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BTW. I did give the amp a total workout this afternoon. Kicked a$$. Off to the sound check and show. Take care, Paul

Hey tubby_cosmos- I didn't have a tech do anything really. I did the retube myself. Called Doug's Tubes, told him the amp I was using and the style of music and guitars I played. Stated I felt my tubes were crap and send me a set that would do the job. Never discussed price. Sent me a mix of...

Success! Received my complete retube cocktail from Doug's Tubes today. Swapped them all out and held my breath. Flipped to standby for a few and hit the 45 watt clean with the volume at 1:00 o'clock. Silence. I thought I must have screwed something up. Plugged in one of my strats. Oh yeah. Hit...

The "Mesa dealer" swapped out the power amp tubes for the Russian jobs prior to my purchase just to get the amp working. Also, the warranty will be irrelevant if the amp goes back. I'm not trying to be an ***, but really, it should not be this difficult. I just want to play my guitars, not spend...

Tried hard bypass again. No joy. New tubes on the way. Fingers crossed

Unfortunately all gain stages, although I'm usually in clean. Paul

Thanks all- The problem exists even when plugged in. Unacceptable noise floor. I'm thinking (hoping) it's a tube issue as well. I hope I'm correct, as I don't want to throw away 240.00 in cash retubing a new amp, only to take it back. I'll you posted. Thanks again, Paul

Hello all- After many recommendations and looking at reviews, I passed on a new Lone Star that sounded great and went to play a ED 1x12 that was on the floor. Prior to the manager showing up I turned the amp on. Totally disconnected from anything all I got was loud static. Messed with all the...