Skip to main content skip to footer site51273481 used 1273481 mesa boogie blue angel dual rectifier tube guitar combo amp. Mesaboogie tube color codes explained by randall smith. Unfortunately its buried in the mesa boogie lineup of gain monsters. Mesa boogie amp heaven schematics caliber angel heart.
Specifications are available at mesa boogie although this amp is no longer manufactured. The blue angel is a sophisticated and extremely versatile single channel amplifier that focuses on the. Mesa blue angel love the mesa blue angel is a fantastic amp. Summary of contents for mesaboogie dual rectifier blue angel page 1 oogie wners anual the spirit of art in technology 17 ross street petaluma, ca 94954. Mesa boogie 17 ross street petaluma, ca 94954 the spirit of art in technology dual caliber dc10. From the very beginning, mesa has been dedicated to bass.
I play and are asked to record a diverse range of styles. Apr 19, 2012 just a lil demo of the mesa boogie subway blues sloppy chops but i love the tone. Fender vs mesa boogie valve amps who has the best clean tone. This homestyle barbeque grilles different cuts of tube for. This retube set for the mesa boogie blue angel tube amplifier consists of the very best vacuum tubes we have to offer. You get get some singing lead line as you would a nice recto amp, but the smooth character of this amp is certainly geared towards the fender blues side of rock music. Mesa boogie f30 mesa boogie nomad mesa boogie blue angel the blue angel by far had the sweetest sounding clean sound but was very noisyhissy even at lower levels. Mesa boogie mark i i owned a marki for a while in the early 80s.
In summary this is a single channel amp with reverb. Mesa boogie heartbreaker tubes page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. Mesa boogie is a leading innovator of guitar amplification technology whose product line includes the mark v, dual and triple rectifier, lone star, transatlantic, mini rectifier, and most recently the new mark five. The tone is still mesa boogie and you can hear and feel that, but this is no rectifier at all. First familiarize yourself with the layout of the front panel and locate the footswitch input jack. Used mesa boogie dual rectifier blue angel tube guitar. Mesa boogie blue angel club telecaster guitar forum. Your mesa boogie amplifier is a professional instrument. Nunis traditional fulltone ocd 212 roadster combo mesa 2.
Mesa boogie guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets, pedals, tubes and speakers plus branded clothing at cosmo music, in store and online. Retube your mesa boogie blue angel amp with our preselected audio tube kits. Unfortunately its buried in the mesaboogie lineup of gain monsters. Oct, 2017 fender vs mesa boogie valve amps who has the best clean tone. Always use the proper setting of the bias switch for the tube type in.
The besteasiest description of a blue angel is that it sort of seems to be mesas version of a good fender amp but with a touch of mid drive. And just to ensure the tonal purity of the ten tubes hard at work, a tube rectifier. Designed for 6 volts filament voltage in tube amps. Mesaboogie son of boogie layout 47kb back to the top. Mesa amps are fixed bias and generally they are very cold.
Mesaboogie dual rectifier blue angel owners manual pdf. The exceptions to this are the el84 amps like the dc2 and dc3s and also the f30 and loan star specials to name a few. The control layout is very nice and easy to follow, imo, but several people didnt care for the tones they got out of them. The originality of the craft is the ability to choose the power tubes, two 6v6, el84 four or six at a time. Mesa boogie diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. Bias as with all mesaboogie amplifiers, the bias is permanently set during construction and. As you can see, the blue angel provides all the features any demanding pro could need and at the same time remains simple to operate. The aural descriptions of the maverick caused me to think it was probably right up my alley, but being sort of a fenderleaning guy, i didnt think id dig the el84s.
To the naked eye, this jewel looks blue until you put it in front of the p 47. The company boasts a different and extensive catalog of amps, with their tube powered amps winning the best of all in the market. The maverick, blue angel, and dc235 amps were all released around the same time period just as i was learning to play guitar. Mesa boogie heartbreaker tubes page 1 joes guitars. The simple control layout pays tribute to the classics of yesteryear, while the. Page 2 mesaboogie circuits that led to the refinement of your new instrument. You are looking at our original new old stock 1994 mesaboogie blue angel 4 x.
Thats because most amps use pairs of output tubes running pushpull for greater power efficiencysplitting the signal into positive and negative halves to be recombined in the output transformer before. Board index mesa boogie engineering products modern era amps 1991present blue angel tube chart and schematic questions. Free mesa boogie diagrams, schematics, service manuals. A switchable bias select feature allows you to swap tube types in the power section for different response characteristics.
They are all held in place by an aluminum channel wfoam, and some nylon straps. Page 2 mesaboogie circuits that led to the refinement of your new in strument. Our tube replacement kits are designed for your amp and come in different. Page 3 your mesaboogie amplifier is a professional instrument. Please treat it with respect and operate it properly. We start with the finest tubes from around the world, test and match each one under simulated operating conditions to the tightest, most demanding industry spec. Its way more amp than i need, though i do like the sound. Mesa spax7 preamp tubes are a premium grade 12ax7 that possess an even higher standard of overall performance due to their incredibly low sensitivity to microphonic noise.
It is normal for extreme settings of the reverb control to slightly alter the sound character of the amplifier as the voicing of the. Used mesa boogie blue angel dual rectifier tube guitar combo. I like it, as do several other nomad owners like theirs. This amp uses eight 6l6 power tubes, which is way expensive to retube, and the tubes produce a lot of heat. As suggested in one other forum, may be there is a mistake on the schematic. Mar 22, 2019 mesa boogies combo amps are created for the need of the guitarists who want to save space as much as possible. It sounds great just plugged straight in without any fx. Tube life span the lifespan of a tube can be a bit tough to predict but the following may provide a bit of a guideline. Fits 12ax7a and similarly sized preamp tubes on current mesaboogie models. This preserves an individual guitars inherent tone and keeps it intact.
The distortion is pretty mild in comparison to a dual recto. You are looking at our original new old stock 1994 mesaboogie blue angel 4 x 10 guitar combo amplifier. Mesaboogie is a leading innovator of guitar amplification technology whose product line includes the mark v, dual and triple rectifier, lone star, transatlantic, mini rectifier, and most recently the new mark five. Thats because most amps use pairs of output tubes running pushpull for greater power efficiencysplitting the signal into positive and negative halves to be recombined in the output transformer before hitting the s.
Here is the cross reference to use the same grade of tube if you switch from one vendor to the other. Tolex covering has several notches, rips, dents and scratches. I plan to use this amp to record and perhaps play at gigs will use a thd hotplate. The mesa el84 6bq5 is a european classic and the tube type that led the british invasion. Premium quality guarantee mesa starts with the finest tubes available from around the world. Blue angel tube chart and schematic questions the boogie.
Continued with the blue angels reverb control, different amounts of the rich all tube reverb can be mixed with reverb. Feel confident, as we do, this amp will inspire many hours of musical satisfaction and lasting enjoyment. Then we back them with the best warranty in the business a minimum of six months. Mesaboogie rectifier vertical 2x12 120watt angled extension. Dc series, hearbreaker, blue angel, transatlantic ta30, and maverick. The blue angel has two rows of tubes, due to it having a gz34 rectifier, 2. Page 1 dc5 operating instructions your dc5 amplifier was designed to deliver maximum performance in a format based on simplicity. El84s, and then the second row, towards the front, has 5 12ax7s.
Theres a small bit of valve tube noise but the fan is very quiet. It has a mesa badge on it, and its physically bulletproof, but thats about where the similarities to. Tight and aggressive, yet smooth and warm, with an amazing chiming mid and top end. In fact, the very first mesa amp ever built was a bass amp. Use our extensive knowledge, experience and customer feedback to select re tube packages that will work great in your tube amp. Mesa boogie blue angel dual rectifier tube guitar combo. No, not a carburetorprogressive linkage is a patented breakthrough concept in power amp design. The blue angels preamp, though simple, is also a highly tuned instrument capable of extremely fine increments of gain.
Mesa vs groove tubes scale red 4 yellow 4 green 5 gray 5 blue 6 white 6 the reason for mesas narrow range, is that their amplifiers do not have an adjustable bias. However, in my time spent on the mesaboogie forums, i got the impression that the nomad is the black sheep of the mesa family. Brilliant focus with a frequency response that always brings your guitar to the front of the mix this tube is true to its classic roots and is extremely consistent and. Continued the power choices range from 30 watts using 4 x el84 to 15 watts using 2 x el84 to 5 watts using 1 x el84, allowing the special to soulfully cover any situation from midsize clubs to combo rehearsals to bedroom recording while. To confirm a noisy power tube, merely put the blue angel on standby, remove it. Whats up with the color coding of your power tubes. Its easy to dial nature allows each of the two channels to deliver a wide range of sounds in both clean and overdrive styles. There are two rows of four 6l6 power tubes, one on top of the other. Used mesa boogie dual rectifier blue angel tube guitar combo. The simple control layout pays tribute to the classics of yester.
Mesaboogie guitar and bass amplifiers, cabinets, pedals, tubes and speakers plus branded clothing at cosmo music, in store and online. It was the 10060w one whardwood cabinet, wicker cane grill, altec speaker, graphic eq, reverb. This is the ultimate preamp tube to use in critical gain stage applications, particularly in first stageinput positions or other high gain stages in the preamp tube string. The simple control layout pays tribute to the classics of yesteryear, while the addition of a new concept in power design. It has more liquid gain and with uniquely inspiring tone and a layout thats intuitive and easy to navigate, its no. They then test and match every tube, while under stress of actual operating conditions, to the tightest, most demanding specs in the industry with the use of their proprietary, aerospace designed tube analysis system called rob. Use the stock 6l6 type tubes for the greatest versatility, or swap them out for a quartet of el34 for a brighter, looser feel and added harmonic spread. Keep in mind that changes may have occured, these schematics may not give an accurate view of the amp. First off it is called dual rectifier which means you have a choice of which tubes and how many watts you. Most of you have heard about the importance of matching tubes to get the best performance from an amplifier. Skip to main content skip to footer site51543026 used 1543026 mesa boogie dual rectifier blue angel tube guitar combo amp. Mesaboogie dual rectifier blue angel owners manual.
I talked to marcus at mesa and he told me the tube layout is exactly the same for the roadster as it is for the road king series 2. Just a lil demo of the mesa boogie subway blues sloppy chops but i love the tone. Blue angel d180 power amp dual caliber dc3 dual caliber dc5 offline dual caliber dc5b dual rectifier heart breaker offline lonestar. Sob son of boogie solo50 rectoverb stereo simulclass 2.
This mesa boogie dual rectifier blue angel 4x10 combo is used in good cosmetic condition and perfect working condition. The reverb on it is great, although i dont use it much. Mesa boogie dual rectifierroadster tube kit dougs tubes. The blue angel is a sophisticated and extremely versatile single channel amplifier that focuses on the lower to medium gain requirements of todays blues and roots music. This mesaboogie blue angel 4 x 10 guitar combo amplifier serial number ba00730 was designed and handbuilt in petaluma, california by randall smith and his tone farm team. Simple control layout is duplicated for all four channels. Your mesaboogie amplifier is a professional instrument.
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