FALL 2005 FEATURES
Check out what the industry's leading critics are saying about these new award-winning amplifiers.The New Stiletto Deuce & Stiletto Trident – Tone's Second Coming?
Harmony Central User Satisfaction Ratings for the Stilettos The Ultimate Owners Review
Designing the Sound of the next Rock Revolution Mesa's Legendary Randall Smith chats with Guitar Buyer's Mick Taylor on creating Mesa’s critically acclaimed new amplifiers – The Stiletto Deuce & Stiletto Trident.
Stiletto Artist Spotlight Check out some of the latest Artists packing Deuce & Trident Tone!
Make Your Tone Your Own! Style-Out Stilettos. Check out a few of the latest tricked out custom Stilettos to roll off the Mesa Shop floor, as featured on the Mesa Custom Design Gallery. We are a Custom Shop Exclusively!
Surf the Tone Shop Visit the Mesa/Boogie Online Store! Buy the latest Mesa/Boogie Clothing, Tubes, Speakers and Accessories online by visiting our secure Online Store
SPECIAL FEATURE: STILETTO DEUCE & STILETTO TRIDENT
The New Stiletto Deuce & Trident – Tone's Second Coming?
The new Stiletto Deuce & Stiletto Trident have become the most awarded and critically acclaimed new amplifiers in the history of Mesa/Boogie by the music industry's leading publications. In the US, both Guitar Player and Guitar World bestowed their highest honor upon the Stiletto by awarding it their prestigious Guitar Player Editors Pick Award and the Guitar World Platinum Award for excellence in tone, innovative design and quality craftsmanship.
Perhaps even more challenging, in Great Britain, the birthplace of EL-34 tone, Guitarist UK awarded it their coveted 5-Star Guitarist Choice Award and Guitar Buyer celebrated it with their highest endorsement by awarding it a 5-Pick Guitar Buyer Rating!
Check out what the top amp-reviewing critics from these magazines had to say about the new Stilettos –
Following are some of the highlights:
to read the full review check out www.mesaboogie.com/Reviews
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"You can easily conjure Clapton’s Blues Breaker snarl, Hendrix’s psychedelic screams, Gibbon’s grind, and many other fabled Brit-amp textures…
These new sonic weapons would be a worthy addition to even the most formidable and complete amp arsenal… the Stilettos pay homage to the past without denying the future or breaking your bank account.
Amidst the current abundance of high-priced one-tone wonders, the Stilettos are an absolutely astounding value, especially when you consider their high level of design sophistication and innovation, remarkable fit and finish, and almost embarrassing wealth of innovative features and great tone. The Stilettos represent another high-water mark as Mesa/Boogie continues to pursue the leading edge of modern amp design… This is going to be a tough act to follow…"
Terry Buddingh, Guitar Player Magazine
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"Mesa’s new Stiletto Deuce and Stiletto Trident amplifiers continue in the tradition of Smith’s legendary creations. With their ripping EL34 power sections and high-octane six-mode preamps, the all-tube Stilettos may reshape existing notions of British-style aggression and tone.
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. For most, the two-fisted attack of the 100-watt Deuce will provide an instant knock out. But if you’re the type of player that needs brain-busting bass, colossal power depth and unparalleled definition, the Trident’s 150 watts will elevate your tone into Mesa’s unique stratosphere of EL34 clarity and gain."
Eric Kirkland, Guitar World Magazine
"The best range of British rock guitar sounds ever packed into one amp.
One thing is for certain – if the Rectifier doesn’t define the sound of the next rock revolution, the Stiletto probably will… when EL-34 power and real tone are all that matters they’re going to be very hard to beat.
All in all, it’s another awesome weapon from the undisputed king of high-performance guitar amplification. Don’t miss it."
Nick Guppy, Guitarist Magazine (UK)
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"The Mesa that a certain British Company may wish never existed… Immense volume, balls, grind and punch are just four reasons why you won’t believe your ears…
We’d urge you to try a Mesa Stiletto right away. It takes the classic British sound as its base, then builds on it with extra balls, gain and astounding flexibility for literally any style of rock.
The best new Mesa in over a decade – Expect to see them everywhere."
Mick Taylor, Guitar Buyer Magazine (UK)
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STILETTO Artist Spotlight-
Artists Packing Deuce and Trident Tone:
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See the Mesa Artist Roster on our website at:
http://www.mesaboogie.com
Make Your Tone Your Own! Custom Shop???… Mesa is a Custom Shop Exclusively! Styled-Out Stilettos… Here are a few of the latest tricked out Stilettos to roll off the Mesa shop floor, as featured on the Mesa Custom Design Gallery. For more examples, please visit our Design Gallery.
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Harmony Central User Satisfaction Ratings
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Black Sparkle Vinyl Cabinet 
Blue Suede Leather Cabinet 
Wine Crocco Embossed Leather Cabinet & Front Panel With Metal Grille
Purple Suede Leather Cabinet & Black Crocco Front Panel With Metal Grille
Red Crocco Embossed Leather Cabinet & Front Panel Without Metal Grille
Black & White Snake Embossed Leather Cabinet & Front Panel,
Designing the Sound of the next Rock Revolution!
Legendary Mesa Founder & Designer, Randall Smith, takes time for a chat with Guitar Buyer magazine’s Mick Taylor on creating Mesa’s most awarded & critically acclaimed new amplifiers – The Stiletto Deuce & Stiletto Trident.
Guitar Buyer: How did the concept for the Stiletto come about?
Randall Smith: We were interested in making a sonically compatible "partner" for the Rectifier, especially for bands with two guitars. We wanted to enable each player to carve out and OWN a niche in the spectrum such that the individual sounds were distinctive, identifiable and ultimately compatible.
Using EL-34 power tubes put us on the path toward tones that are distinctive from, yet complimentary to the 6L6s used in the Rectifiers. Both the dynamic and harmonic characteristics of these two tubes are quite different. Where the 6L6’s have massive, airy low end that seems to emanate from the center of the earth, the EL-34’s, by cutting off that "sub-sonic" octave, are more tightly focused and punchy. Their frequency response goes to the bottom of the musical spectrum and stops there. But the 6L6’s just keep going, almost gathering momentum as they drop below the lowest musical frequencies - Kind of suggesting the movement of tectonic plates far beneath the earth's surface. And moving this kind of heft makes them slower and less urgent than the EL-34’s.
The high-end distortion characteristics are also way different. The EL’s have a fine crystalline granularity that pokes out above the Presence region where the 6L6’s are smoother and less peaky. They actually go higher even though that harmonic peak of the EL makes them seem brighter. The job was to develop circuitry that accentuated these different characteristics and took them further out, while paying homage to the classic ancestry of British amplification.
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Surf the Tone Shop – Visit the Mesa/Boogie Online Store
The holiday season is right around the corner and we’ve just added a bunch of cool new items for those who want their style to be as good as their tone! It’s not too early to start your Christmas list and ask Santa (or Mrs. Claus) to buy you the latest Mesa/Boogie Clothing, Tubes, Speakers and Accessories online by visiting our secure Online Store – Here are just a few of our newest features:
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Micro-Fleece Mesa Engineering Jacket
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 Dickies Work Jacket w/Mesa LogosBlack, Quilt Lined - Mesa Engineering Patch on front - Embroidered Mesa/Boogie Logo on back. |
Mesa Tube Skull & Flame ShirtClick for Men’s Click for Women’s |
Boogie High Performance Amp ShirtClick for Men’s Click for Women’s |
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 Mesa Engineering Insulated Travel CupStainless Steel Design |
Mesa/Boogie Ceramic MugMatte Black with Silver Logo |
Mesa/Boogie Deluxe Twist PenMore info... |
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Bask in the sound of golden, reliable tone with the worlds finest Preamp and Power Tubes from MESA Engineering – Our tubes are “Premium Grade” and backed by the best warranty in the business at a full 6 Months! |
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Editor: Steve Mueller