Mesa Boogie Express 5:50 2-Channel 50-Watt 2x12" Tube Guitar Combo Amp - Used

Type: Used
Condition: Excellent

Used Mesa Boogie Express 5:50 2-Channel 50-Watt 2x12" Tube Guitar Combo Amp.  Includes Footswitch and Slip Cover.

The Mesa Boogie Express offers a super versatile, tone-packed preamp featuring two fully independent Channels, each of which contain two style enhanced modes to choose from when creating your footswitching preferences. Channel 1 hosts the blooming low-gain sweetness of CLEAN or the snarling mid-gain percussiveness of CRUNCH and covers the rhythm territories. Channel 2 offers a different face to mid-gain with the howling honesty of BLUES or a high-gain adventure through the searing layers of molten harmonics in BURN. Together these two inspiring modes invite years of solo exploration.

These stylistically opposing modes in the two Channels enable your Express to roam many different genres of music with complete legitimacy. The R&B, Roots or Blues minded player would find themselves at home with Channel 1 set to CLEAN and Channel 2 set to BLUES, while the Rock, Metal or Punk influenced guitarist would likely prefer switching between CRUNCH and BURN. This ability to reconfigure the Channels and morph personalities creates a Jekyll/Hyde platform from where any classic or modern tone you are aiming at can be found in seconds. The ability to adapt is part of what defines a classic instrument.

To add to the soul-power of these four modes, each Channel boasts an assignable/footswitchable CONTOUR mode with its own blend control, allowing you to dial in specific amounts of this dynamic EQ circuit for each of your footswitchable sounds.

Rich all-tube REVERB enhances the spatial quality of your Express and each Channel provides an independent Reverb Mix control so you can get the perfect blend of this beautiful effect for each of your footswitchable sounds. The Reverb effect can be triggered on and off via the included Footswitch.

Outboard Processing is handled by the series EFFECTS LOOP, keeping patching to a minimum and protecting tonal integrity a priority. The Express amplifiers are compatible with most good quality processors and using this feature for all of your rack-type effects will produce gratifying results.

The 50 watt Express 5:50 runs 2x6L6 octal-base pentodes, and features Mesa's patented Duo-Class power switching. This valuable feature allows you to run the output tubes in two different wattage ratings – very cool, but what’s amazing is this – each power mode has it’s own tone-spawning operating class
and wiring configuration! Choose the full power 50W mode for Class AB running in a PushPull configuration for punch, authority and headroom. Then, kick down to the 5 watt mode for the ultimate in sweet clipability… now you’re running one tube in pure Class A wired in Single-Ended configuration.

2 Fully Independent Channels
Gain, 3 Band EQ, Reverb, Master, Contour per Channel
Clean/Crunch Channel 1, Blues/Burn Channel 2
2x12" Mesa Black Shadow Speakers
50 Watt Class AB, 5 watt Class A Modes
Duo-Class Power Switching
2x 6L6 Power Tubes
5x 12AX7 Preamp Tubes
Tube Reverb
FX Loop
Rear 1/4" Output jacks for Channels, Reverb, Contour to allow external switching instead of Footswitch use
Casters

Includes Cover and Footswitch

SN: E50-007328