Mesa 50/50 or 2:Fifty?

[VanOsbourne]

Yeah, I know... I got alot of questions about power amps these days.

Anyway... I am buying one of these this week. But... which one?

I've had a Mesa 50/50 in the past. I'm wondering if its worth it to spend the extra dough and snag a 2:Fifty.

So for the Boogie experts out there I ask you this:

What the hell is the difference between a Mesa 50/50 and a Mesa 2:Fifty?


Thanks, Mike.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

call boogie and ask. i'd like to know myself. and a tech will be happy to call you back with the answer. the # is on thier website.

[Robotechnology]

There is no half/low power switch on the 2:50 like there is on the 50/50, don't think there is a difference otherwise.

[MetalMedal II]

There is no half/low power switch on the 2:50 like there is on the 50/50, don't think there is a difference otherwise.

I have the 50/50 and I use the half/low power switch all the time. That 15 watts of tube power is still way loud. I only switch to full when playing with a loud drummer. If the new one doesn't have that, I'd get the old-school one. I think the 2:50 does have a switch so either 6L6 or EL34 tubes could eb used, but the 6L6 do me justice..

[Misanthrope189]

wow, yeah...I just read the manual to double check the wattage of the lower power switch; it certainly is 15 watts per channel, and damn, does 30 total watts put out a lot of power. The interesting thing is, with it turned up a lot, say to 7...when I switch to high power, the audible volume difference seems minimal, and it seems more the headroom changes, I guess you could say. And yeah, the old 50/50 is a fixed bias 6L6 amp...the new 2:50 is switchable between 6L6 and EL34. Plus the new 2:50 looks more like a recto.

Cheers,
Nick