Joebethell Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Sold as per the Usual. As far as i know these are pretty rare. I brought this amp a few years ago and it was in a sorry state i had it refurbished by a guy who specialised in valve amps and in Mesa (Aston Electronics). i believe it is one of the first amps mesa brought into the UK but have been unable to prove this. The amp is working has a fair few knocks/marks and general wear it had a switch changed as can been seen in the photos and if you are using the fan it makes a ticking sound since the amp has been fitted into a Gator Case. Its not perfect but it works and has never let me down and sound Epic really powerful for a 180watt amp blows most modern amps away which are rated at much higher wattage. Use as is or spend more money on restoring in further. This will be collection only due to size and Weight. [url="http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/JoeBethell/media/Mesa/IMG_0793_zpsqv0ii6si.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0"]http://s1379.photobu...html?sort=3&o=0[/url] Edited April 2, 2015 by Joebethell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have one of these and it's hands down the best and most practical all-valve amp I've ever had Plenty of power headroom; not back-breakingly heavy like a 400 (and only six power valves to change), and unlike the 400 can be easily overdriven into filthy distortion or do crystal clear - it was launched as a dual purpose guitar or bass amp and the "guitar" channel has the same cascade gain saturation circuitry as the legendary early '80's Mesa Boogie "Mark series" guitar amps. Bump, and GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thanks for the reply. Yeah its a beast think its from 1982ish wish i didn't have to part with it but needs must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Hi Do you know the weight? Is it in a flight case, difficult to tell in the pics What work does it need? Oh yeah, what valves are in it and how much use have they had? Thanks Edited March 13, 2015 by Dazed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hi i don't know the weight it is heavy though and it is in the Gator case yes. Valves are 6x Mesa STR440 and 4 tone valves 12x7 type seen around 8 to 10 hours playing time. Work wise as i said in the listing its a fully working amp but if you were picky you could tidy the chassis,one handle on the front is loose but because the head is flight cased it never bothered me.The only issue i have had in use is the fan noise. Hope that helps it is a Mega head and i know I'm going to regret selling it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thanks for the reply. Is the fan noisy or a bit dicky? Whereabouts are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Im in East Staffordshire.The fan is just noisy I'm sure if you got the amp out the flight case an got to the mounting screws and fettled it you could get it better. You don't need the fan for normal use just recommends the fan when using the amp in racking with other units or for hard/prolonged use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Price Drop now 575 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardd Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 These are great valve amps I had one but but sadly stolen about 12 years ago,The warmest valve sound you can get with loads of power,Heavy but well worth the lift,Cannot remember Joe but does it go down to 2ohm's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hi Rich i think it does go down to 2Ohms as the speaker outs are two 8Ohms and two 4Ohms on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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richardd Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Hi Joe,Read the manual,it only goes to 4 ohms, as the way it is w[b]i[/b]red if you are running two 4 ohm cabs you have to use both 4 ohm speaker outs,and they both run at 4 ohm's each,not bringing it down to 2,But what great valve amps theses are.GLWYS.Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thanks Rich nice to know. Where did you find the manual as i have been looking for one of a while. Cheers Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardd Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Just put Messa D180 in google and up it popped Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Price Drop again 500ono now Rare old amp has to go to a new home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Price drop to 450ono Edited April 2, 2015 by Joebethell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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