Thought it would be good to see a time line of Mesa Engineering (Mesa Boogie) amps. Over time more detail about
each amp/product will be added.
Year | Product | Comments |
1969 | Princeton Boogies | The amp that started it all. Boogie modified Fender Princetons. |
1971 | 130 Bass & 130 Lead Heads | First Mesa bass and Boogie guitar amps that were built from scratch. |
1972 | Mark I Boogie | First cascading preamp and the transitional link that offered vintage and modern performance |
1980 | Mark II-A | First modern, channel-switching amp with seperate Rhythm and Lead modes. |
1982 | D-180 Rack Mount Bass Amp | First rack mount, high power bass amp featuring dynamic "Dual Differential" drive circuitry. |
1982 | Mark II-B | Improved Lead overdrive and first ever effects loop |
1983 | M-180 & M-190 Mono tube rack power | Dual Differential circuitry in high power, rack mount guitar amps. |
1983 | Mark II-C | Dual cascading Lead stage. |
1984 | Studio .22 | Beginnings of the Dual Caliber series |
1986 | Quad & Studio Preamps | Preamps introduced tuned recording out. |
1986 | Mark III | First tri-mode amp offering clean, crunch and Boogie lead. |
1988 | Stereo 400 & Simul 295 | Complete the rack revolution. |
1989 | Mark IV | Voted amp of the year 4 times. |
1990 | Dual Calibers | DC-3, DC-5, DC-10. Transition into todays F-series |
1990 | Tri-Axis & Simul 290 | 8 programmable modes and 200 stereo watts of rack goodness. |
1991 | Dual & Triple Rectofiers | The beginnings of guitar stack revolution. |
1994 | Maverick & Blue Angel | Simplicity and vintage power. |
1998 | Nomads | 3 complete channels deliver vintage clean and brown sound. |
2000-2 | Road King, Rac Pre & F-Series | 3 completely new amps focused on simplicity, road worthiness and studio work |
2004 | Lone Star & Stiletto | 2 amps with completely different tone. Texas blues and classic British. |