Mesa Studio 22...too quiet?

mingustoo · 16th July 2011

I went to try a Studio 22 amp yesterday and was surprised at the low maximum volume. My Blues Jr. goes way louder than this. Is this a burned-out v2 tube or effects loop problem? The guy said it was because there was no footswitch. Interestingly, when turning the Master up from 2 to 6, the volume went down and the tonality changed from full-sounding to thin.

fretless · 16th July 2011

That is not right . It should be pretty darn loud at something like 18 watts or so .

mingustoo · 16th July 2011

Right, that is what I was expecting. I could converse with the guy while playing. Just wondering if it is a quick and easy fix.

rolandk · 16th July 2011

They are fairly simple amps but it still could be tricky to find the exact problem. Most likely its a bad tube but as the saying goes, "could be anything". I worked as a tech at a repair shop and one had a bad pot that was causing the output to be very low. Best bet is to swap tubes and if that dosen't fix it, take it to an authorized Mesa repair shop.

django · 18th July 2011

Makes me angry dealers will still try to sell amps that obviously have something wrong with them :/

cdog · 21st July 2011

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Originally Posted by mingustoo

Interestingly, when turning the Master up from 2 to 6, the volume went down and the tonality changed from full-sounding to thin.

No, it should go from sounding good to sounding amazingly rich and crunchy when you do that...

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mingustoo Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Taichung, Taiwan Posts: 419 Thread Starter 1 Review written	Mesa Studio 22...too quiet? I went to try a Studio 22 amp yesterday and was surprised at the low maximum volume. My Blues Jr. goes way louder than this. Is this a burned-out v2 tube or effects loop problem? The guy said it was because there was no footswitch. Interestingly, when turning the Master up from 2 to 6, the volume went down and the tonality changed from full-sounding to thin. __________________ Deep, like the minds of Minolta. Custom Art for CDs, Posters, t-shirts...email or pm-can work to your budget

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fretless Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 237	That is not right . It should be pretty darn loud at something like 18 watts or so . __________________

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16th July 2011	#4
rolandk Gear nut Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 90	They are fairly simple amps but it still could be tricky to find the exact problem. Most likely its a bad tube but as the saying goes, "could be anything". I worked as a tech at a repair shop and one had a bad pot that was causing the output to be very low. Best bet is to swap tubes and if that dosen't fix it, take it to an authorized Mesa repair shop.

18th July 2011	#5
django Gear Head Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 44	Makes me angry dealers will still try to sell amps that obviously have something wrong with them :/