A while back on the TW forum, I had this discussion:
http://ampgarage.com/forum/posting.php? ... iew&t=2120
concerning building an ODS into a Mesa/Boogie MkIII.
Anyway, having finally decided that I wanted to build a better amp in my Mesa Boogie MkIII chassis, I thought I would seek help/advice here.
First of all, I have only heard clips of the ODS. I love the clean sound. The overdrive sound reminds me of Holdsworth. So, the ODS sounds like a great Jazz/Fusion amp. As for the Mesa, I have always had problems with it (I'm the original owner), but I do like the lead channel for some sounds - like for more heavy metal-type sounds. Can the ODS get that much gain?
Here are my initial goals:
- (channel 1) Great clean sounds - jazz to funk
- (channel 2) The ODS overdrive sound
- (channel 3) The Mesa lead sound
- Non relay/LDR switching - probably JFETs and mute points
- Use the existing iron
Later goals:
- Nice tube reverb
- Parallel tube FX loop
- The Mesa is a 3 tube preamp where the 1st and 2rd tubes are always used. The 3rd tube is the lead channel and goes between the 1st and second tube when switched in
- The ODS preamp used 2 tubes. The first is the clean channel and the second is the overdrive channel
- Using the first tube as the clean channel in the new amp should pose no problems
- Converting the Mesa "rhythm 2" channel into the ODS overdrive channel should be pretty easy as well
- Adding the new lead channel is the big quandary. Any ideas on this?