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I'm by no means against replacing caps after they've reached the age of 30. Some lower quality brands won't make it that long. But if you want to keep the original caps in service and they show no signs of being near the end of their life, by all means, keep them in, but do keep an eye on...

It might. The two amps are not identical but they should be similar enough that the test should be relevant. Thank you.

Those measured power ratings tell me that the power tubes are never reaching the point of clipping. If they were, power ratings would comfortably exceed the published numbers. Marshall's own documentation says that a "100 watt" model 1959 Superlead will put out 170 watts at 10 percent output...

I interpret "liquid" to mean, it has so much available gain that the overdrive becomes extremely smooth, particularly in the midrange and treble frequencies. There's not a trace of clean tone left. It's all harmonics, and so rich that the tone "feels smooth" rather than being gritty, harsh...

Correct. The loop is not remotely switchable on a IIB in its stock form. It's active when plugs are installed in its jacks.

My first Mesa was about the third or fourth amp I ever owned, and I've never been without a Mesa at any point since about 1997. Over the years I've had about 40 various amps, with Mesas being the most numerous. My very first guitar amp was a Heathkit TA-16, if I remember correctly, that came...

There's already a Mark 6 and Peavey has it, so that is very likely why they didn't name this one Mark 6. Copyright issue.

I have a variety of cabinets and speaker options to use. 1x12s with EVs, 2x12s with Celestion Greenbacks or V30s, 4x12s loaded with reissue Greenbacks, others with vintage Greenbacks, Creambacks...and more. None of them obscure the basic tonality of the amp itself. You can still tell if...

I'll go with all the above. With Peavey having a Mark 6, there's a naming issue in play. Some say the JP2C is thought of as the Mark 6. Some say that there was a Mark 6 made a couple years ago, only a couple dozen were made, they're "secret" and their release was deferred due the covid...

Not looking for an aftermarket switch, but thanks. Going for Mesa originals only. That's just a thing with me.

I realize this thread has been inactive since 2017 but I'd rather reactivate it than start up a new thread. I'd just like to see if someone has a real Randall Smith modified Princeton that they could post a demo of. With Mesa having just released the Mark VII, it'd be fun to compare the amp...

A Mark 5 90 combo is 3400. Head, 3150. The VII is only a few hundred more.

I have observed some slightly weird behaviors in my Blue Stripe that initially looked like just bad potentiometers, but the behavior changes in different channels so now I'm looking for a second opinion. Please refer to your Mark III and set it to the clean channel. Tell me, when you turn up...

I'm asking because I've noted that, generally speaking, Mark IIs tend to be very midrangey if you aren't using the equalizer that they have on them, but yet, some examples that don't have EQs tend to be more balanced in their general tone. In particular I've seen that no EQ Mark IIC+ amps...

Simple question. Are Mark IIs voiced differently according to whether or not they have the optional EQ? If so, what are the differences? Same question applies to Mark IIIs.

That looks like a Mark V 90 if it was available in a rackmount/17" chassis width option. So...I must guess that the VII will be very familiar to Mark V 90 owners such as myself. Same game, different modes on the switches. What would I actually want to see added? Two effects loops, one...

Generally, legends are built over time. The enormous popularity of Metallica made James Hetfield's guitar tone a de facto legend, and so people feel that they have to have that tone in order to be musically complete. Just as there are those who worship Eric Clapton and can't stand the idea of...

Have these units ever been serviced and had their power supply filter capacitors replaced? If not...they're due. Get it done. Hum can DEFINITELY be due to failing filter caps. The 2:90 has a well known issue with burning up a molex connector on board. That needs to be checked for and...

For the last five days they've posted about the Marks 1 thru 5 in series and are clearly hinting at something new coming along, and tomorrow will be March 6, the ideal day to introduce the Mark 6. I'm going to be watching their files section (documentation and manuals) to see if the Mark 6...

It applies to you if you have a Mark III. I don't think the bias circuits ever changed between the stripes.