Mesa Boogie King Snake Demo - Santana-tastic Tones
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2014
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👆 So after you've finished smirking at the name (I know - who calls their amp a King Snake?) get ready to fall in love with this small but powerful guitar combo. Designed to capture all the tones that the 1st turned Carlos Santana on to Boogie amps in the first place, the King Snake is a cracking sounding little amp.
Want to know more?? Well follow this link for all the spec, pricing and all that gas. bit.ly/1B0GZA6
This is super limited, Maria Maria, Black Magic Woman, Smooth, Supernatural sounding amp.... So get one before they're all gone.
Cheers to Peter Honore for doing his bestest Carlos Santan impression - I thought he sounded great. What did you think??
BTW - absolutely no pedals were harmed (or used) in this video!
Cheers
Lee
OK I have heard lots of amplifier demo's, but this amp really dose get my heart pumping
i'm a 69yr old guitar player and i've played through most amps. it was my birthday so i bought this amp. owned most of them over the years but not a boogie. here in rip off britain i paid nearly double what the americans pay for theirs. it's the best amp i have ever owned. i love it. what a beautiful sounding amp. it covers all genres.
+John James McCartney If it makes you feel any better, we Americans buy Marshalls at a pretty decent markup versus you folks across the pond.
Brannon Cody ....even worse is the price for an Orange. Even higher used resale than a Toyota!
I spent more on a Marshall stack + a Combo Pedal plus reverb, boost and wahwah + a Gibson LP Studio 2 than I did on my car. £7K for the stack, £3K for the pedals and £1.9K for the LP. That's right nearly £12K just for my gear. My car? Less than £4K. That's Britain for you though.
mine is fantastic too ill never sell it. wonderfull amp it genuinely is.
I like Lee's expression when Peter said 10 watts is for the bedroom. I have a 15 watt amp in my apartment that has never been past 1,5 out of 10, except when I've turned my guitar volume down almost all the way.
yes but there is a master volume so not an issue at all for home playing at all. sure it wont be cooking but it will sound fantastic im sure
So good to see a real demo of a great amp by a real player. Thank you.
When I started watching this video I thought sure Pete and Lee would be the one's to demo this amp but then Lee mentioned that Pete was from his is from before "Peter is from our friends at Boogie" This video is from before Pete joined the team at Andertons. It's cool to see how things change over the years. Glad we got to see more of the Danish Wonder! Oh and this amp is dope!
Great sounding amp and loved Peter's playing! If I had $3000 for an amp this would be a serious contender.
I’ve tried them all over the years! Nothings comes close to Mesa Boogie!
Holy Moly! Watching this for the 1st when I clicked the above link in the Shin ‘s Pedal demo. Sad no Purple Tele around this time.
So I bought mine used for $2700US Jan 2017 and use it in combo with a Helix where some of my patches bypass the preamp and use the power stage and some go in front on channel 1. This is the best sound I've ever had compared to my AC30 mid 90's with massive pedals and channel switching. But I nailed the U2 edge sound with that for rhythm and also through soldano pedal, ethos pedal nailed the santana lead sound. This set up for some reason with the Helix in four wire configuration sounds way better. Even with the U2 thing. The power amp plus the fillmore speaker makes the Helix come alive like no FRFR could come close (used atomic and mission FRFR -mission was way better). I use various strat, PRS Santana MD, EMG pickups, Gretsch setzer, Schon 80's guitars,70's Les Paul std, 70's tele with humbucker in the bridge etc. This helix king snake combo is the best I've ever sounded. Mega versatile. I added a Mesa Theile cab to it and attenuate through a Weber box and OMG! in the 60 watt mode it hits the sweet spot super easy, listenable and musical. I am a tone freak and I don't think I have hit the limit of what this set up can do. Super satisfied man! Thank God!!!!
Thank God indeed !
Love this amp!
Bloody hell that's a nice sweet sounding amp.
Such a crazy good sounding amp.. Way out of my price range currently, but god damn...those cleans are BEAUTIFUL.
The Mesa amps may be crazy money but a guitar player I gig with quite a bit has only had one gigging amp (a Mesa Boogie 50W, not sure which model) in 15 years. It always sounds fabulous and it's never run out of volume yet. So if you factor in all the buying and selling of amps you go through when you can't get the sound you want, it works out ok in the long run.
That's the only mesa boogie sound that I really love.
Everything is blissful about this little/big amp... apart from the price. Beautiful...
I"m calling it-- best Danish Pete exampling his goddamned ownership of guitar whilst other people are within earshot. Man. He just knows what to play, and EXACTLY how to play it, when it comes to any demo. Lovin' him. Thx mate.
peter is my fav anderton's demo guy. tasty guitar licks. very tasty with a great feel.
Love this!
What an amazing amp with a glorious sound! BUT £2800 ? I'd have to sell a kidney...
just a kidney?? can i sell mine on ebay?
Great demonstration of the little monster
What a tasty sounding amp... Very rich and smooth.
Awwww... it's like looking through old baby photos 😄
ALSO LOVED THIS VIDEO!!!
I often come back here when I want some early Danish Pete. Anderton's lucked out by nabbing him from MESA too!
Its a nice warm sounding little amp great for collectors i think but its a silly price.
Ahh, one of Petes first times on Andertons. I love coming back to this video once in a while (this and the cab clone vid 😂) I'm also a huge fan of the Santana sound, but I get mine through a Mark V, more versatile.
fantastic little amp.
Oh My gOd ! look at the size of that transformer 😳
I had a Mark 1 re issue... Even had the stick on Dymo labels on the back of the amp.
What a sweet amp it was.
OMG THAT TONE. Dare I'd be shot, the clean sounded better than the drive :o
Enjoyed the quick guitar change at 8'34" The guys a magician......
I gigged in all sorts of venues with a Mark IIb and it works in any room... A road case is neccessary...
I like it. It's my kind of tone. I'm going to build one and see if I can get that circuit worked out.
Did you ever figure it out?
I play this amp along with a 1972 Marshall JMP 100... Well I'd never sell either, but the boogie is absolutely amazing, especially after you pull the speaker and put in a Celestion Creamback 90 alnico... with some late 60's mullard 12ax7's and some 70's Slyvania 6L6's.... it's the voice of god
Got an ad for Carlos Santana's Masterclass. The irony.
I took it. Not bad
If I only had 2 more jobs
Then I would buy so much more gear at more reasonable price then this.
Yeah 1500 american, plus tax and shipping is a little much for a 1x12 combo
Frankie Holt 1500 dollars? I think you got price wrong.
wiziek Sweetwater had it listed on sale for that price...not surprised that it's sold out 2900 everywhere else
Make'n music had it for 999 also sold out
sounds great.
You can output the slave to another amp, using the Boogie for a distortion box.
You babies!! Feedback is what Carlos Santana highlighted using that amp; sweet, creamy, warm tone, enhanced by “heavenly feedback”. Find the video of Santana feat. Gato Barbieri performing Europa!!!
Good stuff !
I had an original Mark I back in the 70's. It was serial no. A276. It was a 60 watt with no eq. It came with an Altec 417 that was way too nasel sounding. I put in a D Series JBL but I blew it so I switched to an EVM 12L and never looked back. It was creme color but I got Mesa to send me a black grille. I used to call and talk with Randy and Mike Bendenlli all the time. The even sent me personal pictures. To this day they are still an outstanding company. My biggest regret is selling it to buy a Mark IA.
Now what would have made it a real Throwback, you needed a Yamaha SG 2000!! Perfect Combination!! 🌟🌟
I'd go back further to Carlo's sunburst Les Paul with the Bill Lawrence " Super humbucking ' pickups........that was what he used during the Lotus band couple of years.
Please demo the line 6 POD HD PRO X. I really am debating buying it, but the only reviews I trust are yours!
With the EV12L I could run Vol 1 @ 10, Vol 2 @ 9 and the master on 3 and it was great. I used use an original MXR Dyna Comp for solos and it was killer. None of these extra new wattage and gain switches either.
Back in the day devices had voltage switches with steps like 110/120/220/230/240 V.
But that was too expensive for this amp I guess...
did he roll the volume all the way up to get that crisp sound 18:41 or did he have the 25db midboost in the guitar ??
I do enjoy the jtm as well
PLaying starts at 12:50
Super smooth tone, though I don't think I would buy it if I had the money, I like it a little more trebly and clear.
Sounds good! Enjoyed the playing as well! It does have that Santana sound ,,
Thank you for that history, because that’s his claim to fame; Hot Rodding Fender amplifiers. I read that in a Guitar Player Pub. back in 1981-82( somewhere in that era), he was strictly buy direct, with back orders at 6 months. Still is reigning champion( very expensive) of Tube Amplifiers. I hope I win The Powerball someday (😂😂😂😂😂)!! But they are worth it. Matter of fact, we had to go see the group Santana, just to see what it sound like live; unbelievable( no pedals, just straight up footswitching)!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Great amp steep price but if you're looking for boutique amps this a great choice.
Didn't know Pete was a Mesa rep before Andertons!
I feel like that thing NEEDS the mid-boost to be footswitchable. Especially with single coils, the super middy awesome lead sound didn't sound very good for rhythms. Killer sounding amp especially for clean and lead, but making at least the mid-boost and maybe gains footswitchable would make it a classic.
these amps have a clean mid oriented overdrive tone that comes in early and stays creamy in spite of thickening tones I m unclear if extra assistance is in the amp itself or the pickups working the amp. I m looking for the tweed and blackface differences on demonstration and a different pick up selection to hear what attributes are rewarded where and why
excellent comment
Boogies like that can be deadly loud.... and creamy...
I'd love to hear some distortion pedals through this amp and see how rock it gets
14:03 that is an animated GIF waiting to happen!
Wow Pete was still at Boogie!!!
Funny seeing Pete back in these old ones
What the hell is he playing from 9:38 to 10:00? If that is not a song it needs to become one right now. Captain, get on that asap!
Now I'm honestly on edge because I want to know if it's already a thing or not!
+Event Horizon Productions it sounds like noodling
Work To Do - Isley Brothers 1972
Actually if you check out the 'Rig Rundown' of Carlos by Premier Guitar you will find that the original (which Carlos still uses) had the 100/60 watt switch on it.
amazing tone,, wonder what is comparable for less.. should do shoot out with prs's & marshall
Ah those were the days.. when you could pop to Andertons and buy a new Boogie
I m currently concerned that the amps tones may like tweed amps be relegated to occasional use
You can hear the noise gate release and then some tone but the amp must be noisy or the gate would not be choking the overall sound.
Is that an ice cream van in the background at 1m57s? :)
Mesa Boogie King Snake Demo - Santana-tastic Tones
9 minutes until the first note - too much talking already !!
Nice amp, but if you're able to play it real loud the beast will scream at you like no other amp. magic.
What about that KTR pedal?? Demo it please!! :P
the cost is only a decision based on purchase and use or reward for selecting the amp new or used
A friend of mine bought one for $1,400 back in the early 1980's, but it was wood and cane covered.
2c+ reissue based on the mark v mode with the clean from the mark v also
in 2c+ chassis would be unreal
Hey! Is that my guitar??? I bought a CC#12a from you looks like mine!!
Amazing amp!!! Warm and mean!!! Like 1 million bees in a barrel!!! Lovely!! Peace
I'm here 'cause there is a used on up for sale...the demo was pretty good if you like these guys ( i kinda do), and then some guys complain about the tone being so-so...well i got a pretty decent amp and speakers set up for UA-cam, and i had no problem appreciating the deep power of that tone...and who would want to mess with the factory setup swapping out valves and speaker? i guess when the time comes to service and replace, okay, but...anyway, me personally, i would respect the thing as it is for as long as i could considering that price I see of just over two grand used...
pretty hard to find a used one now unless you're willing to pay a small fortune for one. I wish they'd make more.......and lower the price !
Play this head to head with a Rectoverb 25 combo. Both have the "Fillmore" speaker........................ I bought the Rectoverb.
Aww yeah
What a sound!!!!!! Sounds like Carlos and Eric 2 for 1 for £2800!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello
Can It runs with only the two centrale 6l6 ?
#central
Show don't tell
I m looking to find a good dumble or wide angle tube amp not unlike this except a broader tone palate before pedals the plus is the 10 to 100 watt range
That's a groovy little amp but the price is very scary
Haha these are seriously great amps
When they did it on 10w I was like meh. But on 60w that was nice
you gotta put in a 20 watt speaker to bring down the loud, then crank up the pots past 5 or so
brilliant amp :) but that price is ridiculously high
Well it does nail those Santana tones that bore the crap out of me. 2800 to generate those tones. I'll stick with my '66 JTM-45 / KT-66 Orig GEC's, that's the tone I like.
Just to be accurate, Carlos rarely uses the neck pickup, that fat familiar tone comes from the bridge pickup on boogie. Check it out on Paul reed smith interviews.
Before Carlos played the PRS's, he'd use the neck pickup mostly on his Gibson's.....not sure on the Yamaha's of the late 70's
I have one. The reason they're so expensive is cause they're handmade, handwired. That's why there are only 400. It's fucking phenomenal...60 watts is fucking enough. I literally destroy ears with this thing. Then I can put a 4x12 cab and switch to 100 watts. The snakeskin reminds me of the California desert. I can understand the hate, but man it's Amazing.
Pretty sure they lowered the UK voltage from 240V to 230V...
A cockney, a swede, a German, or an American? I can't place him. Cool amp.
Who is Carlson Tana?
Where is the reverb coming from?
Hopefully its reverb tank
Mesa Boogie makes the best amps in the world IMO. Tone is personal preference of course but for me there are no amps that can match Mesa Boogies!
sounds so much better on the strat....but they don't have enuff treble... stuck on the humbucker muted sound
At least use a PRS Santana with this amp
+Ameen Singh Carlos's classic tracks were played with a Les Paul and an SG
and the yamaha sg2000
And the Gibson l6S.
so you can't buy this amp anymore?
Right
1:58 ICE CREAM TIME!!!!!!!!!!
I guess one has to wear their 70s ears to dig these amps.
did they fire rob?
+Daniel Davidson he's touring with his band.
8:22 Sorry but i freeze-framed these guys to check on the red thong comment...'you gawkin' at my undies'? Mr. Anderton's hand makes me think of something....sorry guys. I guess i'll buy one. Thanks