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01-21-2011, 08:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Canada | | | Mesa Boogie Comparison
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Hey TB. I'm in love with the Mesa Boogie Powerhouse series of cabs right now. I was wondering how the Vintage Powerhouse series compares to the regular Powerhouse series, because I haven't had any opportunities to try a Vintage Powerhouse cab yet, and I'm really curious. |
01-21-2011, 08:57 AM
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Endorsing Artist: HCAF | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Woodlands, TX | | Pretty sure it's 99% cosmetic. At gig volumes you couldn't hear the diff. AFAIK the cabs aren't constructed any differently. If you look at the Mesa site and read the descriptions they're basically the same. |
01-21-2011, 08:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Laredo, Texas | | | If I'm not mistaken, the only difference is that the vintage series switches the metal grill for a fabric one. The guts stay the same.
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01-21-2011, 09:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Canada | | | Thanks guys. I think I might have to go with the vintage series as I can get a 610 for about $200-$400 cheaper than the regular 610. |
01-21-2011, 09:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Laredo, Texas | | That's an offer you can't refuse!!! 
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01-21-2011, 09:07 AM
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Endorsing Artist: HCAF | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Woodlands, TX | | Totally. 
I had the option when I ordered my ex-PH412 new of getting it Vintage but eh. My longevity in my band doesn't hinge on the grilles of my cabs! |
01-21-2011, 09:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Canada | | | I'm slightly confused because I've seen the vintage series with the same grill as the regular series. |
01-21-2011, 09:23 AM
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Endorsing Artist: HCAF | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Woodlands, TX | | The finish is different too. It's a different tolex and different corners, I believe. Or it could've just been a regular Powerhouse...  |
01-21-2011, 09:23 AM
|  | Sponsored by Jagermeister | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle / Tacoma | | | They are the same thing except the vintage has the old style tolex covering and fabric grille, while the powerhouse has a thicker texture tolex and metal grille.
If you saw a vintage cab with metal grille, someone either modded it, or someone listed incorrectly. |
01-21-2011, 09:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Laredo, Texas | | | Regular Powerhouse on the left; Vintage Powerhouse on the right:
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01-21-2011, 10:16 AM
| | | | Actually, they have the same tolex now for the past few years. I have a few PH cabs in the thicker Rhino tolex with silver metal grills but pretty much all the new PH cabs are using the Bronco tolex which is a real shame as the thicker Rhino material wears a lot better. My PH412 has the Bronco and black metal grill. Its an amazing cab but the tolex scuffs and tears way too easily.
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