Kruse mod for Mark III

[ivovasconcelos]

Hi fellows,

I am considering the Kruse mod for my Mark 3.

Do you have any experience with it?
Can you share your thoughts?

This is the mod I am talking about:







Thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions.

Cheers,
Ivo

 

[CoG]

If what you really want is an HRM sound, you could sell your III, buy a Splawn or something, and have money left over. Or take the money you'd be spending on shipping and the mod and buy a preamp you can run into the III's power section.

Mark IIIs in decent shape have become pretty collectible/pricey. I would think real, real hard before modding one. Might be youtube but those videos don't sound particularly special, plexi/brown sounds are kind of a dime a dozen.

 

[frontline205]

If what you really want is an HRM sound, you could sell your III, buy a Splawn or something, and have money left over. Or take the money you'd be spending on shipping and the mod and buy a preamp you can run into the III's power section.

Mark IIIs in decent shape have become pretty collectible/pricey. I would think real, real hard before modding one. Might be youtube but those videos don't sound particularly special, plexi/brown sounds are kind of a dime a dozen.

I would only take my Mesa to Mesa themselves for mods. I'm sure Mike B. can do something that you'll like, but that does sound like a different amp then a mark. 10 years from now when Mike is retired and all the Mark IIC+'s are in collector vaults a Mark III in good working order will probably be worth enough money to put a down payment on a house, or something crazy.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Don't mod a mark III

 

[sloanthebone]

Don't mod a mark III

This

 

[frontline205]

Don't mod a mark III

Just curious, you even feel that way about Mike bendenilli doing it?

 

[spawnofthesith]

Just curious, you even feel that way about Mike bendenilli doing it?

No I would deem that as acceptable haha, but that is different imo (although even then, I don't think there's many mods a III needs)

 

[sloanthebone]

There is a recent thread on Mark IIIs over at RT talking about mods and such. Might be of interest: https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/threads/mesa-mark-iii.304335/

 

[RayBarbeeMusic]

I'd be curious to see a schematic, since there's only so many things you can switch with a dpdt. My guess listening is a smaller coupling cap plus adding a small Ck on a stage.

As far as nodding a III in general, the R2 volume pot mod is a must IMO. There are other possibilities, but at least do that.