Mesa Triaxis Questionssss

[Shredragrammaton]

Hey guys


ive been asking a lot of questions about going rack , and ive decided on the following setup;

Triaxis
2:90
G major
VC30 mesa 2x12

(yes ill be saving up for a while lol)

but today ive bought my first piece - a mint UK Triaxis for £800 from evilbay.

I guess its a bit late to ask lol , buit has anyone bought one of these and been unhappy with it ? To be honest im just weary spending 800 pounds on equipment incase it turns out to be crap . Can it outdo the ADA mp1 , or the 5150 distortion? What kind of tubes does it take, and can anyone suggest some brands of tubes that would be best? This is my first time with rack and tube gear !

myspace.com/almightyexcalibur theres a few of my recordings , can some of you guys check them out and maybe tell me if the triaxis would be upto that sound?

i just need some reassurance about spending all this money. My current setup is an
RG 1550GXW , RG2610E , into a subwoofer and good speakers, with a KORG AX300G (not the 3000g, it sucks!) thats what i used to make my recordings. I bought a GT8 and it couldnt do the korg sounds, same with a digitech , a zoom , and all the rest, had to sell them on... I dont want that happenign with the rack setup!

End of rant !

[corey j grieve]

Congrats,I doubt you will be unhappy with it and if you are you will get what you paid for it in resale so dont worry.
There is no outdoing the others because they're all different in their voicings so dont think that way,this will unleash some mesa fury though!You'll get more than enough gain and if not you can throw some additional gain through it like a tubescreamer or whatever. Remember low volumes will sound weaker gain wise than high volume due to it being real tube.It takes 12ax7/ecc83 pre amp tubes and if the ones in it are really old or sound a bit lifeless get some fresh ones.I've been using Tungsol gold 12ax7's im my rig and they are high gain/low noise tubes and sound killa!I mix my tubes also,i put a mesa in the first stage and a Tungsol in the second,you have 4 and i recommend mixing different tubes and swapping them around until you hear somthin you like. Im an ADA guy and have 2 of em,one stock the other modded.Both sound sweet and different and i dont use half the gain on tap,i then run the ADA int a Duncan KTG power amp with 6L6's(5150) and winged 12ax7's and normal 12ax7's.This provides me with a ****load of gain and a mix of all the sweetest voices,i think you will enjoy the rack experience and goodluck. Tungsol gold's try em!

[corey j grieve]

Oh yeah,i run tube dampeners on all my tubes which keeps them even quieter noise wise.
Again experimentation is the key and they worked for me.These are just high temp rubber rings that slide over the tube reducing vibration which degrades your tone,search eeeeeeeeeebbay if you want to try them out.

[Lefty Robb]

The whole "more gain at higher volumes" I think is totally bogus with rack systems, because your preamp is what is making all the gain, not the power amp, so you can run that as hot as you want without increasing the volume at the power amp. Sure your power amp will saturate a little more and give a little more definition and tone with more volume, but not a massive change like a head would be. This is one of the big reasons why im all rack and have been for a very long time.

The triaxis is sick, very sick, I had a stock MP-1 and it sounded NOTHING like the triaxis, it was just to fizzy and brown, even with a tube change, and even with a BBe and EQ. The Triaxis is pure mesa metal from end to end, tight, defined and glassy tone. LD2 Red is my favorite channel. I do suggest a BBe or EQ for it though, just to make it perfect.

I have 5 JJ's in mine and it sounds great, and the 2:90 is the perfect match for it, it should be, Mesa interntionally designed it to work with it.

[corey j grieve]

[quote=Lefty Robb;867805]The whole "more gain at higher volumes" I think is totally bogus with rack systems, because your preamp is what is making all the gain, not the power amp, so you can run that as hot as you want without increasing the volume at the power amp.

You are right Rob but the point i was trying to make really is that people over saturate gain with preamps at bedroom levels then wonder why it turns to **** in a live venue,hence my point to remember that "volume plays it's part". Sorry,im a touring muso so the majority of my amp work is at extreme levels,i forget not everyone has experienced that. Both my ADA's sound awesome,the stock one (except tubes/rings) is an Aussie version so comes with 240 volt power supply which may play its part and the other is a U.S version thats fully modded (new tube board,power supply,caps,EQ settings,all bridge wires silver etc..) so far from standard! I did have one some years back that sucked badly,very fizzy and dry,but that was the only one out of maybe 5 that have been in my hands through the years.

[Lefty Robb]

My gain lvl is never more than 5, usually 4.0 or 4.5 at most,output around 3.5 and the power amp barely at 1.5, and its the most gain I would ever need, and its brooootal. The Triaxis is a real tweekers preamp, and you have to learn how to sculpt the sound using more than just the gain level. The dynamic Voice and Presence really makes a huge difference when sculpting the tone.

[corey j grieve]

Originally Posted by Lefty Robb

My gain lvl is never more than 5, usually 4.0 or 4.5 at most,output around 3.5 and the power amp barely at 1.5, and its the most gain I would ever need, and its brooootal. The Triaxis is a real tweekers preamp, and you have to learn how to sculpt the sound using more than just the gain level. The dynamic Voice and Presence really makes a huge difference when sculpting the tone.

+1!! I hear you Robb,i think were very much alike on these topics. The Duncan KTG really finished my rig to perfection,amazing power amp! I won't be parting with that one.