Roadrunner
Power User
So, I decided to change my XL rig so I got an AX8 and also a tube amp, Mesa TC-50 (haven’t touched tube amps in 5 years!).
With the XL, I used to run it through a Matrix GT1000FX and 2 Matrix NL212 with cab sim ON and it sounded like a dream.
Whenever I switched cab sim to OFF, I felt all the air, ballsy, fatness is gone and all left is a mosquito sound, really, I just could not play like that.
Now, with the Mesa TC, I run it together with the AX8 in 4CM and I paired it with a Mesa Recto OS 4x12 and the sound is a killer.
Few of my presets are running FX only from the AX8 + the TC preamp / channels and some use amp simulation from the AX8 as well so only the power section (return) of the Mesa is used in this case.
Interesting thing is that I simply don’t and can’t use the cab sim ON in no way when using the AX8 amps through the Mesa amp and cab (Recto 4x12), it simply sound so dark with cab sim ON.
So, cab sim OFF all the way.
It’s interesting how different are the Matrix NL212 from the Mesa 4x12, I think that the reason for that (cab sim ON sounds good on the Matrix and bad on the Mesa) is due to the difference in frequency range between the two cabs:
Matrix are “extended range” running 55-20,000 Hz.
Mesa (Celestion Vintage 30s) run frequency range of 70-5000Hz.
Anyway, I really like the change.
With the XL, I used to run it through a Matrix GT1000FX and 2 Matrix NL212 with cab sim ON and it sounded like a dream.
Whenever I switched cab sim to OFF, I felt all the air, ballsy, fatness is gone and all left is a mosquito sound, really, I just could not play like that.
Now, with the Mesa TC, I run it together with the AX8 in 4CM and I paired it with a Mesa Recto OS 4x12 and the sound is a killer.
Few of my presets are running FX only from the AX8 + the TC preamp / channels and some use amp simulation from the AX8 as well so only the power section (return) of the Mesa is used in this case.
Interesting thing is that I simply don’t and can’t use the cab sim ON in no way when using the AX8 amps through the Mesa amp and cab (Recto 4x12), it simply sound so dark with cab sim ON.
So, cab sim OFF all the way.
It’s interesting how different are the Matrix NL212 from the Mesa 4x12, I think that the reason for that (cab sim ON sounds good on the Matrix and bad on the Mesa) is due to the difference in frequency range between the two cabs:
Matrix are “extended range” running 55-20,000 Hz.
Mesa (Celestion Vintage 30s) run frequency range of 70-5000Hz.
Anyway, I really like the change.