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Not at all. Your breakdown and job description of each tube stage was highly informative and is exactly the information I was looking for. Your explanation for V5b is puzzling to me, though. As a layman, I was under the impression that phase inverters generally necessitate only one side of a...

One pair of Mesa branded dual getter Str-415s. Any sellers?

I have played a friend's IIC, but it really wasn't a fair A/B comparison as he was likely using completely different tubes than me. Never heard a IIB in person. I hear you on the IIC's placement of the reverb and effects loop, but I'm sort of a plugguitarstraightintotheamp type rhythm metal...

Despite all the work it takes to do the C+ mod/upgrade, any IIC can still be converted to a bona fide C+ thanks to all the common parts they share, which includes the all-important preamp motherboard. On the other hand, a IIB can never be upgraded to a IIC. Also, if I'm not mistaken, even the...

GuitarPlayer, I just finished replying to you over the same topic on another thread. Didn't see this one here until afterwards. Anyway, so your C++ has a push/pull on the mid pot? Interesting. I too own a factory C++ which has been directly confirmed by Mike Bendinelli to be legit. However, my...

GuitarPlayer, you said that your C++ has a push/pull on the mid pot? Interesting. I too own a factory C++ which has been directly confirmed by the man himself, Mike Bendinelli, to be legit. However, my C++ does not have a push/pull on the mid pot, nor am I able to switch between C+ mode and C++...

Big Block, I'm in total agreement with you about the so-called C++ home mods (or at least all the ones I've seen) which typically consist of the installation of a 2nd "volume 1" pot or an extra switch or push/pull somewhere. I'm no tech, but that's not what the factory C++ mod is at all and I...

1. Power tubes that are out of Mesa's specs will not harm your amp, but your tone may suffer. Cold tubes will sound too clean. Tubes running too hot will sound overly distorted and won't last long. Eddie Van Halen used to bias his stock Marshall head so hot that his tubes would fry within a...

How long has it been since you replaced the power tubes? Never?

I do use marshall cabs... loaded with V30s. One 4x12 for each amp, but I generally set the slave level knob so that the chupacabra's cab somewhat overpowers the mark 2's.

I slave a simulclass IIC+ (6L6 & el34) into the el34 power section of my 100 watt chupacabra (marshall jmp copy) to actually get MORE crunch and low end thump while dipping out some of the mid frequencies (I typically need to bring my 750 slider back up a bit to compensate). The result is just...

I own a C++ (DRG) modded by Mike B. at Mesa. There is no pull switch on the mid knob, nor a modded reverb jack. In fact, there is no way to simply "switch" back to regular C+ mode unless I had the ++ mod reversed. With that said, I can't really give A/B comparisons between a C++ and a C+, but...