Mesa/Boogie Mark VII head
Product information "Mesa/Boogie Mark VII head"
The MARK VII™ is the magnum opus of Randall Smith's 50+ year career in visionary amplifier design. This model combines that knowledge, history, innovation, and performance in the simplest, most versatile, and smallest 90-watt amplifier in the Mark series ever. The 3-channel preamp with 9 modes, combined with our legendary Simul-Class™ power section, which offers three different characters across three wattage ranges, creates a new Mark icon in terms of adaptability, soulful tube tone, and magical playability 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 all-around tone machine delivers 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, such as integrated graphic EQ, lush reverb, a seamless effects loop, and innovative power switching, the Mark VII introduces our CabClone IR™ DI Direct Interface. With identical features and great-sounding IRs as our standalone CabClone IR, this integrated version allows for individual assignment of 8 Rectifier® and Boogie cabinets per channel for unmatched direct sound adjustability.
The Mark VII Head offers users all the benefits of the new Mark VII and can be combined with the speaker cabinets of their choice. Use a MESA 1x12 cabinet for mobility or a MESA 4x12 cabinet (or two!) for maximum impact and projection. Depending on your preferences and needs, you can use different cabinets for each gig – the choice is yours!
- Channels: 3
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 23.5 x 47.6 x 27.6 cm
- EQ: Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Master, Reverb
- Effects: Hall / Reverb
- Gain Levels: 9
- Housing size: Medium Size
- Impedance: 4/8 ohms
- Includes: Footswitch and cover
- Inserts: Series
- Power: 25W/40W/90W
- Power Amp Valves: 4x 6L6
- 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: 18,1 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?
