Mesa Boogie Badlander 50 Head Black Bronco Vinyl

• All-tube top from the Mesa Boogie Rectifier series, made in the USA
• Multi-watt tube power amplifier with 50 watts or 20 watts of power
• Preamp with five Mesa Boogie 12AX7 tubes
• Power amplifier with two Mesa Boogie EL34 tubes and BIAS switch to change to two 6L6 tubes
• Silicon rectifier as well as Bold and Variac mode
• Two identically constructed channels
• Each channel with three gain modes (clean, crunch, crush)
• Each channel with gain control, 3-band tone control as well as presence and master controls
• Serial effects loop
• Integrated Mesa Boogie CabClone IR DI box with eight impulse response speaker simulations and separate cab select switches for each channel
• USB port for loading your own impulse responses
• Balanced Direct-Out with ground lift
• Headphone connection
• Level control for DI-Out and headphone connection
• Speaker connections for guitar cabinets with 4 Ohm or 8 Ohm impedance
• Black Bronco Vinyl
• Includes Mesa Boogie 1-button footswitch
  
  

Mesa Boogie electric guitar head with eight impulse-response speaker simulations

With the Mesa Boogie Badlander 50 Head, the amp manufacturer from Petaluma, California, is expanding its legendary Rectifier series with a 50-watt tube head whose modern voicing corresponds perfectly with lower-tuned 7-string and 8-string guitars. With an aggressive midrange spectrum, extremely tight bass and percussive Attack, the revised preamp design presents every note with razor-sharp precision, while the EL34 multi-watt power amplifier provides an extra portion of punch and presence. Two identically designed channels with three gain modes and intuitive EQ give you full control over the sound. With the integrated CabClone IR DI box, which gives each channel access to eight Impulse speaker simulations, the Mesa Boogie Badlander 50 Head is also the perfect partner for home and silent recording.

Two identical channels for flexible sounds

The preamp design of the Badlander is based on five 12AX7 tubes and uses two identical channels for intuitive and precise control over the guitar sound. With Clean, Crunch and Crush, each channel offers three basic gain modes for glassy Californian clean sound, creamy mid-gain drive or aggressive high-gain distortion. Each channel also has a 3-band tone stack and a presence control for precise adjustment of the guitar sound.

Multi-watt power amplifier with EL34 tubes and Variac mode

In the power amplifier of the Mesa Boogie top section, two EL34 tubes provide a full 50 watts of power, promising stage-ready volumes with enormous presence and punch. The multi-watt circuit also allows the power to be reduced to a moderate 20 watts, so that the amp can also be used to its full potential in small venues. For fans of the classic Brown sound, the Mesa Boogie Badlander amplifier also offers a Variac circuit that reduces the voltage supply to the entire amp and delivers a particularly smooth response with natural compression.

CabClone IR for silent recording with natural sound

Last but not least, the Mesa Boogie Badlander 50 is equipped with the practical Mesa Boogie CabClone IR DI box for silent recording without speakers connected. Separate IR switches can be used to assign one of eight impulse response speaker simulations to each channel, so that guitar tracks are presented with a particularly natural sound. The USB port also allows 3rd party IRs to be loaded for optimum sound tuning.