MKIII Combo Question

[Guitar Adjuster]

I saw a MKIII combo (early 84 or 85) recently with a Altec speaker that was factory. Anyone have any info on this? What is sounds like, etc.???

 

[MrMarkIII]

Sounds like Santana on Abraxas.

 

[phyrexia]

Does it have a light colored cover like this

or a black cover like this?

They both look like this, pretty much, on the front:

The top speaker is an Altec 417-8C, with an AlNiCo magnet, and will handle 75w. The bottom speaker is 100w but there is some confusion as to whether it has an AlNiCo or ceramic magnet. I think the Series I 417-8H is AlNiCo and the Series II is ceramic but I'm not sure.

 

[Mark Fore]

Wasn't the original Mark I speaker an Altec? I think Mesa used them for a while in the 70's.

Also, I think Randy Rhoads used Altecs too.

 

[phyrexia]

Wasn't the original Mark I speaker an Altec? I think Mesa used them for a while in the 70's.

Also, I think Randy Rhoads used Altecs too.

Yep, right on both counts. Randy used the 417-8Hs in 4x12s, I'm told. I think the 417-8H was Mesa's choice for the Mark Is as well (since the 8c would blow up under 100w worth of assault)

 

[Guitar Adjuster]

Does it have a light colored cover like this

or a black cover like this?

They both look like this, pretty much, on the front:

The top speaker is an Altec 417-8C, with an AlNiCo magnet, and will handle 75w. The bottom speaker is 100w but there is some confusion as to whether it has an AlNiCo or ceramic magnet. I think the Series I 417-8H is AlNiCo and the Series II is ceramic but I'm not sure.

It's the top speaker for sure.

 

[Nomad]

Sounds like somone swapped the speaker out. Might sound good though.

 

[Guitar Adjuster]

Was the Altec an option in the early MKIII's?

 

[MrMarkIII]

I bought my blue stripe in 1990, and the options were the Boogie Celestion C90 or the EVM 12L.
Pretty sure Altec was out of the speaker biz by mid 80's, when the Mark III came out. Altecs are a 70's speaker. I had a couple 417-8H's lying around for years. Tried one in my Mark III and thought it managed to sound both tinny and flubby at the same time. I have been seriously spoiled by EVM's. Boo hoo.

 

[Guitar Adjuster]

Here is a photo.....Anyone have any idea what it's worth?
I will probably replace it with something else.

 

[fatoni]

great question. i am actually talking to some guy trying to get rid of a mkiii just like that. so aside from what its worth, how do you like it?

 

[Guitar Adjuster]

great question. i am actually talking to some guy trying to get rid of a mkiii just like that. so aside from what its worth, how do you like it?

Don't know. I just bought the amp broken for cheap and am sending it back to Boogie for repairs and will most likely put it in a head shell and get rid of the combo.