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The 5:50 Express Combo
Guitar World - Sound Check Review
"...the music industry equivalent of a Mini Cooper. Though extremely compact, they deliver plenty of hair-raising power as well as a full selection of useful high performance features not typically found on products in their price class.." (more) |
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TITAN V12
Music Player Magazine...
Wish I Had One Award
"...Big Block Titan V12 can be summed up in one word: WOW! The 1,200 watts of power provided by Mesa/Boogie’s simul- state power
M-Pulse circuitry are superbly clean, and overall, the sound of the Titan was amazing" (more) |
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Knife Life
Guitar Buyer Magazine...
on the Stiletto ACE Combo
"From Loud, Clean and Bold, though to Louder, Filthy and Squashy.... Without doubt a Top Choice for supercharged Brit-flavoured Rock Playing." (more) |
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Boogie Wonderland
Guitar Buyer Magazine...
on the Lone Star Special
"...the folks at Mesa have taken the bluesy, rootsy vibe of the Lone Star a step further, with a sultry, sexy tone machine that must rank among the least Boogie-like Boogies ever made.." (more) |
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Rock 'n' Road(ster)
Guitar Buyer Magazine
"...Borrowing features from the Mighty ROAD KING, Mesa's new DO-IT-ALL AMP writes a whole new chapter on VERSATILITY." (more) |
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The Express Combos
Guitar Buyer Magazine
"...the folks at Mesa have... pinched some of the most desirable features from their more expensive amps – like switchable channel voicings, a low-power single-ended mode – and come up with two HIGHLY DESIRABLE AMPLIFIERS." (more) |
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Mesa Master
Guitar Buyer's Interview with Randall
Smith on the New Express Amps
"Just one note can have so much personality it’s mesmerizing in its complexity...the way the harmonics morph, shift and twist around one another. ...I enjoy coming up with circuits and transformers to showcase the..[tubes] individual musical styles." (more) |
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The Express Combos
Guitarist Magazine
"To say Mesa’s new Express combos are very good is rather like saying a Ferrari Enzo is a bit of a quick car. We’re seriously impressed at just how well the whole design works from a playing perspective, and how well both amps perform with regard to noise levels." (more) |
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Express Design
Guitarist's Interview with Randall Smith on designing the Express
"An important part of the creative process is just fantasising what would make a really cool amp – which sonic voicings do we want to include and where do we get them? ." (more) |
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The Express 5:25 Combo
Guitar Player Magazine "Anyway you look at it, the Express 5:25 comes up a winner. This amp offers a bodacious amount of features for such a small package, and its power and dynamic responsiveness make it ideal for those who need a flexible amp that can really deliver in smaller venues." (more) |
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The Stiletto Ace Combo
Guitarist Magazine
"Mesa’s standard of fit & finish is consistently the benchmark other amp manufacturers have to aim for, and the Ace combo is no exception...The detailing on every part of the cabinet is immaculate" (more) |
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The Stiletto Ace Combo
Guitar One Magazine
"will handily recreate the subtle-to-aggressive grind of classic British EL34 circuits. ...blooming bottom, gnarly complex mids, and an aggressive high end with both slap and sizzle.” (more) |
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The Lone Star Special
Guitar Player Magazine
"...a very hip amp that offers superb build quality, smart features, and excellent tonal range.... your money’s worth and then some here...” (more) |
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The Road King
MusicPlayers.com
"Don’t be misled by its Dual Rectifier moniker – this incredibly versatile amp is packed with the widest arsenal of tone we’ve ever experienced in a single tube amp..”
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The Lone Star
MusicPlayers.com
"Every once in a great while an amplifier comes along that really knocks you out. For us, this is that amplifier. For anyone looking for an amp that delivers lush, three dimensional clean tones that would stand proudly next to any black face amp...look no further!.”
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The Stiletto Ace
MusicPlayers.com
"Not only does the Stiletto Ace walk the hallowed ground of your favorite classic British sounds, it goes far beyond. The amp delves into ferocious high gain chunk, liquid expressiveness, and, perhaps most surprisingly, also offers one of the finest EL-34 based clean tones around..”
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Lone Star Special
Guitar One Magazine
"you’ll find the Lone Star Special to be the very definition of a giant killer. Whether you’ll be using it for atmospheric surgical strikes in the studio or at hot-and-bothered live club gigs, the Special will indeed deliver.”
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Lone Star Special
1 x 12 Combo
Guitarrista Magazine (Spain)
"Añade un cuarteto de ‘hermanas de potencia de nueve puntas’ a un Lonestar de Mesa y ¿qué es lo que consigues? Creemos que el Lonestar Special es uno de los mejores Boogies que nos hemos encontrado.”
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Lone Star Special
Un "pequeno" gran ampli
En Concierto Magazine (Spain)
"El fabricante americano Mesa Boogie nos presenta una grata novedad que hará las delicias de aquellos guitarristas que buscan un gran sonido de guitarra en un amplificador de válvulas pero que no necesitan tanto volumen.”
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Practical, But No Joke
Mesa Lone Star Special
Vintage Guitar Magazine
"The Lone Star Special is an exceptionally sweet-sounding amp that covers all frequency ranges. Its overall tone is incredibly fat and full, with gain to spare, and exceptional clean tones. In fact, “exceptional” pretty much defines this amp in an all-around sense.”
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Stiletto Critical Acclaim
Excerpts from Award Winning Industry Reviews of the Stiletto Deuce and Trident...PLUS...links to complete reviews and free downloadable 20 page Booklet.
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A Cut Above
Mesa Stiletto Deuce and Trident
Guitar World Magazine
" The extremely versatile six-mode Stilettos cast a lush harmonic haze over the classic EL34 tones while punching into a deviant new world of defiant British manners.”
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Mesa Stiletto Deuce
and Trident
Guitar Player Magazine
"A manufacturer's sincerity of purpose is reflected in its commitment to quality and attention to detail, and Mesa/Boogie has been an industry leader in this regard for decades. ”
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ToneSmith
Mesa Boogie's Founder on the Stiletto
Guitar Buyer Magazine, UK
" From the first Boogiemodded Fender Princetons, all the way through Mark Series amps right up to the latest Rectos, Randy has brought you the lot. The latest amp from the Mesa ‘Home Of Tone’ is the Stiletto (reviewed below in "the Heeler"), so we took the opportunity to ask him about his new baby. ”
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The Mesa Stiletto Deuce
Guitarist Magazine, UK
"Many bands are now fusing the omnipresent grungier tones of the nineties with seventies-inspired guitar sounds and for that, the Stiletto has all the kick you need. All in all, it’s another awesome weapon from the undisputed king of high-performance guitar amplification. Don’t miss it.”
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The Big Block 750
Bass Player Magazine
"The circuit is phenomenally tight, controlled, precise, and vicious. It can provide a demonically bleating belch or a furry tinge that recalls bygone vintage amps. One staffer praised its “total wall of buzzsaw attack” and “distinct color.”
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PowerHouse 1000 Cab
Bass Player Magazine
"The 1,000-watt cab handled everything we threw at it with aplomb, even a Modulus Quantum 5’s woofer-wincing B string. It’s a particularly righteous rock box—the Big Block’s overdrive was a great match—but it also has good treble tickle for slap, and super-gut-punching burp for back-pickup fingerstyle."
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Big Time Rock 'n Roll
The ToneQuest Report
"After 30+ years, you can’t argue with success, and Randall Smith is one of the most successful and creative pioneers in the history of guitar amplification. His enthusiasm, passion and creativity have not diminished one bit, and they are clearly shared by everyone at Mesa Engineering."
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Mesa Mark I & Lone Star
The ToneQuest Report
"The ultimate test of any new review amp for us is this: Will we miss it when it’s gone? The Mark I and the Lone Star encouraged us to discover unique tones, textures and musical themes that we wouldn’t have found otherwise, and yes, they certainly will be missed."
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Mesa Stiletto Deuce
Guitarist - Australia
" The Stiletto from Mesa Boogie: It slices, it dices...and then it knocks you flat with its crystalline focus. "
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Mesa Boogie Lone Star
Guitar World Magazine
" this is a well-mannered ass-kicker that blows away the competition with righteous unapologetic perfection. Angelic clean, classic inspiring overdrive, musical deep reverb and soul-melting high gain are all child’s play for this Mesa. It doesn’t get much better than this at any price."
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Mesa Boogie Lone Star
Guitar Player Magazine
"this sucker is so sonically versatile that it’s like a guitar tone workstation, rather than a one-trick blues pony, as its name might imply ."
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Mesa Lone Star 2x12
Guitarist Magazine
"Despite the expanding competition at this level, the Lone Star sets another benchmark for tone that others will have to try very hard to emulate."
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Mesa Walkabout Scout
Guitarist Magazine
"As always, much thought has gone into this design and it really shows. The Walkabout Scout is simply stunning! ... it would prove extremely useful, and portable, in any live situation."
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The Lone Star Combo
"...becomes addictive "
Bill Greenwell - United Kingdom
“Whether....I play my 335, PRS Custom, Les Paul, Strat or Tele, the Lone Star has its own take on all of them. None of them sound even remotely as soulful through anything else."
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The Big Block 750
"...the Best of the Best"
Sally Whitman - Waterford, CT
“...thunderous, harmonious destruction and mayhem, (in a pleasant sort of way, of course). ...Quality this close to perfect has to be the end-all to my 'bass dreams'."
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The Stiletto ACE
"Truly Inspires..."
Tom Stolzenberger - Carlisle, PA
“I love my Stiletto Ace. And I have nothing but the sincerest thanks to everyone at Mesa for all the years of great guitar sound and pleasure your team and products have given me...."
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The Roadster...
Holy Grail of Tone!
Adam Bracewell - UK
“I was grinning and laughing like a maniac for the entirety of my practice and I could not believe what a good purchase I had made. Quite frankly, this is the BEST amp I have ever had the pleasure of playing."
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The Roadster...
Awesome Arsenal of Tones!
Adam Lucchesi - Memphis, TN
“you stepped it up a notch with the Roadster's awesome arsenal of tones! From the fattest cleans to the most punishing gain available - The Roadster has thoroughly owned me! I didn't buy the Roadster… the Roadster bought ME!"
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My Roadster Gets After It!
T. Michael Kennedy - Texas
“Simply said, my Red Floral Roadster sparkles, it tweeds, it vintage overdrives, it crunches, it howls, it growls, it screams, and it crushes. It abso-freakin-lutely flat out smokes at everything it does. I LOVE THIS AMP!"
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Exceeded My Wildest
Imagination...
Thornton Carter Fairfield - Minnesota
“Thank you for really being who you say you are. A company that cares, a company that treats every artist with respect, whether it be a professional or just a living room player."
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The Mesa Stiletto
Barry Shirley - Columbia, SC
“I first played through a Stiletto Deuce at my local Mesa Dealer, Musician Supply. It was an instant hit with me. The voicing of this amp is on the money with its EL-34 power. I ordered mine on the spot."
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Mesa Rect-O-Verb Combo
Billy Bullock - Columbia, SC
“Every knob/adjustment on the amplifier gives you all you could want (and more) of that color of the spectrum. Only a slight "tweak" of any of the controls is necessary to affect the end result."
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Mesa M-Pulse 600
Charles Whyde - Columbia, SC
“What a great combination the M-Pulse 600 and 2x12 Powerhouse cabinet makes. It's exactly what I was looking for and I love it!"
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25 Years with Mesa
Toyzz - Columbia, SC
“Our band, Toyzz, www.toyzzband.com uses Mesa gear exclusively and wouldn’t consider anything else. The band was established in 1980 and the Mesa gear has been with us from the start."
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The Mesa Mystique
Mark Stys - Detroit, MI
“Not one of my many Boogies ever broke down and every time I plug in, I am rewarded with years of Mesa research. You can feel the labor of love the Boogie team puts into these amps. Not one detail is overlooked. I refer to it as the Mesa Mystique. Mesa Mojo."
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Mesa Dual Rectifier
Tim Talbert - Norfolk, VA
“ I just wanted to thank you folks for making such a killer product. It was the best "onstage experience" of my life, largely due to the pride and confidence of having my Dual Rectifier behind me."
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Mesa M-Pulse 360
Clive Russell - United Kingdom
“ The pre-amp section gives immediate promise of what’s in store - I love the mid control, then the incredible Parametric EQ section… It leaves no gaps. It's all here for me - just a great amp."
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Mesa Boogie Road King
from Don Elmblad - Lanse, MI
"I want to tell you and the world how happy I am with the Mesa/Boogie products I own and the customer service I have experienced as a Mesa/Boogie customer...." (more) |
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Mesa Boogie Bass 400+
from Thomas Bramhall - Madison, AL
"It's all about maintaining a passionate company culture that has products reflecting what's now decades of tone obsession. Very few companies in ANY field have done it, and you've done it serving neurotic musicians, of which I am one.." (more) |
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Mesa Bass Gear
from Frank Stiner- Anchorage, Alaska
"What I tell my friends is this: “Don’t mess around – Get a Mesa/Boogie, these amps will blow your socks off!." (more) |
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Mesa Durability
from Dan Leduc - Enfield, Connecticut
"I've never had a single problem in the 6 years I've been using it." (more) |
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Mesa Road King
and Road King Cab
from Barry Shirley-Columbia, S.C.
"You only have to tweak the front controls in very small increments to find new territory. This amp is the Holy Grail in my estimation. Give it a try.!" (more) |
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Mesa Venture Combo
and Powerhouse Cab
from Don Rockett-Ruston, LA
"I have used several rigs over the past few years...always searching for the feeling of finally finding "The One". Well, this is it. The only strange thing is knowing that I don't need to be on the lookout for the best sounding rig anymore...I own it thanks to Mesa!" (more) |
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Mesa/Boogie
Maverick
from
Steve Brown-Indianapolis, IN
"I
couldn't have asked for a
sweeter, more versatile amp
- That coming from a fellow
who's owned Twins, Supers
and Music Man amps and a player
for 40years.. " (more) |
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