Mesa Boogie Express 5 25 1x10 Combo Review

[Supertzar999]

First time I've ever heard someone say boost the lows, scoop the mids and boost the highs to get a better cutting sound for solo's. That's a surefire way to make your sound dissappear in the mix.

[Bflatest]

I forget do these have a direct recording output XLR???

[LesterPaul01]

yah, but that price tag. Ouch! For that coin, get a fender twin or deluxe a good little overdrive pedal and rock on!! and still have some coin!

[Bflatest]

@LesterPaul01 you can get this used for like 700.00

[LesterPaul01]

@Bflatest Hmmm, I thought i seen that amp for like 1800. Maybe it was the 2 by 10. thanks for the info. rock on.

[Stringprodigy]

@Bflatest I just bought one for $700 used. GREAT amp!

[Bflatest]

@Stringprodigy do you use the effects loop with a pedal board? Do you use the switch that came with it or a pedal board 3rd party switcher like bradshaw??

[Stringprodigy]

@Bflatest Hey man, I just got it today so I'm still fiddling with it. So far in the loop all I've used is the clean boost side of a Kingsley Jester and it sounded great. Gonna try out the delay in the loop tomorrow. The switch that came with it is what I've been using. It's pretty cool. Reverb defeat, contour defeat, and channel switching. Bright LED's too for dark stages, and different colours (green/red) assigned to the two channels so you always know which one you're on. Reverb is blue.

[robertkolbuch]

@LesterPaul01 Yeah, if you don't mind having your amp assembled in Mexico...

[LesterPaul01]

@robertkolbuch Wow. There is a product built in the USA! Keep the faith and rock on. Oh, and my deluxe reverb, even though chicos may have built it. It spins tone around that blown speaker your playing through. To each his own and rock on!

[Disco234jockey]

where on this amp is the channel switch

[Disco234jockey]

is there a stack version of this amp

[Mikec80]

@Disco234jockey

I just hook the Mesa 5:25 up to a 2x12 cabinet brings out bottom end. Sounds great man. 5 watts at home. 25 setting a gigs. small gigs I just unhook the cab and take the combo 1x10 and mic it. Workingman's amp.

[SuperKrakoukass]

The mic is not so "rubbish" as said. Try it out before you got on a blind marriage with him.

I don't find it's an incredible amp. He have good things in him and it's surely not a garbage piece. But don't think it's a little recto because you will be disappointed. They was a lot of different low wattage amps, with other personnalities that I find better.

Get an ear on MJW, Retro king 18w, or mojave's Scorpion. They are absolutely gorgeous to ear and cheaper as 2k $ aked in EU for this 5:25.

[ramsypak]

This amp is WAY better sounding than this demo demonstrates - The cleans are soft and bright, the crunch is really sweet and ranges from slightly broken up to very tasty crunch. The Blues setting goes from substantial clean but thick tones to full on creamy sustain (not super high gain - but proper blues sustain) and the Burn channel is more gain than I would ever use but it is there. I use it with a Strat, with single coils, and the two go together for incredibly versatile set up.

[MrSvjoe]

What Gibson is that?

[Masterfighterx]

@MrSvjoe A Les Paul Custom

[d2clansorc]

it pisses me off how hes only playing on the neck pickup....

[TYX91101]

One of the best Boogie's there is. The old Subway Rocket is close and hundreds of dollars less on Ebay.

[goerge4]

i just picked up a use one.. there was an issue with the reverb not working..i took the reverb out and top off...a small green wire was broken. i had to replace a plug it was attached to it but i have some spare parts..

the reverb isnt good though.. the one on my space echo is better..

if you want a good sound out of this amp..you have to dig and don't hesitate to put the controls to max or minimun..i found that the overdrives don't like the 12 o'clock all the way..

[triplejudy]

Is this amp. ok for med. sized venues w/o a mic.? If someone has played this amp. live let us know .. thanks.

[grapeseedfruit]

So, this is a tube amp right? not a solid state?

[cbappa2]

@grapeseedfruit at $1300 it better not be solid state

[coldsweat25]

You don't know how sound this amp. with this bad playing .this amp is fabulous.but not with you

[WhiteFlameXIII]

All the distortion is coming from the microphone... ew.

[EuphorbusBTB]

If you need more this, you're too young to own it

[thatotherguy9782]

love how he had to put the mesa boogie on the fender

[MrJackanthony]

@thatotherguy9782 Andyour point being?

[Guitarsthatkill]

@MrJackanthony Just guessing, but maybe it was reference to the Fender role in the Boogie's origins..

(It started life as a massively hot rodded Fender princetone)

[MrJackanthony]

@Guitarsthatkill Yeah that's probably it. Thank you sir. I actually had no idea of fenders history with boogie. makes my love for both brands grow...

[thatotherguy9782]

@MrJackanthony just thought it was funny lol

[musicman69123]

these amps are so incredible.

[live2rock4u]

NICE !!!!!

[madezecke]

Is this John 5?

[PapaKenny777]

Really bad miccrophone placment is the problem here!

[bille77]

if you had to judge these amps from youtube videos you probably think that a 3000§ boutique amp sounds like a toilet-radio from the 30s...

[mrksdlx]

hehe...absolutely true!

[Sick1982]

damn, I really wanted to like this, but I have pedals that already cover these sounds :(

[theGodSeat]

sounds good but clipping the mic.

[kallikallar]

Awsome amp, and loud as hell

[foootos]

are these things loud

[rickso12]

Just get a vibrolux amp ,witha distortion pedal--my ears are bleeding

[FingerLickinGravy67]

i jus tried this amp plus the stiletto combo n the stiletto kicks its ass, not that this isnt a good amp its just kinda dark sounding but thas good if u like that

[ibanezrule]

An amazing amp made to sound rubbish through poor recording techniques..........

don't judge this amp by this!!

[jamesteek03]

Nah.. the mic sucks.. and he only used his neck pickup. So that made the burn channel sound like shit. Trust me.. with the settings tweaked.. it's a beastly little amp.

[JebadiahCornbread]

Yeah the clean sound for a second there you could tell it had balls but this guy must not be able to hear in his old age and dialed up some harsh tones.

[yourguitarist]

ROTFL!!!

[EuphorbusBTB]

WOW!!!!