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Condition: Used, Excellent
The Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 Head is a versatile tube amp that blends classic American tone with modern flexibility. Its 6L6 power section delivers warm cleans, smooth drive, and plenty of headroom, while the dual channels with multiple modes allow for a wide range of tones from clean to high gain. The 50/25 watt switch lets you tailor power and feel for different settings, and the onboard tube-driven spring reverb adds depth without overpowering the core sound. Responsive, dynamic, and easy to shape, this Fillmore 50 offers a balanced, expressive voice that works across many styles.
From Mesa Boogie
Introducing the MESA/Boogie® Fillmore™ 50™. Experience our new vintage-voiced and styled amplifier inspired from the other branch of the Boogie® Family Tree. At the heart and soul of the Fillmore 50, you'll discover–soft clip to saturated–our most expressive gain ever presented in a simple 2 (identical) Channel, 3-Mode platform, served up in traditional-sized and dressed combo and head formats.
Fillmore 50 - Discover soft clip to saturated–our most expressive gain ever presented in a simple 2 (identical) Channel, 3-Mode platform, served up in traditional-sized and dressed combo and head formats.
Humbly named in tribute to the renown bi-coastal venues that showcased the biggest names in Classic Rock over decades, this new instrument has been dubbed super-responsive, nuanced, organic… and “vintage-inspired Magic” by those who’ve experienced it. Subtle saturation that serves, not smothers, your style.
Amp Type: Tube
Chassis Material: Aluminum
Rectifier Type: Silicon Diodes
Rectifier Tubes: n/a
Variac Power Switch: n/a
Preamp Tubes: 5x Mesa 12AX7
Power Amp Tubes: 2x Mesa 6L6
Bias Switch for Alternate Power Tubes Types: n/a
Maintenance Free Fixed Bias: Yes
Wattage(s) Quick Reference: 50 or 25 Watts via single, global 50/25 Watt Power Switch - See Power Amp Details for more information
Built-In Power Amp Attenuation: n/a
Power Amp Details (Class & Wattage):
Class A/B Power with a single, global 50/25 Power Switch, each setting featuring a different wiring configurations (Pentode or Triode respectively). Choose from 2 power tubes operating in Class A/B Triode for lush harmonics and a sweet, liquid feel at lower volumes, producing 25 Watts or; 2 tubes operating in Class A/B Pentode for maximum power, punch and clarity, producing 50 Watts
Convection or Fan Cooling: Convection
Number of Footswitchable Channels (or Modes): Two Channels
Number of Style Modes: Three
Number of Style Modes Per Channel: Three (Channel Cloning™)
Types of Style Modes Per Channel:
Ch. 1 = Clean, Drive or HI (Channel Cloning™)
Ch. 2 = Clean, Drive or HI (Channel Cloning™)
Channel Controls: Each Channel features Independent 3-Position Channel Cloning™ Mode Switch, Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb and Master
Graphic EQ and/or Contour: n/a
Reverb / Effects & Bypass Options: All-Tube, Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls
Effects Loop & Bypass Options: Fully Buffered Series FX Loop
Global Output Level Control: n/a
Global Solo Level Control & Bypassable Options: n/a
True-Bypass Options: n/a
Tuner Output: n/a
External Switching Jack Options and/or MidiExternal Switching Jack for Reverb On/Off (Reverb Footswitch and Cable sold seperately)
Speaker Outputs: One 8 Ohm and Two 4 Ohm
Cabinet Simulation - Direct Live/Recording Output: n/a
Headphone Output: n/a
Slave Output: n/a
Weight: 26 Lbs.
Dimensions: 9 3/4" H x 22 3/4" W x 9 1/2" D
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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