What’s up kind folk! So a little while ago I asked around here if anyone had tried to use the Mesa Boogie V Twin Preamp for Jerry tones. It became clear that nobody had really tried at and I felt like most were skeptical.
Well... The fact that it hadn’t been tried killed my curiosity because I really had faith it could be done. I couldn’t help myself so I picked one up for $250 and here’s what I did:
Switched out both 12AX7 tubes for two Mesa Boogie (Tung Sol) 12AT7 tubes
Changed a couple of the settings under the hood
Dialed in the classic Jerry settings with the tone controls
The results were awesome!!! It sounds really darn great! Not quite as good as the FYD and I can’t speak for the SMS, but for $250 this thing really kills!!
I have it going into a MosValve 962 and a JBL K120/E120
The first video link just shows how I modded the unit and goes over the settings I used,etc
The second video link is the sound check where I am just noodling some different Jerry licks with the Eastwood Tiger, switching between the two settings (clean and blues) showing what the tone sounds like.
If the FYD or SMS are a little steep for your budget, or if you just want to try something new, I would recommend giving this a look. With the mods it really works. I am also using it as a drive channel going into the FYD and it sounds incredible for Jerry Dirt!
https://youtu.be/T3B-LzloazY
Part 1 - mods and settings
https://youtu.be/h1pLa9VeWQA
Part 2 - sound check
Well... The fact that it hadn’t been tried killed my curiosity because I really had faith it could be done. I couldn’t help myself so I picked one up for $250 and here’s what I did:
Switched out both 12AX7 tubes for two Mesa Boogie (Tung Sol) 12AT7 tubes
Changed a couple of the settings under the hood
Dialed in the classic Jerry settings with the tone controls
The results were awesome!!! It sounds really darn great! Not quite as good as the FYD and I can’t speak for the SMS, but for $250 this thing really kills!!
I have it going into a MosValve 962 and a JBL K120/E120
The first video link just shows how I modded the unit and goes over the settings I used,etc
The second video link is the sound check where I am just noodling some different Jerry licks with the Eastwood Tiger, switching between the two settings (clean and blues) showing what the tone sounds like.
If the FYD or SMS are a little steep for your budget, or if you just want to try something new, I would recommend giving this a look. With the mods it really works. I am also using it as a drive channel going into the FYD and it sounds incredible for Jerry Dirt!
https://youtu.be/T3B-LzloazY
Part 1 - mods and settings
https://youtu.be/h1pLa9VeWQA
Part 2 - sound check
Last edited by wpmartin1979 on Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:14 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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