Chronicles of a Mesa Boogie Fillmore 50 combo

[gearJunkie]

Deal was too good to ignore. Should be here by Friday. I'm really excited about this one.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Holy crap that looks

 

[gearJunkie]

Holy crap that looks

My justification for getting the combo was wanting a "light weight" pedal platform amp for gigging.

Only problem is it might be too pretty to leave the studio.

Regardless, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

 

[la szum]

Ewwww..... that is snazzy looking! Love that scheme.

 

[gearJunkie]

The best part is that it's brand new and I paid $200 less than the cost of a plain black Fillmore 25 combo.

 

[gearJunkie]

You know you're excited about an amp when you watch YouTube foreign language demos of the amp in their entirety.

 

[JiveTurkey]

You know you're excited about an amp when you watch YouTube foreign language demos of the amp in their entirety.

GuitarBonedo is no joke

 

[Frodebro]

I have a 50 combo, but in the default black on black finish. It’s e great little amp, and despite its shared lineage with the Mark Series is actually straightforward to dial in. The tone stack is still interactive, just not to the same extent that the Marks are.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Fantastic amp, love them. If Cliff at FAS gave me pick of just two amps to model, it would be the BL and Fillmore 50, without hesitation.

 

[la szum]

Former Fillmore 50 owner here. Cloned channels is

It's a great amp for those looking for a quasi-Fender style pedal platform. I
didn't love the Gain on it. Clean to EOB is tasty as all get out, though.

Having a few vintage Fender amps it was a but redundant here.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Oh man that is amazing !! Congrats!!!

I absolutely love that color

 

[Stone]

Congrats that is awesome and another Boogie to add to the maybe Hundreds here @ TGF lol

 

[FuzzyAce]

Congrats! Love the looks.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Wow, that's a great looking amp!

I'm not familiar with the Fillmores. What are they like?

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

 

[paisleywookiee]

Wow, that's a great looking amp!

I'm not familiar with the Fillmores. What are they like?

Fendery. Black panel style, with a bit more gain on the crunch and lead settings.

 

[Frodebro]

Fendery. Black panel style, with a bit more gain on the crunch and lead settings.

Push the gain up on the clean mode and it moves into Tweed territory, but without a flubby bottom.

 

[la szum]

What paisley said. I want to hype the Cloned Channels thing. They
are essentially two identically voiced channels, but you can vary
them as they have independent EQ, Gain, and Reverb.

 

[la szum]

Push the gain up on the clean mode and it moves into Tweed territory, but without a flubby bottom.

Then it's not technically "Tweed territory."

Sorry.

 

[la szum]

I prefer the Tweed modes on the TA-30 and the Mark V amps. You can more approximate
the flub and bloat of a Tweed amp. Tad more of that top-end glassy sparkle a Tweed has, too.

Fillmore is great, though. Best Mesa Tweed is, no doubt, in the Cali Tweed amps. I could see me grabbing
one of those someday.