All the nicest amps have my favourite old-school toggle switches.
I ❤️ those! Super hard to get where I am nowadays.
Theres were some with the factory fitted 220v power available in the early 90s but no one who bought them is selling. Goes to show how good they are.
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@DyDave that is a 1887 “Red Stripe” release (I’ve had a Blue and a Green). It is really versatile and capable of great tones at any volume. I had Mike B. at Mesa mod it.
You've "got a guy" at Boogie? I'm jealous! The one time I had to call 'em I got treated like shit (this was circa '06); subsequently heard from a couple of dealers and a tech in NH, MA, CT who stopped carrying 'em cuz "Mesa doesn't like the East Coast." My fave amp evurrrr even tho it's crapped out on me twice (never in a live sitch) -- luckily I got pointed to a retired master elec. in N'field (MA) who hardwired the sucker. 👍
@InUnfunky @DyDave not any more. Mike B. is legendary in Mesa Boogie land. https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/threads/mike-bendinelli-at-mesa-boogie-no-longer-doing-mods-update.219738/
I had a couple of great calls with Tien Lawrence in the 90s (cool tips not in the manuals). I called to get a replacement resistor for my Mark I reissue (ever see your amp smoke?)
Yeah, the 2nd time it crapped out on me, heh.
The dude in Northfield was a godsend -- I really was dreading having to take the beast to either Albany or Boston or Lawn Guilin. 3 month wait and the drive back and forth? No thanks.
Tom (Nfld guy) was really puzzled by how Mesa wired it -- "It was a mess. I tore it all out and hardwired it. Problem solved."
I took his word for it. It's been two years, so far so good. 😎