So ends my love affair with tube amps... this is my last one and it's time for it to go.
You don't see many of these in the 1 x 15" variety. There weren't many made and I believe Mesa stopped making them in 97 or 98. Yes, it's heavy, but apart from in and out of the car, it's quite easy to move thanks to the built in retractable hand-truck handle and tilt back casters. This thing is LOUD LOUD LOUD w/ tons of headroom. I'd venture to say it's probably the loudest 1 x 15" combo ever made!
Official specs are as follows:
200 Watts, All Tube, Class A/B Power / 6x6L6-427, 3x12AX7
Assignable 7 Band Graphic EQ
Parallel FX Loop w/Mix Level Control
600 Ohm XLR Balanced Out
Internal 8 ohm 15" speaker
Designed for 8 and 4 ohm operation, however, the manual states it can run at 2 as long as it is not for extended periods- in other words, you're good for the occasional set.
The last time I saw one of these on TB was when I bought it a year and a half ago:
FS: VINTAGE MESA BOOGIE BUSTER 15" COMBO-all tube
The last owner re-tubed it prior to selling to me w/ about 15 hours use. Since I have owned it, it's seen maybe another 15 hours of tube time for a total of about 30 hours since the last re-tube (I bought 'er in a fit of GAS and really didn't need it!). Just to be safe, I had Joe at Invisible Sound in Baltimore inspect it this week. He gave it a full, clean bill of health and commented how "dead quiet" the amp was for 200 tube watts!
The amp is in very good shape. There are a couple small tears in the tolex around the bottom corners and one of the plastic EQ slider tips is MIA (Mesa still has replacement sets available but it didn't really bother me). Also, one of the rear plastic stair rails broke in shipping to me. Mesa also has these available if someone wants it- I didn't bother as I would not slide a tube amp up and down stairs- too fragile!
Included is a cover which the original owner (I am the third) had custom made. Unfortunately, he forgot to account for the wheels. As you can see in the pics, it has quite a bit of wear around the wheel areas as a result but it still does it's job 100%
SOLD I cannot ship this but I can meet you anywhere off the I-95 corridor between DC and say NJ.
I am really looking to sell so no trades at this time
