Mesa Boogie TA30 - Doctor Guitar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode I show you my Mesa Boogie TA 30. An amp that has been crucial for my live shows in the past 5 years at least.
It's a beast of an amp, and very versatile although always vintage sounding.
This is my custom painted Mesa Boogie TA30.
You can listen to my music here:
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/ triopagu
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I picked up a second hand Ta 30 combo. It’s next level and has sat me down.
The vox channel is so dynamic I can do clean to overdrive and everything in between just by playing feel. And Then repeat it using the tweed channel.
2 amps known for their sweet transitions in one. All pimped up by Boogie Engineering.
Oh , and having a Marshall and a quality Mesa channel left in reserve shuts the lid on this amp quest of mine.
I then threw away the key when I used the variable wattages 15/30/40* on each channel.
TBH : If you could wish for a dream amp to santa.
It would sound like.
Dear Santa
I wish I had a fantastic vox amp and a great fender amp and a brilliant Marshall amp and a ripping messa boogie amp. All n one box.
That can play at any volume, oh and it’s gotta look uniquely cool.
He’d answer
“ring Mesa boogie. “
Great comment!! Thanks for sharing
It's a total sleeper. Does tweed, Marshall, old school boogie and Vox very well. Pair with a good alnico driver like a Celestion gold or blue, or a Jensen blackbird alnico and done sauce.
Ma you should do podcasts of this. I never have time to actually watch all the video but I'd enjoy listening to it when I'm going around by car
fabrizio peretti that’s a good idea. I’ll look into it
Plus one to this idea
I agree, podcasts would be cool, especially if ya could get manufacturer reps to be guests
I have a TA-15, almost got a TA-30 (got a Bad Cat instead) At times I still long for this amp. I want to THANK YOU for such a great video review. One of the most informative and entertaining ones that I have seen!
It’s an incredible versatile amp
Always wanted a Bad Cat hand wired amp.. those things sound incredible! So tough choice but you certainly didn’t make a bad one.
You’re really demonstrating how you get your tone with this amp, which is sweet as, this is just a microcosm of what’s available on this amp. I love mine to death it amazes me how many tones I can coax out of it, especially with different guitars. It’s a good idea to keep it up high so you can see the white control panel, my main complaint with it.
Yeah! The panel is strange indeed
Well alright, a devoted Hendrix fan! Damn good playing my friend!
Thanks a lot!!
Advise : Buy this amp only with an extended warrenty , because this "hummer box" has too many features in it , and due to all this features the pcb is way too complicatid by the use of micro-relais , optocoplers and switching -fets.
The EL84 tubes final stage have no adjustable bias circuit , so changing tubes might be a tricky thing .
( just my two cents ! )
Came here to get info bout the TA-30 , man that Strat sounds great
Thanks a lot
This was super well done and you’re a great player. It was very helpful. I am 2 days into discovering my TA-30
It’s a great amp!!!
I love you. You are the best source online for amp reviews. I really appreciate what you do and all the time you take to make it happen
Thanks a lot
I normally don't like Mesa's but this one sound great!
very nice and educational
i used to have a T A 30 and sold it
wish i kept it amazing amp
It’s a killer amp. One of my favorites. And the reverb on it is just incredible
@@BuddaGuedes yes it was great reverb, both channels good i think i liked the american channel more
@@1willywonker I actually love all the channels, but the american is more usefull for most styles. The green channel (vox voiced one) is incredible for crunch!
thanks
Nice Tarantino type riff at 5:10
You should be at the Web Summit 2018 and open a blues based guitar school Budda.
NothinButDaBlues I was surprised to see music talks this year - looking forward to hearing Fender’s take on the future of the electric guitar Thursday morning at the MusicNotes stage.
good one Budda.
Ola Buddy, conheci seu canal há pouco, mas tô curtindo muito. Parabéns pelo trabalho!
Esse amp me parece ser muito interessante de fato - sobretudo quanto sua versatilidade tonal.
Considero ele para uma próxima compra de amp (embora nao seja tão fácil o encontrar nos dias de hoje). Vi alguns comentários seus quanto a confiabilidade e problemas que enfrentou com ele. Nesse sentido deixo 2 perguntas, que se puder responder seria legal:
1) qual outro(s) amp(a) que já tocou que indicaria para ter uma versatilidade (features e timbres) parece da com o TA 30 e na msm faixa de preço pra baixo?
2) sabe se o problema que teve com esse amp é de fato um problema é comum, ou foi uma má sorte sua?
Muito obrigado
Abs
Boas tardes
Obrigado pelas palavras .
Quando à versatilidade não é fácil encontrar algum com o TA30
Os problemas do meu não sei se foi azar meu ou se é comum . Mas por alguma razão ela o tiraram de produção…
@@BuddaGuedes tendi. Obrigado Budda! Grande abraço
De nad
Olá , conhece o egnater tweaker 40 ? Pode não ser do mesmo nível de um mesa boogie mais tem a mesma proposta que esse do vídeo aí , tem uma opção de 15w também , vale a pena dá uma conferida ✌️
Não conheço mas tenho ideia de que soa muito bem
Hey Budda, love these videos. My first amp was also the dc-5. I live about 15 minutes away from the Mesa factory. I still have my dc-5 and also have a TA15 which I use all the time and love it.
I called Mesa and asked them about your red amps and they said they do not do these custom chassis and I can't figure out how you had this done. Is Mesa lying that they didn't do the red amps?
Thanks and your stuff and playing is great.
Hey there. They are not lying. I had mine painted by a guy who paints Harley Davidsons.
Budda Guedes well it looks amazing! Love the red!
Me too. And o ordered the red cabinets, so!!!
amazing video thanks for it ...hav a questiion so is it your main gigging amp nowadays ?if not which is your main :D
That's a tricky question, because I play in 3 different bands. It's actually one of my gigging amps. I use it in Dona Carioca, a funk band. For Budda Power Blues i'm using two Supro Amps (Thunderbolt and Tremoverb) and for Trio Pagú (Bossa Nova MPB) I'm using the TA15
@@BuddaGuedes mann you are amazing thanks by the way for all thoose videos you are playing awosame really appreciate you so much.. and thanks for the answer I hav a mark v 35 and i am having trouble with it about setting it up for blues rock stuff... and looking for a new amp wasnt sure about mesa after all ... but after saw your playing with amp and comments think ill have one of ta 30s wish me luck :D ..... wish you repaired the toggle switch by the way after video :D
Great review really nice tones. Is it loud enough to jam if my find has a 50 watter and a loud drummer. Thanks.
It’s more than enough to play live. I played live with mine for so long!!!
If I understand correctly, can you use the master volume to keep the amp at a low volume while cranking the gain to get distorted sounds but at "bedroom" levels? I'm really interested in this amp but I just want to make sure I can use the gain/drive at lower levels for recording and late night playing.
Yes you can but it’s different overdrive tone! A tube amp sprays sounds better at a considerable volume. It’s probably better to consider a 5 watt amp!!
Thanks
According to Mesa it's 15/30/40 Watt via the Power Switches. So 40 watt on full power?. Nice sounding amp for sure.
johanaavit it’s not actually 40 Watts they call it Dynamic watts because it has the feel of 40watts
22:00 - 23:00 IS HEAVVVYYY
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Hi Budda. Does the TA15 also have reliability problems? Or is it only the more complex TA30 that is famous for reliability problems? I'm hoping to get a TA15 but am nervous about it breaking down, because I have no good repair shop where I live. Thanks for your advice and great videos as always.
It’s an amp I won’t depend on. It sounds great but changes with time and I don’t feel safe with it
@@BuddaGuedes understood, thanks
You’re welcome
@@BuddaGuedes that’s surprising.. what isn’t dependable about it? I’ve owned one for years now since they came out and it has delivered time and time again at home and on the road.
Both my TA30 and TA15 have failed me on the road. Started to break too much, sounding fuzzy. I don’t feel comfortable play it without a backup amp
Did you have any problems with it? Have you had Mesa do the different update? I heard there are 3
I’ve had problems with the left channel and the power selection but it’s fixed now.
@@BuddaGuedes how did you have it fixed? thanks
Changed the tubes and cleaned the amp
Budda Guedes good that it was just tubes. I have a combo that is still with Mesa boogie representative somewhere here in Asia. Power is good with lights then it stops working after less than a second.
It’s not a very reliable amp indeed
What is the guitar you are playing?
It’s my Knaggs Choptank
You are wrong! The TA 15 is 30 watts and the TA 30 Its is 40 Watts
Hey there. That’s not true. Just look at the names of the amps. What happens is that mesa Boogie created a technology they call dynamic watt, and it might resemble a higher power amp than it actually is.
Thanks for your comment
@@BuddaGuedes Oh OK uess I learned something thanks! Greg J
@@BuddaGuedes That's right, school that fool, teach him the rule!
You’re welcome.
Half hour video with MAYBE!!! 5 mins of actual amp sounds. Not helpful
5 minutes!?!? Really?!? Have you watched the video?
That’s right