@JimAnsell do you have the link to the $40 desoldering pump you bought from Amazon?
That sounds incredibly reasonable and would make for a nice upgrade from a solder sucker.
Yeah Mike B. is the only one working on Vintage stuff.
He's also particular to what he'll work on.
Last we corresponded it was only Mark Series, no Rectifiers.
Reading through the comments I'm kinda surprised there have been so many issues with other users Mark IV's.
My Mark IV Rev. A was serviced by Mike B. ~6 months ago. I bought it from the original owner, who never serviced it.
Mike offered to replace the Main Hi Voltage Caps, but said its...
@LPMojoGL The catalogue of music Dave has made, been a part of and influenced is legendary, period!
My only wish is for Dave, James and Lars to bury the hatchet and get on with officially releasing "No Life 'Til Leather".
There's only so much time on the clock to make it happen and it would...
Best to get rid of the stuff you're not using sooner than later. Expect price drops with the way the used market is heading.
As the economy gets harder more people will become desperate to sell gear for cash, making it a buyer's market again.
@RaceU4her other people have spoken highly of the DSL's. I can't speak on them because I've never played one. But hey at $500, maybe I should give it its day in court.
@skoora ?My buddy and I each bought a JCM 900 4100 w/ 5881's new back in the day. I used to think it was a cool amp until I stepped up into a Boogie. A couple months back, my buddy needed me to re-tube/bias his 900. I got to play with it for a few hours.
The clean channel was good, the...
@MetalThrasher I hear you on the too much shit. I blew my load on an oldie but a goodie of an amp last weekend. Waiting for UPS to bring her home to me.
@loganflynn294 glad to hear your buyer is even-headed. The buyer from my scenario was the same way.
In the end, it all worked out and I received a 5 star review for staying on top of the issue and being transparent the whole way through.
@RaceU4her just caught The Bay Strikes Back tour finale of Death Angel, Exodus and Testament last month.
Each band tore it up and the pit was going off. It was great to see the thrash metal scene going strong.
@loganflynn294 I went through a similar scenario with Reverb back in 2018. I sold a Bogner Twin Jet w/ KT88's.
Some how UPS managed to break all the tubes, dent the chassis and headshell.
The best thing to do in this situation is to keep the buyer in the loop and be very transparent.
It took...
It'd be cool if James, Dave and Lars could settle all the bullshit.
There's only so much time to make shit happen.
A handful of shows and maybe an official release of No Life 'Til Leather??? ?
@napalmdeath you're ? right on the Pro One. I'm just lazy, so I prefer to just flip through each socket on a switch.
Fingers crossed EuroTubes is on this board. I'd hope they'd take my comment to heart.
I'd gladly buy a version of their meter with switching capabilities. I love how you see...
@tonedover 100% agree with you. I've been surfing the Black Friday deals and have been pretty disappointed with all the deals from the Big Box Retailers. A ton of entry level stuff, which is somewhat to be expected since those items have high markups and they're targeting parents buying gear...
Hi all, there's plenty of info out there on all the Mark III Stripe variations as well as detailed instruction on how to 3+ mod them. It can be found on The Boogie Board (aka grailtone.com).
Mark III Guide (contains mod information)
There's also a guide available on The Boogie Board and the...