They are different enough to keep both. Biggest thing with the Quad is knowing its outputs. Main out vs Recording out vs Effects send. A lot of people think the Effects send sounds better than the Main out. All 3 sound different, so experiment.
For what it's worth, their email portal thing has been garbage ever since Gibson took over. I can't seem to get ahold of them via email anymore. Phone does work, though.
https://store.mesaboogie.com/pages/contact-us.html
Random side tangent: Gibson took down all of Mesa's support articles and...
I have one if you're interested. Looking at the manual, it looks like it could have anything from 1.13 to 2.04 on it. But my personal unit is 2.04, and I just did the PCMCIA flashing procedure. Still reporting 2.04 when powering on.
Pure update cards are very hard to come by. I almost never see them. Those artist cards, called the G Card, should have the latest firmware update on them from what I recall, though. I don't think you can get the .wiz file from TC anymore since Behringer bought them out and gutted them. Even if...
It is more scooped than a JB with a bottom end that's not as tight as the Distortion. I think it might be going in the opposite direction of what you want. I actually think you might like a Black Winter. It has a bit more of a higher mid voicing than the Distortion but still tight.
You might know this, but just for clarification:
Triaxis V1 with the 1.0 MIDI board and the Marshall-esque LD1 (0001-1630)
Triaxis V2 with the 2.0 MIDI board and the Recto-esque LD1 TX4 board without the phat mod (1631-5199)
Triaxis V2 with the 2.0 MIDI board and the Recto-esque LD1 TX4 board...
Love it. Mine's in a looper with my RJM PBC6x. Sometimes it goes into the loop, sometimes up front. Sounds great in both positions. Adds some very nice width and stacks well with other choruses. Sounds best in stereo, but mono works well, too.
One of the best preamps ever made and this version is the most desirable one out of all of them! This has the super high quality potentiometers, and you simply can't get them anymore. John Suhr is still modifying these and even has a MIDI add-on board his son created for this to make it fully...
Depends on how the loop is designed and where it's placed. Also depends on speaker polarity. Even if the phase shift doesn't happen in the amp, it can happen in the cab, and the device I'm mentioning can fix that. Always good to have one if you're running a dual amp setup regardless. Most...
If you do the two head method, you'll want to have some way to invert phase, as well as being able to have an ISO transformer. RJM Y Not was amazing at this, but it's discontinued. I think Lehle might have an option.
* Amp 8 ohm speaker output -> Suhr RLIR input
* Suhr RLIR DI Line Out Unfiltered Output -> (optional) Mixer -> Stereo FX input (might need a Y cable if your FX unit doesn't have any mono in/stereo out capabilities). If using a mixer, set the FX to 100% wet and user your mixer to mix in the dry...
Yeah, almost certainly a Piranha. Big white text on the left (that's blowing out the camera), right-hand side input, no display like their other DSP-equipped gear, red face plate. Cool preamps, for sure. Kinda underrated these days. Very powerful EQ that can be kinda weird to set.