Recent content by b00g13mk2B

Here it is, if anyone has suggestions on repair while saving the cone. Looks like remove the dust cap, cut the cone closely around the wire. Hope there is enough room under the dust cap to connect a new wire. I haven’t repaired a speaker before so don’t know how to safely remove a dust cap, if...

Maybe I could try to patch a new piece of tinsel wire in. I found a place in Florida that has a non-OEM recone kit but would like to keep the original cone, it is fine. Seems difficult to remove the dust cap and replace the entire wire. Maybe cut closely where the wire goes through the cone and...

I’m still gigging my MKIIA. Have switched to a Tone Tubby DD speaker as the tinsel wire on the MS12 has broken and there is no OEM recone kit. A Eurotubes JJ tube set is waiting to be installed and compared to the current set - Mesa 440 6L6s, GE 12ax7 in V1 and Mesa 12ax7 everywhere else...

I play a MK IIA 60W, no reverb or EQ. I find it makes a great pedal platform. Play with different settings to see what you can get. The manual has suggestions, but you can try anything. When volume 1 is low (under 7), you may need to increase the master a bit. I turn down the presence these days...

The tubes look like they lost vacuum, which means no good. You need to know if the screen resistors are still good else new tubes will get damaged. If you are not familiar with how to check, take it to a qualified tecc. I would contact Mesa Boogie for tubes. Be sure to tell them exactly what...

I have and Express 5:25+ and a Mark IIA. Very different. The Express clean is very clean, the Drive channel is more Mark like- someone told me Dumble like but I have no experience! GEQ is the good but I don't use it consistently. The crunch and blues channels are interesting as well. The only...

Been playing my 60W MarkIIA a lot the past year, starting to think about power tube replacement. Mesa emailed that their STR 445s would be a good choice. They have 4 types of 6L6 tubes on their web site. Does anyone have first-hand experience for comparison? STR 448, STR 443, STR 441 are the...

Just got a Mather 2x12 cab used, loaded with Purple Haze and Winterland Tone Tubbies. Sarno Revelation preamp, ART SLA-2 (overkill, got it cheap) and an old Midiverb 2. Sounds best with my Tele.

Check that the speaker is plugged in and is good. Being on (power and standby) with no speaker load can cause damage. You can try a known good guitar cord in the effects loop. Sometime the send and return jacks can get oxidized and cause an open circuit for the signal path. There are other...

There is an RCA jack on the bottom of my MKIIA chassis for a Gain Boost footswitch. Haven’t used it in years, my try it again. This amp has become my regular gigging amp the past few months, using a THD Hot Plate to tame it. Pulled down treble and brightness with the Tele, also using a Black...

I recall 8-32. Mesa sells them

I have been using the MKIIA live more and more. I have gone to using dirt pedals instead of the lead channel. No issues setting levels between dirt, clean and more dirt. I am using a TC Spark at the end of the pedal board chain for lead boosts. Helps to not bring the gain too high for both dirt...

Second the Cannabis Rex. Tone Tubby Winterland and 40/40 also sound great and a little brighter than the CR. If brightness is your issue, try turning treble way down, pulling down the high end on the EQ. Also consider how much power is being driven to the speaker. Speaker overall EQ changes as...

Xotic SP compressor. Took me awhile to get it set where you can’t feel the squeeze. I leave it on all the time now, unless I use a humbucker guitar.

I gigged my 5:25+ this past Thursday in a small bar. Not not heavy, more than loud enough and great tone. Have been using a Tele the past year and dealing with brightness. I found that setting Clean gain to around 3/4 and using 15W made a big difference. I still turned down the treble to 10...