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MM 410HD 150 back after 25 years

Hi Guys, proud to say my uncles amp that we loved when we were young is back!! I received it when he passed away unexpectedly and we were very close. The family wanted all his new stuff like a fender blues jr and a marshall 40 watt anda masrshall solid state double stack and an old bassman but not me. I found the music man in the garage piled up with junk mouse nest on the reverb tank cob webs you name it. I knew how much he loved that amp. When the pots got bad he put it in the back room and there it sat. I posted another topic under model and serial numbers. You folks said it has EV Force speakers. My uncle was told by the music store it was a prototype, I now don't think that is true. It took a lot of cleaner and the corner protectors were rusty. I took them off and cleaned them up removed the chassis and cleaned the pots put new tubes in then put it together. I found reading this site it has to be biased but I wanted to turn it on for a second. BAD MOVE the fuse blew so I pulled the Tubes out. I'm an honest guy so I got to tell you what an idiot I am. Ive switched out tubes for years and this time the alignment pin was off and I knew I screwed myself. I couldent sleep at night very well so I went to the local music store and they dident know Music Man ever made amps so that was scary. I was reading this site and came across a man on here named Terry Loose that fixed Music Man amps and posted a repair in 2002. I emailed him and he replied. I told him the stupid thing I did and he had me send him my amp chassis. Turns out the Driver Transistor was bad and the Driver Chip was bad as well. He said it has the DB-4 board in it and he liked that version. He also recapped it for me and sent it back. I was so paranoid putting the tubes in!! All in all Terry saved me Thank you guys and Terry thank You!! I just want to do something that would make my uncle proud and this was it. That amp Rocks!! Played on it 2 hours last night. I noticed its different then most amps. You can dial it in to have slight break up or super clean or distorted. I love the power and the reverb. Music Man is truly one of a kind and now that I own one I'm a fan too!!

Full Name
Kevin Murphy
Music Man Equipment
Black Cherry Burst Albert Lee , SSS,Trem & Piezo 2005

Black LE Albert Lee MM90,Trem 2006 with solid 9k gold knobs

2009 VSB SSS Hardtail Albert Lee KTS Titanium saddles 6lb 1 oz

Red EVH Hardtail 1993;

Mesa F50 Combo; Marshall 25/50 Silver Jubilee signed by Jim;

AER 60 ;Fender BJ 15W;WEM Clubman 5W;

Musicman RP 65 112;

Musicman RD 50 112:

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11 years 2 months

spudmurphy Mon, 07/04/2016 - 05:42

Great story - well the first part was!! That looks a really nice amp - very rare over here in the UK - more photos please!!!!

Full Name
Lars Verholt
Music Man Equipment
HD-130 head, 210X cab, 210RH cab, RD-50 110 combo, Sixty-Five 112 combo, RP65-112

Member for

11 years 2 months

lmv Thu, 07/07/2016 - 13:30

Glad to hear you got the amp saved by a reputable tech (to say the least).

There are lots of nice things to say about just looking at photos on this site too: No strain on your back, little to no issues from the missus as long as I ensure her I'm only looking. 4 x 10 amps should come with a roadie though :)

Cheers,
Lars Verholt

Full Name
Joel D Cagle
Music Man Equipment
I just bought a 210 65 from a pawn shop. Very good condition and seems to be all original. This is my second MM amp as I traded off a 212 130 many years ago. I currently own 210 Sixty-Five, Fender DRRI,
Pro Jr., Concert(Rivera),'70 Bassman,Gibson Falcon,'77 Marshall 1987,JTM612, 4x12,2x12's...stuff. Usually plug a Les Paul or Tele into these, ocassionally a Strat.

Member for

9 years 6 months

Joel DC Tue, 07/12/2016 - 06:07

That is a great looking amp. Hope you got some casters for it. Most importantly...enjoy that beast.

Full Name
David Newlove
Music Man Equipment
410HD 150 prototype blonde finish black grille cloth

Member for

9 years

staticwatt Wed, 07/13/2016 - 06:56

In reply to by Joel DC

Yea its heavy but I don't mind. I have the casters but am currently just doing studio work/jams so it stays home. I have a ampeg V-4 with 4x12 cab that's real heavy so this isent too bad you just have to bear hug it!! I have jammed many times with my uncle playing this rig but never played it myself. I love the cleans this amp produces. Also you can dial in a little break up with the Volume turned up to 6 or 7 and the master down to 3 or 4. Its a unique amp similar to Fender but Unique from any other amp Ive played. It has Balls! 10 inch speakers are the best for clean bluesbut I do like 12 inch closed back for harder Rock because of the chunkiness to them. All in all you guys are right Music Man amps are some of the best products out there. Thanks for the input. All my other amps are collecting dust!! On the 4th of July there were bombs going off all around us so...... I rolled the Music Man over to the Garage door opened it turned up to 3/4 volume and Rocked for about 10 or 15 min. (played a straight version of the star spangled banner and viviolla junction try to make Jimi proud with a Deja vibe I love that pedal!) I bet they heard it a mile away!! Love this AMP!!