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Recommendations in the mesa manual suggest that you place the treble control in the 111 range. I didnt have the owners manual with me and i was just twiddling knobs back and forth. If you do not see the amplifier you are looking for, please let us know and we will add it to the list. Congratulations on your choice of mesaboogie and welcome to the mesa family. An amp that has caught my eye for a bit is the mesa dc3.
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The dc 2 was a smaller entry in the line with 22 watts of power. I think i know what it is and i have the same problem with my line 6 dl4. Aug 10, 2007 the beginning of a very successful decade brought three dual caliber models. User manuals, guides and specifications for your mesaboogie dc5 amplifier. When the session goes late into the night, the silent recording speaker mute switch comes in real handy. This is the lowest gain of the four modes in your express. Shop footswitches caliber series footswitches mesaboogie. This is a list of musicians who have made notable use of mesa boogie amplifiers in live performances or studio recordings. So i presume this board was used for either the dc 2 or dc 3. We offer purchase and shipping of replacement footswitches to customers with united states shipping addresses, making prepayment with a paypal account established in the united states.
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