Mesa/Boogie Fillmore 100 Medium Head
Product information "Mesa/Boogie Fillmore 100 Medium Head"
In an age where 100-watt guitar amps are the exception rather than the rule, the new Fillmore™ 100 shows us what really makes a great sound. And it's not necessarily the volume or an enormous weight. More dynamic nuances, a more exciting snap in the PERFECT frequencies, great response, greater dimensional width/size and more headroom, as well as better tracking of low frequencies: this Fillmore not only shines wherever its less powerful siblings are used, but also wherever a big impact is desired.
If you need an amplifier with high power but low wattage, the Fillmore 100's Power Reduction Switch lets you set the power to HALF and LOW to match the power curve to the sound of the preamp or the venue. Experience the Fillmore with classic design and sound, now in a slightly heavier, same-size 100-watt format. Discover the most expressive gain level ever achieved in a simple platform with 2 (identical) channels and 3 operating modes, available in traditional sizes and in combos and tops.
The FM 100 reflects the original roots of Boogie, drawing on 50 years of knowledge in refinement and sound optimization. Key features include:
2 completely independent, footswitch-selectable channels with 3 Mode Channel Cloning™
Channel 1 and 2 functions: Cloned clean, drive, and HI modes with independent controls for gain, treble, mid, bass, presence, and reverb, plus master volume control
Vintage full-tube reverb spiral, long tank, independent channel controls
FULL (4 x 6L6 pentode – 98 W clean/112 W max)
HALF (2 x 6L6 pentode – 40 W clean/50 W max)
LOW (2 x 6L6 triode – 22 W clean/30 W max) via selection (global)
- Channels: 2
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 57,8 x 24,76 x 24,13 cm
- EQ: Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Master, Reverb
- Effects: Hall / Reverb
- Gain Levels: 3
- Housing size: Fullsize
- Impedance: 4/8 ohms
- Includes: Footswitch and cover
- Inserts: Series / Parallel
- Power: Full 112/98 W, Half 50/40 W, Low 30/22 W
- Power Amp Valves: 4x 6L6
- Power Range: 51 - 100 W
- Pre Amp Valves: 5x 12AX7
- Technology: Valve
- Weight: 16,33 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?
