Anyone have any experience with the mesa 5/25 express?

Only with the 5/50. Fantastic amp, but very hard to dial in to my own tastes. Also, it sounds a tad too modern for my own liking.

Mathijs

mathis..any amps out there that split wattage that you like?

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mathis..any amps out there that split wattage that you like?

Basically, in my opinion no. Dropping wattage is mostly done by taking out power tubes and lowering the voltage to the remaining tubes. It makes the amp sound colder and stiffer in my opinion. Some amps use attenuaters, but these tend to take out the air of the sound, and the remaining sound is just less alive.

And to add, what's the use of a 5/25 watts amp? 25 watts is perfect for small rehearsels to medium size gigs (say up to 300 people). You can use 25 watts at home, and with a Boogie you can even dial in overdrive then. 5 watts will be way to loud to crank at home, and not sufficient for most other applications.

Mathijs

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Also, it sounds a tad too modern for my own liking

I'm not familiar with it, but I don't doubt the above point. My sister has a very nice early 2000's all-tube Marshall half-stack. When I first heard she got it, I couldn't wait to play thru it, but once I did, I was extremely disappointed. After years of hearing about, and listening to, the legendary Marshall sound on records and at concerts, I was shocked to find it made everything I played sound like nu-metal. Ugh! I was expecting AC/DC and instead I got Sevendust. Ick.

I see....my problem is that my band rehearses in a very small space,so the small wattage could help while the 20 or 25 watts would be great for small clubs. I would love to get a mesa..any ideas mathijs?