szum]

It's not even user error. It's just "getthefuckoutofmywaywhenIwantyouto" that it can't do. I want a 2 channel dumbaf MK VII, no eq, on extraneous bullshit with a MKIV and Crunch mode. That is it.

You want a MKV35.

Wasn't implying "user error" on your part----just that with all the added variables you
mentioned shit can go askew rather easily. And more so than on an amp with a simpler
interface.

 

[JiveTurkey]

You want a MKV35.

Wasn't implying "user error" on your part----just that with all the added variables you
mentioned s**t can go askew rather easily. And more so than on an amp with a simpler
interface.

With el34s and the 90 watt version


I didn't take user error that way. Even if it might be, in fact; user error

 

[Whizzinby]

 

[TSJMajesty]

Plug in. Turn it on. Turn it up. Done!

Remember the hand gesture Dave Grohl did when asked about how he dials in his amp settings..., and he just took his hand, laid out flat, and moved it from left to right?

 

[TSJMajesty]

Definitely first-world problems though, so it could be worse.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Definitely first-world problems though, so it could be worse.

Absolutely. No argument from me there!

 

[spawnofthesith]

I’ll give ya $350 plus shipping to take the dumb thing of your hands

 

[TSJMajesty]

 

[FuzzyAce]

You would think the 30 or so knobs and switches would have been a hint?

 

[JiveTurkey]

You would think the 30 or so knobs and switches would have been a hint?

 

[EOengineer]

Just adding that the Carcosa is badass. My favorite modern fuzz.

 

[paisleywookiee]

You need a Mark VII blower switch.

 

[jellodog]

You would think the 30 or so knobs and switches would have been a hint?

How about a Benson Vinny?

 

[la szum]

How about a Benson Vinny?


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