BFG modded Jet City 100 - John Sykes mod

[Digital Jams]

.... I am pretty sure those Mesa MkIII Coliseum heads I saw on the Blue Murder tour were modified most likely by Jose Arrendondo. They sounded huge!...!

The two Mesa Mark III Coliseums John has are stock but he doesn't use them at all these days. And he never actually toured with the Coliseums. The first Blue Murder tour was Marshalls and later tours included rack mounted Dual Rectos, or a rack mounted Mark IIC+ or a Mark IIB, or a Tri-Axis and Mesa Strategy power amp etc. The road case containing that rack has sat in storage for the last 15+ years.

Back when he was using them for recording, John thought one Coliseum sounded a bit better than the other and always used the better one first in line. Several years ago the number 2 Coliseum had a broken pot shaft on the front of the amp. So we took the amp to John T. at the Mesa Hollywood store and John T. replaced the pot and gave the rest of the amp a going over. When Sykes got it back he said the two amps sound pretty much identical.

When they were recording the first Blue Murder record in Vancouver, it was the first time the studio ever received complaints from neighbors about the volume. I'm pretty sure when he fires up the two Coliseums together, the lights in the studio go dimmer and the electricity meter outside starts spinning like the counter on a pinball machine.

Thanks for the input Drew

 

[Gainfreak]

.... I am pretty sure those Mesa MkIII Coliseum heads I saw on the Blue Murder tour were modified most likely by Jose Arrendondo. They sounded huge!...!

The two Mesa Mark III Coliseums John has are stock but he doesn't use them at all these days. And he never actually toured with the Coliseums. The first Blue Murder tour was Marshalls and later tours included rack mounted Dual Rectos, or a rack mounted Mark IIC+ or a Mark IIB, or a Tri-Axis and Mesa Strategy power amp etc. The road case containing that rack has sat in storage for the last 15+ years.

Back when he was using them for recording, John thought one Coliseum sounded a bit better than the other and always used the better one first in line. Several years ago the number 2 Coliseum had a broken pot shaft on the front of the amp. So we took the amp to John T. at the Mesa Hollywood store and John T. replaced the pot and gave the rest of the amp a going over. When Sykes got it back he said the two amps sound pretty much identical.

When they were recording the first Blue Murder record in Vancouver, it was the first time the studio ever received complaints from neighbors about the volume. I'm pretty sure when he fires up the two Coliseums together, the lights in the studio go dimmer and the electricity meter outside starts spinning like the counter on a pinball machine.

YOU RULE!!

2 Mesa Coliseums slaved + John Sykes = WWIII

 

[David_kessler]

He is the man, he modded a Marshall for me, and a Jet City 20, that would blow your mind if you could hear it in person, I could not be happier,

What mods did you have done to your JC 20?

 

[Marshall Law]

He is the man, he modded a Marshall for me, and a Jet City 20, that would blow your mind if you could hear it in person, I could not be happier,

What mods did you have done to your JC 20?

this, here is my amp, we made this recording just after modding it

 

[xmorgan socialx]

sounds good!

 

[gbsmusic]

You'll be happy! I've said it over and over but Brian's the best!!!! He care's and he always wants to make sure you're happy!! BFG=

 

[verderacer]

Sounds very nice indeed !

 

[headlessdeadguy]

He modded my JCA 20 as well and the little fucker rips! Surprisingly it sounds similar to my MKIII.

 

[verderacer]

.... I am pretty sure those Mesa MkIII Coliseum heads I saw on the Blue Murder tour were modified most likely by Jose Arrendondo. They sounded huge!...!

The two Mesa Mark III Coliseums John has are stock but he doesn't use them at all these days. And he never actually toured with the Coliseums. The first Blue Murder tour was Marshalls and later tours included rack mounted Dual Rectos, or a rack mounted Mark IIC+ or a Mark IIB, or a Tri-Axis and Mesa Strategy power amp etc. The road case containing that rack has sat in storage for the last 15+ years.

Back when he was using them for recording, John thought one Coliseum sounded a bit better than the other and always used the better one first in line. Several years ago the number 2 Coliseum had a broken pot shaft on the front of the amp. So we took the amp to John T. at the Mesa Hollywood store and John T. replaced the pot and gave the rest of the amp a going over. When Sykes got it back he said the two amps sound pretty much identical.

When they were recording the first Blue Murder record in Vancouver, it was the first time the studio ever received complaints from neighbors about the volume. I'm pretty sure when he fires up the two Coliseums together, the lights in the studio go dimmer and the electricity meter outside starts spinning like the counter on a pinball machine.

I am absolutely sure I saw Mesa's behind him lit with cables going into them, but cant absolutely say they were MkIII's Col's it was a tad dark and I was a bit drunk!

 

[xntrick]

wow, that thing sounds amazing!!!