Window shopping for Mesa combos.

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I plan on purchasing a used Mesa combo, 112 or 212 at the end of August, if I've saved enough by then. I planning on saving somewhere around 1000 dollars CAD.

I've been watching mesas one ebay like a hawk for almost 2 months. ive also been researching different models.

from what ive gathered, i'm thinking i'll probably end up with either a Nomad 45 112 or 212 or a DC-3, 5, 10, etc.

anyone own any of these models? any thoughts? any opinions on which would be better for my style? in my band, which this amp will be mainly used for, i play modern punk rock, a little bit of cleans, usually with chorus and lots of reverb for some ambient stuff.

aside from my band, i am big on versatility. i'm one of those guys who dreams of a 18 channel, do it all in one combo amp. obviously non existant, but thats why im leaning to mesa. i really want a multi channel amp, capable of lots of different sounds. the most important sounds to me are higher gain sounds, but no death metal junk. at the most like a metallica lead. at the other end, i play some ac/dc and chuck berry every once in a while, so pushed cleans to mid range OD is 2nd on the important list. lastly, a decent clean is a must, but not a priority. from what ive heard, im not going to get a mesa with an absolute crap clean channel, so im not to worried.


thanks for your help in advance

Adam
 
Check out the Fender Supersonic.


You can thank me later.
 
will do. much appreciated.

anyone else got anything to say about the mesas?

Adam
 
Supercreep said:
Check out the Fender Supersonic.


You can thank me later.
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checked it out quickly...

could you expand on your suggestion a little? the sound bites on the site sound good for what they are, but none of them are really demonstrating the kind of sound i want. are you suggesting i could get mesa like tones out of it? also, does the clean channel not have a master voume?

Adam
 
marshall409 said:
are you suggesting i could get mesa like tones out of it?
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Not only am I suggesting that, I am asserting it.:)

I took home a Stiletto Ace combo and returned it, tried a lone star, returned it, and wound up taking home the Supersonic.

I don't have a dog in this hunt, and your tastes are your tastes - but do yourself and your wallet the favor of trying out the supersonic. Just play with it for ten minutes at the store - I think it does quite exactly what you ask.
 
Thanks alot!

I'll be making the trip ASAP to try it out. I never actually noticed it in a store before, but i'm looking forward to it now. thanks for the tip. can i ask how much you got yours for?

Adam
 
I got a new head for about a grand. I paid another 400 or so for the 4x12 cab.
 
I read a review of two new mesa combos in a guitar magazine, they might be the oens you're referring to. I'll have to read up and get back to you.
 
I bought a Lonestar 1x12 combo because of the sound and the price (GC had last years stock discounted to a grand for the combo.) If I was paying new prices, I would have bought the Supersonic... it is really amazing.


Pete
 
i'll definitely be trying out the supersonic and tell you guys what i think. my real attraction to the dual calibers and nomads was the 2 or 3 channels, each with FULL controls, which i define as a gain, TMB, and volume. individual reverb controls, solo boosts and all that stuff really appeals to me, but is not a must.

so no one with some direct experience with dual cals or nomads? im looking for a variety of tones, so ill list some bands in hopes of painting a better picture of what im looking for.

Foo Fighters, Offspring, 90's Green Day, blink 182, Weezer. some more modern bands that you guys may be more familiar with: sorta like an AFI, fallout boy, jimmy eat world kinda sound. not saying i like any of these newer bands btw, infact i despise afi and fallout boy.

As i said before, the ability to jam some bluesier stuff, along the lines of ac/dc would be a great add on.

as far as high gain goes, every once in a while i like to scoop the mids and crank the gain all the way up, but not seriously for recording or anything.

im asking alot. but i think the mesas or possibly this supersonic could pull it off. am i just wishing of dream amps here?


Adam

PS

dammit. mint DC-3 on the 'bay for 600 buy it now. that wont last. oh well.
 
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