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I figured out the Roadster for use with the 7 string. Sounds epic but you need some old Mesa tubes (Chinese Beijing square foil getter, aka 6N4-J military grade preamp tubes) and the STR440 reds. For me that was just a fun find as the Chinese tubes curbed the low end swamp. The 6 string also...

I felt the STR440 were not a good fit. I have all of the colors too as I have plenty of amps with different requirements. TBO, never expected reds to sound as good in the Roadster as they do. I normally ran with yellows. As for the MWDR, that amp came equipped with the STR440 grey, same tube...

I think it is the location of the tone stack that brings in more compression on the amp. I get the same effect with the Mark VII when using crunch and VII modes. Those two modes configure the amp much like the Badlander and places the tone stack after the Mark Lead drive circuit. I sort of...

I personally am not a fan of the EL84 tubes. However, I did have an opportunity to hear a Mesa TA30 combo and thought that sounded really good. As for the mini recto amps, are they not both the same but one with reverb? Not familiar with the lunch box versions. Have you seen this video...

Depends on what 6L6 tubes you run with. BAD is a Class AB amp. What I did like were the STR445 in green codes, and the STR448 in gray. The color codes will make a huge difference on overall character. the more early distortion of the power tube the better so green or gray would be the...

I got so worked up about the Bare Knuckle Pickups I have in the first one (Juggernaut set) that I decided to do something similar to the other one. The stock Sunset Strip and Pasadena pickups are ok. Felt the sunset was a bit thin on the upper strings, more so when compared to the BKP. Just...

I would agree with you. The BAD is bad as it gets without sounding bad. If that makes any sense at all. The clean channel reminds me of the MWDR clean. The exception is that you do not need to have a drive mode for it. Push the gain up and you get into some vintage vibe of sorts. Probably...

There are other options. CH1, CH2 in 45W mode, you can select tube rectification as that will give it a bit less power and sound a bit different than with the diode rectification. As for CH3, there is a huge difference in sound when comparing triode to pentode (this also affects the delivered...

Early classic rock, perhaps CH2 crunch or CH3 IIC+. I would suggest using the preset mode on the GEQ for CH2 and sliders on CH3. As for the Mark I mode, best to start with the bass and midrange dialed out or very low, as it can be a very dark sound. You can also compensate with the presence...

There was a different V30 used a decade ago, it was the 70W version, I did not care much for those. I much prefer the 60W version. Mesa worked with Celestion to revoice the speaker, someone said it was more of the original design before they changed it to 70W. Not sure. You can only get...

You can select the hard bypass on the back which will bypass the global master and FX loop. Just note the amp will be much, much louder in doing that. Set the channel masters down before you hit the standby switch. When using the FX loop in active mode, all it does is adds in the FX loop and...

Welcome to the Forums, Todd, I got my first boogie back in 1989, Mark III DRG combo. If it was not for a friend of a friend who mentioned the brand name to me back then, I may have never experienced such a masterpiece of engineering. I needed something to keep up with the band as the Marshall...

Welcome to the forums. I hope you enjoy your experience. It has slowed down over the years but the members here are still quite active. It is a good place to share your experiences and to express your opinions. A good source of information and other resources at your disposal.

It may not be a Mark V but it does have a V in its model number, VII When I got the first one, of course I had to compare it to the Mark V and the JP2C. Having to deal with all of the footswitches was a pain. So instead of this, I went to something else. There are two Mark VII in the...

The tan leather strap and corners look great with the blue and it goes well with the wicker grills. Curious if the wicker grill makes a difference compared to the tan Jute.

I would probably leave them as is. At first glance of the image, thought they were soldered in parallel over existing diodes. I copied your photo and placed it hear in full view. I would be cautious on trying to remove them, Not sure the larger leads of the diodes actually pass through the...

OK, Let me ask about what transformers you have. Since I have a Rev 5 that uses the smaller 1N4007 didoes, The Rev 7 has much larger amp rated diodes. I assume the one cap on the Rev 6 has its own place on the PCB than the Rev 5 as it was soldered onto the diodes. Here is a picture of that...

The orange cap above the 82.5k resistor has the same numbers on it as the one on the Rev 5 and Rev 7 boards. Not sure what that value is as I believe it is just some sort of part number. Also they are soldered to the two outmost pads. I did not see any other holes as you mentioned. I doubt...

I would not say it is a requirement. Just some insurance for protecting your investment, it is nothing more than a suggestion. I have managed lugging around a Mark III combo amp for years, no case but wish I had one. Much heavier than the Mark VII combo by at least 10lbs. The Mark III had an...

I can only think of one thing, Road Case! Something like this: https://www.calzoneanvil.com/collections/amp-cases Sure, there are others out there. Most may be a bit larger on the inside for the smaller Mark VII combo. Same for the JP2C combo. Mesa used to have road cases a long time ago...