dc-10 problem
Iam having an issue with a mesa dc10 tube amp. If I have the gain up too high and the volume up too high for a long period of time, I start to get a whistling sort of noise from the amp. If I turn off...
View ArticleStereo FX Loop in Dual Rectifier
Guys, This would be my dream come true. What will it take to make this a reality?
View ArticleMark III send and return wont work
pretty much dead when i bought back in 2000, i rarely used it, have a triaxis, i didnt realize it didnt work, this is the rack mount model. a friend of mine said it may be a tube i donno. its pretty...
View ArticleDual rectoverb
I have a Mesa dual rectoverb that makes a Low humming noise when when the power and standby buttons are on. If standby is off with the power on, then no humming. When the guitar is plugged in it makes...
View ArticleTriple Rec head as a Preamp (Slave Out) Question
So, this may be a silly question, but I couldn't find a straight-forward answer anywhere and I just want to avoid damaging any of my equipment. Here's what I'm trying to do... I have a rack unit...
View Article2 head - 1 cab ~ switching
hi... i got 1 mesa triple-rectifier head with matching mesa 4x12 cabs.. but i need to use the other head too(marshall) for clean sound on some songs.. but i only have 1 mesa cabs... can it be done..?...
View ArticleRectoverb Damage...
Hey guys, hope you're all good.So I was ready to sell my Rectoverb combo today and as I was setting it up for the guy to come and check it out I noticed that the Mid and Bass controls on the EQ...
View ArticleRectifier 4x12 Cabinet & Velocity 300?
Hello.Can a Recitifier 4x12 cabinet handle a Rocktron Velocity 300 in stereo? ie Rocktron Jack "A" output to Cabinet "A" input... likewise for Jack "B".thanks.
View ArticleDual Rectifier Power Tubes. ODD PROBLEMS
I'll try and make this short.I've had my Dual Rectifier for over a year now, I bought it used but I believe it is the newer model since it has 5 buttons on the foot-switch. The power tubes in question...
View ArticleMesa Boogie LSS blowing fuses
After the fuse blew, I read the manual and checked power tubes and found 1 EL84 with bad 90% grid leakage. It appears from the schem that 2 tubes are paired. So it isn't a matched quad just 2...
View ArticleTrans Atlantic TA-15
I bought this amp, the TA-15, about a week ago and noticed a slight hum from the first channel. It's nothing terrible, but I was wondering if this is just the way the amp is. At playing volume you...
View ArticleMark IV - creaky sound at simul-class pentode mode
Hi,I would like to ask your opinion, advice with regard a hum / creaky sound, which is noticeable only in Simulclass - pentode mode on my Mark IV amp. The guitar tones are audible too, but the hum is...
View ArticleNew Mini Recitfier Noisey 2nd channel
I just got this amp two weeks ago and only last week did I try Channel 2. It's easily twice as noisy as channel 1. Lotsa HISSSSSSSS, very loud.Today I'm gonna replace the signal tubes w/ NOS...
View Articleis it possible to run an Express 5:50 with JJ 6V6s
Has anyone tried this substitution ?I don't have an Express but wonder if this would drop the Wattage to about 30 and sweeten the Amp considerably at lower volumes and smooth out the tones...
View ArticleImpedance (Ohm) mismatching to amp
Hi !!Thanks for letting me into your cool forum. I have a Mesa 20/20 rachmount that can send to a simgle 8Ohm cab or 2x4Ohm cabs perside (as I read it). The problem is I want to run each side to two...
View ArticleMesa Boogie Studio 22 mod problem or not??
Hi , i need help. i have a studio 22 from 1985, the model without graph. eq. I recently did the lead master and lead drive mod for my 22 and i have 2 pots on the back. As i understood it before i did...
View ArticleMark V 5u4 failure
I have had my Mark V head for two months now, my first Mesa! About a week ago my amp failed to work in any mode that requires the 5u4 tube. I noticed the 5u4 wasn't lit. I pulled the tube and saw that...
View ArticleF-30 problems
Just got it and it doesn't work. (But I knew that) Power light does not come on (bulb checks out), V-1 and V-2 do not light up. All other tubes do. No sound. All tubes are new. Fuse is good. Speaker...
View ArticleExpress 5:25 1x 10 - drop of something on the transformer...
Hi guys, I'm new to tube amps and transformers, etc, so forgive my stupidity! I'm selling my Express and a potential buyer pointed out the there's an amber colored drop of something on the...
View ArticleDual Rectifier Weak Distortion
Hi Guys, over the past few weeks my dual rec has been making a ticking sound..then last night eventho im clean boosting it..the distortion went from thick and saturated to weak and lifeless. What...
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