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Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ HRG
The Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ HRG was championed by John Petrucci and beyond – now it’s been brought back

By Phil Weller Published

The 100-watt amp, which heralds from Mesa/Boogie’s Lagunitas Shop days, has been revived alongside a Vintage Thiele cab

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A still from a YouTube video featuring Kirk Hammett in a white T-shirt with "Let's Go" written on the front. Guitar amps are in the backgound.
Metallica spark Mesa/Boogie mystery as unidentified amp spotted in ESP Guitars video. Could this be a James Hetfield signature?

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Speculation surrounding this unidentified chugging object has been ongoing since 2017 when it was spotted in Metallica's studio

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Fender Ariel Posen Stratocaster, IK Multimedia TONEX One Brown Sound, Boss RT-2, Jimmy Page Sundragon Nymph, Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC++
This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and there’s a dreamy Stratocaster/Jazzmaster hybrid

By Matt Owen Published

An Ariel Posen signature Strat, Jimmy Page’s latest Sundragon amp and a reissue of Metallica's hallowed IIC++ all dropped during a busy week for guitar gear

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Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC++
Mesa/Boogie’s Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been released for the first time ever

By Matt Owen Published

Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield's Crunch Berries amp, which was only ever made as an unofficial mod exclusive only to artists, gets its first-ever wide release

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Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+: the legendary tube amp is photographed face-on in a darkened room.
“Still remains the gold standard”: Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ review

By Chris Gill Published

Beloved by James Hetfield, Prince and John Petrucci, the most revered amp in metal guitar tone makes a long-awaited return

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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Mesa/Boogie resurrects a ’90s icon with its reissued Dual Rectifier – and the holy grail amp head has been given some upgrades

By Matt Owen Published

Beloved by a crop of elite artists over the years, the legendary Dual Rectifier is finally back... with a few choice tweaks

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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Mesa/Boogie is reviving the Dual Rectifier – the hallowed amp head that defined the sound of 1990s high gain music

By Matt Owen Published

The original Dual Rectifier arrived in 1992, and was championed by a huge array of guitar greats, from Foo Fighters to Tool and Korn

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Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Randall Smith on the origins of his ‘hammer test’ that makes Mesa/Boogies bulletproof

By Phil Weller Published

We don’t recommend trying this at home, but it’s a test that has helped Mesa/Boogie amps stand the rigors of touring throughout the decades

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Mesa/Boogie guitar amp
How did Mesa get its iconic Boogie name? Founder Randall Smith explains

By Matt Owen Published

The famed Boogie began life as a modded Princeton, but a chance encounter with one of its biggest champions was what gave it its now-legendary title

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Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+
The iconic Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ is officially back – 40 years after the holy grail high-gain amp was last produced

By Matt Owen Published

Beloved by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, John Petrucci, Steve Lukather and countless others, the original IIC+ is one of the most coveted amps ever created… and now it has finally been revived

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