MESA/BOOGIE Roadster™
SWITCHABLE 50/100 WATT DUAL RECTIFIER ELECTRIC GUITAR TUBE HEAD
Hand Built in the USA
The Mesa Boogie Roadster is an all Tube thoroughbred guitar amplifier that shares its tone with only one other amplifier – the mighty MESA/BOOGIE Road King™. Now, while everyone that plugs into the Road King™ is blown away by the tone, some players were just not interested in attributes such as Progressive Linkage™ and other rear panel features. They simply wanted the tonal DNA of the Mesa Road King™ in a plug and play format with some foot switchable preamp choices. Randall Smith and his Team answered the call and the MESA/BOOGIE Roadster™ was born!
In the two lower gain Channels, ONE and TWO, are every classic clean sound in the pairs of CLEAN and FAT modes. You can simply dial in your ultimate clean sound, then duplicate it in the other Channel then, should the need arise, you can modify it to your heart’s content for single note applications, a more pushed version or decide to switch to another mode for a radically different sound. The easily clippable mid-gain modes of TWEED and BRIT speak for themselves and again, these dynamic and incredibly expressive modes would make an amazing amplifier all by themselves as they easily sweep across the zone between clean and clipped with authentic finesse.
Channels THREE and FOUR deliver the mind-altering and iconic sounds of the legendary Dual Rectifier® Solo Head and hand you the keys to the castle where both retro and modern high tones reside. The RAW, VINTAGE and MODERN modes cover the entire range of gain from a sweet clip, through liquid voice up to a crushing wall of tight grind and are duplicated in both Channels. This again allows you to easily dial in your desired tone then dedicate the two channels to slight differences or, configure them for wildly different styles.
The Channels’ duplicated modes are a powerful feature – making the Roadster not just an amp for your current style or band but rather, a lifelong companion to your music, offering limitless configurations and keeping pace with your growth as your playing evolves.
The Roadster also features MESA’s Multi-Watt™ Channel Assignable Power feature allowing you to choose either 50 or 100 watt power for each preamp Channel. This simple to use feature expands the potential of each Channel mode exponentially by enabling you to lower the power-clip threshold or, tighten things up as needed. The two power choices also offer different personalities; 50 watts with its brighter, elastic bounce or 100 watts of tight-tracking low-end girth and mid punch authority.
The power shaping magic of MESA’s patented Tube Rectifier Tracking feature is on tap in each channel. You can choose between the saggy bounce of the 5U4 Rectifier Tubes or the tight, bold authority of the Silicon Diodes. Selecting TUBE RECTIFIER TRACKING brings 1 x 5U4 Tube online when in 50 watts and 2 x 5U4s when 100 watts is selected.
Reverb is paramount in an amplifier this versatile and the Roadster gets the best! The MESA/BOOGIE Roadster™ has the all-tube circuit from the widely acclaimed Lone Star and the result is lush, ambient Reverb that blooms with sweetness as it bathes each note in old school glory. The Roadsters’ modes offer such a wide range of gain levels and sound styles that each Channel has been equipped with a dedicated REVERB mix control located on the Rear Panel so Reverb can be optimised for each sound.
MESA/BOOGIE Roadster™ SPECIFICATIONS:
o Amp Type: Tube
o Chassis Material: Aluminium
o Rectifier Type: Selectable and Channel Assignable Dual Rectification (Tube or Silicon Diodes) with Patented Recto Tracking™
o Recto Tracking: Recto Tracking™ auto-matches the correct Rectifier compliment for the number of Power Tubes in use
o Rectifier Tubes: 2 x Mesa 5U4 Rectifier Tubes
o Variac Power Switch: Bold/Spongy Power Switch
o Preamp Tubes: 6 x Mesa 12AX7 Preamp Tubes
o Power Amp Tubes: 4 x matched Mesa 6L6 ( or EL34)
o Bias Switch for Alternate Power Tubes Types: Yes – Bias Select for 6L6 or EL34
o Maintenance Free Fixed Bias: Yes
o Wattage(s) Quick Reference: 50 or 100 Watts – Channel Assignable
o Power Amp Details (Class & Wattage): Class A/B Power with Mesa’s patented Multi-Watt™ Channel Assignable Power Amp (Patent 7,602,927) – Provides two power options that are channel assignable via four 50/100 Watt Power Switches: Choose 2 power tubes, producing 50 Watt of small block-power or all 4 power tubes producing 100 Watts of big-block horsepower and authority.
o Convection or Fan Cooling: Convection
o Number of Footswitchable Channels: Four Channels
o Number of Style Modes in Total: Twelve
o Number of Style Modes Per Channel: Three
o Style Modes for Channel ONE: Clean, Fat or Tweed
o Style Modes for Channel TWO: Clean, Fat or Brit
o Style Modes for Channel THREE: Raw, Vintage High Gain or Modern High Gain
o Style Modes for Channel FOUR: Raw, Vintage High Gain or Modern High Gain
o Channel Controls: Each Channel features Independent 3-Position Style Mode Switch, 50/100 Multi-Watt™ Switch, Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Master, Footswitchable Reverb, Assignable Dual Rectification with Recto Tracking™ (Diode or Tube – Patent 7,193,458), FX Loop Assignment Switch (allows you to auto-assign FX Loop to either come on or off when the channel is activated or be controlled via the footswitch)
o Reverb / Effects & Bypass Options: Footswitchable, All-Tube, Long Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls (back panel)
o Effects Loop & Bypass Options: Fully Buffered Series FX Loop with one Send Level Control – Footswitchable, Channel Assignable per Channel or True Bypassable
o Global Output Level Control: Yes (Over all channels when activated)
o Global Solo Level Control & Bypassable Options: Yes (Over each channel when activated)
o True-Bypass Options: True-Bypass Switch removes FX Loop, Output & Solo Level Controls
o Tuner Output: Yes (back panel) with Footswitchable Mute
o External Switching Jack Options: External Switching Jacks for Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, Reverb, Tuner Mute, FX Loop & Solo
o Speaker Outputs: One 16 Ohm, One 8 Ohm & Two 4 Ohm
o Slave Output: Yes with Level Control
o Footswitch: Included – 8 Button Footswitch (Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch. 3, Ch. 4, Reverb, Tuner Mute, FX Loop & Solo)
o Amp Cover: Included – Fitted Slip Cover
o Warranty: Five Years
The MESA/BOOGIE Roadster™ is one of the greatest guitar amplifiers ever built by MESA and they back it up with an exclusive FIVE year warranty!
