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Mesa/Boogie
The cult manufacturer is back
Mesa/Boogie, also known as Mesa Engineering, is an American manufacturer of amplifiers based in Petaluma, California. The name “Boogie” is said to go back to the famous guitarist Carlos Santana, who is said to have said during the first test of a Mesa amplifier: “Man, that little thing really boogies!”
You can find detailed information about the history of Mesa/Boogie, the products and the sophisticated technology inside the amplifier in our product overview.
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The story of Mesa/Boogie
Here you will find out everything you need to know about the history of Mesa/Boogie . We inform you about the amplifier design and the modern technology that is application in all Mesa amps. Enjoy browsing!
Tweed amps from the 50s as a model
In the late 1960s, Randall Smith, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most famous amplifier repairers, was inspired to build his own amplifier after learning to appreciate the tweed circuits of the 1950s. He loved their organic sound, the effective controls , and the way the sound changed smoothly from clean to distortion and back again when the gain control was turned.
In order to advance with his own amplifier designs and concepts, he settled in Pentaluma, California in 1969 and worked on further developing his amplifier.
Accidentally found the perfect sound
The typical, heavily distorted sound of the Mesa/Boogie amplifier was initially the result of an incorrectly dimensioned preamplifier. The company's founder, Randall Smith, was unsure whether the pre-amp would have enough power to drive the amplifier , so he designed it with four double triodes, of which the first seven triodes are still used today to amplification the input signal.
Many years later , Mesa/Boogie has become one of the major global players in the market for high-quality guitar and bass amplifiers and is a leader in the development of modern amp designs and circuits.
Modern technology and useful functions
The American company also holds several patents on special features and circuits, such as Multi-Watt™, Dyna-Watt™ and the Mesa CabClone™ Cab Simulator, which you are sure to come across when browsing through our selection of Mesa/Boogie products become. We present some of the most important ones here:
- The patented Multi-Watt™ power amp combines Mesa's Duo-Class™ and Dyna-Watt™ technologies and provides you with the sounds of multiple power levels, style modes and circuits in one amplifier .
- The Dyna-Watt™ technology is controlled by your touch or picking technique and automatically sets a dynamic accent when you play harder.
- The Mesa CabClone™ Cab Simulator with internal amp load offers you closed back & open back simulations in your amp and allows you to play without loudspeaker . You can even enjoy your sound via a headphone output .
The return of the legends
In January 2021 , Mesa/Boogie was acquired by Gibson Guitar Corporation. For a long time it was almost impossible to get hold of a Mesa/Boogie amp in Europe. In 2024, popular amplifier such as the Dual Rectifier, the Mark VII, the Subway bass amplifier series and the loudspeaker from the Boogie Cabinet series will finally return to Europe and we are pleased to have these great products in our range again.
A big fan base
Of course, a manufacturer of such innovative and high-quality products has now also been able to gather a large fan base among professional musicians who are enthusiastic about Mesa/Boogie amps. The most famous users of Mesa/Boogie amps include the aforementioned Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Angus Young, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Adam Jones, Mark Tremonti and Dave Grohl. Of course, these are by no means all the famous Mesa/Boogie users and Mesa/Boogie also has a large and constantly growing fan base among studio musicians and hobby guitarists. Maybe you too will soon be part of the next generation of the Mesa/Boogie fan community?
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