Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 combo
Product information "Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 combo"
The MARK VII™ is the opus magnum of Randall Smith's 50+ year career in visionary amplifier design. This model brings together that knowledge, history, innovation and performance in the simplest, most versatile and smallest 90-watt Mark Series amplifier ever. The 3-channel, 9-mode preamp, combined with the legendary Simul-Class™ power section that offers three distinct characters across three watt ranges, creates a new Mark icon in terms of customisability, soulful tube tone and magical feel that will serve any discerning player well.
The long-awaited "Simul Seven" surpasses its predecessor, the Mark Five, and the secret Mark Six prototype and is the most powerful Boogie® Mark model ever in terms of sound, flexibility, compact design and interfaces. This jack-of-all-trades tone machine delivers the legendary Mark performance and adds two new sounds - the old but infamous Mark IIB and a new modern high-gain mode full of character and attitude aptly named Mark VII.
Along with iconic features that put boogies at the top of wish lists, like the integrated graphic EQ, lush reverb, a seamless effects loop and innovative power switching, the Mark VII introduces the CabClone IR™ DI Direct Interface. With identical features and great sounding IRs as the standalone CabClone IR, this integrated version allows individual assignment of 8 Rectifier® and Boogie cabinets per channel for unrivalled direct tone adjustability.
The Mark VII is the next chapter in the Boogie Book of Tone, offering discerning players analogue all-tube tone, soul and feel in a smaller, more compact yet more comprehensive package. With a focus on perfecting icons, reviving favourite classics and introducing new areas of modern high-gain technology while improving the user interface and performance across all mediums, the Mark VII offers inspiration and freedom for all styles of music.
- Channels: 3
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 46.4 x 47.6 x 29.2 cm
- EQ: Gain, treble, mid, bass, presence, master, reverb, switchable 5-band graphic equalizer
- Effects: Hall / Reverb
- Gain Levels: 9
- Headphone output with speaker mute: yes
- Impedance: 4/8 ohms
- Includes: Footswitch and cover
- Inserts: Series
- Loudspeaker Type: Celestion Custom 90
- Loudspeakers: 1x 12"
- Output for Extension Speakers: Yes
- Power: 25W/45W/90W
- Power Amp Valves: 4x EL84
- Power Range: 51 - 100 W
- Pre Amp Valves: 5x 12AX7
- Special Features: Power can be reduced from 90 to 45 or 25 W, tube-buffered effects loop, nine different style modes, Mesa CabClone™ Cab Simulator, headphone output, 5-band graphic equalizer switchable per channel, midi connection
- Technology: Valve
- Weight: 26,3 kg
In the late 1960s Randall Smith, one of the most famous amp repairers in the San Francisco Bay Area, was inspired to build his own amplifiers after developing a fondness for the tweed circuits of the 1950s. He loved their organic sound, the effective controls and the way the tone gently moved from clean to distortion and back again when the gain control was used.
To push forward with his own amplifier designs and concepts, he settled in Pentaluma, California in 1969 and worked on further developing his amps.
The characteristic, heavily distorted sound of his Mesa/Boogie amplifiers was initially the result of an electrically mis‑dimensioned preamp. Founder Randall Smith wasn’t sure whether the preamp’s output would be enough to drive the power amp, and he built it with four twin triodes, of which the first seven triodes are still used today to amplify the input signal.
Many years later Mesa/Boogie has grown into one of the major global players in the market for high‑end guitar and bass amplifiers and is a leader in the development of modern amp designs and circuits. The American company also holds several patents on special features and circuits, such as Multi‑Watt™, Dyna‑Watt™ and the Mesa CabClone™ cab simulator, which you’ll certainly come across when browsing our selection of Mesa/Boogie products.
Of course, a maker of such innovative and high‑quality products has by now also gathered a large fanbase among professional musicians who got hooked on Mesa/Boogie amps. The best known users of Mesa/Boogie amps include the already mentioned Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Angus Young, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Adam Jones, Mark Tremonti and Dave Grohl. Of course these aren’t the only famous Mesa/Boogie users, and Mesa/Boogie also boasts a large and steadily growing following among studio musicians and hobby guitarists. Maybe you’ll soon be part of the next generation of the Mesa/Boogie fan community?
