stephen sawall said:Welcome to the forum....
At first I though it was two different heads. The work looks great. I also would be interested in hearing about how you did that and what mods ? How much time you have into it ?
fluff191 said:Wow that actually looks really good in that Peavey case!!!!! Great job!
echoes420 said:How did a Mesa end up looking like it did in the first place? Was it kept on a porch or something?
fluff191 said:It really makes you wonder how some people spend that kind of money on an amp like that and then just forget about it.
rs11gps said:stephen sawall said:Welcome to the forum....
At first I though it was two different heads. The work looks great. I also would be interested in hearing about how you did that and what mods ? How much time you have into it ?
Thanks guys. I enjoy working on the amps. The Mesa is perhaps the best built I have worked on. Total time spent on the rehab was only a few hours over two afternoons.
Other than the chassis cleaning, rust removal and stabilization, prep & painting, removal of the transformers (cleaning/ derusting, painting & checking them), some re-soldering, and re-assembly into a new cab, I haven't modified the Triple Rectifier yet. Here is a Before/After shot of the 'new' case & front:
The original was 'Antik Burgundy' with a tan jute grill. It was nicked and scratched, and I wasn't thrilled by the look. The new case was salvaged from a Peavey XXL. I cut out the wood that filled the new grill, to improve airflow and the view of the tubes from the front, I added heat shielding to the inside above the tube row.
I've been reading on a few recommended mods, such as replacing the presence pot... but that merely gives you two gain channels that are the same. Also, it is a quiet amp, so I don't see any need for noise reduction mods. I'll think about what (if any) sound modification mods might be useful.
One thing I am thinking about is a built-in power reduction selector. I am not a big fan of hot-plate type power attentuators, but I might come up with something else. The Triple is either OFF, or LOUD... I'd like to go somewhere between when I'm practicing. - Roger
fretout said:Looks like a good restoration RS! Did you actually paint the chassis? IIRC, aren't they supposed to be powdercoated?
YellowJacket said:The typical solution for practicing is to buy a practice amp =-(
rs11gps said:fluff191 said:It really makes you wonder how some people spend that kind of money on an amp like that and then just forget about it.
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