Well....the honeymoon is over!
Loved this amp when I got it....then, the contour EQ controls stopped working...
At roughly the same time .....got static/spitting sound hissing out of both channels...all modes.
Amp was at the authorized Mesa repair centre here for about a month.... got it back ....they said only V1 tube needed replacing ( I had already replaced it with a brand new tube ....made no difference ).
Plugged in the amp at the shop when picking it up.... sure enough.... same noise on all channels/modes .... no difference...still not fixed. Contour controls now work even though the tech did nothing to 'fix' them.....hmmm?
A month later .....I call for an update ..... tech is on holiday great.....
So Fri .....finally got the amp back again...... seems like all is well ( "3 plate resistors replaced" says the repair paperwork ) .
Amp sound good....no static .......BUT
Tried the reverb ..... not working ....both channels... Gawd!!
So replaced V5 .....still nothing ......check connections at the tank and chassis....all look ok ....still no reverb ....
Back it goes to the repair centre...
I hate this amp now....cant stand it.
I have tube amps that are 30+ years old with zero issues ...this thing is not yet 2 years old and it is just a lemon IMO..
At this point I just want to get everything working so that I can SELL IT!!!!
Rant....
Loved this amp when I got it....then, the contour EQ controls stopped working...
At roughly the same time .....got static/spitting sound hissing out of both channels...all modes.
Amp was at the authorized Mesa repair centre here for about a month.... got it back ....they said only V1 tube needed replacing ( I had already replaced it with a brand new tube ....made no difference ).
Plugged in the amp at the shop when picking it up.... sure enough.... same noise on all channels/modes .... no difference...still not fixed. Contour controls now work even though the tech did nothing to 'fix' them.....hmmm?
A month later .....I call for an update ..... tech is on holiday great.....
So Fri .....finally got the amp back again...... seems like all is well ( "3 plate resistors replaced" says the repair paperwork ) .
Amp sound good....no static .......BUT
Tried the reverb ..... not working ....both channels... Gawd!!
So replaced V5 .....still nothing ......check connections at the tank and chassis....all look ok ....still no reverb ....
Back it goes to the repair centre...
I hate this amp now....cant stand it.
I have tube amps that are 30+ years old with zero issues ...this thing is not yet 2 years old and it is just a lemon IMO..
At this point I just want to get everything working so that I can SELL IT!!!!
Rant....