T-Verb is out of retierment!

[stringslinger]

Good day sir's,
Back in 95 I had a dream, a dream of being the next Eddie or the next SRV. To my surprise the little Fender champ 12 I was playing through got me more laughs than cheers. So,I went to the old man (dad) borrowed $2000 and went shopping. Found it! I said, a Mesa Boogie 100 watt trem-o-verb, man my **** didn't stink anymore, at least I thought so.. Found a band that needed a rhythm/lead player and on with it I went. Well five years later, 4 drummers, 3 bass players and countless singers and my failing eyesight (Diabetes) we broke it off and I parked the Verb... Well no I'm a grandpa, with 3 electric guitars and an acoustic, a son-n-law that majored in recording and a itchy picking finger.... Now, I road the Boogie hard back then, have not played it for more than 5 hours in the last 10 years. so I know it needs to be re-tubed, by choice anyway.. The Tube doctor website has a selection tool for amps and has 3 different setups to choose from http://thetubestore.com/sba-mesa-3ch-dualrectifier-3.html could one of you gent's take a look at this for me and make sure I'm on the correct path, or do I need more knowledge b4 buying tubes and such...

Thanks from the dreamer.... ?

 

[94Tremoverb]

Actually, if it was working OK last time you used it, it doesn't need to be re-tubed at all - tubes don't degrade in storage unless you're unlucky, and then it will be only one (if the vacuum has failed - quite rare). There's certainly nothing wrong with trying some different tubes, but I wouldn't rush out and spend a couple of hundred dollars on a full set at this point.

But it *may* need the electrolytic caps checking and possibly replacing - they *do* degrade in storage. But if you've tried it already and it still sounds fine - no hum, odd changes in volume or things like that - my guess is that it's probably just fine, modern electrolytics last a lot longer than the ones in the 'good old days'.