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Mesa Boogie California Tweed 6v6 4:40 Amplifier Head - Used  From Mesa Boogie

Simple, Elegant, Tweed Classic from Mesa Boogie

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Condition: Used, Excellent

 

Manufacturer's Description 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

Mesa Boogie

About Manufacturer

Forty-five years and thousands of satisfied customers later, MESA/Boogie® Ltd. hand-builds the fifth generational offspring of that pivotal amplifier (and many more) now known around the globe as the MARK I Boogie®; the world’s first high gain, high power, compact 1x12 amplifier. That revolutionary little combo is the “missing link” in amp design... the pivotal nexus between Vintage and Modern guitar amplifiers. When it comes to amplified guitar, there’s really just two epochs… before Boogie, and after Boogie.

Specifications

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