Amplifier Features |
| Amp Type |
Tube |
| Chassis Material |
Aluminum |
| Rectifier Type |
Silicon Diodes |
| Rectifier Tubes |
n/a |
| Variac Power Switch |
n/a |
| Preamp Tubes |
5x Mesa 12AX7 |
| Power Amp Tubes |
4x Mesa 6L6 |
| Bias Switch for Alternate Power Tubes Types |
n/a |
| Maintenance Free Fixed Bias |
Yes |
| Wattage(s) Quick Reference |
60 or 100 Watts via 60/100 Watt Global Power Switch - See Power Amp Details for more information |
| Built-In Power Amp Attenuation |
n/a |
| Power Amp Details (Class & Wattage) |
Class A/B Power with selectable, global 60/100 Power Switch - Provides two power options: Choose 2 power tubes, producing 60 Watt of small block-power or all 4 power tubes, producing 100 Watts of big-block horsepower and authority. |
| Convection or Fan Cooling |
Fan Cooled |
| Number of Footswitchable Channels (or Modes) |
Three Channels |
| Number of Style Modes |
Five |
| Number of Style Modes Per Channel |
One on Channel 1, Two on Channels 2 & 3 |
| Types of Style Modes Per Channel |
Ch. 1 = Mark IIC+™ Clean Ch. 2 = Mark IIC+ Gain or Shred Ch. 3 = Mark IIC+ Gain or Shred |
| Channel Controls |
Channel 1 Features: Independent Gain, Treble, Mid/Boost (patent applied for; doubles as a standard Midrange Tone Control from 1 to 5 AND a Variable Gain Boost Control from 5 to 10, providing precise levels of sweet harmonic overdrive), Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel), Assignment Switch for Dual 5-Band Graphic EQs (EQ 1 or EQ 2 - On, Off or Footswitchable) & Master Controls
Channel 2 & 3 Features: Shred Mode (Assignment Switch in lower right corner of EQ section - MIDI Switchable), Independent Gain w/Pull Gain Boost, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence w/Pull Frequency Shift, Reverb (rear panel), Assignment Switch for Dual 5-Band Graphic EQs (EQ 1 or EQ 2 - On, Off or Footswitchable) & Master Controls |
| Graphic EQ and/or Contour |
TWO Selectable 5-Band Graphic EQs (Footswitchable, Channel Assignable or Off) |
| Reverb / Effects & Bypass Options |
Footswitchable, All-Tube, Long-Tank Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls |
| Effects Loop & Bypass Options |
Fully Buffered Series Tube FX Loop (MIDI Switchable) |
| Global Output Level Control |
n/a |
| Global Solo Level Control & Bypassable Options |
n/a |
| True-Bypass Options |
n/a |
| Tuner Output |
n/a |
| External Switching Jack Options and/or Midi |
MIDI Switchable/Programmable via Control Change and Program Change messages, with 256 Preset Location (MIDI IN, MIDI Thru/Out, MIDI Channel & Store Switches) – Controls Channels 1, 2, 3, EQ 1, EQ 2, Shred, Reverb & FX Loop |
| Speaker Outputs |
One 16 Ohm, One 8 Ohm and Two 4 Ohm |
| Cabinet Simulation - Direct Live/Recording Output |
Built-in MESA CabClone™ Cab Simulator with Internal Amp Load & Headphone Output Featuring Closed Back, Open Back & Vintage Cabinet Simulations, Speaker On/Off, Ground Lift and +4/-10 Output Level Switches |
| Headphone Output |
Yes (see Cabinet Simulation for more information) |
| Slave Output |
Yes |
