The Bear Jew Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 So... I needed new preamp tubes for my present guitar rig (Mesa/Boogie Studio .22 preamp, Mesa/Boogie 50/50 power amp), but I couldn't get to a music store to pick up the tubes. I only had two fresh 12AX7s sitting around at home, so I tried something. An experiment, if you will. I took my new tubes and stuck 'em in my Mesa/Boogie V-Twin pedal and ran the V-Twin through my 50/50. I used a splitter cable to put the pedal's output into both inputs of the 50/50(so that I'd get all 100 watts through my cab). I used an old channel-switching button to bypass the pedal's internal channel-switching. I tuned up and cranked. WOW. That fucker sounds great. Nice chunk, and the channel-switching is clean. Plus, I took that heavy-ass Studio .22 out of my rack. Now all that I have in my rack is the 50/50, a rack drawer and a power conditioner. I keep the V-Twin in the drawer, and I have duct-taped all the pertinent cables into place for easy access. The whole thing is light now. Looks a little weird, but I like it. I might need a smaller rack. I bet I'm the first guy to say that. OK... now a question... I'm no tech... is what I did here OK? I mean, am I gonna blow my shit up because I tried this experiment? The manual for my V-Twin sez this is a valid, safe way to run my rig, but I don't always trust those things. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franknputer Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Why not? The V-Twin is a preamp, after all. And a blazing little mofo, at that! From mesaboogie.com: [quote][b] ...It even has headphone capability that will embarrass the effects-laden digital wanna be's. Or can be plugged into any power amp - including the PA.[/b][/quote]I used to have one myself - one of those pieces that I really regret giving up. One of these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 12, 2002 Author Share Posted December 12, 2002 Just checking. I like it, too. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Both of those pieces are top notch, I bet it sounds pretty darned good. -I'd like to try that new Boogie pre-amp that is designed for recording only. The ad claims it is not a modeling amp but the real deal. In two days, it won't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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