Wow! beautiful amp! A pair of C+?!! looks like the dog's bollocks! ( that means great right?) are you regretting selling your mark IV? haha
all the best,
scott
i wouldn't run it without all the tube sockets full of good tubes... your outer pair are class A and you should have a switch to toggle full power and class A... which with 6CA7's or EL-34's is about 15 watts on the C+
make sure it's a simul before sticking EL-34's or 6cA7's in the outer...
great... yeah you'll be grinning for a while! I never played thru a ++ though i'd like to see what it's all about. Probably can get most of the way there with a C+ and a clean boost out front. I have read about the ++ mod being switchable so the clean channel isn't wasted.
scott
hey steve...
google search the forum for packing tips....
some say to pull the output/rect. tubes and pack separately
either way, wrap the head in one or two layers of bubble wrap.
make a couple folded "pillows" for each end, making sure the power cord is secure and won't flop around like a...
hey thanks guys! yeah I love everything explorer, but the off white ones... wow. i saw this one and jumped on it. pretty much flawless, time machine guitar... and i put an EMG 81/60 in it...
I don't think i'll let go of this one until i can get a set neck of the same color
scott
nice amp... gotta love Rich...
did you see the manual? yeah only one recto tube referenced... interesting
http://mesaboogie.com/manuals/Heartbreaker.pdf
scott