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Hello, I just bought a used Mark V:35. It arrived yesterday and I played for about 30 minutes or so without an issue. Eventually though, an annoying "hum" just swelled up out of nowhere. It was about the same volume as my guitar, so I couldn't really use the amp while it was going on. After...

Hello, This may be a dumb question, but is it OK to change up the Multi-Watt selection while the amp is turned on? I just got a Mark V:35 and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to hurt anything by swapping between 35, 25, and 10 watts while the amp was on. I don't know WHY this would...

Hello, I just have a few questions that I wanted to clear up because I'm getting some conflicting information from a local "Mesa certified repair center" that is telling me my 6L6 tubes can only be replaced in a "quad set." It's possible to run a Mesa Roadster with only 1 matched pair of 6L6s...

Hi there. Any suggestions for the best inexpensive hot plate / attenuator to use with my Roadster? I see a lot of them range from $400 to $1000 easily. At that price point, it might be just as effective to just buy a lower-wattage head or combo. I was looking at the JHS Little Black Amp Box...

I'm in the market for one of these heads... 25 watt vs 35 watt... any opinions? I used to play out frequently with my band but these days I'm more-so stuck playing in the house. That being said, full-band stuff MIGHT still happen again from time to time and I want to make sure my head can...

Mesa Roadster Head for sale. $1200. Pretty firm on price, but if you're interested we can deal. I can ship, but buyer pays shipping fees. We can work together to figure out those costs depending on where you live. I'll drive up to 1hr or so to meet you if you're not too far away. I also have...

Just a little background on what I've been going through: My previous "rig" was a Triple Rec and Music Man HD-130. I used this for about a decade and didn't have many issues. Replaced a tube here of course and there but nothing major. Fast-forward to the Roadster head... I sold those other 2...

For some reason I have a hard time keeping the reverb functional in my Roadster head. I love that over-saturated-with-reverb blues sound, so I'd love to get it working again. In the past when it died, it was just a tube. I'd swap some tubes and everything was good. This time, I only had 1 good...

Help guys! I've had my Roadster for awhile now and it's been great. Yesterday though, I powered it on for the first time in a couple weeks and there's no reverb. Just re-tubed about a month ago and not a lot of playing time on the new tubes yet. Any common issue that would make the Roadster's...

Just a quick question because I've never gotten a chance to try out a Road King head yet. Are the "issues" of the Roadster gone in the Road King? I'm referring of course to the channel switching lag (fixed by leaving the reverb turned on) and the "pop" when switching between channels at first...

Looking to go with something small and lightweight for the real small gigs and practices. I've already got a 2x12 recto cab... wondering if there's something else I should be trying with the Roadster to vary my tonal options. I'm looking at 1x12 Lone Star 19, Transatlantic 19 1x12", 1x12...

I used to own a Studio Preamp and I absolutely loved the tones I got out of it. I didn't have as much use for just a stand-alone preamp as I thought I would, so I sold it a couple years later. I'd love to pick up an old Mesa combo to use at small Coffee House gigs. Prefer a smaller 10" combo...

Here's the deal, and I know the BEST answer to my situation is to say "Get a different guitar" but I just want to know what's out there. I got an Ibanez RG470 from a buddy of mine for $50. I love the way it plays and can't beat the price. I've never liked Floyd Roses though... at all. The...

Hello all. The age old question... What tubes are going to make my equipment sound the best? I know this is a tough one since we all have different tastes, but I specifically wondered if anyone had some input on the Mesa SPAX7? I have a Roadster head. Over the years with different Mesa heads...

Hi, I've been thinking about building a guitar small guitar cab for practice purposes and I'm going over my options. I'm familiar with some of the basics when it comes to speaker impedance, but not sure how to add it up when you're dealing with a mix. I have: Two 10" Greenbacks (8ohm) and One...

I have a Rectoverb 50. I have a Studio Preamp. I feel like the Studio Preamp has some of the best clean tones I've ever heard. Is there any way I could somehow hook up the Studio Pre to the Rectoverb so that I can use it has a separate preamp for the clean tone? As in, using the Rectoverb as a...

Hey everyone. I'm new to the forum and I've been reading around different pages, but I just wanted to get anyone's opinion who might have hands-on experience with the amp I'm looking at. If you don't want to read my background B.S., just skip to the "So here's the plan..." section. What I...

I have: Mesa Studio Pre (amazing clean and dirty blues tones) - $450 - This was serviced by Mesa a couple years back. I bought it on eBay and was having some issues with it. Mesa's repair techs went over the whole thing and restored it to original condition functionality. I believe they...