NAD - Mesa Boogie Mark III Red Stripe

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

I'd owned more than 5 mark IIIs but never had a red stripe, so I had to at least try one! So here it is - this one dates back to October 1987. It's a simul class El34 / 6L6 but I am planning to test some NOS Reflektor 6P3S Es that I have! Not much time to play but I dig it a lot! It's been serviced - new caps and it's ultra quiet!
Here's a short clip
https://hearthis.at/ultimate-metal-guitar-tones/red-stripe-mayo-1st-test/

 

[Exo-metal]

Mod it to all pentode.

 

[VonBonfire]

Dang, living the dream on Easter weekend! Congrats bro!!!!

 

[311boogieman]

Sounds great as usual but unusually tight

Congrats!

 

[ultimatemetalguitartones]

Mod it to all pentode.

That's the plan

Dang, living the dream on Easter weekend! Congrats bro!!!!

thx a lot man!

Sounds great as usual but unusually tight

Congrats!

haha thx

 

[JohnnyGtar]

KILLER PLAYING, KILLER SOUND.

 

[VonBonfire]

KILLER PLAYING AND KILLER SOUND.

It does have that tight "two concrete cinder blocks rubbing together" metal tone. You know whatever is caught between those two blocks will be ground down to powder.

 

[griff10672]

It does have that tight "two concrete cinder blocks rubbing together" metal tone. You know whatever is caught between those two blocks will be ground down to powder.

someone say powder ????

 

[VonBonfire]

someone say powder ????

Wish I had MESA like yours with all them toggle switches. I'd probably never leave my house again except to get strings out of the mailbox.

 

[Beyond Black]

Nice score Sotiris!

 

[angelspade]

The one I owned was viciously aggressive and angry...also tight without being "clanky". All around great amp and way ahead of its time. Big congrats brother.

 

[peterc52]

Nice! Congrats

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

Yep, that sounds like a MkIII, shares the Mark Throne along with the IIC+ (although doesn't get equal credit).

 

[JohnnyGtar]

It does have that tight "two concrete cinder blocks rubbing together" metal tone.

Accept no substitutes!

 

[VonBonfire]

Accept no substitutes!

Agreed! Proper metal tone with tubes!!

 

[JohnnyGtar]

Agreed! Proper metal tone with tubes!!

Damn skippy, Sir!

 

[Tone Monster]

Great amps for metal.

 

[Techdeth]

Sounds great as usual but unusually tight

Congrats!

Mark IIIs can be super tight

 

[c+addict]

Sounds brutal!

 

[ChurchHill]

Congrats on a killer amp!! Always been intrigued by the red stripes.