[Josh]

even with the channel master cranked up a good bit higher than the other 2 channels there was a significant difference in volume. I could probably crank it a bit further than it is and see how that goes.

So turn it up higher till it matches? Knobs are there to be turned, not to worry about how one is set higher than the other

 

[fvlt]

so you find your cleans are louder?

At high volumes? Yes. Plus clean tones are generally fuller sounding than high gain tones, so I run my amp so there's a slight volume increase when I switch to a high gain channel. I want the transition to from clean to mean to be like a punch in the face, with another slight boost going into leads.

Here's a pic of the settings I was practising with about an hour ago. The bass is a little high as I'm using EMGs. With passives I'd drop it to around 10:00 on channels 2 and 3.

Channel 1 is clean
Channel 2 is high gain rhythm
Channel 3 is leads

I don't use the graphic EQ, just the presets.

And on a side note... I wonder how long I've been using 45w mode on channel 2?

 

[Nick]

having run through the channels last night there is a significat increase in volume when i switch between channel 1 and 3 (3 being loudest) channel 2 is also louder than channel 1

this is with the masters set exactly the same.

 

[fvlt]

having run through the channels last night there is a significat increase in volume when i switch between channel 1 and 3 (3 being loudest) channel 2 is also louder than channel 1

this is with the masters set exactly the same.

Just fiddle with them until you find a balance you like. Just remember to keep the loudest channel low or you'll never be able to balance the clean.

 

[Josh]

having run through the channels last night there is a significat increase in volume when i switch between channel 1 and 3 (3 being loudest) channel 2 is also louder than channel 1

this is with the masters set exactly the same.

So turn it up higher till it matches? Knobs are there to be turned, not to worry about how one is set higher than the other

:roll2:

 

[Nick]

i guess the reason i posted is because i find it strange for a clean channel to be quieter i thought it should be the other way around.

 

[noodles]

First rule of Mesa cleans: set the master at least three-quarters of the way up. You really, really gotta crank them, since you are compensating for the loss of gain (which means volume, too) that happens in the clean mode. That channel has a crunch mode that adds a gain stage, so the gain and volume knobs need to cover the full range of all three modes. You're running on the first mode, where there is only one gain stage, so just crank the channel master and keep turning the gain up until it starts to break up, then back it off.

After you do this, you can set the other channels to match. Keep in mind that matching means the channel masters will probably be somewhere around 10:00. You're not playing a modeler, which means the cleans are going to be much quieter than the gain channels, since the amp uses tube gain stages, and not compression, to create saturation. Don't compare it to Engl or Fryette, either, since those amps work completely differently from every tube amp I have ever played.