Thread: rack setup
Forum: General Amp Talk
Author: drtridr1012
drtridr1012 - 4/30/2004 at 01:01

hey, does anyone here have a rack setup?
i have a sans amp psa1, into a tc electronics m300, into a mesa boogie 20/20, just retubed with electro harmonix (el 84's in the power amp section, 12ax7 in the pre amp section)

anyway, i can't seem to get good sounds out of the setup, they sound too dry, and there's just no power for lead sounds

i'm not sure if it's the cabinets, because they are two old tusc 2 x 12's (originally a 4 x 12, but cut in half...long story)

does anyone have any suggestions?


RobertheBruce - 4/30/2004 at 01:59

I don´t really know much about that

anyone...

Best of luck from


brian - 4/30/2004 at 02:21

I used to have a huge rack setup back in the early 90's. I had a ADA,rack effects with a couple poweramps.

I was fover tickering with it and got sick of all the setting and went back to my old faithful marshall 800 series head with the 1960 slant cabinet.

A few questions:

What kind of music are you playing??
Did your setup sound better before the tube change??

Try your setup on a Speaker Cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30's........
I Suggest taking your poweramp,preamp and TC to a music store and bug the hell out of them until you find a good sounding Cabinet.

Let us know



Telefreak - 4/30/2004 at 23:39

What leads are you using to connect the whole lot together?
Bad leads=a bad sound


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