<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Mesaboogie ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/mesaboogie Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:37:49 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-amps/mesa-boogie-subway-bass-di-preamp-ii-pedal 6t9SQfhJiC5Ntd3ouQbHdW Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:37:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “These items represent fifty years of memories and experiences with the Grateful Dead”: Following the record-breaking sale of Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger,” more Grateful Dead and Garcia guitar gear is coming up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/jerry-garcia-guitar-gear-up-for-auction cVCvpuiWiPgbsqRSfZcCFR Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:10:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I told him the serial number.His mind was blown – he said it was Prince’s No. 1 amp on the Purple Rain tour”: How an ’80s session guitar icon accidentally ended up with the ultimate Prince amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/eddie-martinez-prince-purple-rain-amp RJSy5r7PnmmQc4jgVisgEg Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:38:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “These dominated stages behind some of the biggest names in rock”: Mesa/Boogie brings back the fire-breathing Triple Rectifier in a classic finish – reviving one of the most impactful amps it ever created ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/mesa-boogie-90s-triple-rectifier-stealth-black-limited-edition qjbj9UQdGTgCAHLiC8ZSoV Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:32:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You always get some guitar player stealing everyone’s thunder. Bass is mega-important – anyone who’s got an ounce of groove in them realises that”: How a hypnotic ‘Mani’ bassline propelled one of the Stone Roses’ finest moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/mani-the-stone-roses-waterfall kSrHoyvMuVqH6Y6KrCwhVB Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:19:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Its aggressiveness earned it a revered place in heavy rock and metal”: The Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ HRG was championed by John Petrucci and beyond – now it’s been brought back ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/mark-iic-plus-hrg-head-and-1-x-12-vintage-thiele-cabinet-return Ep6TKPFPzupPToPqKXui6C Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:05:16 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:09:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Theory C: it’s a scoop knob... they built James’ parametric EQ into the amp”: Metallica spark a Mesa/Boogie mystery as unidentified amp spotted in 50th Anniversary message to ESP Guitars. Could this be a James Hetfield signature? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/metallica-kirk-hammett-and-james-hetfield-reveal-mystery-mesa-boogie-amp-in-esp-guitars-shout-out 9Sn2itjoxTFfnBPasuyGjJ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:50:41 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:42:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of metal’s most coveted and exclusive amps was finally brought to the masses… for a few hours, at least”: This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and how about that dreamy Stratocaster/Jazzmaster hybrid? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-gear-round-up-jimmy-page-mesa-boogie-ariel-posen nPDpZFP3qoiMJd5NgHkRFm Sun, 20 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:00:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the rarest and most coveted vintage amplifiers ever”: Mesa/Boogie’s hallowed Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been given a production release for the first time ever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-amp-heads/mesa-boogie-mark-ii-c-plus-plus cLgPfMWRRLN5w9oT8f3HMj Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:11:33 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:16:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even after four decades of high-gain amp design evolution, the Mark IIC+’s distortion tonesstill remain the gold standard”: Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-amp-heads/mesa-boogie-mark-ii-c-plus-review 2UYr7bKbktfL6Z7ytsMe8K Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:04:15 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:50:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A cleaner, meaner, better Rectifier. There’s no denying it”: Mesa/Boogie resurrects a ’90s icon with its reissued Dual Rectifier – and the holy grail amp head has been given some upgrades ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-amp-heads/mesa-boogie-dual-rectifier-launch-2025 SBB6wvEQBGBx8xnhiksKEH Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:33:07 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:10:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An original icon built by the same artisans who built them 30 years ago”: Mesa/Boogie is reviving the Dual Rectifier – the hallowed amp head that defined the sound of 1990s high gain music ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/mesa-boogie-dual-rectifier-return SgBwQEQT69NGw436gWfSpG Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:45:32 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:52:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You fix it so it won’t break again, then you pound on it some more. Every amp gets the living daylights hammered out of it”: Randall Smith on the origins of his ‘hammer test’ that makes Mesa/Boogies bulletproof ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/randall-smith-on-the-mesa-boogie-hammer-test EW5NxpzjYkJZmcAbSy5mP6 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:28:18 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:42:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Hey, Carlos, would you plug into this?’ ‘That’s a Fender. I don’t want to plug into that.’ I said, ‘But I boosted it’”: How did Mesa get its iconic Boogie name? Founder Randall Smith explains ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/how-mesa-got-its-boogie-randall-smith-explains a3LAsdFKYQ7vkxQUhx2dPF Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:18:37 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:25:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was finally time to see if we could do a second build of this revered Boogie”: The iconic Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ is officially back – 40 years after the holy grail high-gain amp was last produced ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/mesa-boogie-mark-iicplus-2024 sNdbLG4cFEWRHvrfeTafAh Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:33:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:36:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A modern-day rock and metal classic that delivers the most powerful tones ever to come out of a guitar speaker”: Universal Audio packs classic Mesa/Boogie Rectifier sounds into stompbox form with its Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amp-modeler-pedals/universal-audio-knuckles-92-dual-rec-amplifier-pedal wQXJcDMJCQwteXxgn6sWNU Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:23:29 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:39:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The decline of America’s biggest guitar companies during the ’70s was essentially a hangover from the over-ambitious reaction to the Beatlemania-inspired guitar boom of the ’60s”: Why the ’70s was a time of innovation and folly for guitar gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/70s-guitar-gear p8zv2gy62Pp27QEJgu8hmD Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:43:34 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:18:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Can genuinely hold its own in any genre, with direct tones that stand up to market-leading amp modelers”: Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/mesa-boogie-mark-vii-1x12-combo EEZweTraAozptfjS8YfFuU Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:20:12 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A wolf in sheep’s clothing”: Mesa/Boogie and John Petrucci celebrate 40 years of partnership with “the most aggressive” and modern Mark IIC+ ever made ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesa-boogie-john-petrucci-jp-2c-combo cejL63LJA9SmmP37p46ARX Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:46:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From 1993 to 2004 those amps were over half of our business”: How the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier defined the high-gain guitar sound of the 1990s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-the-mesa-boogie-dual-rectifier-defined-90s-rock-guitar J2yrSm2Aks89nrAsqT8nC8 Fri, 03 May 2024 21:13:00 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:52:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This bona fide bird can’t wait to elevate Gibson amplifiers to the stature they’ve always deserved”: Gibson debuts all-new flagship Mesa/Boogie-designed Dual Falcon 20 combo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-dual-falcon-20-combo qWFxtMe8jRaTef9p8BzmWQ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:12:16 +0000 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:13:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Museum-grade works of art”: Gibson has unveiled its most ambitious set of Master Artisan instruments yet – trust us, you’ve never seen Custom Shop guitars quite like this before ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-master-artisan-series-collection-drop-four-rickie-hinrichsen h5uFMUKBRSdsvqM5aTV4QF Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:04:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The amps that defined modern guitar tone”: IK Multimedia releases 70 official Mesa/Boogie tone models for its TONEX modeler – including an exact recreation of Carlos Santana’s original Mark I ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ik-multimedia-mesa-boogie-amp-collection n3gT9JTizdnAUDKXC2s2vn Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:56:36 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ready for flight?” Gibson teases the return of its cult-classic guitar amps with the help of Mesa/Boogie ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-amps-2024-tease PY3X3eoFysDBrZAEWH5BGc Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:54:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie Mark VII Head review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/mesaboogie-mark-vii-head-review fQ5AvYAqohGBKq39nnn28n Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:26:43 +0000 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:17:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wes Borland is selling off a huge gear haul, including the Mesa/Boogie head used on Three Dollar Bill, Y'all and a host of custom and prototype guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/wes-borland-gear-sale WMLShii3YC6TLfvb72MgTk Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:49:51 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie unveils the “nine amps in one” Mark VII – the first new-generation Mark Series amps in over a decade ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesa-boogie-mark-vii dShkkC4MMpymWSX5oDXVgE Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:39:38 +0000 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:45:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ In praise of the 1984-85 Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+, the high-gain boutique amp behind rock and metal’s holy grail tones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mesa-boogie-mark-iic-1984-1985 6c3NuGoKLbQbcQmdUnPF4L Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:14:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2023: Neural DSP unveils comprehensive new Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ plugin suite ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neural-dsp-mesa-boogie-mark-iicplus-plugin eqBFw6juCvRf2iPdHwCeCm Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:40:02 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:56:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie bolsters its iconic Rectifier catalog with 25-watt Badlander head and 1x12 combo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesa-boogie-badlander-25-head-combo u2nnpe7fmen5QTfeknkup3 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:15:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie puts vintage U.S. tube amp tones back on the menu with new 20W California Tweed 6V6 2:20 lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesa-boogie-california-tweed-20-watt-tube-amp BYJUkHxqyDTrsfvkEBmyJ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:39:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie unveils its lightest, smallest and most affordable bass amp ever, the Subway D-350 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesa-boogie-subway-d-350 UHokvPKiwGAuRjAjP3P7Kc Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:54:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grab a free AmpliTube Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier head and cab model from IK Multimedia this month ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/amplitube-mesa-boogie-triple-rectifier-free 3zzYpJ9y8nWQd7mfQtER7L Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:02:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cesar Gueikian reveals Mesa/Boogie’s Randall Smith is working on a new range of Gibson amps ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/randall-smith-gibson-amps KMxWJSUKoASNs9QgftQGjM Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:14:41 +0000 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:48:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ IK Multimedia teams up with Mesa/Boogie for new AmpliTube collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ik-multimedia-amplitube-mesa-boogie-2 TcPAGb6oWmPitBVtkbGkL3 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:49:57 +0000 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:02:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana reveals his new album is his first ever to not feature a Mesa/Boogie amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-mesa-boogie kHyNbaqu2PNfMWXPTtk9Mf Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:27:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The future’s bright”: Gibson continues to push forward with new Slash, Custom Shop and Murphy Lab guitars, and raises awareness – and funds – via Gibson Gives ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-futures-bright-gibson-continues-to-push-forward-with-new-slash-custom-shop-and-murphy-lab-guitars-and-raises-awareness-and-funds-via-gibson-gives z8Ttve3vN8N6WPdkr8qNqB Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:18:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best blues amps: electric guitar amplification for when the thrill is gone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-blues-amps eD2FRRxkouLvaPFGcw5pLn Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:41:57 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:50:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ JC Curleigh, Cesar Gueikian and Randy Smith on Gibson's monumental acquisition of Mesa/Boogie – and what it means for the iconic brands ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jc-curleigh-cesar-gueikian-and-randy-smith-on-gibsons-monumental-acquisition-of-mesaboogie-and-what-it-means-for-the-iconic-brands WnbJzP6EFbSnjQCJqNHxoM Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:17:43 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:39:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson acquires Mesa/Boogie amps ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-acquires-mesaboogie-amps XqtJtFf3vv5bXNUNUeZ5tk Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:06:49 +0000 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:48:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie’s “tighter, meaner” Badlander amps bring high-gain Rectifier tone screaming into the modern era ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogies-tighter-meaner-badlander-amps-bring-high-gain-rectifier-tone-screaming-into-the-modern-era KkoADZxHngv4beBHZsPfmJ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:03:32 +0000 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:42:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie’s new Badlander is the amp Rectifier fans have been waiting for ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogies-new-badlander-is-the-amp-rectifier-fans-have-been-waiting-for yJu56Me8wzCwUK3u95Gtxb Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:00:21 +0000 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:03:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie reveals 3 new overdrive pedals - meet the Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogie-reveals-3-new-overdrive-pedals-meet-the-cleo-dynaplex-and-gold-mine syRkqa5NK4WXxyVf7PoDS Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:52:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie debuts the TT-800, a two-channel tube-driven bass amp powerhouse ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogie-debuts-the-tt-800-a-two-channel-tube-driven-bass-amp-powerhouse igjJwmjcgxfMCtwCfVsWL3 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:35:31 +0000 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:44:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800 Head & Ultra-Lite Cabs review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/mesaboogie-subway-d-800-head-and-ultra-lite-cabs WjYB6pyjXaLYP2dzwDjT7S Wed, 08 Jan 2020 13:58:28 +0000 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:02:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie rolls out the Mark Five: 25 as a super-compact, super-deluxe 1x10 combo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogie-rolls-out-the-mark-five-25-as-a-super-compact-super-deluxe-1x10-combo cuk6YodDRBGa5SRifTCa45 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:55:15 +0000 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:06:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mesa/Boogie may have just perfected the direct amp box with its new CabClone IR and IR+ cab sims ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogie-may-have-just-perfected-the-direct-amp-box-with-its-new-cabclone-ir-and-ir-cab-sims P5VvrhUuE4WVLN8jsfEKL9 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:53:29 +0000 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:02:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ MESA/Boogie Unveils New Fillmore 100 Head and Combo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/mesaboogie-unveils-new-fillmore-100-head-and-combo WmLTFNa4axZVZYq9jDMmLQ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:22:59 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ MESA/Boogie Celebrates Fifty Years of Amp Design with the California Tweed 6V6 4:40 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogie-celebrate-fifty-years-of-amp-design-with-the-california-tweed-6v6-440 kci3pARTVd2btVzCFMKwzL Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:26:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ MESA/Boogie and Two Notes Audio Engineering Launch IR Cab Packs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mesaboogie-and-two-notes-audio-engineering-launch-ir-cab-packs wrqUVtjDopEqhKC6cHdHsM Tue, 09 Oct 2018 20:25:17 +0000 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:07:40 +0000