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Jim Marshall, 2005 - Photograph: Damien Maguire/Rex Features
When Jim Marshall loaded a largely Fender Bassman circuit with EL-34 power tubes back in the late 1950s, he probably didn’t imagine how significant his contribution to rock n roll was about to become. [click to continue…]
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Randall Smith and Doug West tonin' in the MESA/Boogie Tone Lounge (click to enlarge)
Hi and welcome to 2012. Thanks to you all, 2011 was a good year for us. Your acceptance of our new products keeps me inspired to continue innovating, and that’s still my main passion. [click to continue…]
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Boogie Men Behind Mesa Bass - (L-R) Dan Van Reizen, Jim Aschow, Randall Smith & Doug West (click to enlarge)
Bass Gear Magazine interviews Randall Smith, Doug West and Dan Van Reizen for details on the latest Bass Amp and Cabinet designs
Mesa/Boogie bass products have undergone quite a renaissance in the last 5 years. Whether it’s the astonishing REAL power, clarity and feel of the new Carbine series of amps or the rock-solid build, punch and impact of the Powerhouse bass cabs, Mesa Bass products are at the top of their game. [click to continue…]
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By Randall Smith
Electronics first sparked my curiosity back in the mid-50s, just ten years after World War II. I was about ten myself and this was the prelude to my building hi-fi and ham radio gear. A couple of us kids would hop a bus across the bridge into San Francisco and down to lower Market Street, before it was porn palaces and derelicts in doorways. There were a couple of surplus stores down there selling all sorts of left-over war material, some new and never delivered, some used and much abused—it actually HAD been to war! [click to continue…]
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