A while ago a poster made a thread about why they disliked Mesa.
This thread is NOT a dig on that poster. That poster happens to be one of the most helpfull posters on this board. I just wanted to share my thoughts and experience on Mesa.
I own two Mesa amps. A Road King and a Mark IV. Both bought second hand.
I purchased the Mark IV within the last month. I got a real good deal on it and after a couple days of playing a started to figure out why.
I was getting a real loud Popping crackling noise when I had the amp set to simulclass and I would go from Standby to On (yes, I'm Primal on the Boogie Board). I also had a loud hum.
I called Mesa and was on the phone with a tech within 30 seconds.
This guy was as nice and helpfull as could be. He started going over with me all the different things I tried and some other ideas. I tried some things with him on the phone.
I told him I bought the amp second hand a couple weeks earlier and he still sat there with me trying to troubleshoot the problem on a ten year old second hand amp. When we couldn't figure it out he personally looked up the local authorized Mesa repair stations in my area and gave me there phone numbers.
In the end I replaced the power tubes and paid 90$ for a tech to perform a mod my amp was suppose to get but never did.
I rarely get that kind of service on brand new under warranty products.
In the past I have called Mesa for a variety of issues. One time it was to price a head cab, another time for tolex and grill advice, another time about tube layout diagrams.
On the few ocasions I get sent to voice mail they ALWAYS return my call. The longest a call back ever took was the next day, and that only happened once.
These people take pride in standing behind there product!
And of course, there is also the fact that I just love that Mesa tone.
This thread is NOT a dig on that poster. That poster happens to be one of the most helpfull posters on this board. I just wanted to share my thoughts and experience on Mesa.
I own two Mesa amps. A Road King and a Mark IV. Both bought second hand.
I purchased the Mark IV within the last month. I got a real good deal on it and after a couple days of playing a started to figure out why.
I was getting a real loud Popping crackling noise when I had the amp set to simulclass and I would go from Standby to On (yes, I'm Primal on the Boogie Board). I also had a loud hum.
I called Mesa and was on the phone with a tech within 30 seconds.
This guy was as nice and helpfull as could be. He started going over with me all the different things I tried and some other ideas. I tried some things with him on the phone.
I told him I bought the amp second hand a couple weeks earlier and he still sat there with me trying to troubleshoot the problem on a ten year old second hand amp. When we couldn't figure it out he personally looked up the local authorized Mesa repair stations in my area and gave me there phone numbers.
In the end I replaced the power tubes and paid 90$ for a tech to perform a mod my amp was suppose to get but never did.
I rarely get that kind of service on brand new under warranty products.
In the past I have called Mesa for a variety of issues. One time it was to price a head cab, another time for tolex and grill advice, another time about tube layout diagrams.
On the few ocasions I get sent to voice mail they ALWAYS return my call. The longest a call back ever took was the next day, and that only happened once.
These people take pride in standing behind there product!
And of course, there is also the fact that I just love that Mesa tone.