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    Mesa/Boogie

    Jan 12, 2021 5 minutes
    TESTED BY ART THOMPSON

    BORN FROM A long line of high-gain Rectifier amplifiers that dropped on the heavy-rock scene in the ’90s — and rapidly evolved from the Dual and Triple Rectifiers to the Road King, Roadster, Mini-Rectifier and Recto-Verb 25 — Mesa/Boogie’s new Badlander is its most sophisticated yet. It boasts all-new preamp and power sections that have been designed to do several things: Stay tight on the bottom end and sweet and singing on top, deliver exceptional dynamic and touch sensitivity, and allow the character of the guitar and the player to come through, no matter how the gain is set.

    The 100-watt Badlander on review here starts out with five 12AX7s and a quartet of EL34s (or a pair in the 50-watt model), and can be quickly rebiased for 6L6s via a switch on the back. Channels 1 and 2

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