Mesa Boogie
Sign in to saveMesa/Boogie (also known as Mesa Engineering) is an American company in Petaluma, California, that manufactures amplifiers and other accessories for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Mesa/Boogie Ltd.
- Company.logo
- Mesa Boogie Engineering Logo.svg
- Company.type
- Subsidiary (2021–)Private (1969–2021)
- Company.industry
- Musical instruments
- Company.foundation
- Petaluma, California, United States ()
- Company.founder
- Randall Smith
- Company.location_city
- Petaluma, California
- Company.location_country
- United States
- Company.key_people
- Randall Smith
- Company.products
- Amplifiers
- Company.parent
- Gibson
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10 sectionsContents
- Randall Smith
- History of Mesa/Boogie
- Name
- The 1970s and the Princeton Boogie
- The 1980s and the Mark IIC+
- The 1990s and the Rectifiers
- The 2000s to present day
- Notable users
- References
- External links
Mesa/Boogie (also known as Mesa Engineering) is an American company in Petaluma, California, that manufactures amplifiers and other accessories for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969.
Mesa was started by Randall Smith as a small repair shop which modified Fender amplifiers, particularly the diminutive Fender Princeton. Smith's modifications gave the small amps much more input gain, making them much louder as well as creating a high-gain, distorted guitar tone. Prominent early customers included Carlos Santana and Keith Richards and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones. Exposure from these top players helped to establish Mesa/Boogie's position on the market, and it is frequently referred to as the first manufacturer of boutique amplifiers.