amazing Mesa train wreck !

[tedmich]

Brad the amp tech in Australia is doing an incredibly ambitious rebuild of a totally trashed Mesa!

Braver then I!

[The Dude]

Wow! Someone really bastardized that amp,...... as if a Mesa amp needed more of a mess inside than already comes from the factory.

[tedmich]

[tedmich]

[The Dude]

That guy has a lot of patience. Fixing this amp is probably just as time consuming as a new build.

[Jazz P Bass]

Thanks.
I was hoping for a follow up.
Part 1 was a nightmare.

[tedmich]

Brad flatly states the Mesa repair charge is usually 2-3 times that of a more serviceable/logically designed amp brand.
Their owners tend to love them and are used to overpaying luckily

[g1]

repair charge is usually 2-3 times that of a more serviceable/logically designed amp brand.
Their owners tend to love them and are used to overpaying luckily

Some techs/shops love them for precisely the same reason.
For myself, I'd rather fix 2 or 3 other amps that were designed at least with an inkling they might have to be serviced some day.

[tedmich]

Brads polished the turd!

[trem]

Look at what he has to do, and the time involved to replace a few components on this MkIV
Good Lord...... it only takes 40 seconds for the fun to start.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjGk...l=PsionicAudio

[The Dude]

Some techs/shops love them for precisely the same reason.
For myself, I'd rather fix 2 or 3 other amps that were designed at least with an inkling they might have to be serviced some day.

I agree 100%, but if I do have to open up a Mesa, I'm not afraid to charge well for it. Thankfully for techs, they're expensive amps, so you can get by with higher labor rates.