Tube Amp Archive

Send it back to mesa to have them tube it which was the goal in the design they break them and install new clips. They keep you in the Mesa family. It does seem that they had that goal when they built my amp. They even have a label on the preamp tube cover saying that there is no user serviceable p...

have you tried pushing the metal caps down and turning? do you have a picture of them? My Maverick doesn't have metal caps on each tube. Instead there's a metal channel that covers all the preamp tubes. The channel seems to be held on with plastic fastners. Since it's old and plastic doesn't fair w...

I seem to have a microphonic tube in my Maverick's lead channel. The preamp tubes are under a metal cover that seems to be held in place with some plastic fastners. Does anyone know how to take the metal cover off?

Thanks,

John