Shask
Well-known member
I am going to copy this from Harmony Central, since I know there are some Mark III fans here....
I finally decided I should do it.
I got the SED tubes last month. It helped, but the amp still seemed a little flat.
I got 7 new F&T caps today, and just got done replacing them. I still have a few small ones to order and install, but these probably did 98% of the change.
I can honestly say this amp is WAAAYY better. I still don't know if it is my favorite, and I cant say wouldn't sell it, but it is definitely much better. More bass, more gain, way more punch overall, and way less noise/ground hum.
Well worth $50
I'd advise people to look into replacing theirs if it hasn't been done. Mine is a red stripe, so half the caps had a date code of 1986, and half 1987.
I finally decided I should do it.
I got the SED tubes last month. It helped, but the amp still seemed a little flat.
I got 7 new F&T caps today, and just got done replacing them. I still have a few small ones to order and install, but these probably did 98% of the change.
I can honestly say this amp is WAAAYY better. I still don't know if it is my favorite, and I cant say wouldn't sell it, but it is definitely much better. More bass, more gain, way more punch overall, and way less noise/ground hum.
Well worth $50
I'd advise people to look into replacing theirs if it hasn't been done. Mine is a red stripe, so half the caps had a date code of 1986, and half 1987.