MESA BOOGIE MARK II HELP

MagnusLindblOOm · May 1, 2009

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can help me out with this one. What kind of Mark II is it?
Thanks
Magnus

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av8or3 · May 1, 2009

Looks like a late MKIIb with the serial# in the 10xxx range.
Jim

zebpedersen · May 1, 2009

Chrome insets on the knobs + serial no should = IIB. It even has the inset on the drive knob missing, just like mine

great amp.

Platypus · May 1, 2009

Export tranny Mark IIB from the looks of it, great tubes too

MagnusLindblOOm · May 1, 2009

Thanks a million for your help. What is the value of an amp like this?

zebpedersen · May 2, 2009

In what country?

MagnusLindblOOm · May 2, 2009

In Sweden. The approx value in U.S. is intresting as well

zebpedersen · May 2, 2009

UK price for a hardwood example would be around £950 - it's exactly the same amplifier as mine but with hardwood instead of cream tolex. I payed about £750 for mine not too long ago, so I'd have thought a decent condition hardwood would add a couple of hundred quid. What sort of price conversion there is between the UK and Sweden I'm not sure, but like I said, an export 100W IIB with reverb and EQ is exactly the same as mine so whatever the price hike is between here and Sweden, that'll hopefully give you a rough idea.

MagnusLindblOOm · May 3, 2009

zebpedersen said:
UK price for a hardwood example would be around £950 - it's exactly the same amplifier as mine but with hardwood instead of cream tolex. I payed about £750 for mine not too long ago, so I'd have thought a decent condition hardwood would add a couple of hundred quid. What sort of price conversion there is between the UK and Sweden I'm not sure, but like I said, an export 100W IIB with reverb and EQ is exactly the same as mine so whatever the price hike is between here and Sweden, that'll hopefully give you a rough idea.

Oki, thanks for your help.It gets me a good idea what it is worth. Does the speaker, EV or Black Shadow, affect the price?

zebpedersen · May 3, 2009

I'm pretty sure they're mainly EV loaded, although some are MS-12 possibly (?)

Either way it shouldn't really affect the price. What speaker does yours have?

MagnusLindblOOm · May 3, 2009

It has a Black Shadow speaker. I use to have another Mark IIb but without an eq and not in hardwood. That one had a Black Shadow speaker as well.

zebpedersen · May 4, 2009

There's gotta be a couple of dozen different speakers Boogie sell as 'Black Shadow' - my Mark IV is marked as one, but it's an EV, but my buddy's is also a 'Black Shadow' yet it's a Celestion (and therefore vastly inferior

)

The EV in my Mark II is un-marked, just a manufacturers stamp on the back. The Black Shadow in your amp looks like it's an Electrovoice judging by the size of the thing.

MagnusLindblOOm · May 4, 2009

Aha, intresting. So it might be an EV speaker. How do I check that on the speaker?

zebpedersen · May 4, 2009

MagnusLindblOOm said:
Aha, intresting. So it might be an EV speaker. How do I check that on the speaker?

It'll say 'Electro Voice' or 'Type: EVM12L' on the sticker. If you take a picture someone (or I) will be able to tell you, but I think they actually say something like 'Made especially for MESA/Boogie by...' on there.

MagnusLindblOOm · May 4, 2009

zebpedersen said:
MagnusLindblOOm said:

Aha, intresting. So it might be an EV speaker. How do I check that on the speaker?

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It'll say 'Electro Voice' or 'Type: EVM12L' on the sticker. If you take a picture someone (or I) will be able to tell you, but I think they actually say something like 'Made especially for MESA/Boogie by...' on there.

I checked it and it says TYPE MS-12 in the back of the speaker. What kind of speaker is that?

Boogieman · May 5, 2009

MagnusLindblOOm said:
I checked it and it says TYPE MS-12 in the back of the speaker. What kind of speaker is that?

The Black Shadow MS-12 was the standard Mark II speaker offered by Mesa. It was rated at 150W and OEM Eminence. Supposedly, it was similar to the EVM-12L (Optional, US$50 extra) but with less rated power and a bit darker sounding.

MagnusLindblOOm · May 5, 2009

Boogieman said:
MagnusLindblOOm said:

I checked it and it says TYPE MS-12 in the back of the speaker. What kind of speaker is that?

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The Black Shadow MS-12 was the standard Mark II speaker offered by Mesa. It was rated at 150W and OEM Eminence. Supposedly, it was similar to the EVM-12L (Optional, US$50 extra) but with less rated power and a bit darker sounding.

Thanks for your reply, what do you mean by darker?

Boogieman · May 5, 2009

MagnusLindblOOm said:
Thanks for your reply, what do you mean by darker?

High frequencies not being as bright as the EVM-12L.

MagnusLindblOOm · May 6, 2009

Oki, I see. Thanks a lot for your help.

RocketRick · May 10, 2009

Mag,

It looks exactly just like my 1984 Mark IIc+.

Speaker and xport switch also.

RR

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