31st January 2010
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#1 | | Lives for gear
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Thread Starter  | "little" MESA amp
Mesa Boogie Transatlantic
I was beginning to wonder if they would put something out to compete in this arena.
Looks like the most "flexible" of the little amps I've seen.
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31st January 2010
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#2 | | Lives for gear
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31st January 2010
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#3 | | Lives for gear
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very clever little amp! Looking forward to a test drive  | |
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31st January 2010
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#4 | | Lives for gear
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with the emergence of home studios and the success of the orange tiny terror............
no wonder they are releasing this....
vox just did the night-train....
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31st January 2010
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#5 | | Lives for gear
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*DROOL*
Building guitars, obsessing over distortion pedals, and now this. I think I got GAS.
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31st January 2010
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#6 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2009
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Man that looks sweet! Is it out already?
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1st February 2010
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#7 | | Lives for gear
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by tapehiss  with the emergence of home studios and the success of the orange tiny terror............
no wonder they are releasing this....
vox just did the night-train.... | I haven't tried the night-train (already have ac15), but for my money, the Tiny Terror and the Egnater Rebel kick ass.
I think this MESA one looks to be packed with decent features.
What I would pay good money for is a single channel, hand-wired Fender "deluxe-ish" 5-15 watt head.
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1st February 2010
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#8 | | cork sniffer
Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Naperville, IL
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Am I the only one that thinks this thing is ugly as sin?
I really use to like Mesa stuff, but lately, they just seem overpriced. It has a nice feature set, but is almost double what Vox is asking for the night train (which is a very capable amp).
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1st February 2010
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#9 | | Lives for gear
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$900!! 
OK, I just found the pricetag.
yeah, quite an entrance.......you could get two different "flavors" of the other amps for this.
ugh....
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1st February 2010
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#10 | | Lives for gear
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Yeah $900 is a bit steep for that class of heads.
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1st February 2010
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#11 | | ValhallaDSP
Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Pacific NW
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It seems like this new Mesa is considerably different under the hood than the AC-15 / Tiny Terror type heads. The new Mesa is described as Fixed Bias, which means that it will have a much different characteristic than the cathode bias power amp sections in the AC-15, Tiny Terror, Tweed Deluxe, etc. No mention of negative feedback or presence, but it might be in there. Plus, there are a LOT of preamp tubes in there, presumably for the dual channels. This seems more like a tiny version of the standard Mesa amps, rather than Mesa's take on the Vox type heads.
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1st February 2010
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#12 | | cork sniffer
Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Naperville, IL
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Yeah, but with the price; think I'll wait until it goes on clearance....  | |
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2nd February 2010
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#13 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Buena Park, CA
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| heard it
I got to hear it at NAMM. It is legit sounding. It is capable of very diverse, different and distinct tones without a lot of prodding.
As long as a player doesn't need to compete with walls of stacks on stage, this amp should be considered when looking for a legit pro amp.
It should be great in the studio as well.
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2nd February 2010
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#14 | | Lives for gear
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Not to mention it's built in the USA, whereas the Vox is built in China.
Not that that necessarily makes one better than the other...but it's certainly more expensive to build the Mesa.
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2nd February 2010
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#15 | | Lives for gear
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ridiculous price.
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2nd February 2010
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#16 | | Gear addict
Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Trussville, Al
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wow. just got a new car and might consider downsizing...this looks sweet.
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2nd February 2010
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#17 | | Gear maniac
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I'm pretty excited about this.
I have a fender silverface twin, and have been looking at small watt boutique amps to get some classic higher gain tones -- especially some old vox and marshall type sounds. I don't really care for Mesa's high gain sound, but if this amp can get in the ballpark with the classic tones then I might bite.
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2nd February 2010
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#18 | | Gear addict
Joined: Jun 2006
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that "little" amp is very "ugly"...
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3rd February 2010
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#19 | | 500 series nutjob
Joined: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; )
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Originally Posted by 666 that "little" amp is very "ugly"... | no!
looks great!
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3rd February 2010
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#20 | | Gear addict
Joined: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by pan60 no!
looks great! | Like a PT Cruiser over a 57 Cadillac?
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3rd February 2010
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#21 | | Lives for gear
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Looks pretty cool to me!  | |
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4th February 2010
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#22 | | Lives for gear
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Looks excellent! Can't wait to try this amp.
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4th February 2010
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#23 | | Lives for gear
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No insert point?
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8th February 2010
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#24 | | Gear interested
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Originally Posted by soundrick What I would pay good money for is a single channel, hand-wired Fender "deluxe-ish" 5-15 watt head. | thumbsupthumbsup Quote:
Originally Posted by A4722 I got to hear it at NAMM. It is legit sounding. It is capable of very diverse, different and distinct tones without a lot of prodding.
As long as a player doesn't need to compete with walls of stacks on stage, this amp should be considered when looking for a legit pro amp.
It should be great in the studio as well. | Did you get a chance to hear if it is capable of doing the Hi-Gain modern rock/ metal type tones? I'm considering getting this amp. Thanks! Quote:
Originally Posted by 666 that "little" amp is very "ugly"... | I think it looks sexy  | |
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10th February 2010
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#25 | | Gear maniac
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Originally Posted by espfb200 thumbsupthumbsup
Did you get a chance to hear if it is capable of doing the Hi-Gain modern rock/ metal type tones? I'm considering getting this amp. Thanks!
I think it looks sexy |
It could get pretty crunchy. It could go well beyond "texas twang" and had high gain excitement characteristics. Will it sound like a wall of Marshall super leads on 11, probably not.
With the proper pedal on the way in I think it would be quite acceptable at helping to get the hardest of tones.
It is a high quality product, IMO.
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10th February 2010
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#26 | | Gear addict
Joined: Jan 2007
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this looks really cool. I have tried to make the amp sims do the crunch thing in a convincing way but it always sounds..Fake.
Junk
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21st May 2010
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#27 | | Gear addict
Joined: Apr 2005 Location: LA
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I think this amp is priced really well and I can't wait to try one out.
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21st May 2010
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#28 | | Gear nut
Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Hamburg , Germany
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i have a toaster that looks quite similar ... 
don´t like boogie tones , so ... 
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21st May 2010
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#29 | | Lives for gear
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I will buy if its not from china. Im talking NOTHING, not even the handle.
I could never buy anything "Guitar" thats Chinese.
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23rd May 2010
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#30 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Gilbert Az
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Originally Posted by Jay- I will buy if its not from china. Im talking NOTHING, not even the handle.
I could never buy anything "Guitar" thats Chinese. | This is a joke right? Caps and resistors built in the USA? I dont think so. And yes I want one.
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