Description
Standing on the shoulders of a giant, Smith’s (and the World’s) first venture into boutique guitar amplification resulted in a new Boogie® amp design inspired by that wonderful, timeless-sounding preamp. Five Decades later we return to pay homage. Now, drawing on these 50 years of experience, we bring forward an exciting new realm of tweed-based performance and authentic 6V6 character. A beautifully simplistic design that raises the bar in the world of vintage tone. The NEW CALIFORNIA TWEED™.
A quick glance at the front panel of the California Tweed reveals single-channel simplicity. Channel features include Normal & Low Inputs, Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb & Master Controls. Our legendary vintage all-tube, long-tank spring reverb with external reverb switching jack and a fully buffered, tube-driven series FX loop round out a feature set that delivers everything you need for golden tone and absolutely nothing more.
Single Channel, 5 Power Voices, One Simple Switch
The California Tweed is powered by 4x6V6 Power Tubes while the preamp features 5x12AX7 and 1x12AT7 preamp tubes. Our patented Incremental Multi-Watt™ (Patent 9,917,560) Power Amp, featuring Duo-Class™ (Patent 7,173,488) and Dyna-Watt™ technologies, provides five power levels, two operating classes and three wiring options via a single 5-Way Rotary Switch! Choose from the following power options:
- 40 Watts – 4x6V6 Class A/B Pentode
- 30 Watts – 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode + 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode
- 20 Watts – 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode
- 10 Watts – 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode
- 2 Watts – 1x6V6 Triode + 1x6V6 Pentode, Single-Ended Class A Parallel
Harken back, bounce on forward, while never sacrificing one drop of golden California Tone
Overview
- Wattage: Multi-Watt™ 2, 10, 20, 30, or 40
- Channels & Modes: 1 Channel
- Mode Voicings styles: Single Channel with two Inputs: Normal Input = Clean to Overdrive Low Input = Clean
- Graphic Eq Reverb Fx Solo: Reverb
- Foot switchable Functions: Reverb (Footswitch & Cable sold seperately)
- Speakers Impedance: 1 – 8 Ohm Jensen Blackbird ALNICO 40 / Total Load = 8 Ohms
- Weight: 46.4 Lbs.
- Dimensions:19 1/4″ H x 22 3/4″ W x 10 3/8″ D
Amp Features
- Amp Type: Tube
- Rectifier Type: Silicon Diodes
- Rectifier Tubes: n/a
- Variac PowerSwitch: n/a
- Preamp Tubes: 5x Mesa 12AX7 & 1x Mesa 12AT7
- Power Amp Tubes: 4x Mesa 6V6
- Maintenance Free Fixed Bias: n/a
- Wattages Quick Reference: 2, 10, 20, 30 or 40 Watts – See Power Amp Details for more information
- Built In Power Amp Attenuation: n/a
- Power Amp Details Class Wattage: Mesa’s Patented Incremental Multi-Watt™ (Patent 9,917,560) Power Amp, featuring Duo-Class™ (Patent 7,173,488) and Dyna-Watt technologies, provides five power, two operating-classes and three wiring configuration options via one 5-Way Power Switch – Choose from the following power options: 40 Watt – 4x6V6 Class A/B Pentode 30 Watts – 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode + 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode 20 Watts – 2x6V6 Class A/B Pentode 10 Watts – 2x6V6 Class A/B Triode 2 Watts – 1x6V6 Triode + 1x6V6 Pentode, Single-Ended Class A Parallel More information on Dyna-Watt Power can be found in the Owners Manual, which is available in the Support Section of Mesa Boogies website.
- Number Of Style Modes: Two (Inputs)
- Number Of Style Modes Per Channel: Two (Inputs)
- Channel Controls: Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb, and Master
- Graphic Eq And/or Contour: n/a
- Reverb Effects Bypass Options: All-Tube, Spring Reverb
- Effects Loop Bypass Options: Fully Buffered Series FX Loop
- Global Output Level Control: n/a
- Global Solo Level Control: n/a
- True Bypass Options: n/a
- \External Switching Jack Options And/or Midi: External Switching Jack for Reverb On/Off (Reverb Footswitch and Cable sold seperately)
- Speaker Outputs: One 8 Ohm and Two 4 Ohm
- Cabinet Simulation Direct Live recording Output: n/a
- Internal Amp Load For SpeakerLess Performance: n/a
- Headphone Output: n/a
- Slave Output:n/a
- Extra Features: n/a
Accessories
- Footswitch: Optional – 1 Button Footswitch (Reverb) & Cable (Sold Separately)
- Slip Cover: Included – Fitted Slip Cover
Cabinet Features
- Cabinet Material: Marine Grade, Baltic Birch
- Speakers Impedance: 1 – 8 Ohm Jensen Blackbird ALNICO 40 / Total Load = 8 Ohms
- Casters: Optional – Track-Loc™ Removable Casters
- Extra Features: Vintage-Inspired Size for Tone & Portability
Weight and Dimensions
- Weight: 46.4 Lbs.
- Height”: 19 1/4″
- Width: 22 3/4″
- Depth: 10 3/8″