well, i finally broke down

[bryan_kilco]

and dropped of the IV at the local music shop. Guy says his tech works on wild stuff, so i figured it'd be quicker and cheaper if i give this a shot, rather than shipping to Cali.

I left scratching my head. The guy obviously didnt know much about Mesa. asking "is it a bass amp? did you try messing with the Auto Assign eq switches?....etc"

well, hopefully it will get back to me in better shape then i left it.

 

[user 9884]

and dropped of the IV at the local music shop. Guy says his tech works on wild stuff, so i figured it'd be quicker and cheaper if i give this a shot, rather than shipping to Cali.

I left scratching my head. The guy obviously didnt know much about Mesa. asking "is it a bass amp? did you try messing with the Auto Assign eq switches?....etc"

well, hopefully it will get back to me in better shape then i left it.

Sounds a little scary to me, but the schematics, to the best of my knowledge, are available, so if he's competent, he should be able to cure whatever ails the amp.

 

[richb]

Ouch

 

[bryan_kilco]

yeah, i feel sorta iffy about it. I had a few guys offer me their service, one of whom was from this forum. I'd just rather try this first, see what happens, and if it aint fixed, ill be shipping her off to a real tech.

 

[Platypus]

I'd get it back ASAP if it was me.

 

[mystidream]

I'd get it back ASAP if it was me.

+1. I wouldn't have left it with a tech that didn't even know if it was a guitar or bass amp. Thats a bad move. Just my opinion.

 

[kiff]

to be fair, from the original post, the guy he talked to wasn't the tech...

 

[bryan_kilco]

to be fair, from the original post, the guy he talked to wasn't the tech...

bingo. the guy i talked to was the owner of the local music shop. he said the tech is good, fast, and works on pretty wild stuff.

I should be getting a call next saturday. 8)

 

[MusicManJP6]

to be fair, from the original post, the guy he talked to wasn't the tech...

That sounds better! I'd hate to think the tech didn't know whether it was a bass or guitar amp! The owner should know a little more than that though. Are they authorized Mesa dealers/repair center? I'd be iffy to leave it if they were not, but if he knows his stuff then it should be OK.

Best of luck!

 

[Herbie the Rad Dorklift]

Are they authorized Mesa dealers/repair center? I'd be iffy to leave it if they were not, but if he knows his stuff then it should be OK.

Best of luck!

+1

Dunno bout over there, btu over here it voids your warranty if you take it to a non-Mesa tech.

 

[Sixstringpsycho]

I would want to speak with the tech in person before i authorized any work. just my opinion, hope she comes back in killer shape

 

[bryan_kilco]

I would want to speak with the tech in person before i authorized any work. just my opinion, hope she comes back in killer shape

well the tech comes early saturday mornings before the music store is even opened. i had to sign a "work form" just so the tech could work on it. I dont think they could possibly do any more damage to it, but we shall see.

as for the warranty, i bought it used so i dont think the warranty is valid. or am i wrong?

 

[MusicManJP6]

Buying from a private party does not void the warranty. If it is more than 5 years old then it is out of warranty. If not then you can have the warranty transferred to your name and repairs are free. Just call Mesa and give them the serial and they should be able to tell you if it should still be under warranty or not.

 

[bryan_kilco]

Buying from a private party does not void the warranty. If it is more than 5 years old then it is out of warranty. If not then you can have the warranty transferred to your name and repairs are free. Just call Mesa and give them the serial and they should be able to tell you if it should still be under warranty or not.

oh crap! i was unaware of this, thank you sir!!

im pretty sure its a bit older than 5 years though. actually, come to think of it, i've owned it for at least 3 or 4 years so far. I should really look into this...i cant remember where i stashed the tags that came on it when i got it. :?