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I know the forum doesn't get used much anymore, but I wanted to share this with those of you that like and own the amp, but wish it was a bit 'more' feature rich, for live playing. I like Reverb. I think the ED has a nice Reverb. A while back I wanted to use this amp in my cover band...

I'm trying to mod one of my Stilettos and I was wondering if anyone knows if this is the same layout/location as the Lonestar bias resistor? thanks,

Hi, I have a Soldano SP77 preamp that I power with a Mesa 50/50 power amp. It sounds good, but I want to upgrade the power amp to a better one. For those that have had experience with all three, which power amp would you choose? There is a 295 and a 2:90 local to me, with the 295 being about...

Would putting in a different volume pot give the Clean channel a little more gain? Say going to a 500k or 1M pot. I did this in my Dual Rec and it allowed it to get better lead tones, without the od pedal. I typically run it maxed and then push the front with an od pedal.

I just bought a used Electra Dyne Head. This is a converted Combo Chassis, the tubes point down. Will this chassis mount in an older Mark Style Combo cab? The Mark Cab I have is the model with the Shock-mount grommets so just drilling new holes for the Dyne chassis is not a good option. Has...

Scumback M75 100watter

Anyone run EL34s for a while to realize that this amp sounds better with 6L6s?

Do these speakers sounds about the same? I know the C90 is vented but other than that the driver and cone are identical. I've heard the G12K-100 is brighter. Is it brighter in a 'good' way?

I have a Mark V that I like a lot. I played the RA and think it is closer to the lead tones I'm looking for. Would you trade your MkV in for a RA, or am I crazy thinking this?

I bought a pair of these this weekend and plopped them in the center 2 power tube sockets of my Dual Rec. Amazing sound!!!!! Cleans are WAY better, jangly, chimey, bright. Vintage gain is Better, just better. It drives at a lower volume and gives up nothing in the process. Modern gain is...

I'm interested in getting the opinions of folks that have played and/or owned the new Mesa 1x12 wide body to the 1x12 3/4 open back and the original Mark Thiele cabinet. I own both the 3/4 and the Thiele but would like to pick up the Wide body if it is truly a marriage of the two. I'd like to...

Which potentiameter is better? The first one has less turns/adjustment and is $1.60. The second has more turns/adjustment but is $14 Is the second one 9x better?

I just purchased new EL34s and 6L6s for my Mark III Simul and checking the current draw on the shows 24ma on the EL34s and 14ma on the 6L6s. How is that supposed to be in the range of where it's suppose to sound good? HELLO!!! I cannot tell you how many times I've gone through this. One time...

anyone done this on a Dual Rectifier?

Anyone ever try this?

Has anyone done this? Did it bring anything to the mix? I'm looking to get better detail, clarity and fidelity from my amp. I had a Mercury Magnetics OT install a few years back and that helped a bunch. I sent MM an email yesterday and they said the tranny would handle KT88/6550 power tubes. I...

I read a post recently where a guy with a Mark IV Simul-Class amp had the inner power tube pair converted to EL34s. Has anyone done this with other Mesa Mark amps and if so, could you provide some detail on how you accomplished this? From what I gather this was just screen grid resistors and...

I am wondering if I can get the gain tones to be a little more transparent and have better success with backing off the volume on the guitar pot to 'clean up' the sound, similar to a Mark or the LoneStart series amps, which have less gain available. Has anyone noticed a big difference in tone...

Is there a preamp tube that could be replaced in a modern Mesa amp that could slightly lower the preamp gain and make the general tone of the amp more transparent? What I'm looking to accomplish is a simple 12ax7 change that would allow me to get great clean tones from the high gain channels by...

I have KT77s in my 3ch Dual Rec but I'd really like to get the amp to be a little brighter, with higher mid focus, closer to the Stiletto high-mid with some the Recto lows. Anyone done this, or attempted it and failed horribly? :)