Cheers all, I opened her up today and gave things a good clean. Oh my god this is one scary looking set of amp guts. But it's all back together again and seems to be working as intended with the problems seemingly gone.
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- Thu May 09, 2024 11:13 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: Recommendations to service a Mesa mk IV?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 513
- Tue May 07, 2024 11:52 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: Recommendations to service a Mesa mk IV?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 513
Re: Recommendations to service a Mesa mk IV?
If it's just cleaning the pots you can do that yourself with great ease as mesa pots are all wired off board rather than soldered on like Marshall or Peavey. Contact cleaner in the slot, give the pot a few turns with some gusto, then some electrical lubricant and you're done. What else do you need?...
- Tue May 07, 2024 11:52 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: Recommendations to service a Mesa mk IV?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 513
Re: Recommendations to service a Mesa mk IV?
I think Clarry serviced this about 15 years ago. Pots are scratchy and dropping volume. In theory they should be capable of a clean but the Mesa amps are nightmares and the mark IVs no less so. I also don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on someone who will be learning on the job. Any recommenda...
- Tue May 07, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: Recommendations to service a Mesa mk IV?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 513
Recommendations to service a Mesa mk IV?
I think Clarry serviced this about 15 years ago. Pots are scratchy and dropping volume. In theory they should be capable of a clean but the Mesa amps are nightmares and the mark IVs no less so. I also don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on someone who will be learning on the job. Any recommendat...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:37 pm
- Forum: Show us yer gear
- Topic: Show us your pedalboard
- Replies: 4988
- Views: 2028332
Re: Show us your pedalboard
Ok you win.
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- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: IK Multimedia ToneX
- Replies: 98
- Views: 45673
Re: IK Multimedia ToneX
I've been having a play with profiles from ToneNet, and man there's some great stuff on there, also some junk. I usually prefer proper miked up rigs over the direct ones that need IRs added. The Marshall stuff is bang on, and dare I say it, better than a lot of the best Marshall profiles I've tried...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: Guitars
- Topic: Late 70s Strats - thoughs?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3785
Re: Late 70s Strats - thoughs?
Every guitar is unique. I’ve got a 76 strat I bought through Grant. Had it re-fretted by Ramsay. Plays wicked. Sounds wicked (the pickups are very aggressive). Weighs a shitload.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:53 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: IK Multimedia ToneX
- Replies: 98
- Views: 45673
Re: IK Multimedia ToneX
I've been having a play with profiles from ToneNet, and man there's some great stuff on there, also some junk. I usually prefer proper miked up rigs over the direct ones that need IRs added. The Marshall stuff is bang on, and dare I say it, better than a lot of the best Marshall profiles I've tried...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: IK Multimedia ToneX
- Replies: 98
- Views: 45673
Re: IK Multimedia ToneX
I got the tonex - it's pretty awesome! Definitely liking some of the tone models; the "Overdrive Special" is based on a Dumble and it sounds fantastic. I find the software so confusing to use though. Just editing a preset to add reverb is quite an ordeal. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong? Here'...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: GAS
- Topic: Bluetooth Pageturner
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1089
Re: Bluetooth Pageturner
IK BlueBoard is another option I think
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: What a lot of us have been wanting from Kemper..
- Replies: 57
- Views: 106425
Re: What a lot of us have been wanting from Kemper..
I’m overseas at present but when I have a chance I’ll let you know my highly subjective views of Kemper Profiler vs Tonex + HX Stomp vs Kemper Player vs Helix LT as I have all. But in a nutshell: - Tonex could sound and feel better than Kemper especially with the HX stomp effects (I have Tonex in th...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: What a lot of us have been wanting from Kemper..
- Replies: 57
- Views: 106425
Re: What a lot of us have been wanting from Kemper..
What’s the verdict on the KEMPER Player? Who’s got one in NZ? Have been considering buying another amp I don’t need, thinking I might be better to look into the KEMPER Player. Looks like it’s just over 1k landed? It'd be around 1350 landed (customs fees). I got one. So far I'm really enjoying it! H...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:42 pm
- Forum: GAS
- Topic: Still looking for the right drive
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2933
Re: Still looking for the right drive
I’ve got a totally mint one I can sell for a better price
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: Amp issue - help needed please!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 104963
Re: Amp issue - help needed please!
I suspect a bit of opening up and reconnecting fixed something that was dodgy. I don’t care - so long as it works
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: Amp Talk
- Topic: Amp issue - help needed please!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 104963
Re: Amp issue - help needed please!
Thanks for the help. I replaced the cap and touched nothing else on the basis that the less I touch, the less I might break! But seems to be fixed now