I spent a while researching and saving for a new amp. I wanted to have something nice but small, just to remind me of what tubes were like again. My main amps were a Shiva and a Mesa so I was looking for something like that, however, I have been gassing for a Vox for some reason. Enter the Mesa Transatlantic.
I picked one a Transatlantic for a pretty good price and I was really excited when it arrived. I plugged it in and it was glorious. It covered just about every amp type, and did it well. I was convinced that this sound was not there over the last few years with my AxeFx.
As a lark, I decided to run my AxeFx rig alongside the Transatlantic, just to have a fun stereo rig. I don't ever do that, but why not if I have the equipment right there to do it. I used an AC15 model on the AxeFx and the Transatlantic's Vox channel. When I started playing, I instantly felt deflated. The sound of the AxeFx was almost identical to the Transatlantic. In nuance, in feel, in different gain levels. I tried the different channels on the TA and was able to pretty quickly find a model to match each channel.
I spent all that time and money for exactly what I already had. I love gear, and the TA is really fantastic so I'm not so so bummed. But I do wish I had had a little more time enjoying the TA and thinking it was nirvana before I had turned on the AxeFx rig.
I picked one a Transatlantic for a pretty good price and I was really excited when it arrived. I plugged it in and it was glorious. It covered just about every amp type, and did it well. I was convinced that this sound was not there over the last few years with my AxeFx.
As a lark, I decided to run my AxeFx rig alongside the Transatlantic, just to have a fun stereo rig. I don't ever do that, but why not if I have the equipment right there to do it. I used an AC15 model on the AxeFx and the Transatlantic's Vox channel. When I started playing, I instantly felt deflated. The sound of the AxeFx was almost identical to the Transatlantic. In nuance, in feel, in different gain levels. I tried the different channels on the TA and was able to pretty quickly find a model to match each channel.
I spent all that time and money for exactly what I already had. I love gear, and the TA is really fantastic so I'm not so so bummed. But I do wish I had had a little more time enjoying the TA and thinking it was nirvana before I had turned on the AxeFx rig.