Mesa Engineering (Mesa/Boogie)
manufacturerUnclaimedPetaluma boutique amplifier maker producing hand-wired, US-built guitar and bass amplifier heads, combos, and cabinets for professional touring and studio musicians since 1969.
About
Mesa Engineering, trading as Mesa/Boogie, is an American manufacturer of guitar and bass amplifiers headquartered in Petaluma, California, USA. Founded in 1969 by Randall Smith, Mesa pioneered the high-gain amplifier format with the Mark I -- a hot-rodded Fender Princeton that launched the brand. Mesa/Boogie amplifiers are hand-wired and assembled in the United States, using custom-wound transformers and point-to-point wiring for the most critical signal-path components, resulting in a premium tier of amplifiers favored by professional rock, metal, jazz, and blues musicians. Product lines include the Mark series (Mark V, Mark VII), the Rectifier series (Dual, Triple, Mini), the Fillmore, California Tweed, and Subway bass amplifier lines. Mesa also manufactures speaker cabinets loaded with proprietary Celestion-wound speakers. The company distributes internationally through a selective dealer network covering over 50 countries, maintaining strict MAP pricing and minimising the total number of dealers per market to protect dealer margins. Gibson Brands acquired Mesa Engineering in 2021 and continues manufacturing in Petaluma.
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- 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇩🇪 Germany 🇯🇵 Japan 🇦🇺 Australia 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇱 Netherlands