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A few weeks ago I headed over to guitar center and bought some new mesa tubes for my mark iv, which immediately blew fuses- due dilligence swapping around confirmed they were the culprit. I went back to guitar center to explain the situation, where they wouldn't do an exchange or return (a fair...

well guys, my 1x12 rectifier cab with v30 arrived today and it sounds INCREDIBLE (to my ears anyway.) C90 alone = mediocre sound C90 + v30 = awful V30 alone = everything i've ever wanted Inidentally, if anyone wants to trade their Mark Series head shell for my Mark IV combo body shell in the...

Thanks for the tips guys! The EV is a little too clean and wide sounding for me- great for cleans though. While we're on this topic, I thought I'd share this useful info from the Mark IV Manual about settings and wattage: Class A + Triode: 30 Watts Class A + Pentode: 50 Watts Simul-class +...

What speaker would you suggest that has similar tone to a v30, but can handle 85 watts? I have a mark iva combo with a C90 in it right now, and the tone isn't quite what I want- the palm mutes are too loose and open, and the sound is kind of flubby. I find that I need to turn the treble and...

Thanks everybody for the tips! Sorry I didn't reply sooner. The issue is resolved now so I thought I'd say what happened so someone else can learn from it if they search. Bottom line was, even though I bought 4 brand new power tubes, and 5 brand new preamp tubes, at least 3 of them were dead...

So I've read the posts on blown fuses but I wasn't sure if i should revive an old thread or start a new one...specifically, a fuse blew, and there was a definite unpleasant burning smell...I'm going to get some new fuses and see if I can identify the problem, and I opened the chassis and took a...

thanks for the input guys, appreciate it! It sounds like I'd be best off with a head and a 1x12 closed back v30 cab instead of a combo. (this is an interesting thread though, still open to anyone else's opinions!)

...sorry, and one more maybe naive question after reading around here a bit more, if putting a v30 into the combo does indeed risk damage to the amp, would not using the 'full power' setting but instead tweed reduce or eliminate that risk?

So I used to have a Mesa Mark IV combo that I loved dearly, and would play through a recto 2x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s. Unfortunately I had to sell it and have been scouring every music store in my area to replace it (no luck so far, likely going to have to go the eBay route...) I...