Authorized Boogie said:
That was directly FROM Mike Bendinelli!
My information is also directly from Mike Bendinelli. I asked him specifically about this very topic roughly 8 years ago. Mike was adamant that no C++ mod was ever made to be switchable, even the handful of production C++ amps he built. That's why I'm confused. However, please know that I'm not implying that I'm definitely right and you're wrong. I'm more than ok with being wrong, but after 8 years, I just want to put this to bed.
Elpelotero said:
These are the notes I typed down last year as I spoke to Mike B. when he was doing my amp...
It (the C++ Mod) is not selectable via a push-pull pot or switch. Once it’s in, it’s in. However, Mike B. is able to remove it and bring the amp back to stock gain. It costs approx. $200 to have it put in.
This correlates with my 2008 phone call with Mike. It seems that Mike B. has told Elpelotero and I one thing, whereas you (Authorized Boogie) and kippiejr have clearly been told something different by Mike. That or somebody simply heard wrong. Again, I may very well be totally incorrect - you actually work at Mesa and I'm just a random guy - but the glaring discrepancy is still there for me.