Anyone using a Mesa Boogie Mark 1 ?

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 16 Jan 2014 3:46 pm

Anyone using that amp for pedal steel? It seems very flexible(60 or 100 watts selectable), and fairly compact.....thanks for your feedback.

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 16 Jan 2014 5:33 pm

Any of the Mesa Boogie combos?

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 16 Jan 2014 5:47 pm

Hey Marty:

I use a Mesa Transatlantic 5/15/25 watt with a 12 inch Tone Tubby speaker in a small Mesa slanted cab. I use the 15 watt setting for lap steel but the 25 watt setting is clean and loud. I have not played pedal steel through the amp.
Mesa makes good amps. Played a simul/Class years ago with six string guitar.

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 16 Jan 2014 6:01 pm

Thanks Len!! I love my NV112 and I'm trying to find a tube amp similar to it that would be good for PSG....even if I have to have a Tech Mod it. The Mark one seems like a good candidate.

I have the money and I'm having fun.......,I hope I can find the tube equivalent (or close) to the performance of the NV112.....

Also, I'm looking for someone to build a NV112 With totally hi quality components.

Rick Stratton · Post by **Rick Stratton** » 16 Jan 2014 6:15 pm

Still playing through a Mark III I bought new in 1988.
Open back combo "Simulclass" switches between 75 & 15 watts.
Combo has Celestion 90 & thiel extension cab has EV

These amps have so many great tones and sound great with PSG.

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 16 Jan 2014 9:39 pm

I tried out my '87 Mark III once or twice at home. It worked in that I could plug in and get sound, but it wasn't very good sound. My ears like my Session 500,my back prefers my NV112

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 16 Jan 2014 10:36 pm

I had a Mark IIB that I really regret selling. I was working for Mesa at the time, and got to build my own amp. I can still hear that sound in my head. It was great.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 17 Jan 2014 12:24 am

I think a Boogie Mark I with a proper high-headroom speaker sounds great for pedal steel. They actually made a handful with one 15" speaker, they're breathtaking if you can find one. I had a chance to try one, but he wasn't selling.

They reissued them around 10 years ago. The two 12" speaker versions I tried sounded great, but I tried to get one made with a 15" - my buddy was a Mesa dealer - but they wouldn't do it. C'est la vie.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 17 Jan 2014 9:34 am

I built a few Mark IIB combo amps in the wide chassis with a 15" EVM speaker. They had six 6L6 power tubes and put out about 150 watts! Great sounding amps, very loud and clean.

I took them to the ISGC in 1983. People were mildly interested, but there were no buyers. Everyone was into the solid state Peavey and Webb amps at the time.

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 17 Jan 2014 10:01 am

Please close this thread.