A Closer Look At...Mesa Boogie Amplifiers - The Ones You Might Not Have Heard Of!
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- Here at Peach we love Mesa Boogie amplifiers, so we thought we’d give you a more in-depth look at a few that you perhaps haven’t heard much about. We’ve chosen the brand new California Tweed, the Fillmore and the Triple Crown to demonstrate a huge range of sounds available, and perhaps not quite what you’d expect from Boogie!
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I've played the tweed and fillmore.
The tweed sounds soooo good at low volume
Sure, the guy can play, no argue about that, but no one ever mentions the sound guy here. The guy in charge of miking, recording and setting the amps is doing marvelous job. Every amp sounds great on almost every videos. Great job sound guy!
The Triple Crown is truly the most versatile amp made by Mesa. It can play anything, has the most gain on tap of any Mesa's amp, 3 channels with midi, line out, Cab clone, headphones out, has a speaker on/off (resistive load), different voicing with 6L6/6V6/EL34 tubes, solo boost, reverb tank with adjustable level for each channel. It can almost make coffee and wash the dishes!
Very good to know
I have the combo and head and it is all I use now. You can go from Fender, to Marshal, to Mark V all in one amp. The 3 channels give you a nice clean, crunch, and high gain as a base.
The lead channel of the Triple Crown has a smeared feel to it and it lacks bottom end, the Mark Series or a boosted Recto do metal a lot better…imho. I like the TC for classic rock/hard rock.
Funny how the mark iv came out in 1991 and has everything the tc has except midi, cabclone and attenuation. In addition it has triode-pentode, class a/ab operation.
I was auditioning a TC-50 against a JVM50 head and the moment I switched to the blue channel on the Mesa I said "well that's a modded JCM800". Suffice to say the Mesa came home with me.
Mate that California tweed full tilt sounded amazing. I'm a death metal guy and I think I need to broaden my horizons
REALLY nice review of these amps, and some very elegant playing, which highlights these amp's capabilities beautifully. Thanks much !
Got the Fillmore a month ago after a many long years of amp hunting and thousands of dollars. You name it i have tried it. Found this 2 channel amp that gives me perfect cleans like a blackface and then gives me two different levels of gain? It's perfect. I don't need pedals anymore. It has changed my amp life.
yeah but is there a footswitch to change between the 2 channels ? I have looked at photos i only see a reverb footswitch 1/4 inch input jack, am I wrong ? thanks
@@jixxxxer17I also got a Fillmore 25 about a month ago - amazing, versatile amp! It comes with a foot-switch that plugs into the front panel just below the input jack. A separate reverb foot-switch is available and would plug in the back of the amp., but it comes with the Channel-Switching pedal - hope that helps.
@@1ShelbyLover1 wow ok cool thanks so much !
Hey JS. How would you compare the Fillmore to the LoneStar Special?
Darin Ames I would say they are a lot alike in the sense that they have a good clean and a good drive. Really depends if you prefer el84 or one of the 6’s as your power tube section. I like the drive on the lonestar more but the clean on the Fillmore more. But if you want higher gain then Fillmore gives you that you can go Mesa higher gain. I prefer the clean channel with the gain halfway and main all the way up and hitting it with a pedal
Even the complex chord structures shined through on the hi gain channel Boogie knocked it out of the park with the Triple Crown
California Tweed is a winner! I really like these Boogie’s! Boogie has always done high gain really well. And you can hear the boogie vibe in the high gain settings on the Fillmore and TC.
I keep being haunted by the clean and edge of breakup tones of the Cali. Very sweet. There are other videos showing what the Cali sounds like being pushed by pedals...😋
Like all great amp companies, they an identifiable vibe. In the case of these amps, the vibe isn’t so heavy that every guitar sounds the same.
You can always hear a Mesa, it's this creamy yet explosive and dynamic exclamation point at the end of every note. It's almost a cartoonish quality but in the best way possible.
Mesa user here since 92.I had many.The only amp I kept is the Boogie mk4b head into a 212 Recto and aside a Lonestar 112 cab for more airy sounds both in 4 ohms.This Fillmore will be my new friend.Thx for posting.
That Filmore rocks
All three are fantastic amps. I have the TC 100 and LOVE it!
Excellent demo! Thanks
Great demo! Thank you so much
Brilliant Job Jack and all at Peach Guitars!!!
Got my Fillmore 50 and 2x12 cab 2 months or so ago. It took a week or so to break it but now I love this amp to bits. Only using EP to boost half way the front end in drive set to 2/3. Holy smokes this thing... Boogie. I should get mine from you. Got a Strat from you though few weeks ago and service was top notch
Good job, thanks! These amps are magnificient. I was tending towards the Laney L5 for home studio but these are to be condidered. More thinking to do, and money to save...
That Mesa Boogie Fillmore has got to be the greatest sounding rock tone that I've ever heard...It produces such an enormously big, round and driven sound while remaining so articulate and clear.
The first time I heard it was on this channel with Jack playing a review on a 1959 Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
It was even better than this....Holy Sh$t !!!
I went back and forth between the Cali and the Fillmore, Got my Fillmore 50H yesterday and way to go Mesa love this flippin head. Played a few hrs w a friend of mine and his Fuchs ODS II. He is looking for the Fillmore 100 now. Can get some sweet Fendery cleans and does SRV really nice, just a great tone machine.
Been waiting for something like this.
2 identical channels on fillmore sounds like a perfect platform.
Darren Clack I agree. I thinks it’s cool how you have the option to set different gain stages for the same exact channel, or use the different modes to have different channels, essentially
All of you on the Peach Guitars videos are absolutely fabulous guitarists. I love all your videos. They are my favorite at the moment. Thank you and please keep them coming on all that scrumptous and lovely gear!!
The triple crown is amazing. Amazing
Yes, I am a Mesa player from way back, having bought my first Mk amp in the 80s. I still have a Nomad 55 4x10 and a Road King II. Let me tell you, the California Tweed is a whole different animal. And the addition of the Jensen Blackbird speaker is also a win for the tone. Just a great amp at every setting, and cool looking as a bonus. I have the head and 1x12 cab, and can’t say enough good about it. If you love classic Fender tone, but want a reliable amp to get it in, the CT is your ticket.
I just bought a Filmore and I love it. You sure do make it sound real good!
Fab store. Bought a used Gibson R9 from them last year. Great p/x deal and no pressure sales approach. Lovely guys to deal with.
Holy crap!! The playing here is fantastic!
all three are great, I would go for the Triple Crown
Really like the attenuation on the tweed. Once you get some more two rock studio signature amps in stock I'll come down and try both out to see which I prefer.
Nicely done. 👍🏻 What a review should look like.
that Fillmore sounds amazing
I have the TC 50 and it’s unbelievable and so versatile
Well done! And great playing
Nice comparisons (I'm a longtime Mk III Simulclass user and I agree with what you say about the differences).
I really liked ALL of that!
BUT ESPECIALLY THAT GRAY GUITAR!!!
Peach guitarist are great !!
I like the comparison. I've got a Fillmore 100 which I love, but it was great to hear Fillmore compared to the other Mesa offerings.
I own the Fillmore 50. Very pleased with tones I get out of it!!!
Lovely playing my friend.
Great demo. The Guitarist magazine vid on the tweed did the amp a disservice by dialing in an horrible fizzy blown speaker sound at the 2 watt setting. This demo was far better and, as everyone else has said, its inspiring to listen to someone who can actually play put a fine amplifier thru its paces as opposed to a bunch of noodling. Loved the comparison between the three mesas as well but the cali tweed is very tempting indeed. Cheers.
Jeremy Postaer For my money the 40 to 20 was the sound! The other settings seemed too compressed.
That was some solid ass playing, great demo!
Great video! Unfortunately, now I want all three!
Great video!
I dig the cream color of the California Tweed!
Would be cool if you guys did a demo of Mesa’s smaller lunch box style amps like the Mark V 25, Mini Rectifier and Rectoverb 25.
Love my Fillmore 50 Combo! Put the knobs at 12 o'clock on the clean channel, and just play and enjoy the great tones.
I feel the same way, it was on my bucket list and although it felt like a big investment for my ability level, I could not be happier, and I have never been happier with an amp.
This Fillmore sounds great! And the TC is my favorite.
Perfect. Could've stayed and watched this for an hour. The fillmore and the Cali are just amazing. I never got into Mesa (although I know how good they are), but those two just make me flip. Especially the tweed.
Great video.
I'd love to know which cabinets/speakers were being used for the demo. These are some of the best tones I've heard in ages, and I own a TC-50. Lovely!
Awesome player!
I love the TC
I’m sure the amp is fine but I’m watching (again) to enjoy this young man’s playing. Nice!
Studio 22 is a cracking amp! I’d never want anything else
Nice touch using a California made guitar also
Wow, he knows ‚talk to your daughter‘ from Robben Ford... so cool!
Hi..Good guitar player..Thanks...DH
Fantastic player 🤪
Who would've thought Eric Foreman was such a sick guitar player
Came here to post exactly this...
Hit the nail on the head!
I want the Mesa Tweed 40. Single channel with a presence control and capable of reduced wattage.
Wholeheartedly recommend buying a Boogie from these guys, I got my JP2C from them
The Fillmore 50 certainly blew me away. I dont know how that amp ecaped my radar for all this time. I have the TC 100 and Its a great amp also. I might have to add a Fillmore to my collection though. Great demo and great playing as always. You really know how to play to an amp to bring out its possitive side.
I have a TC100 and a Fillmore 100 combo. both are great, versatile amps.
I had a Fillmore 25 I just got a California tweed
Dude, you are no joke on that 6 stringer. Get a band and bring it back. The store will be there when you return.
I love your guitar playing Jack, would you mind if i asked how you got to this point in your playing? Like how long have you been playing and which artists/bands influenced you?
GREAT DEMO!!!!!!!!!
Great tone, fantastic playing!
Does anyone know what California amp builder he was referring to when he mentioned that he wasn’t gonna name them. Wasn’t sure if he was referring to Rivera, or some other boutique builder?
OK I went back and listened a couple times and heard what I was looking for. I remember that time period...our guitarist in a blues band was looking for the ultimate tone, and sat in a San Francisco music store for hours… Comparing the Riviera with a Dr. Z. I think the only reason he took the Dr. was that the sales man said that the Riv...was built using a PCB.
It is very interesting that this pops up after watching a video on Amplitube’s new Mesa models that are official versions of at least two of these amps
The blessing and the curse of targeted marketing and cookies!
I don't need more amps but the TC-50 is a very appealing amp ;-)
Christian Boddum you always need more amps.
Cali Tweed sounds great Can you run an ext cab ? 4/10s the way to go with it plus a 1/12 on top Yeah All sound great though and a welcome departure from their standard hi gain offerings Perfect amps that let the guitar characteristics shine through
What cabinet was used with the TC-50? It sounds great!
That Tele... ❤️
I've noticed that Jack's playing is very downstroke heavy. Gives it that really nice percussive and staccato sound.
Which tube have this amplifier?
I love how when he's talking about the Filmore he mentions an amp builder out of CA who did hot-rodded fender style amps, who he won't name, but he does say that the Filmore is "River-ing to other boutique brands".... do you think he might be REFERRING to Rivera?
First thought that came to my mind was Howard Dumble.
Lol, I thought he was referring to Soldano. I’m not sure why he just didn’t just say who it was. He mentioned a lot of other amp companies elsewhere in the video.
Guess there are just too many California based boutique amp builders! Though I don't know that Soldano would be who they're referencing because they aren't really fender based amps.
That California Tweed sounds great. Dear. The gain on the others is good but generic. I'm going to look for a recent model Rivera combo and use my pedals for the tweed stuff.
Man, the songs Jack plays are absolutely incredible. Are they his or does anyone know by what artist?
On the tweed, Neil youngs hey hey my my.
I own a 5/50 Express plus. I am going to sell it. I wamt theTriple crown, Hands down the best for me. To each their own, I feel it is the best bang for the buck. I am talking about the head. I do not like combo amps. Good luck to all.
Fillmore is slick
That Mad Professor sounds great, is it your go to overdrive?
man this kid can play
which one for mostly blues ? please reply thanks California Tweed / Fillmore Series
No reverb on tc? Don't know why mesa did this with the stiletto as well. Just because old Marshall's dont have reverb doesn't mean we can't put it in el34 Amps. Newer Marshall's from jcm900 on have reverb.
This makes me want a Boogie really bad ...
Who doesn't get on with Mesa Boogie amps? That's kind of strange since most of their amps are pretty flexible and easy to live with. You can change entire family of sounds by switching tubes (6l6/E34 etc and it's all self biasing just flip the switch etc etc). The Lone Star for example is a Fender, a Marshall, a Boogie and whatever else you want. A great chameleon amp. And most of their amps are actually. Can impersonate most any amp.
It's always sounded pretty good but that's the best I've heard the fillmore sound in a demo. Were you using the 2x12 recto cab? I really enjoyed this comparison.
How were these recorded?
Wow! I didn’t even know M.B. made valve amps till just now! The Triple Crown really just sounds money mate. But I really would have rather heard a great Les Paul and maybe the semi hollow 594 McCarty instead of that Strat style axe through it. The Fillmore was great too. (Sorry, looks like I’m about 2 yrs late finding this video. But maybe this will jumpstart a new circulation?) ANYONE KNOW WHAT SPEAKERS MESA PUTS IN THEIR CABS DESIGNED FOR 50W HEADS? Thanks in advance!❤️
4:42 is that from a song? I want to learn it!
what do they call the color of that yellow custom shop Tele, wow it's nice , Peace !
Vintage White, I know.. It's an odd name for yellow :)
I have a fillmore and can not for the life of me get the drive channels to sound that good, guess I need a prs😏
It may be the difference in pickups.
KEEP THAT SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE GUITAR VISABLE AT ALL TIMES...….
You made that TC sound tasty!
Hmmm, based on the sounds from this video, the Fillmore sounded the best to my ears.
Man, that Triple Crown rips!!
I own a Lonestar 100 watts head with a 2 x 12 Rectifier cabinet; e.g. the Andy Timmons combination.
I also have a Schecter stratocaster from Japan.
If you guys like Andy Timmons' tone, it is all out of Lonestar amps, stereo nowadays, so 2 Lonestar sometimes the combo version.
As it is more and more usual now, nobody uses the lead channel of their amplifier. It is all the clean + pedals.
Andy also used the Stiletto deuce, which sound signature was typical of EL34's. However the Stiletto was discontinued.
Now that we color our tone with pedals, all the shenanigans into the lead amplifier channels has lost its appeal. I don't know if you agree.
I can basically vary my singing tone by alternating the pedals out of my clean channel, and get whatever suits my needs. With a lead channel, you can still add some subtlety with pedals, but you are stuck in the rut.
Pisk Six I don’t know man. Perhaps. Assuming we put modulation effects aside and focus solely on distortion and overdrive, I run a modded TS808 and a Fulltone OCD into my Lonestar’s (Classic 6L6) clean channel. I still prefer the drive channel 2’s sound to the clean with pedals. And these are two popular pedals. Now, if there is a magic pedal out there that can surpass that, I haven’t found it.
MAY-suh. Rather than MESS-uh. 😉
Boooogie baybeee yeah!!!
Dude... What's the specs of this Schecter strat? Pickups are original?
Bit late . But pickups are pasadena vs1 . Stainless steel frets , roasted maple neck with macasaar ebony fretboard . The body is alder with aged nitro finish . I have the same guitar in fiesta red and its a 2800 pound guitar
Only for saturated sounds
Sounds better than the Dr. Z's they always use. The Z colors the guitar's tone too much, where you cant tell how the guitar should sound from a guitar demo.
Why did you play with different guitars? It's hard to compare the amps.
Which California builder from the 80s is he talking about?
Yash Vardhan Tanwar I think Dumble, but not sure)
Yash Vardhan Tanwar he is talking about Two-Rock.
He’s talking about Dumble, Dumble started to get going in the 70’s and was “the guy” in the 80’s. Two-Rock launched in 1999. When he demos Talk to your daughter by Robben Ford on the third “drive” channel it’s a dead on ringer to the Dumble Overdrive Special. Go listen for yourself. Ford used the Dumble on just about everything. Awesome tone! Thank you Boogie for launching this!
Yep, he means Dumble.
The other boutique California maker of the 80s. His amps are insanely expensive now because he was always just a one-man shop. He never scaled up. This is a reliable clone that you can get for a reasonable price.
@@thanushpatlolla6436 TR was released in the late 90’s from a. Dumble copy