Maker
Mesa/Boogie
American boutique guitar amplifier maker
Mesa/Boogie (Mesa Engineering) is an American maker of guitar and bass amplifiers founded in 1969 in Petaluma, California by Randall Smith. Widely regarded as the first boutique amplifier company and a pioneer of high-gain amp design, it is best known for the Mark series and the Dual Rectifier. The company has been owned by Gibson since 2021.
Models
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Mesa/Boogie Mark V
Amplifier · United States
The Mark V is a 90-watt (Multi-Watt 90/45/10W) three-channel, nine-mode all-valve head powered by four 6L6 tubes, with a switchable five-band graphic EQ. It gathers classic Mesa voices from across the Mark lineage into one versatile amplifier spanning clean, crunch, and singing high-gain lead tones.
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Mesa/Boogie Triple Crown TC-100
Amplifier · United States
The Triple Crown TC-100 is a 100-watt three-channel all-valve head with per-channel power scaling (3/7/20/50/100W) and four EL34 power tubes (6L6/6V6 selectable via bias). It spans American-style cleans to high-gain, with per-channel Multi-Soak attenuation, MIDI, and a built-in CabClone for direct recording.
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Mesa/Boogie Rectifier Series
Amplifier · United States
The Rectifier series is Mesa/Boogie's high-gain valve amplifier line, including the Dual and Triple Rectifier. Named for its switchable tube/solid-state rectifiers, the series is famous for its aggressive, saturated modern gain that helped define heavy rock and metal tone from the 1990s onward.
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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amplifier · United States
The Dual Rectifier is a 100-watt (switchable 50/100W) three-channel, eight-mode all-valve head driven by four 6L6 power tubes (EL34-switchable via a bias selector). A Rectifier Select switch toggles tube or solid-state rectification per channel. Its thick, saturated high-gain voice made it a defining modern metal amplifier.
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Mesa/Boogie Lone Star
Amplifier · United States
The Lone Star is a 6L6-powered all-valve amplifier with Multi-Watt Duo-Class channel-assignable power, letting each channel run as 10-watt single-ended Class A or 50/100-watt Class A/B push-pull. Offered as a head and as 1x12 and 2x12 combos, it is prized for rich Fender-leaning cleans and warm, dynamic overdrive.
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Mesa/Boogie Mark Series
Amplifier · United States
The Mark series is Mesa/Boogie's flagship valve amplifier line, running from the original Mark I 'Boogie' through the Mark VII. Known for its lead voice, cascading-gain preamp, and onboard graphic EQ, the Mark series shaped high-gain lead tone and remains central to the brand's identity.
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Amplifiers
Instrument amplifiers — guitar and bass amps, heads, combos, cabinets, and modelers.
Representative model
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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amplifier · United States
The Dual Rectifier is a 100-watt (switchable 50/100W) three-channel, eight-mode all-valve head driven by four 6L6 power tubes (EL34-switchable via a bias selector). A Rectifier Select switch toggles tube or solid-state rectification per channel. Its thick, saturated high-gain voice made it a defining modern metal amplifier.