Mesa Boogie Amps

Mesa/Boogie is a company in California that makes amplifiers for guitars and basses.

Mesa was started by Randall Smith as a small repair shop which modified Fender combos to give them more gain. Soon the word spread, and with users like Carlos Santana, Boogie became one of the big names in the industry. Other notable Boogie users include John Petrucci from Dream Theater, Eric Johnson, Metallica, Jerry Cantrell, Frank Zappa, Andy Timmons, Cannibal Corpse, Helmet and Tool.

Boogies deliver fierce gain and a good clean sound. They are versatile amps, with which you can also get plenty of tones by tweaking and using your guitar controls. Although Mesas were originally based on Fender designs, they have a distinctive voice of their own: slightly darker, less fuzzy, and more focused in the midrange than Marshalls, known widely as the "California sound". Many players prefer Mesa for lead work.