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Product Code: TA30


Description
 
When I was born I was delivered by a buzzard giving me a big head start. The Mesa Boogie Transatlantic TA-30 was born with a Vox spoon in it mouth.

Channel one has a clear Voxy character as you'd expect, thanks as much to the preamp circuit as the cathode-biased EL84 power section with no negative feedback (an essential pairing for classic Vox tone). Top Boost mode is more gainy than Normal, and really starts piling on level as you wind the volume up. Harmonically rich, chiming notes and chords abound, right into rock distortion with humbuckers.

In the 40-watt mode particularly this is a stronger tone than many a newer AC30, which can sound brittle at lower volumes. It ticks the boxes from '60s pop to driving country, blues and Stratty Hankisms.

In full-power Dyna-Watt mode, the sheer attack of clean notes from either combo or head can be eye-popping, especially through Mesa's custom tweaked and well-proven Celestion 90-watt speaker. Loud drummers, no problem. Busy mix, likewise. We can't imagine too many players wanting for more volume, though the headroom characteristics are obviously quite different from a four-6L6 100-watt amp.

The 30-watt class A mode will still out-shout most drummers, but with increased elasticity from the power section when you push it hard. If that's too much, drop to 15 watts class A (two of the four EL84s) for much more clip and compression at the power stage - something notoriously difficult/impossible on a non- master volume AC30 these days without upsetting the soundman/landlord.

Channel two's power stage is configured fixed bias with negative feedback (like most Fenders and Marshalls). Tweed mode kicks off with that fatter- than-you-remember-it Fender-inspired tone, but you really do need to wind it up to get things going. With strong mids and urgent delivery, it's more rounded than channel one and very familiar if you've played a Tweed Deluxe or low-power Twin. The bright reverb just makes it all the sweeter.

Hi One adds a huge level jump with extra gain too. There's a tightened bottom end, which will appeal to humbucker players looking for some classic rock fun, or indeed darker/ bassier sounding guitars that can get muddy on the bottom: ES-335 players looking for excellent articulation take note. Angus Young is here should you need him, too.

Moving on to Hi Two brings a punch of mid-range focus and a swathe of bottom end back for something closer to what you'd think of as 'classic' Boogie leads. Tons of harmonics, plenty of gain and the addition of the boost function over the TA-15 means it'll go more gainy in either of the Hi modes, obviously.

The lack of a dedicated middle control means that '80s-inspired metal tones are better served from Mesa's other amps, but heavy rockers will still find a lot to like. You can single-note solo all day here, with your choice of dynamics thanks to the three power settings.

Stop in and try it out.

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Features
  • Multi-Watt™, Channel Assignable Power Amp (Patent 7,602,927) featuring Duo-Class™ and Dyna-Watt™ (Patent 4,713,624) technologies providing three power and two operating class options that are channel assignable via independent 15/30/40 Watt Power Switches.
  • 2 power tubes operating in pure Class A Push-Pull, producing 15 Watts
  • 4 tubes operating in pure Class A Push-Pull, producing 30 Watts ...or...
  • 4 tubes operating in Mesa's Patented Dyna-Watt™ Power that maximizes the power and punch of time-honored Class A/B power, producing 40 Watts
  • All Tube Amplifier: 4xEL-84 Power Tubes & 6x12AX7 Preamp Tubes
  • Fixed Bias for consistent, maintenance free performance
  • 2 Fully Independent Channels with 5 Style Modes:
  • Channel 1 features: Normal (Brit Clean) or Top Boost (Brit Overdrive) Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (15/30/40 Watt), FX Loop & Reverb Assignment Switch (On/Off True Bypass), Volume (Gain), Treble, Bass, Reverb & Cut w/Pull Master
  • Channel 2 features: Tweed (American Clean), Hi 1 (Brit Gain) & Hi 2 (Boogie Gain) Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (15/30/40 Watt), FX Loop & Reverb Assignment Switch (On/Off True Bypass), Gain w/Pull Boost, Treble, Bass, Reverb & Master
  • Channel Assignable, All-Tube, Long Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls
  • Footswitchable, Channel Assignable, Fully Buffered FX Loop
  • Channel Independent True Bypass Switches fully remove FX Loop & Reverb from signal path
  • Fan Cooled
  • External Switch Jack for Reverb
  • All Aluminum Chassis
  • 2 Button Footswitch (Channel 1/2 & FX Loop)

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