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A MesaBoogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo tube amp in a studio
We review the Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo tube amp

By Matt McCracken Published

Mesa's all-encompassing 3-channel tube monster delivers Fender cleans and Mesa high gain in a gig- and studio-ready 1x12 combo

Amps
Cesar Gueikian and Dave Grohl
Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian teases the return of a forgotten ‘70s Gibson guitar and a brand-new Mesa/Boogie amp on the eve of NAMM 2025

By Phil Weller Published

The CEO has used Instagram to hint about new releases before, and this time looks to be a double whammy

Electric Guitars
'Mark I' Mesa/Boogie
MESA/Boogie founder Randall Smith and Gibson part ways

By Phil Weller Published

No reason has been given for the split, but Gibson says it is well positioned to continue his legacy, with its “next generation of designers” having studied under Smith for the past 20 years

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Guitar amps in the Cyber Monday sale
The biggest, fattest, chunkiest Cyber Monday guitar amp deals: save up to $1000 on Bad Cat, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, Kemper and more

By Tom Poak Published

Here be monsters: There are some huge savings on heavyweight guitar amps this Cyber Monday. Here are the deals that are still live…

Amps
Mesa/Boogie Mark VII
Could This Be the Last Mark Amp Randall Smith Will Design? The Mesa/Boogie Mark VII Is a Stunning Tribute to His Five Decades of Developing Ultimate Tone Tools for Guitarists

By Art Thompson Published

The new Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 combo is an impressive feat of engineering that puts the long-running amp maker’s best-loved circuits in one compact rig

Amps
'Mark I' Mesa/Boogie
“It’s an Amazing Piece of Kit”: Vintage Amp Restorer Fabio Cutolo Details the Resurrection of a ‘Mark I’ Mesa/Boogie

By Rod Brakes Published

Get an in-depth look at this rare giant killer from the 1970s

Amps
Walter Trout
"I Just Don't See Any Need for Pedals”: Walter Trout Shows Us How He Gets All the Tones He Needs From His Vintage Mesa/Boogie Mark IV Amp

By Scott Rowley Published

VIDEO “My pedalboard right now is this carpet and my shoes,” says the bluesman in the final episode of 'Pedalpocalypse'

VIDEO
Michael Stipe and Peter Buck performing live onstage with R.E.M.
“All of a Sudden, Our Audiences Doubled”: Peter Buck Opens up About R.E.M.’s Breakthrough Hit, “The One I Love”

By Joe Matera Published

The guitarist reveals the surprising truth behind their 1987 smash

Guitarists
Maestro pedals
Gear Up with Great New Guitars, Amps, and Pedals from Gibson, Epiphone, Kramer, Maestro, and Mesa/Boogie

By Guitar Player Staff Published

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We take a look at some of the hottest – and coolest – products to come out of the Gibson stable in 2022

Gear
Ace Frehley, 1977
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Guitar Amps of the 1970s

By Rod Brakes, Chris Gill, Art Thompson Published

Take a trip down memory lane with the decade’s brightest (and dullest) hopefuls.

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