Signing In Post - Mesa F-50 Video Clips from TV Session

Dear All,

This is my first post to the forum, although I have been lurking here for quite a while.

So what inspired me to pop this cherry? Well, this morning I was attending my 5 year old daughter's first nativity play, and I was simply the gushing and proud dad. It put me in the Christmas spirit, and reminded me of a session I did just before last Christmas for the BBC, where the focus was on nativity performances. I was playing for a very talented youth choir, and working with my main musical director and a bunch of session guys (Kylie Minogue, Vanessa Mae and others.).

Anyway, I thought this might be a cool way of introducing myself and my passion for my favourite amp in the Boogie line. All of the clips are a single take from a live performances of the audio, and then with video overdubs. Please let me know what you think:

The clips are fairly large so be warned. I hope you think they are worth the download time:
Ballad (Clean & Crunch)
Bluesy
Acoustic
(If you only get audio - then you need to download the DIVX video decoder from http://www.divx.com/divx/download/. )

Big smiles,

Andy.

 

Hey Scott,

I've been lurking here long enough to recognise that some of my web friends were active here - thank you for the warm welcome.

Yep, I'm recycling these clips as I get into the Christmas spirit and get that glowing feeling from watching the kids singing. It's a great excuse to break through the block and start posting.

Scott, I finally got a chance to try a Fuchs. I was in San Francisco on business a couple months ago, and I got a chance to try an ODS100. I was thoroughly impressed, and it's simply one of the nicest amps I've ever played. I'm not an amp collector, but if I were to amass a stable, it would probably be top of my list to have alongside my Boogie.

Big smiles,

Andy.

 

Is HCAF referred to as "that other forum" round these parts! Just kidding! Great to see you here, boonhogganbeck. The F-series Lounge is going strong with over 800 posts - simply an awesome resources to the fans of Mesa's stealth amp. I'm still lovin' mine too!

Big smiles,

Andy.

 

Thanks for taking the time Tone_Gecko. What kind of music do you play?

Big smiles,

Andy.

 

I will certainly check out your material, but I will have to wait until I am home - the web sniffer at my work place is blocking your myspace page as a "Personals & Dating" site.

So you'll be using an F-50 for all kinds of rifftastic mayhem? I have no doubt it will be as versatile as you need it to be. I use mine from clean to scream, and it constantly inspires. Check out the links below for a range of clips I've recorded in the past few of years that touch upon just some of the F-50 tones I've been able to capture:

My chronological attempts at Home Recording my Mesa F-50... Comments? Tips? Advice?
Gain sound Clean sound (Miked) Clean sound (Direct) Gain sound with HBs Crunch sound with HBs Gain sound (touch of delay at mixdown) HB Gain sounds (delay & chorus at mixdown) Bluesy sound (delay at mixdown) Triple Texture GuitarsRevelation (5.4Mb) "LA" Sounds (Clean & Lead) Modern Heavy Riffin' sound Woody Clean sound Classic High Gain sound Classic 6L6 Drive

Video Clips from Gospel Gigs
Ballad (Clean & Crunch), Bluesy, Acoustic, Jazzy, Soul

Diagram of my Main Rig.


Big smiles,

Andy.

 

Thanks for the kind comments, Tone_Gecko. I checked out your myspace page,and really enjoyed the tripped out tunes you've got posted there. My favourite was "Bad Trip", and I liked the tones in all of the compositions (what gear did you use?). Speaking of composition - there were lots of really strong ideas and cool playing. Very impressed. :AOK

Big smiles,

Andy.

 

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the warm welcome to the Gear Page, and for taking the time to check out my clips. I sincerely appreciate it (and not just because you're a moderator ).

The F-series are certainly Mesa's stealth amps, and make use of one of Randall Smith's favourite pre-amp designs - a design dating back to the early 80s, back when Boogies were often the studio tool of choice. Much more of that Fender heritage shines through on the clean sounds, and the dirty sounds can certainly Boogie. What's interesting to me is I've found that as I turn up the gain, the amp's voicing becomes increasingly modern. I can dial the gain to just the right voicing, and then use a clean boost (I use a vintage Dyncacomp) to get the right amount of break-up/saturation.

I actually had budget for pretty much any amp in the Mesa range, and I fell for the tones in Mesa's stealth amp: vintage to modern, clean to scream and all points in between.

Big smiles,

Andy.

 

Some nice gear there, Tone_Gecko. My guitar hero is session maestro, Dann Huff, and I've heard that he often uses a Peavey Classic 50 on sessions. This is a man who knows tone.

I wasn't familiar with your Ibanez unit - had to Google search it. I'm guessing you really like it if it's still part of your rig. Those reverse reverbs from your DL-4, are one effect I'd love to be able to get on my G-Major. It sounded very cool in your clip. Your wife sounds cool too!

Big smiles,

Andy.