Anyone using Mesa Boogie amps ??

kidvett · Post by **kidvett** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:45 am

I will possibly have to upgrade the amp....I was thinking Mesa or Ampeg. I read a lot of good comments on the Ampeg stuff ( which I use, B200R ) but not much said on the Mesa Boogie line...

Any comments ??

Marc

pflash4001 · Post by **pflash4001** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:45 am

For smaller gigs I use an Ampeg BA115HP. For bigger gigs I use a GK 800RB with a Hartke 410 and 215XL.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:02 pm

Our new Guitar Center will be havng their local Grand Opening sometime soon, so I'm hoping to get to try out a Mesa Powerhouse 2 x 12 cab if and when they stock one. I hear good things!

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:51 pm

Marc, if you are looking for something small enough to throw in the car, great tube warmth and tone, powerful enough to support most gigs, short of one with Motorhead, check out Boogie's Walkabout Scout series.

They offer 300 watts, 12" & 15" speaker models. I own a Scout with the 12" speaker. It is an amazing combination of portable power & sound.

Can be pricey, but worth every penny.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:06 pm

AMPEG, AMPEG, AMPEG, AMPEG! Did I mention AMPEG?

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:09 pm

Can be pricey, but worth every penny.

Mesa sets the prices for their dealers. The only way I've seen Mesa equipment go for less than the fixed price is for it to be a store demo or something like New Old Stock that a store is wanting to clear out.

So the lesson is:

The good thing about Mesa stuff is that the price is the same no matter where you buy it.

The bad thing about Mesa stuff is that the price is the same no matter where you buy it.

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:23 pm

I have a new Ampeg BA115 HPT combo that sounds quite nice and is easy to move around. BTW it has plenty of volume too.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:45 pm

Can't say I'm a fan of the new MESA stuff, I like the old Buster and 400+.

But then I like the old Ampeg stuff better, SB-12, B-15, B-25, V4B, and SVT.

And then there's

IMHO, since I don't play.

hoptownbass · Post by **hoptownbass** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:51 pm

I own a Mesa Boogie Venture 2x10 combo and I absolutely love it. Plenty of power (600W) amazing sound with onboard EQ and“solo” settings which can both be turned off with switches on the amp or foot pedal. It is a little on the heavy side (about 120 pounds) but I don't mind when I plug into her.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:14 pm

"Mesa sets the prices for their dealers."
"The good thing about Mesa stuff is that the price is the same no matter where you buy it.

The bad thing about Mesa stuff is that the price is the same no matter where you buy it."

I thought price fixing went out in the 1960s?! In fact McIntosh was one of the high profile companies prosecuted by the federal government.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:18 pm

You cannot go wrong with Mesa. Every one I have ever played has been phenomenal, and I want one badly. Problems, HEAVY AS HELL, LOTS of tubes, but they absolutely pump.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:32 pm

I just bought one, and I'm gigging with it Thursday night...I'll give you a product review soon thereafter...

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:21 pm

I thought price fixing went out in the 1960s?! In fact McIntosh was one of the high profile companies prosecuted by the federal government.

It might be a different kind of "fixing". I may just be using the wrong terminology. But I've been told that Authorized Mesa Boogie Dealers have very strict pricing guidelines they must follow in order to maintain their dealership privileges. And they way it was explained to me, this results in the same price on the same Mesa product, coast-to-coast. This supposedly also explains why Mesa stuff cannot be sold (brand-new) on the Internet.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:34 pm

That would be what the earlier price fixing was all about. Same scenerio. Of course there was no internet or ebay back in the 60's - Al Gore was too young to have invented it yet!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:53 pm

give him time...