Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

[ratherdashing]

If no one here knows the answer to this, please try to direct me to a forum that can tell me.

Does anyone know what it would take to have a Mark IIb modded to Mark IIc specs? From what I can tell, the IIc has the following improvements:

- no more loud "pop" when channel switching
- FX loop that doesn't overload pedals
- Reverb that isn't noisy

Here's a decent site about the Mark series: http://home.earthlink.net/~ayan/history.htm

Thanks everyone.

 

[HamerPlyr]

Re: Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

That's about it, as far as I remember. If you would like to see schematics:
Mesa Schematics

 

[OlinMusic]

Re: Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

It can't be done anymore

Back in the day about 25 or some small number of them were modded by Mke B. Most of them have marking and paperwork. Very small handful. You would also get the much smoother saturation of the Mark 2c+. It's actually a IIb to IIc+ mod rather than a IIc mod.

Problem is very few people have the boards left with which to get it done. mesa no longer has them. You can get the IIIc+ mod still, very easy to do. The mod you want, well you would have to find one of the rare people still holding the boards.

Goto the Mesa Boogie Forum called the Boogie Board. Ian, also known as Boogiewan has a site and can tell you any and everything about these amps.

Search for his site.

 

[Grandor]

Re: Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

The Boogie Board
someone there should know.
If your going for a IIC mod, you may as well try and get it modded to IIC+ specs.

 

[Guitarist]

Re: Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

It can't be done anymore

:blackeye:

 

[Guitarist]

Re: Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

FWIW i woudl never let anyone mod my boogies other than mike b....be careful

 

[Boogie Bill]

Re: Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

It can't be done anymore

Back in the day about 25 or some small number of them were modded by Mke B. Most of them have marking and paperwork. Very small handful. You would also get the much smoother saturation of the Mark 2c+. It's actually a IIb to IIc+ mod rather than a IIc mod.

Problem is very few people have the boards left with which to get it done. mesa no longer has them. You can get the IIIc+ mod still, very easy to do. The mod you want, well you would have to find one of the rare people still holding the boards.

Goto the Mesa Boogie Forum called the Boogie Board. Ian, also known as Boogiewan has a site and can tell you any and everything about these amps.

Search for his site.

This is exactly what I was going to post.

While the Mark IIC+ may set the standard for a two-channel high gain amp, I don't think the IIB is an awful amp by any means.

And I think some of those issues you brought up with the 2B, can be remedied without a full coversion to C+ specs.

Bill

 

[ratherdashing]

Re: Old-school Mesa question (Scott_F maybe?)

Thanks guys.