Boogie Help - 50 Cal + head

[lhrocker]

I have a possible trade going for a 1992 Boogie 50 Caliber plus head. The amp comes with a the footswitch and a recent overhaul including new tubes and caps. I would be trading a vintage Ibanez Artist 2619 for the head plus $100. Is this a good deal? I've owned rectifiers, but never the 50 cal, which I guess would be comparable to the mark or dc series?

My current amps are Randall RM100, Carvin V3, Laney Protube 50, Line6 Flextone2 and Vetta. Would this be a good addition to what I already have?

[toejam]

Pete, want to still do the trade for the V3?

[Dreamland_Rebel]

i don't particularly like the + version. but the EL84 version is a different story.

[jgcable]

I agree. I have never been totally impressed with the 50 Caliber +

[lhrocker]

Thanx DR and John - I guess I will keep looking - I still see either a Mesa Roadster or Marshall JVM in my future...

[jgcable]

I would look at either a Road King or a Mark IV to round out your collection.

[zeegler]

The 50 cal + is next on my list.

[chrisolson]

There's a really clean one available for $550 on the Minneapolis craigslist. I'd LOVE to have it, but I'm TRYING to re-fi my house now - not fun...

[jgcable]

The 50 cal + is next on my list.

You won't be that impressed. If you want to try out a really cool Mesa you should try a Mark III purple stripe. Its voiced similar to a Marshall but it has the bottom end and tightness of a Rectifier. Very tweakable and very cool amp. Just keep in mind that it really is a 2 channel amp with an option to change the gain structure of one of them making it sort of a 3 channel.

[zeegler]

You won't be that impressed. If you want to try out a really cool Mesa you should try a Mark III purple stripe. Its voiced similar to a Marshall but it has the bottom end and tightness of a Rectifier. Very tweakable and very cool amp. Just keep in mind that it really is a 2 channel amp with an option to change the gain structure of one of them making it sort of a 3 channel.

It can get me the COC sound, so it can't be all bad right?

I plan on getting a Mk III one day too.

[jgcable]

It can get me the COC sound, so it can't be all bad right?

I plan on getting a Mk III one day too.

To my ears... the only 2 Mesa amps that I wasn't impressed with is the Nomad series and the Caliber series. I had a few Studio 22's also and in the beginning I had a love affair with them but that didn't last long.
The Mark Series and the Rectifier Series are both outstanding.

[Twisteramps]

EL84 Mesa .50 cal's are KILLER amps... they didn't make them very long, and switched over to the 'plus' version that IMHO sounded like a runny shit down a pant leg. biggest difference was EL84 vs 6L6 tubes in the plus series. The EL84 50s aren't bass heavy metal monsters, but have a really nice complex midrange and remind me of an AC30 on steroids. PLENTY of gain... kinda like a studio .22 but bigger.

I've been a Mesa Magnet lately, within the last month or so I bought a DC5, a racktifier, and a Stiletto Deuce.