My new Mark III.. IIc+ PT!!

[willrock]

hey guys i just won this baby yesterday, its an early mark III.. i think i have a keeper here, it has the same PT as Mark IIc+! any owners of an early Mark IIIs here? isnt she pretty!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140297003162&category=10171&sspagename=rvi:1:1v_

 

[goodwill559]

hey willrock,

congrats on getting your mark iii!

My mark iii is serial 15574, labeled 8/85 near the tube sockets and DRG 27 on the chassis sides, so it's the same configuration as yours, built 9 weeks later, and also has the 105 tranny.

I'm an hour from Petaluma so I dropped it off at the Mesa factory and a week later Mike B. did the III+ mod on it. It's a beautifully engineered amp with an unbeatable lead channel.

 

[willrock]

hi there goodwill, did the mod made a big difference compared to the original sound? since you had the IIc+ tranny, did mike b modded it to original c+ specs? how was it? thanks man..

 

[willrock]

i heard that mike b. retired already

 

[goodwill559]

That was part of the reason i decided to have it modded, mike's impending retirement, although i can't confirm that he already has. IIRC, i think monstatone can do the mod for you.

The other reason was to give it more responsiveness/sensitivity to the lead channel.

Prior to the mod, my mark iii had a very aggressive, pushed tone which reminded me OF WHEN PEOPLE TYPE IN ALL CAPS!

It had a certain appeal, but i didn't want to be shouting all the time, and the mod gave it more of a singing tone.

Here is a thread in which i posted pics of the head when i first got it:
http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26907

Here is a thread in which another user posted before & after clips of his mark iii+:
http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18411

And here is a thread in which i commented on my modded head:
http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=27879&start=15

I haven't played any other mark iii stripes, but i think that the mark iii is a very well made amp with great tone. It definitely deserves the respect and reputation it has gained throughout the years.

 

[JimAnsell]

what is all this non-sense about MB retiring?
i just talked to him last week.

 

[goodwill559]

LOL, just rumors and hearsay!

When i met him, he seemed young at heart and full of energy, so i don't know, but it does sound reasonable that he might be considering it. /shrug

 

[igfraso]

i heard that mike b. retired already

I don't think so. I talked to him last Thursday.

 

[willrock]

hmmm, ill think about sending the amp to mesa when i have money to burn. i heard about $400, right? i might just do the mods myself since im fairly comfortable with a soldering iron, if i get the info how to do it. Any forumites here that played the "dot" mark III? how does it sound unmodded?