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MESA/Boogie California Tweed 6V6 4:40 1x12 Combo – Limited Wine Buggy Western

Only 75 produced for North America. A Jensen Blackbird Alnico 40. Four 6V6 power tubes. Five selectable power levels from 40 watts all the way down to 2 watts. And one of the most distinctive California Tweed finishes MESA has offered.

The MESA/Boogie California Tweed 6V6 4:40 takes the organic response and simplicity of great vintage American tube amplifiers and filters that inspiration through more than five decades of MESA/Boogie amplifier-building experience.

This Limited Run Wine Buggy Western edition makes an already special amplifier considerably more distinctive. Wine Buggy Western vinyl is paired with a Dark Grey Grille, Brown Handle and Corners, Cream Piping, and Cream Boogie Logo for an unmistakably vintage-inspired appearance.

And with only 75 of this configuration produced for North America, this is anything but an ordinary California Tweed.

Available from Northeast Music Center, this is an exceptional choice for the player who loves touch-sensitive vintage tone but wants considerably more control over volume, feel, and power than a traditional vintage amplifier can provide.

KEY FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS:

• Limited Run – Only 75 produced for North America
• 1 x 12" Jensen Blackbird Alnico 40 speaker
• 8-ohm speaker / 8-ohm total load
• Five selectable power levels: 40 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 2 watts
• 4 x MESA 6V6 power tubes
• 5 x MESA 12AX7 preamp tubes
• 1 x MESA 12AT7 preamp tube
• Single-channel all-tube design
• Normal Input – Clean through overdrive
• Low Input – Clean
• Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb and Master controls
• All-tube, long-tank spring reverb
• Fully buffered, tube-driven Series Effects Loop
• Silicon-diode rectification
• Fixed bias
• One 8-ohm and two 4-ohm speaker outputs
• External switching jack for Reverb On/Off
• Marine-grade Baltic birch cabinet
• Convection cooled
• Wine Buggy Western vinyl
• Dark Grey Grille
• Brown Handle and Corners
• Cream Piping
• Cream Boogie Logo
• Fitted slipcover included
• Reverb footswitch and cable sold separately
• Weight: 46.4 lbs.
• Dimensions: 19 1/4" H x 22 3/4" W x 10 3/8" D
• Hand-wired in Petaluma, California

THE JENSEN BLACKBIRD ALNICO 40 MATTERS

At the heart of this California Tweed is a premium 12-inch Jensen Blackbird Alnico 40.

This isn't a speaker specification that should be buried at the bottom of the page.

The Blackbird's Alnico magnet contributes to the responsive, dimensional character that makes the California Tweed such an expressive amplifier. It complements the 6V6 power section beautifully, allowing clean tones to remain open and musical while responding naturally as the amplifier moves into compression and overdrive.

The result is exactly what a great vintage-inspired amplifier should deliver:

Touch sensitivity. Harmonic richness. Dynamic response.

Play lightly and the amplifier responds accordingly. Dig into the strings and it pushes back.

That interaction between guitar, player, tubes, speaker, and cabinet is a major part of the California Tweed experience.

FIVE POWER LEVELS — 40, 30, 20, 10 AND 2 WATTS

This is where MESA takes the vintage concept somewhere the original amplifiers never could.

The patented Incremental Multi-Watt power section combines MESA's Duo-Class and Dyna-Watt technologies to provide five different power configurations from one simple rotary control.

40 Watts – Four 6V6s in Class A/B Pentode
30 Watts – Two 6V6s in Class A/B Triode plus two in Class A/B Pentode
20 Watts – Two 6V6s in Class A/B Pentode
10 Watts – Two 6V6s in Class A/B Triode
2 Watts – One 6V6 Triode plus one 6V6 Pentode in Single-Ended Class A Parallel

This isn't simply an attenuator reducing the volume of the same power section.

MESA actually changes the number of tubes, operating class, and wiring configuration, giving each power setting its own response and feel.

At 40 watts, you have the headroom and authority for a serious stage amplifier.

Move downward and the power section becomes increasingly accessible at manageable volumes.

At 2 watts, you can explore power-tube character and response at levels that would be impossible with a conventional 40-watt vintage combo.

ONE CHANNEL — BECAUSE SOMETIMES SIMPLE IS BETTER

MESA is famous for amplifiers with tremendous switching capability.

The California Tweed deliberately goes the other direction.

One channel. Two inputs. Great controls.

That's it.

The Normal Input moves from beautiful clean tones into natural overdrive as Gain increases, while the Low Input provides additional clean range.

Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb and Master give you everything necessary to shape the amplifier without placing unnecessary circuitry between your guitar and the speaker.

For players who appreciate the immediacy of a great vintage amplifier, that simplicity is part of the appeal.

Plug in.

Set the controls.

Play.

REAL LONG-TANK TUBE REVERB

The California Tweed also features something increasingly uncommon in modern amplifiers:

Genuine all-tube, long-tank spring reverb.

The result isn't simply an effect added onto the end of the signal chain. It's an integral part of the amplifier's vintage-inspired personality, capable of moving from subtle depth and ambience to spacious classic spring textures.

A dedicated external switching jack allows the Reverb to be switched remotely with the optional footswitch and cable.

A MODERN EFFECTS LOOP IN A VINTAGE-INSPIRED AMPLIFIER

Vintage simplicity doesn't mean you have to give up modern practicality.

MESA equips the California Tweed with a fully buffered, tube-driven Series Effects Loop, giving delay, modulation, and other time-based effects a proper place in the signal path.

That makes the California Tweed equally comfortable as a straightforward guitar-and-cable amplifier or as the centerpiece of a sophisticated modern pedalboard.

ONLY 75 FOR NORTH AMERICA

Then we get to what separates this particular amplifier from a standard California Tweed.

The Wine Buggy Western vinyl immediately gives the amplifier a rich, distinctive appearance, complemented beautifully by the Dark Grey Grille, Brown Handle and Corners, Cream Piping, and Cream Boogie Logo.

It's vintage-inspired without looking like another conventional tweed combo.

More importantly, MESA produced only 75 examples of this unique configuration for North America.

At Northeast Music Center, that's exactly the kind of MESA amplifier we enjoy offering—something that delivers all the performance of the core amplifier while giving its next owner something considerably less common.

For the player who already knows how good the California Tweed is, the limited finish makes this one especially compelling.

For someone discovering the amplifier for the first time, Northeast Music Center believes the combination of the 6V6 power section, Jensen Blackbird Alnico speaker, five selectable power levels, tube reverb, and straightforward control layout makes the California Tweed one of MESA's most expressive amplifiers.

And when you're investing in an amplifier built to stay with you for years, there's something satisfying about owning one of only 75 made in this configuration.

Four 6V6s. One Jensen Blackbird Alnico 40. Five power levels. Long-tank tube reverb. Only 75 for North America.

Vintage inspiration. MESA engineering. And a California Tweed that you won't see everywhere else.