Mesa Maverick
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man played Mesa Maverick the other night, a head and seperate 4×10 and it sang wonderfully. I got many righteous cleans and the OD channel was very versatile.. so why is it discontinued.. Does the used market really take up after sdiscontinued stuff in the jopes it will someday be valuable? danny
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> man played Mesa Maverick the other night, a head and seperate 4×10 and > it sang wonderfully. > I got many righteous cleans and the OD channel was very versatile.. so why > is it discontinued.. Does the used market really take up after > sdiscontinued stuff in the jopes it will someday be valuable?
The Maverick is an awesome amp, and that is coming from a Marshall dyed in the wool follower. I’d love to have one. winnard
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> man played Mesa Maverick the other night, a head and seperate 4×10 and > it sang wonderfully. > I got many righteous cleans and the OD channel was very versatile.. so why > is it discontinued.. Does the used market really take up after > sdiscontinued stuff in the jopes it will someday be valuable? > danny
when mesaboogie see that a product is actually good but doesn’t sell to the schredders or LimpBiskiters or AvrilerLavigners, they take it out of the market.. gotta sell amps to kids whose parents pay for it.. Not serious musicians.. and..oh..oh…it was reliable .. georgio — ‘72 traynor point-to-point bassmaster head… yamaha SA 800 with Dimarzio and gibson pickups
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TIA, Knowing that there are many folks that do no support Mesa Boogie, and at the risk of delivering myself up to the crowd, I’ll ask anyway. =) does anyone have experience with the Mesa Maverick? I checked HC, but you know somebody lays out a zillion bucks, and they give glowing reports to support their decision.. I am hoping to get some solid, experienced user input.. value/quality componenets.. constructtion et al.. Circuit reliability and hey, what axe are you using with it.. Thanks, Danny
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>TIA, >Knowing that there are many folks that do no support Mesa Boogie, and at the >risk of delivering myself up to the crowd, I’ll ask anyway. =) >does anyone have experience with the Mesa Maverick? I checked HC, but you >know somebody lays out a zillion bucks, and they give glowing reports to >support their decision.. >I am hoping to get some solid, experienced user input.. >value/quality componenets.. constructtion et al.. >Circuit reliability and hey, what axe are you using with it..
Never owned one. Had one at the shop that was uncollected for the longest time (a sloppily managed store’s stock) and I was all over the owner of the shop to let me know the moment he got tired of waiting for them to pick it up. They picked it up before it got to that point, and I can assure you it was VERY well tested by the time it left. I am not a Mesa fan, but I really liked this amp. Blonde, pretty, 4xEL84 and 2×12. Great sound, not overcomplicated like so many Boogies and pretty well built. Of all the boogies I’ve met this is one I really, really liked. And it sounded damn good. To my ear, head and shoulders above anything else that company has ever made. Component and build quality pretty much what you’d expect from Mesa for that era, before they started cheaping out. I’ll say it’s as well built as any production guitar amp made in the last ten years. My ideal amp would look like a Tektronix oscilloscope on the inside and a Rolls Royce interior on the outside, it ain’t that. None of them are. But I see no reason why it wouldn’t be a perfectly reliable little amp. Ron
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> TIA, > Knowing that there are many folks that do no support Mesa Boogie, and at the > risk of delivering myself up to the crowd, I’ll ask anyway. =) > does anyone have experience with the Mesa Maverick? I checked HC, but you > know somebody lays out a zillion bucks, and they give glowing reports to > support their decision.. > I am hoping to get some solid, experienced user input.. > value/quality componenets.. constructtion et al.. > Circuit reliability and hey, what axe are you using with it..
I previously had checked them out. Nice tones, smooth cleans, smooth overdrive. Separate controls for both channels for maximum flexibility. I’m not a big Mesa fan, since most of their amps seem to be in the Rectifier category, but this one was pretty nice, good for roots type playing, can also get more rocking tones as well, without sounding like you’re a metal player. One thing though, if you’re looking at the 2×12 version, get a dolly or flight case with wheels. It’s a fairly heavy amp. Mikey
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I played one at GC a few times. It was a 30 watt combo. The thing really rocks hard. I am not into heavy metal, so if thats what you want, this might not be the amp for you. But, if you like classic fat sustaining tone with a capital T, the Maverick is cool. If I didn’t already own a Mea Boogie Nomad, the Maverick would be a possible purchase.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> TIA, > Knowing that there are many folks that do no support Mesa Boogie, and at the > risk of delivering myself up to the crowd, I’ll ask anyway. =) > does anyone have experience with the Mesa Maverick? I checked HC, but you > know somebody lays out a zillion bucks, and they give glowing reports to > support their decision.. > I am hoping to get some solid, experienced user input.. > value/quality componenets.. constructtion et al.. > Circuit reliability and hey, what axe are you using with it.. > Thanks, > Danny
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I’m looking for an light wieght (40-50 lbs.) amp that’s cabable of sounding and acting like a Deluxe Reverb (nice midrange dirt when cranked, but cleans up without sounding flat with a guitar volume pot). The reason I don’t get a DR is that it’s not quite loud enough for rhythm parts in my jump blues/swing band. We play a lot of open mikes right now, so I don’t want to have to mike it. I’ve looked at a Mesa Blue Angel 1×12 (nice, but not enough clean volume), a Flextone 1×12 (doesn’t sound quite good enough) and a Mesa Maverick 1×12. The Maverick fits the bill pretty well, but doesn’t have quite the nice midrange grit the Blue Angel and the DR have. Plus, it’s pricy. I’m getting into low-end Kendrick/Victoria range with it. I’d like to hear from anyone with opinions on the Maverick (I have already checked out Harmony Central ad nauseum) and anyone with suggestions on another amp. Thanks in advance, Tom Vaughn
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I’m looking for an light wieght (40-50 lbs.) amp that’s cabable of sounding >and acting like a Deluxe Reverb (nice midrange dirt when cranked, but cleans >up without sounding flat with a guitar volume pot). The reason I don’t get a >DR is that it’s not quite loud enough for rhythm parts in my jump blues/swing >band. We play a lot of open mikes right now, so I don’t want to have to mike >it. >I’ve looked at a Mesa Blue Angel 1×12 (nice, but not enough clean volume), a >Flextone 1×12 (doesn’t sound quite good enough) and a Mesa Maverick 1×12. >The Maverick fits the bill pretty well, but doesn’t have quite the nice >midrange grit the Blue Angel and the DR have. Plus, it’s pricy. I’m getting >into low-end Kendrick/Victoria range with it. >I’d like to hear from anyone with opinions on the Maverick (I have already >checked out Harmony Central ad nauseum) and anyone with suggestions on another >amp. >Thanks in advance, >Tom Vaughn
I don’t care much for 1X12 configurations. They can never really get the coverage needed. My advice would be to look for a used silverface Vibrolux Reverb. They’re 2X10, and sound really nice. Cheap too! They can be had for somewhere between 5-600 dollars. Steve
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>I’m looking for an light wieght (40-50 lbs.) amp that’s cabable of sounding >and acting like a Deluxe Reverb (nice midrange dirt when cranked, but cleans >up without sounding flat with a guitar volume pot). The reason I don’t get a >DR is that it’s not quite loud enough for rhythm parts in my jump blues/swing >band. >I’ve looked at a Mesa Blue Angel 1×12 (nice, but not enough clean volume and a Mesa Maverick 1×12. >The Maverick fits the bill pretty well, but doesn’t have quite the nice >midrange grit the Blue Angel and the DR have.
If you can find one near you to try out, a Tone King Continental combo may be the answer to your problem — it solved mine, and I had the same problem. I have a wonderful old DR, but needed more headroom. The Tone King is 40 watts, 4 6V6s, 1×12 cabinet, two channels. Sounds very much in the DR mode, but with more headroom. The second channel lets you take care of grind at lower levels. A bit larger cabinet than a DR (and bigger bass sound), but actually lighter weight. Great reverb. Weird tremolo. Don’t let the fifties diner styling throw you — this is a serious amp. I had a Blue Angel for a while, too, and agree that it’s better than a Maverick. But I wanted the flexibility of a second channel, and the Blue Angel was also heavy on the old back (would like to have kept it if I could have). The Tone King was the ideal solution. About $1300, as I recall. Also available as separate head/cabinet, but the combo is so light there’s no need. They’re out of Baltimore. No website that I’m aware of. Call 410-327-6530 for info and dealers.
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The Mav is NOT a heavy metal amp! I’ve had my Maverick 1×12 for a couple of months now, and I can only say good things about it. It’s got a great range of truly usable tones, starting with nice and clean on the rhythm channel. Ramping up the gain to the middle positions gives it a smooth bluesy distortion that cleans up quite easily with the guitar volume pot. But then you can switch the bright/fat switch to fat, and it almost sounds like a Deluxe Reverb, with a bit of tweaking of course. Again, it cleans up with the guitar volume very nicely. The lead channel takes over where the fat rhythm channel leaves off, and gives a heavier distortion. But remember, this is not your heavy metal box. Grunge won’t do here. Instead, if you’re into roots rock and blues, this amp has an amazing ability to sound great no matter what you do. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. Mark — Mark J. Rosen "Underfoot the ground is patched with http://www.grok.org manzanita stark and shining in the breeze"
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