Gear / Amp
Mesa/Boogie
On 11 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.
Who uses it
- Dave GrohlSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…left to lose onwards, grohl has used a vox ac30 for clean and slightly-overdriven tones and a succession of mesa/boogie amplifiers for fully distorted sounds. these included the maverick and heartbreaker models, and later on the…” Wikipedia: Dave Grohl ↗
- Joe SatrianiSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…he years in the studio, such as the peavey 5150 (used to record the song "crystal planet"), cornford, and the mesa/boogie mark iic+ (used to record the song "flying in a blue dream"), among others. he later switched to the marshal…” Wikipedia: Joe Satriani ↗
- Kirk HammettMetallica 1983–present
- Kurt CobainSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ient, and they sound like crap and are very small." for the album, cobain used a rackmount system featuring a mesa/boogie studio preamp, a crown power amp, and marshall cabinets. he also used a vox ac30 and a fender bassman. produ…” Wikipedia: Kurt Cobain ↗
- The EdgeThe Unforgettable Fire / The Joshua Tree 1984–1987
Mesa/Boogie (backup): Edge: 'a Boogie as a back-up'. Guitar World (1987 archive): The Edge on The Joshua Tree ↗
- Adam JonesSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…bson in 2020. he uses multiple amplifiers live and when recording, mainly consisting of marshall, diezel, and mesa boogie amps.…” Wikipedia: Adam Jones (musician) ↗
- Allan HoldsworthSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…amps, which were designed by an engineer who worked on gibson's lab series. other amps included johnson amps, mesa boogie (mark iii, boogie 295, quad preamp, or .50 caliber) and a carvin keyboard amp. in his later career he transi…” Wikipedia: Allan Holdsworth ↗
- Kim ThayilSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…s "beefier" sound. other guitars thayil has used include the gibson es-335 and fender telecaster. thayil uses mesa/boogie amplifiers, combining a dual rectifier trem-o-verb combo and an electrdyne head. both amps are dialed to pro…” Wikipedia: Kim Thayil ↗
- Mark TremontiSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ears, tremonti extensively played a 1959 reissue gibson les paul. amps he has used professionally include the mesa/boogie triple rectifier, bogner uberschall and shiva, and diezel hagan. after playing a dumble owned by paul reed s…” Wikipedia: Mark Tremonti ↗
- Mick JonesSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…nes used a marshall plexi amplifier and occasionally a fender twin with a 2×12 cabinet. he later changed to a mesa/boogie amplifier with two marshall 4×12 cabinets that he used throughout the rest of his career with the clash.…” Wikipedia: Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist) ↗
- John PetrucciSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ced section date december 2025 petrucci is a long-time user of music man jp and majesty series guitars and mesa/boogie amplifiers. while his pedalboard, controller, effects and overdrives have undergone changes over the years,…” Wikipedia: John Petrucci ↗
Affordable clones & alternatives
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- Marshall MG15G Guitar Amplifier Combo (1x8", 15 Watts)~$120 new approx.
- Boss Katana 50 Generation 3 Guitar Combo Amplifier (50 W, 1x12)~$350 new approx.
- Budget clone
- Mark Five:25 (Mesa/Boogie lunchbox head)
- Boutique clone
- Mark VII (Mesa/Boogie; has a IIC+ mode)
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