Mk IIb Mods

[LesCarr]

Any Modifications that anyone could recommend for my amp tubes speakers nothing major though want to keep original look and don't want to decrease value. Mesa is now limited on what they can do to this vintage, due to parts I like the amp but i feel that some thing/ possibility is there but ?
Thanks!

 

[Harry the Horder]

Sorry can't help you with any suggestions to mods. I have a mkIIb myself.
Pehaps you can help me though.I also have an Epiphone 335 with Alnico PUPs I'm not happy with the sound but I have 1X57 Classic neck PUP and a set of PUPs of a 1990 Les Paul I guess they are Burstbucker pro's what do you recommend? I know its a matter of personnel joice but should I get another 57 or stick with the Burstbuckers?
Harry the Horder.

 

[LesCarr]

57 classic plus all the way and remember the 335 is hollow-body so easy dose it when it comes to high output :roll: . I get the sweetest lead/distortion but I find adjustment of volume and tone controls is necessary. I just wish the IIb produced just a tad more fenderesque in rhythm :wink:
My DC Pro I believe has burstbuckers because shop who sold it to me said original owner change one or more pups they didn't know which ones and I'm not taking this one apart to find out til I have to.
Oh by the way so far I can highly recommend a LP DC Pro if you can find one the money is worth it in my opinion 8)

 

[Harry the Horder]

Thanks for the advice I shall drop in my 57 in the neck position and see how it goes. I'm surprised you are having feedback problems and I don't wish to teach anyone to suck eggs (as we say in England) But the 335 is a semi solid as it has a solid maple centre block that was designed to partially eliminate the earlier hollow body feedback problems.I have been playing semi's for about 12years and had no problems with feedback in fact that is what I like about them the fact like Townsend that you can use the feedback and control it to add to your tones ,the art of this is to locate before playing your sweet spots so that you know when you move to such and such a spot and strike a pose the Guitar will respond andyour note will blend with the feedback in tone we play at approx 105db and yes my ears are getting shot!! you can always stuff your Guitar with newspaper or something else to stop the problem this is what Townsend had to do with his Rickies But I love em. Keep On Rocking and thanks for the advice.
Harry the Horder.

 

[LesCarr]

Townsend is one of the greatest. Got to see the whole band again at the shoreline (S.F. Bay area) the tour before John E. passed. Didn't cost me an arm ,led and a left nut to see them unlike the Stones,U2 or Mccartney for close seating. Whom I didn't see because of the price instead I bought the LP DC Pro.
One of my favorite live albums Live at Leeds (bought the first LP in my town & still have it) that and Allman Brothers at Fillmore East and Super sessions - Butterfield/Bloomfield are my other Faves.
My hearing is shot as well, I have to keep volumes levels low now. My one good ear has a hearing aid and it feeds back louder than the wife if the volume gets too high. Of course when the kid's home alone, the hearing aid is out (and the wife) up with the volume!

 

[hans-jürgen]

I get the sweetest lead/distortion but I find adjustment of volume and tone controls is necessary. I just wish the IIb produced just a tad more fenderesque in rhythm :wink:

Maybe you should have a tech mod your tone and lead circuit a bit, so that you don't need different settings for rhythm and lead channel anymore (rhythm always too thin, lead always too thick). I did this to mine some years ago and was satisfied with the result.