This one is kind of special. I got this yesterday, it's a 1979 Mesa Boogie MKIIA. And it's in almost new condition.
The clean tones and reverb sound great, I will have to figure out how to use the gain side.
Years ago I had a blonde MKIIB 60 watt, so I'm somewhat familiar with the amp.
This one is a 100 watt version, no graphic EQ, has a 60/100 watt switch.
has the upgrade Altec 417-8H 12" speaker.
The only downside is that it's a heavy bugger, but it is compact and I also got an Anvil roadcase with wheels.
I found a copy of the manual online. Apparently a lot of these came with a SS tube substitute called a Fetron in the first preamp position, there is a switch underneath to choose between using the Fetron or a 12AX7. This amp didn't have the Fetron, so I may never know what that sounds like.
Any other MKIIA owners out there?
And if so, have you found a good sounding but much lighter weight speaker that would work in this amp? The Altec sounds great but if I can lighten the amp up I might go that way.
Also there is a jack on the bottom of the chassis for a dual footswitch, so would that be channel switching and reverb on this amp since it doesn't have the graphic EQ?
The clean tones and reverb sound great, I will have to figure out how to use the gain side.
Years ago I had a blonde MKIIB 60 watt, so I'm somewhat familiar with the amp.
This one is a 100 watt version, no graphic EQ, has a 60/100 watt switch.
has the upgrade Altec 417-8H 12" speaker.
The only downside is that it's a heavy bugger, but it is compact and I also got an Anvil roadcase with wheels.
I found a copy of the manual online. Apparently a lot of these came with a SS tube substitute called a Fetron in the first preamp position, there is a switch underneath to choose between using the Fetron or a 12AX7. This amp didn't have the Fetron, so I may never know what that sounds like.
Any other MKIIA owners out there?
And if so, have you found a good sounding but much lighter weight speaker that would work in this amp? The Altec sounds great but if I can lighten the amp up I might go that way.
Also there is a jack on the bottom of the chassis for a dual footswitch, so would that be channel switching and reverb on this amp since it doesn't have the graphic EQ?