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I'd have said there was definitely a move away from the hot rod marshall thing to the darker, more modern-sounding amps (quite some time ago, too). But I admit since you put me on the spot I'm finding it quite difficult to actually think of specific examples >:D<
It's one of the 2 best features of the amp if you like that sort of thing and you play in a mix like that.
(The other feature is the clean channel)
The BB AT uses pushes the amp but also tightens it up a bit.
Playing a LSS since December, I'd say it's anything but modern.
Sorry.
can't say I'm fond of that tone.. the low end is too loose and flubby for my taste.. but that's a Mesa thing..
that said, I do like Dual Recs when you have something in fornt of it that cuts / contains the low end coming from the guitar [like a Tube Screamer set clean / Graphic EQ / Parametric EQ].. then the Dual Rec really starts hitting the spot for me..
The higher you run the treble the tighter the amp gets, but you need to adjust the presence to compensate. Though some ace tones can be had with treble nearly off and presence cranked up to compensate... very fat. DRs are so cab dependent on Modern mode though IMO, only Recto cabs with Mesa V30s seem to respond 'correctly' for my tastes. The boom and fizz just don't seem to sit right with other cabs for red/modern, though orange/vintage can sound incredible through greenbacks. All IMO, and OT lol.
Anyway I'm pretty convinced that he's using the Tube Driver in the first clip, not the Mesa gain.
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hmmmm... interesting stuff...
although I've never been a fan of Mesa's, I'm using a Dual Rec on the album I'm recording right now and it sounds wonderful..
so I guess another big part of all this is context.. in a musical sense..
funny really... a few months ago I was cutting some guitar parts for a song and my regular go to amps just weren't working.. they were somehow too much.. but dialling back the gain didn't nail it either..
so I tried something a little different.. a 65 Bassman dialled up hot [by it's own standards] with a Tucana 3.. and in that context, two amps that I'd normally never take a second glance at really hit the spot..
I'll be sure to check that out later when I'm in the studio..
I'd love to meet him.