Wet-Dry Guitar Tones In A Single Cab? [Warning - May Contain ’80/90s Power Amps & EVs]

We resurrect a couple of ’80s/90s classics into a monster wet/dry rig Life too short for long YouTube videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below. Welcome to the show! Mick here, hello. So I’ve been on this quest of sorts… that began with a pedalboard build we did all the way back in March 2017. The idea was using pedal-format valve preamps feeding a power section. That power section could be via the effects loop return in something like a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, for example – or any amp for that matter – or it could be a dedicated power amp. What then followed was a chance encounter with a Mesa/Boogie rackmount power amp and, much later, a mid-’80s Mesa/Boogie 212 with EVM-12L speakers. All of which leads us to ‘modern’ pedals and board, but with an amp/speaker solution resurrected from times past. Right, ready? Enjoy the video! Pedals & stuff used in this video • Schmidt-Array SA-550 XDM https://www.schmidtarray.com/ • Dan Drive Secret Machine Find Dan Drive on Instagram • Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer [this one is a Keeley mod from 2014] UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z USA Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/YgP13R • Kingsley Maiden D Preamp http://kingsleyamplifiers.com/product... • Kingsley Paso Doble [not available, link to Page TS which is very similar //and// more versatile] http://kingsleyamplifiers.com/product... • JAM Pedals Ripply Fall UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: https://bit.ly/38Nz0gk • Free The Tone FF-1Y Future Factory UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z • JAM Pedals Harmonious Monk UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: https://bit.ly/3rJBJAb • Chase Bliss Audio CXM1978 Reverb UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: https://bit.ly/37R8McD • TheGigRig G3 Atom https://www.thegigrig.com/g3 Interesting bits & go-to sections 0:00 What are we doing today? 1:15 The rack’s last dance? 2:09 5050 amp wet/dry? 3:00 New-old Mesa 212 3:50 Stage space? 4:30 Mick’s pedalboard explanation 8:00 Why not full stereo? 10:30 Is this just an effects loop? 11:48 Signal path diagram 14:14 Mesa cab investigation 15:45 EV model codes? 17:00 Measuring speaker impedance 21:40 2 separate 1x12 cabs 23:40 Dan enjoys some clean headroom 24:37 Fun with bigger reverb 26:34 Dry side only & wet-dry 28:28 Cascaded valve overdrive 33:28 Dan gets his gain on 36:40 Let’s try some humbuckers 38:50 And now the Mesa 212! 43:20 Dry bottom only & wet-dry 46:25 What do we think so far? 47:53 Adding a Tube Screamer 50:35 Too much for the mod pedals? 51:30 Clarity and detail and headroom 54:45 Adding a fuzz 58:00 Closing thoughts Guitars in this episode: • 1965 Fender Telecaster - no video yet • Fender Custom Shop ’62 Relic Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: Mick’s New Strat – First Impressions, Futu... • Gibson Custom True Historic ’57 Les Paul Goldtop, Murphy Aged - no video yet Amps & cabs in this episode: • Mesa/Boogie 50/50 Stereo Power Amp - no longer made, I found this on Reverb.com • Zilla Custom 1x12 cabs with Celestion G12H-75 Creamback and WGS12L speakers • Zilla Custom 412 with no speakers • 1980s Mesa/Boogie 212 Extension Cab with 2 x EVM-12L speakers We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel. You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives Patreon: ThatPedalShow Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf