Mesa Electra Dyne

Demon_Hunter · 09-22-2009, 10:26 AM

Can anyone tell me anything about this amp that isnt already aparent from the website?

Hows its tone?

Response to pick dynamics?

Why the heck is a 1 channel amp, with a 2 volume, 3 band eq set up almost 1800 bucks?

I mean, I know it uses Mesa's Simul-class technology, but so does Egnater, and their amps with similar technology are almost half the cost. And thats the only feature about the amp that I can think would allow them to ask that kind of price for such a simple amp.

Im not really considering this amp for buying anytime in the forseable future, but it seems like an interesting amp from reading about it on the Mesa site, but I havnt found a single one of these in any store here in houston. So I cant really try them out for myself to see whats up.

Forged by Fire · 09-22-2009, 01:31 PM

Its supposed to mesa's version of oldschool brit tone but it has a bit more versatility than that. Why does it cost so much? "because its a mesa" thats why. It does have some unique functions though, youll see on the vid. Doesnt justify the price in my mind but it is unique. Has mode settings that act a bit like channels.

To me it sounds marshall-ish but darker and minus the marshall nasali-ness. Like a marshall mesa mix.

Good example of the amp. Viddler.com - Mesa Electra Dyne revised video - Uploaded by mesaboogie

Not my cup of tea but I know alot of dudes will like this sort of configuration.

kfinkel · 11-09-2009, 09:42 AM

I have had this amp for just over a month. It has amazing Fender-ish cleans with fantastic low/hi gain modes. My combo sounds absolutely huge - you would swear it sounds like a half stack. What I love is that each guitar retains its unique characteristics. A lot of amps tend to make each guitar sound alike, but that is not true with the ED. Live, I can cycle through the 3 modes without touching the front panel and I am able to get all the sounds I need. I have never received so many compliments on my tone - even my wife took notice. For her to say anything about my sound is unusual.

metropolis4 · 11-09-2009, 01:55 PM

It's an awesome amp! I was looking around a local store lately when I was shopping for a new amp and I had completely written Mesa's off. The Mesa rep just happened to be in the store that day and I got to talking to him and he showed me this little combo. I was floored! I've never heard this kind of depth, character and harmonic richness in a Mesa amp before. The clean is excellent. Very punchy and Fendery but with a much tighter low end. The overdrive tones are very nice too. I was able to dial up everything I need for a typical country or classic rock gig right there. The channels all share EQ, but the EQ pots are stacked, so when you flip to the gain channels they are different than the ones on the clean channel. it actually works amazingly well. Much better than other amps I've tried with shared EQ. It's very much a set-it-and-forget-it amp. Just put everything at noon and you're good to go (for a starting point). It is very much a Mesa-meets-Marshall type tone. The other thing that completely blew me away were the in-between and pushed tones. These are things I've never found a Mesa that did well before. This amp does them beautifully. Responsive too. I could back off the guitar to clean it up, and then punch it for harder drive. It responded very well to everything I did with it.
The whole amp is very well built (especially the cab).
I came really close to picking one up... but the Z is more my cup of tea.

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Why the heck is a 1 channel amp, with a 2 volume, 3 band eq set up almost 1800 bucks?

Keep in mind the price of an amp isn't based on how many gadgets, gizmos, buttons, switches and knobs it has crammed into it, but on the quality of it's components, construction and the skill and time that went into building it. Also market factors.

A Dr. Z Stang Ray 1x12 combo will run you $2049 and it only has three knobs!

**Rainer.** · 11-09-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by metropolis4

Keep in mind the price of an amp isn't based on how many gadgets, gizmos, buttons, switches and knobs it has crammed into it, but on the quality of it's components, construction and the skill and time that went into building it. Also market factors.

A Dr. Z Stang Ray 1x12 combo will run you $2049 and it only has three knobs!

So you're basically saying there are reasons... though not many good reasons.

metropolis4 · 11-13-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainer.

So you're basically saying there are reasons... though not many good reasons.

Depends on what side of the transaction you're on