Tell me about the Mesa mk3 purple stripe!

[mooncobra]

I see a mk3 for sale and it’s purple stripe. I know nothing about this mysterious “purple,” stripe so any info will help.

Thanks!

 

[Beyond Black]

Purple Stripe (1986)​

The second revision was the "Purple Stripe" Mark III, which featured a purple marker stripe above the power cord. This amplifier was identical in component values and R2 channel as the later Black Stripes, but had a lead section much closer to a IIC+
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Boogie_Mark_Series

 

[GJgo]

The blacks & purples are more like a C / C+ in terms of gain. They're a lot less aggressive than the more hairy reds, blues & greens.

IIs and IIIs are a lot more raw & organic than the later Marks. The IIs have better clarity, though. Splitting hairs of course, on stage you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between any of them.

The 60W amps are the most pissed off. The Simuls are smoother being that the Class A pair is wired Triode.

 

[Exo-metal]

Short answer, it won't do this...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/neornaefbe9hcay/mov_0159.3gp?dl=0

 

[JimAnsell]

well the main thing i remember from owning two of these, is that there is a little purple line in sharpie above the power cord.
it had the power to magically reduce the resale value slightly.

on a serious note. it has a different board than the blue, red, and green stripes. i found it to be the least "pissed off" of all the stripes, if that makes sense.

 

[GJgo]

Boards? My black stripe had the CP-1D preamp. My Red & Blue stripes had the CP-1G. I don't have a good pic of the purple so I'm not sure there.

Just like with the B & C+, putting a good boost in front of a black or purple will get you much metal.

 

[mooncobra]

Thanks for the responses guys. My fellow members of the Rigtalk brotherhood deliver once again!!

 

[BesaMoogie]

I am literally just watching this (Purple Strip included