Search for a Mark V head picture without grill and plate ???

[thunder100]

Hello community

Does anybody have a picture of an Mark V head where the grill and the wood plate below the grill is taken off?

Did anybody of you do this?
If so becomes the head housing unstable?

I ask this as
a.)I switch tubes often-->may be way easier
b.)Dont want to destroy the head by doing something stupid
c.)If still sturdy enough try to replace both (grill+plate) by a glass like the Hughes&Kettner(with Boogie Logo)

Thanks

Roland

 

[Rkorn]

I have not done this.
Changing some of the tubes is quite hard... but still... I start to think a lot of people changes tubes VERY frequently...
How long to you guys think a guy like John Petrucci changes his tubes during tour?

 

[thunder100]

Petrucci has probably an amp-tech with tiny heat resistant hands.

As tube change has a far greater effect then I ever tought( and as it was on Fender's) I do it more often and then with no or easy removeable front panel would be far easier

But lets see

Roland

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

How is changing the valves difficult that you require removing the front grille panel? The poweramp valves are enclosed with a metal grille which can be removed by unclipping the four plastic tabs. The preamp valves shouldn't be too hard as they are visible anyway...

 

[thunder100]

Forgot to mention that my hands are big

Roland

 

[domct203]

Taking off the front grill will not help. There is a piece of wood behind the grill that is part of the head shell that completly blocks the opening.

Dom

 

[thunder100]

Taking off the front grill will not help. There is a piece of wood behind the grill that is part of the head shell that completly blocks the opening.

Dom

Yes I know therefore this question the grill and the wood plate below the grill is taken off?

But actually just I need a picture of somebody,if anybody has done this.the aftermarket shells sometimes carry sometimes not this plate,but they are hardwood and manufacured tougher then a Mesa headcab.

Thanks anyway for looking onto the thread

Roland

 

[SteveO]

The only way to remove the wood behind the grill is with a saw-it's a solid part of the head. Taking out the reverb tank and reaching up through the hole in the bottom of the head makes accessing the preamp tubes pretty easy.

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

Honestly, the best way to do it is to remove the chassis from the head cabinet, then swap and try all combinations until you've found the one you like. Then insert the chassis back into the head cabinet and you are good to go...

 

[Rkorn]

There is a picture of a completely stripped out Mark V in Mesa Boogie.com
There is a text somewhere explaining how you can find the Serial No in your amp... The first 2 pictures i believe!

 

[thunder100]

There is a picture of a completely stripped out Mark V in Mesa Boogie.com
There is a text somewhere explaining how you can find the Serial No in your amp... The first 2 pictures i believe!

Hi can you gime me the URL?

Thanks

Roland

 

[Rkorn]

http://mesaboogie.com/news/2010/11/where-is-the-serial-number-on-my-mesa-amp/

there you go, the 3rd picture. Its small and i don't know if it is what you need... still... try it out

 

[GD_NC]

Ya know, that's a shame. Mesa perfected tube access on the late Mark IV heads. The front plate or "grill" is attached with industrial velcro and the board behind it is cut in a "V" shape so you can access all the preamp tubes from the front. You can swap a preamp tube in about 1 minute. I wonder why they didn't keep the same format for the V?

 

[SteveO]

Ya know, that's a shame. Mesa perfected tube access on the late Mark IV heads. The front plate or "grill" is attached with industrial velcro and the board behind it is cut in a "V" shape so you can access all the preamp tubes from the front. You can swap a preamp tube in about 1 minute. I wonder why they didn't keep the same format for the V?

Possibly for structural reasons. I'm not familiar with the Mark IV heads, but the V has a hole cut into the bottom for clearance of the reverb tank.

 

[thunder100]

Rkorn thanks

1.)I spoke to some wood headshell makers-->(300+) they say that the plate is not needed

2.)I have a TA-15 as well and like its blue glow a lot

So I may go (sometimes) for a wood headshell and replace the wicker grill with a heat resistant glass(my daughter in law is in this business) like a la Hughes+ Klettner

But lets see.As I am now almost there with the preamp tubes time goes more to playing

Roland

 

[Rkorn]

If you want an easier to replace tubes method, I think you should go ahead!
Now, make your Boogie look like a H&K...
you should say you want it glowing like a TA and not like H&K