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I had the same problem with my '83 iib. I tried all new tubes etc but the problem remained. I took it to Boogiebabies who fixed it up. ( but then I live near to him..) I'm not sure if was just the caps or not but had them replaced anyway..he cleaned up the whole board , pots etc and replaced a...

I have an early '80 IIB that was doing the same thing. Mine started to do it all the time. I talked with Mesa and they said it could be the tubes, so I replaced the whole set but the problem persisted. My amp had sat around virtually unused for a long time. Anyways, I contacted...

$7500.00 ??? "..watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow" -frank z.

Geez, everyone is a music critic nowadays!!!! :lol:

One of the truly great jazz guitarist. Here's link for those that maybe have never heard him play... subtle hipness. Herb takes the first solo, then Barney on a tune called " Slow Burn" Classic guitar stuff here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taeaLY3KJUc&feature=related R.I.P. Mr. Ellis

I've got one...has reverb but no eq. Mesa black shadow12 speaker. I think mine is a '83 . In its day it was one sweet sounding rig... it now needs some TLC which I hope to give it soon. It was such a warm, funky sound & I miss it :cry:

Sadly Les Paul has passed. He was 94 years old. I had the pleasure and honor to meet him at Fat Tuesday in NYC. He was very gracious and gave me his time...it was one of the highlights of my life. R.I.P. Les...if not for you who knows where'd we be now.

The first pic looks like Sunday supper at my noni's house.........had a few black caddy's parked out front too.... :lol: That was a long, long time ago.

...ya that's been my thinkin' too :D

Thanks for all the input. I haven't checked with Mesa yet for an RA or other info...wanted a little feedback from those of you with experience with this.. I live in Atlanta and not sure there is a good qualified tech to do this job around here..at least I don't know of one! I know what they say...

I've decided that my old friend needs to go back to Mesa for TLC. I'm looking for some advice from those of you have done this recently. What is the procedure? Any packing tips? I'm guessing I remove the tray from the cabinet..remove the tubes send them along? I wonder what the chance is that...

After many,m-a-a-a-a-a-n-y years of searching for that sweet sound I have come to the following conclusion... Tone is in the ear of the beholder..........but in the fingers of the beheld :lol: (..but then I only look smart.)

....I think it is "cake work" if you happen to be an experienced baker :lol:

Wow...I really appreciate the response here...thank you!!! A bit of clarity - I would turn the amp on every now and then when I got the urge and play it until I got bored with myself...maybe a few times a year so it didn't actually sit dormant for the whole 15years. I'm going to try the...

Thanks for quick replies...I'll check out the suggestions given here. I've some spare 12ax7 tubes. I guess I should've mentioned that the amp did this before I replaced the tubes and that prompted the replacements. My thoughts were the caps look like the likely suspects and perhaps secondly...

'83 MKII b w/reverb 60watt This amp sat basically idle for many years (15 years or more). I recently replaced the tubes. The problem is that the amp will suddenly "swell" to full volume. The OD channel has little or no gain. When switched into the OD channel the amp volume will suddenly swell...