Advice needed: prepping my Mark II C+ to sell (tune-up?)

[Mr Michael]

Hi Everyone, I am the original owner of a Mark IIC+ from 1984. It's Simulclass, no reverb, graphic EQ, EV speaker, white with black face. I would like to sell it.

This amp has barely been played. I personally, for various reasons, have maybe 100 hours on it in 33 years. Anyway... The amp sounds great as far as guitar notes go but it kind of makes periodic non-music related sounds (e.g., popping) and stuff. I assume that a shop needs to go through it and get some kind of tune-up and maybe have some parts replaced (capacitors?). The tubes were new and it was still doing it the last time I powered it up (several years ago).

Can anyone offer me advice about what I should do to fix it so that I can sell it? Any idea how much that would cost and how long it would take? I'd like to get some advice before contacting a shop.

I am in Santa Rosa, CA. I bought it directly from the Petaluma factory.

Any advice would help. Thank you very much!
Michael

 

[xdg999]

Since you live so close to Mesa you should just have them look at it. It cost me around $200 last time for a tune up and cap job. I wish I lived that close. I had to pay $137 today to ship the Mark IIc DRG I just bought back to Mesa for the c+ mod and tune up.

 

[gratefuljed]

If you dont mind, just post pics & price to 505 331 2127 ...I'll drop it of in Petaluma on the way home.

 

[GJgo]

It'd cost you around $300 to have Mike B @ Mesa go through it, full re-cap, maybe some new tubes as needed. I've done this a few times now. That said, do you want to do this first or sell it as-is and let the next guy do it?

You can PM me pics & price too, thanks.