Mesa Mark III

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psychodave said:
I had (and sold) all of the ++ mods long before most here. Wish I had kept them so I could have made major profit. haha. :cool:
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I can’t even imagine what value those mods would add to the already inflated price at this point. I don’t remember seeing any for sale since I started looking.
 
glpg80 said:
I’ve not played a red but I do own a blue III++ Coliseum and I’ll say the ++ mod really helps tone down that ice pick high end problem stock ones have on solos. Yes they’re super aggressive but I’ve not personally heard the same problems of blues on red or green revisions stock for stock. I always keep mine in ++ mode but it’s worth noting a blue III++ is the best of everything of the green/blue/red later revisions.
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I’d love to have the ++ mod done to my green, or whatever red/blue I might pick up, but I’m not even sure if Mike B is back to doing mods.
 
Shask said:
I also had a Red for many years. It was a great amp, but I could not pay today's prices for them. I got it for $600. Today I would probably just buy a JP2C if I wanted that tone in that price range.
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Yeah, prices are bonkers. The only reason I’m considering it is I might be able to score a fully loaded red stripe locally for around $1,600. A price I would’ve scoffed at a few short years ago, but I doubt these things will get any cheaper over time.
 
JimAnsell said:
you'll be happy with any of them really. especially red stripe and beyond. the green is wired in pentode if that matters to you.
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I love my green but I honestly don’t know that I’d have a preference between the two. Triode is a bit smoother, right? Any other big differences bin sound/feel?
 
sondoke said:
I love my green but I honestly don’t know that I’d have a preference between the two. Triode is a bit smoother, right? Any other big differences bin sound/feel?
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Triode is sweeter sounding and gives notes a bit of a tail end to them which is great for solos and cleans. Pentode is bolder and tends to add more complexity to the gain in a good way.
 
glpg80 said:
Triode is sweeter sounding and gives notes a bit of a tail end to them which is great for solos and cleans. Pentode is bolder and tends to add more complexity to the gain in a good way.
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Sounds like I need one of each.
 
sondoke said:
Sounds like I need one of each.
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With high gain you can get pretty close to the former with a good boost or certain guitars. The latter is harder to get so I tend to prefer the latter and boost for the former. YMMV.
 
sondoke said:
I’d love to have the ++ mod done to my green, or whatever red/blue I might pick up, but I’m not even sure if Mike B is back to doing mods.
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He’s doing a ++ mod on my blue within the next month. $400 for the mod plus any service and shipping charges.
 
yeoldefortran said:
He’s doing a ++ mod on my blue within the next month. $400 for the mod plus any service and shipping charges.
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Oh, sweet! Stoked to hear he’s back doing mods. Going to drop them a line and hopefully set something up soon.
 
another former Red stipe owner/moron that sold his back in 2010 for ......... gulp $700
fully loaded with R2 mod too. Thing was a beast. I had a mark IV at the same time so I could hear the differences between them
The III was much more in your face , but it was (mine anyway) really freaking loud. The mark IV was a lot more controllable and I think that's why I sold the III
I wasn't gigging at the time so I didn't really give it much thought.
 
sondoke said:
I’d love to have the ++ mod done to my green, or whatever red/blue I might pick up, but I’m not even sure if Mike B is back to doing mods.
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Since you’ve got a Green, go for the Red, it’ll be less similar to yours than a Blue.
And since the Red is simulclass, it’ll already be more juicy and saturated than the Green, so I’d recommend ++ modding the Green. My buddy did it to his Green and it absolutely kills.
I had a ++ modded Red Stripe, and I think the ++ was a bit too saturated for that amp. Amazing for leads but a bit much for tight rhythm playing. It was switchable though, which made it a + only when switched off (mid knob pushed in) and less saturated.
You really can’t go wrong either way with any of them.
 
I own a blue and red coli.( so not an 100% accurate compare to a reg iii).
I'd have to agree with previous statements. Red seems a little more open and polite in a good way- both amps set the same. Ive tamed quite a bit of the ice pick in the blue with tube choices..I love em both now.im no help lol.
 
frontline205 said:
Get it done soon, people always say this but the day is coming when he retires
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Dude has been at it for ages, he deserves a nice retirement. Definitely need to make this one of the rare things I don’t procrastinate on.
 
Beyond Black said:
Since you’ve got a Green, go for the Red, it’ll be less similar to yours than a Blue.
And since the Red is simulclass, it’ll already be more juicy and saturated than the Green, so I’d recommend ++ modding the Green. My buddy did it to his Green and it absolutely kills.
I had a ++ modded Red Stripe, and I think the ++ was a bit too saturated for that amp. Amazing for leads but a bit much for tight rhythm playing. It was switchable though, which made it a + only when switched off (mid knob pushed in) and less saturated.
You really can’t go wrong either way with any of them.
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That is very useful info and advice, much appreciated on both counts! I absolutely would deliberate neurotically over which to mod, so it’s helpful to see this in advance.
 
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