The new IK Multimedia MESA/Boogie 2 is out and I tested the new amps today. Quite CPU heavy / buggy release imo
But I really liked the clean California Tweed tones!
In the past I had some problems profiling clean / edge of break-up tones from AmpliTube. But this time the result was pretty spot on
So I uploaded 3 profiles to RE:
- MESA California AT5 Clean (20W setting)
- MESA California AT5 Edge (still pretty clean, 40W setting, try also with pure boost)
- MESA California AT5 Stacked (stacked with Kemper drive pedals, like a pedal nerd would do...maybe)
EDIT / Tips:
- boost Volume in "Pure Booster" for getting in high gain category
- in "Full OC" pedal switch from LP to HP for a more edgy tone and adjust drive and tone here as well for different flavours
added examples to RE for easy access:
- MESA California AT5 Stacked Hi
- MESA California AT5 Stacked Lead
The cab used in AT5 was a 1x12 California Tweed with "American J40" speaker (Jensen Black Bird Alnico I guess). Sounds pretty good for me. What do you think?