Members KoskineN Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 I don't think they are that expensive, when you look at the sounds, features and build qualities, especially compared to modern Marshalls and Fenders.I don't consider Mesa "boutique", but they are far from being as big as Marshall or Fender. Last time I heard, they were still making amps in small batches,going from model to model. I think you can see it in their recent tour video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I am not sure I would categorize them as "boutique builder" today either - I'm merely suggesting that, at the minimum, they started out as one - and one of the earlier ones at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Gainster Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 They started as modded Princeton Reverbs. That got pricey so he started building his own.... Santana made the comment " this amp really boogies"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Never met a Mesa I didn't like. Some of the best clean I ever heard came from a beat-to-crap Mark II combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatcatcubby Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 My first boogie was a mark IIB head, cost me 550.00 new. It kicked as with a E120 JBL. I hate the fixed bias, non adjustable thing they have going on today. Buy me toobs only. As with most gear, they got it right the first time around imo. Tubes, tape and analog. Same with money, analog is much better than digital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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