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«  A safe bet ... »

Published on 09/12/11 at 12:15
This will be an overall opinion rather short because everything has been said about this amp that has become a fairly common standard.
It's a super amp at full opportunities and settings.
There is something for everyone.

UTILIZATION

Me coming out of Orange, and although I can say that Mesa is not resolved in 10 seconds ...
My old OR50 was delivered without instructions ... In Mesa we propose an outright book so to speak ... It says it all!
In short, we do not find the right sound if you have not understood the mechanics Boogie. This is an amp that wins somehow ...

SOUNDS

I play with a Les Paul Special Single Cutaway equipped P90.
I bought this for LoneStar very good clean sounds and nice crunch.
My Registry focuses primarily blues and classic rock. I echo the major international standards.
Carl Martin pedals (PlexiTone and Acton) as reinforcements come to quote the Beatles and ACDC because I am adamant to those two (well, I quibble a bit because it would be fine also without ...!).
I find the sound I want. Not 10 seconds like I said earlier, but I find ... But when it is found is really good.
Second, we must know that this amp is "here" a little low. This is also not a fault or quality. It may therefore in my opinion, sound a bit darker depending on the guitar used.
This is one from the old Celestion G12-80 called MC90 which the team and it's not a coincidence since it is an HP with some pretty clear gloss. All this to say that if you want to replace the original Celestion, I suggest you choose an HP rather bright in the treble to keep a balance.
I find that the integrated reverb is very natural.

OVERALL OPINION

It is not suitable for guitarists who want plug and play, that's for sure! This is the only criticism I can do. But the result seems to be at this price.
Purchased earlier this year, it gives me full satisfaction.
The finish is a very high level.
Some say that Mesa is not reliable. But the best mechanical can fail! It's still quite concerning since it would know exactly the total number of amps sold in the world and many return to SAV. Mesa only knows the statistics. But when you see what it costs a return SAV (I work in the industry) and well I think we had better do everything to correct the problem at source (in office). I do not think a company like Mesa wants to offend everyone with the risk of losing them permanently, or so it's not to understand anything!
In any case and for me, it works flawlessly but it is true that he did not that baby a year. Let it grow slowly!.

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