No ...... but I love working on Boogies !Is your name Mike by chance, and did you recently retire from a longtime corporate job?
If so and if bored in retirement, my Quad will eventually need a spa treatment.
Carbon comps? You're talking about resistors right? I don't think it matters one bit what they are made of, they have a very simple job, to resist and they do that simple job regardless of what they are made of. Caps on the other hand do matter a little bit IMO, but I could be wrong on that cause they have a simple job as well. I think the circuit itself determines the tone for the most part.
Ya, that says the different types of resistors can affect the noise to signal ratio. Not much about tone is said. Carbon Comps are the noisiest of the bunch.
I hate working on PCB's. I can't imagine working on an old Mesa Boogie like that. Congrats, I'm sure it sounds like brand new now!
how involved was the reverb tank/transformer/mod?
If the amp's tone changed ... I didn't notice it ...
that website sucked me in ..... I've been meaning to stop by there
not bad at all ..... it's getting at where you need to get to that's involved ...... the mod is just a resistor basically .... the reverb tank and transformer on mine were totally shot ..... the reverb wasn't working when I bought it a few years ago from GC .... I only paid 1100 for it because the reverb didn't work ... cost me I think 80 bucks maybe a 100 for the new tank and transformer ... all the caps and resistors were like 150 I think ... those little Vishay Axial Tantalums are friggin expensive ....
teaseIf the amp's tone changed ... I didn't notice it ...
I only changed the Comps in the Power section ..... there was only one comp in the tone path actually ... I replaced it with a more accurate NOS Comp I had
The way I looked at it was changing my oil and basic tune up on a car ... and I used more modern and safer parts to do it ..
those Comps can catch fire when they go .... destroying more than just a resistor . So the peace of mind aspect goes along with it
that website sucked me in ..... I've been meaning to stop by there
not bad at all ..... it's getting at where you need to get to that's involved ...... the mod is just a resistor basically .... the reverb tank and transformer on mine were totally shot ..... the reverb wasn't working when I bought it a few years ago from GC .... I only paid 1100 for it because the reverb didn't work ... cost me I think 80 bucks maybe a 100 for the new tank and transformer ... all the caps and resistors were like 150 I think ... those little Vishay Axial Tantalums are friggin expensive ....
let me see how much a round trip ticket is to the Islands is ... I'll swing by for a few hours this weekend and hook you up !
going to get 5 - 8 inches on Sunday Night / Monday here in Rhode Island .... it'll be just like Hothtease
but truthfully you may wanna bolt before this pending new perfect storm cold front of the century kicks in!
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5-8 inches? I guess Hoth is code in Providence?
I knew someone would roll with that ......5-8 inches? I guess Hoth is code in Providence?
don't know who's that is ... my fleshlight is blue
