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Condition: Used, Excellent
From Mesa Boogie
An Exciting New Realm of Beautifully Simplistic, Tweed-Based Performance
In the twilight of the 1960s, SF Bay Area amp repairman to the Stars, Randall Smith, was inspired to start building his own amplifiers after coming to a deep appreciation for the ‘50s Tweed circuits. He loved their organic sounding voice, powerful controls and the way they smoothly transitioned from clean to clip and back again.
Standing on the shoulders of a giant, Smith’s (and the World’s) first venture into boutique guitar amplification resulted in a new Boogie® amp design inspired by that wonderful, timeless sounding preamp. Five Decades later we return to pay homage. Now, drawing on these 50 years of experience, we bring forward an exciting new realm of tweed-based performance and authentic 6V6 character. A beautifully simplistic design that raises the bar in the world of vintage tone. The NEW CALIFORNIA TWEED™.
A quick glance at the front panel of the California Tweed reveals single-channel simplicity. Channel features include Normal & Low Inputs, Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb & Master Controls. Our legendary vintage all-tube, long-tank, spring reverb with external reverb switching jack and a fully buffered, tube-driven series FX loop round out a feature set that delivers everything you need for golden tone, and absolutely nothing more.
Single Channel, 5 Power Voices, One Simple Switch
The California Tweed is powered by 4x6V6 Power Tubes while the preamp features 5x12AX7 and 1x12AT7 preamp tubes. Our patented Incremental Multi-Watt™ (Patent 9,917,560) Power Amp, featuring Duo-Class™ (Patent 7,173,488) and Dyna-Watt™ technologies, provides five power levels, two operating-classes and three wiring options via a single 5-Way Rotary Switch! Choose from the following power options:
40 Watts - 4x6V6 Class A/B Pentode
30 Watts - 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode + 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode
20 Watts - 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode
10 Watts - 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode
2 Watts - 1x6V6 Triode + 1x6V6 Pentode, Single-Ended Class A Parallel
Harken back, bounce on forward, while never sacrificing one drop of golden California Tone
Wattage: Multi-Watt™ 2, 10, 20, 30, or 40
Channels: 1 Channel
Mode Voicings styles: Single Channel with two Inputs: Normal Input = Clean to Overdrive Low Input = Clean
Graphic Eq Reverb Fx Solo: Reverb
Amp Type: Tube
Rectifier Type: Silicon Diodes
Rectifier Tubes: n/a
Variac PowerSwitch: n/a
Preamp Tubes: 5x Mesa 12AX7 & 1x Mesa 12AT7
Power Amp Tubes: 4x Mesa 6V6
Maintenance Free Fixed Bias: n/a
Wattages Quick Reference: 2, 10, 20, 30 or 40 Watts - See Power Amp Details for more information
Built In Power Amp Attenuation: n/a
Power Amp Details Class Wattage:
Mesa's Patented Incremental Multi-Watt™ (Patent 9,917,560) Power Amp, featuring Duo-Class™ (Patent 7,173,488) and Dyna-Watt technologies, provides five power, two operating-classes and three wiring configuration options via one 5-Way Power Switch - Choose from the following power options: 40 Watt - 4x6V6 Class A/B Pentode 30 Watts - 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode + 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode 20 Watts - 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode 10 Watts - 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode 2 Watts - 1x6V6 Triode + 1x6V6 Pentode, Single-Ended Class A Parallel More information on Dyna-Watt Power can be found in the Owners Manual, which is available in the Support Section of this website.
Number Of Style Modes: Two (Inputs)
Number Of Style Modes Per Channel: Two (Inputs)
Channel Controls: Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb and Master
Graphic Eq And/or Contour: n/a
Reverb Effects Bypass Options: All-Tube, Spring Reverb
Effects Loop Bypass Options: Fully Buffered Series FX Loop
Global Output Level Control: n/a
Global Solo Level Control: n/a
True Bypass Options: n/a
External Switching Jack Options And/or Midi: External Switching Jack for Reverb On/Off (Reverb Footswitch and Cable sold seperately)
Speaker Outputs: One 8 Ohm and Two 4 Ohm
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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