MESA BOOGIE MARK II HELP

[MagnusLindblOOm]

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can help me out with this one. What kind of Mark II is it?
Thanks
Magnus

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[av8or3]

Looks like a late MKIIb with the serial# in the 10xxx range.
Jim

 

[zebpedersen]

Chrome insets on the knobs + serial no should = IIB. It even has the inset on the drive knob missing, just like mine great amp.

 

[Platypus]

Export tranny Mark IIB from the looks of it, great tubes too

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

Thanks a million for your help. What is the value of an amp like this?

 

[zebpedersen]

In what country?

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

In Sweden. The approx value in U.S. is intresting as well

 

[zebpedersen]

UK price for a hardwood example would be around £950 - it's exactly the same amplifier as mine but with hardwood instead of cream tolex. I payed about £750 for mine not too long ago, so I'd have thought a decent condition hardwood would add a couple of hundred quid. What sort of price conversion there is between the UK and Sweden I'm not sure, but like I said, an export 100W IIB with reverb and EQ is exactly the same as mine so whatever the price hike is between here and Sweden, that'll hopefully give you a rough idea.

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

UK price for a hardwood example would be around £950 - it's exactly the same amplifier as mine but with hardwood instead of cream tolex. I payed about £750 for mine not too long ago, so I'd have thought a decent condition hardwood would add a couple of hundred quid. What sort of price conversion there is between the UK and Sweden I'm not sure, but like I said, an export 100W IIB with reverb and EQ is exactly the same as mine so whatever the price hike is between here and Sweden, that'll hopefully give you a rough idea.

Oki, thanks for your help.It gets me a good idea what it is worth. Does the speaker, EV or Black Shadow, affect the price?

 

[zebpedersen]

I'm pretty sure they're mainly EV loaded, although some are MS-12 possibly (?)

Either way it shouldn't really affect the price. What speaker does yours have?

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

It has a Black Shadow speaker. I use to have another Mark IIb but without an eq and not in hardwood. That one had a Black Shadow speaker as well.

 

[zebpedersen]

There's gotta be a couple of dozen different speakers Boogie sell as 'Black Shadow' - my Mark IV is marked as one, but it's an EV, but my buddy's is also a 'Black Shadow' yet it's a Celestion (and therefore vastly inferior )

The EV in my Mark II is un-marked, just a manufacturers stamp on the back. The Black Shadow in your amp looks like it's an Electrovoice judging by the size of the thing.

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

Aha, intresting. So it might be an EV speaker. How do I check that on the speaker?

 

[zebpedersen]

Aha, intresting. So it might be an EV speaker. How do I check that on the speaker?

It'll say 'Electro Voice' or 'Type: EVM12L' on the sticker. If you take a picture someone (or I) will be able to tell you, but I think they actually say something like 'Made especially for MESA/Boogie by...' on there.

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

Aha, intresting. So it might be an EV speaker. How do I check that on the speaker?

It'll say 'Electro Voice' or 'Type: EVM12L' on the sticker. If you take a picture someone (or I) will be able to tell you, but I think they actually say something like 'Made especially for MESA/Boogie by...' on there.

I checked it and it says TYPE MS-12 in the back of the speaker. What kind of speaker is that?

 

[Boogieman]

I checked it and it says TYPE MS-12 in the back of the speaker. What kind of speaker is that?

The Black Shadow MS-12 was the standard Mark II speaker offered by Mesa. It was rated at 150W and OEM Eminence. Supposedly, it was similar to the EVM-12L (Optional, US$50 extra) but with less rated power and a bit darker sounding.

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

I checked it and it says TYPE MS-12 in the back of the speaker. What kind of speaker is that?

The Black Shadow MS-12 was the standard Mark II speaker offered by Mesa. It was rated at 150W and OEM Eminence. Supposedly, it was similar to the EVM-12L (Optional, US$50 extra) but with less rated power and a bit darker sounding.

Thanks for your reply, what do you mean by darker?

 

[Boogieman]

Thanks for your reply, what do you mean by darker?

High frequencies not being as bright as the EVM-12L.

 

[MagnusLindblOOm]

Oki, I see. Thanks a lot for your help.

 

[RocketRick]

Mag,

It looks exactly just like my 1984 Mark IIc+.

Speaker and xport switch also.

RR