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Just got my grubby mitts on a Gretsch 6120 Rev. Horton Heat... Man, what an axe!! Sounds incredible through my Mk II!!

It was time for my rig to get a new set of tubes (Pre and Power); after checking out TAD, The Tube Store, and Tube Depot, I decided on a set of JJ KT-66's. Both JJ's website and Tube Depot suggest trying them in Mesa amps for a different vibe... Aside from a few cracles and pops initially, and...

Somebody has added something... What's the blue box under the transformer with the plug in it? Also, should be two jacks under the chassis, one for the junction, and the other for a footswitch. You definitely have a modded rig...

Post Script... I tried reaching out to Mesa, but unfortunately, there aren't any records from back then available to show who bought what. SO... Considering the timeline, Winterland was December of '78, and my amp is dated 11/78. There is a **** good chance that my amp is the one, but sadly...

Gorgeous!!

We've exchanged a few more since, and he's dropped a little more info on me... Yes, he is very cool to take the time to BS with a lowly cat such as myself.

I did think it odd... But after running across another 1x15" IIB on Fleabay ($2000 down to $1500, and no bites.) and Snottyboy's 1x12"... Three seemed more than coincidence.

The one I saw was from the Winterland show, New Years Eve '78; https://youtu.be/YTpiL_Leg-Q He was playing a Cream 1x15" Mk II along with his Fender Super Reverb (Talking about a recipe for major tone!!) I went to the Colonel's website, and sent him a message; figured it couldn't hurt... Shock...

Was watching a live Blues Brothers video for one of the songs off of "Briefcase Full Of Blues" album, and noticed that The Colonel looked to be playing what appeared to be Mark II with a 15"... Can't see any up close details, such as the EQ (Looks like it's there, doesn't appear to say Mesa)...

It's a well known fact that RCS got a lot of parts from Fender back in the day; I find it funny that he would actually use a Fender branded JBL speaker. Not that I am complaining mind you; the D-130F is an amazing speaker, and after comparing it to a later K-130, I gotta say, that I like the D...

You already know that there's a balancing act to dialing in the two channels; I prefer to have mine set clean for most things, but every now and then I gotta get my Boogie on, and make it do what it does best. The Pull Boost is kinda fun for times when I go for the heavier tones; I love being...

Welcome to the IIA Club! The jack on the bottom should be for Gain Boost and Reverb; your channel switching jack is the one under the input jack on the front. There is a second jack on the underside of the chassis which is a junction between the preamp and power amp, (which was removed after the...

Good... Thought I was going crazy. Thanks!

Thanks, G... I used what was on hand; not like anyone is going to see it any time soon. I can always get black screws at the hardware store. Or use a Sharpie. HA! :twisted: :twisted:

If you have to take power tools to the cab you can't be worried about resale value. :wink: Make sure there's still a piece of rock wool insulation in the bottom section. That takes the boxy tone out of the cab. There's plenty of insulation in the bottom, I even added an extra piece of...

There's plenty of insulation in the bottom, I even added an extra piece of acoustic foam to cover the rear panel. I have no problems making certain modifications to vintage equiptment, if it is for good tone's sake. Like I said, I have NO plans on parting company with this cab any time soon; I...

Hey Snottyboy, did your II come with the JBL, or was it an upgrade a previous owner did? I'm wondering now if'n our rigs are more similar than we thought, aside from speaker size. Were JBL's an option in '78?? I only could only compare the Mk I mode of my Mk V combo to my Mk II; so I really...

Just ran across this beauty on Fleabay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mesa-Boogie-Mark-II-b-15-JBL-/281699976703?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4196a085ff Oddly enough, my Mk II combo also came with a JBL D-130F. Being that Mesa got a lot of parts from Fender in the early days, does anyone know if...

They're whipping together one of the current plates for me; it should be here later this week. I thought about an aftermarket jack plate for $6 less, but, having a Mesa branded one increases the resale value; not that I have any intention of parting company with this baby anytime soon. :mrgreen:

Getting a Recto 212 stereo jack plate from Mesa... This way, I can run my 15" with either or speaker in the Halfback... Or, just the Halfback.