All user reviews of 4/5 for the Mesa Boogie F30 1x12 Combo

All lamp
30 w
4,8,16 ohms output for external HP
2 channels, clean and distortion, reverb +
headphone / recording
HP's cut
input / output effects loop with mix control

CHARACTERISTICS so little ....

UTILIZATION

The adjustments are very simple and precise, a pedal switches from one channel to another and can also activate the reverb and contour.
Manuel relatively clear, also available on the internet.

SOUNDS

I play rock, blues, pop
I have a Fender American strato USD.

This amp sounds very very well in the clear, warm sound, dynamic, there is really nothing to say, bass, mids, treble, everything goes very well,
no loss of the original sound of the guitar, note 10/10.
The channel distortion is especially EXCELLENT for rock / blues.
We resent the beans and heat lamps, nothing to do with transistors.
The distortion levels are nonbreuses and always faithful.
Another feature nice, the sound has a peak at the mediums (type santana), especially with audible distortion, rating 9 / 10 for the distortion.

To make better use of sound, push the sound over three, but watch it makes noise, because it looks more like a 30w 70w transistor in terms of loudness.

OVERALL OPINION

Very good amp for the distortion that remains a matter of taste.
It nevertheless remains in the registry rock / blues.
After it will be the external effects that can make other styles.

Certainly it makes very good job, but I find it too expensive for uniquenent 2 channels and reverb.

I would be ready to redo the election but for cheaper!

Amp lamps: 2 EL84, 4 12AX7 and a Celestion Vintage 30 hp for a power of 30 watts.
Between an instrument, an effects loop with level and SETTING THE DI output for recording or the sound without a microphone.
The rglages are simple and complete:
Clean channel: gain, treble, mid, bass, reverb, volume, brilliance switch on the gain very practical in funk.
Channel saturla same thing without the switch gloss but with a more exaggerated contour the sound (no boost).

UTILIZATION

The config of the amp could not be easier in less than two minutes we found the sound is impressive and apprciable trs.
The manual is in English but it is mostly useless for a few who really knows.

SOUNDS

Yes it is done all my music styles: jazz jazz-fusion funk blues-fusion.
I play it with a fender stratocaster american deluxe hss lsr (two single sc Bill Lawrence and a double) and I must say that I have my guitar Discoveries! It did not sound like a first!
The sounds are a hot dynamic trs IMMEDIATE rgal in blues and funk, jazz sound is a little harder to find than a f50 that has more bass but that is far below me for all the vintage sounds (not hot enough).
The sound is saturated idalie for fusion with an DEFINITIONS notes outstanding (we understand what is played by the guitarist, for those like distos grain without the husk which incomprensible).
I love all the sounds but to say something, I have a penchant for funk and blues sounds, blues and fusion jazz!!
modif: no crunch sounds on this amp! o I passed the note on October 1 ptit7!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two weeks and I regret not having tried more tt, cel lives would have to play all the time with his death without compress grain without personality!
What I like about this amp is in this brief description:
very practical format easy to transport
Sounds good in two minutes and rglages j'exagre!
standard projection (why bored with 50W or more, they did not fawn all this grain (EL84))
Trs versatility of jazz, blues and rock support.
I tried a VOX AC30, a mesa f50 (excellent but more rock), the marshall tsl dsl (horrible), fender twin amp, deluxe reverb (cold), cyber twin (inrglable) and other .. .
The ratio quality price is justified as we see the shit that sell the same price or slightly cheaper.
I raferai hsitation the same choices.
Small change APRS one year of use:

It is indeed impossible to find a crunch on this amp and it goes from clean to saturated grain emissions in a trs dixime potart tower.

Trs damage so that level, I am looking for a solution to this problem (change lamps see the same hp) ... follow

Everything is already said ...

UTILIZATION

The config is childish, whatever the setting, the sound is excellent ... but it is true that one little access to sounds very different so to find all the possibilities of the beast, good luck!
The manual gives some basic example quite useful.

SOUNDS

I play different style and it goes very well in many areas.
I begin with the only drawback for me is that there is no crunch, or at least not worthy of the name crunch ...

The clean sounds can be slamming funky singles, round and fat, it's really depending on the settings and the guitar pickups! For crystalline arpeggios, that's fine too ...

The distortion is very very very very good!! we forget the good crunch, is dead! but for all that is rock to metal, it goes, even if just for a little metal is big on ...

I play a musicman Petrucci, so there are sounds of Dream Theater, but it's not limiting at all, we can explore all styles in this configuration.

THE BIG OVER THIS AMP: this is one of the only tube amp that sounds great at low volumes. It loses momentum but the sound is excellent even at the apartment!

Coupled with an overdrive pedal, you're ready for all styles, with slightly crunchy blues!

One last point, I really like reverb, although I know many find it anywhere, for me it is great, staying quiet.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a few months.
I played on Line 6, Marshall JTM30, Hughes and Kettner Tube 20 ... I tried many amps and I really enjoyed it.
Comparison between the F30 5:25 ET:

5:25 outweighs the sounds blues / crunch
The F30 takes precedence over large disto ...
Otherwise the sounds are very close and the passage 5Watt one does not really matter in terms of use at low volume as the F30 sounds good at low volumes, and anyway, 5 watts at mesa c ' is already very strong!

It is not too heavy, not fragile, sounds good at all volumes, pierce into the mix and a sound that is noticed, never too aggressive or too light ... amp ideal if you want to get into the big gear, rack, cabinet etc. ... but I continued to dream of a big fat sound correct, it is well below in large disto !!!!!