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I suspect that unfortunately for mesa it's a fashion thing - a few years ago around the "nu-metal" time you seem rectifiers on tv all the time... now the cool rig seems to be axefx... if I could be bothered with editing like I once was I'd be looking in that direction too..
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It works both ways - British made Amos are expensive in the US. The importers want to make money and there's shipping to pay for. Westside do seem to be very guilty of taking a big slice of pie though.
Been tempted by the mark v's that coda have in their second hand dept but can't justify the trip down to Stevenage from Nottingham at the mo. Like everyone has already said, boogies try to do everything really well whereas the "boutique"price range they're in is now filled by amps trying to do one thing really well which seem to be really popular at the mo...
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Sounds like I'm more of a recto man with my ham fisted metal and rock playing....
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I believe the reasons could be due to the following:
1. Mesa Boogie are killer amps but they are VERY expensive to buy even used here in the UK.
2. The quality of low powered guitar amps is so good now that many guitarists are using them as a first choice.
3. Some would say that having a 100 watt stack behind them on stage looks dated. (Not my opinion).
4. There is a big switch from electric to acoustic trending right now and this is probably affecting the guitar amp market.
5. Modern flats are TINY and leave little space for guitar amps and guitars so smaller amps make sense.
6. Stud partition walls provide little sound insulation and are the main cause of neighbour disputes for practicing musicians.
All these points lead to an increase in demand for smaller guitar amps. However, the lower used market value for most goods in general is I think, due to stagnant wages, rising fuel costs, rising property rentals and zero hour contracts outstripping income. It all has a knock-on effect.
As for overpricing claims, our US cousins would say that Marshall's are overpriced in their marketplace. It's that big pond adding to the cost. More fish to feed.
As I recall Mesas are generally heavy enough that you can feel the gravitation field they generate from about 5m away.
The heads are lighter than some comparable products from other companies. I was confused as to how my Roadster was smaller and lighter than my Blackstar S1, yet did more and sounded bigger too.
As far as I know a UK spec multi-watt dual/triple rec still fetches over £1000 easy. In fact I think the prices have gone up in recent times (along with guitar prices too).
I quite fancy a Tremoverb combo too (@ICBM perked my interest up in them..) but again they seem to have gone up in price just lately.