Mesa Boogie Studio 22 Combo Review
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Nelly puts this Mesa Boogie Valve Combo thru its paces,in this amp review, and demo's the wide range of sounds, clean ,heavy and in between !! As well as showing you all the features found on this classic valve amp: Eq's,channels, foot-switching etc.
In this Valve amp fest !! Enjoy !
Hey guys n gals,Yes....I'm back.... been playing loads of guitar.... and generally sorting things out, my environment ,decorating and new carpets etc.I'm Feeling good for it tho.
Happy New Year 2016.
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If only all reviews on UA-cam could be as thorough,well explained, and interesting as yours Nelly , we would all be satisfied, and more knowledgeable about what's being reviewed. Thanks
Totally broken hearted for having sold mine during hard times. Had the extra cabinet, too... but I rarely used it. I sold it for $425. Can't find a good one anywhere for twice that now. When you have someone with a Marshall JCM900 and 2 4x12's ask you to turn down your .22 caliber combo amp when you've got plenty of room left on the master... It makes you feel pretty smart for traveling light. Yes, that actually happened.
I got two of them - never needed another amp since the 90's. Rock & Roll or Southern Rock sounds great with it. It's hard to get a bad sound out of it.
Great amp and awesome review.
A review like this makes me even more proud to own one. I will never sell it!
Killer amp. Used this without EQ in studio recordings 1987. So good and easy vs Marshalls.
I dont play a single instrument. But i always find myself watching and enjoying these for reasons I cant comprehend. Greetings from Portugal, nelly.
For me, if someones passionate about what there doing , thats half of it I think.
Thanx for enjoying the videos. Cheers
+Nelly Slide Guitar P.S.: The beard works. Go bigger!
I´ve got one too and it will never ever leave me :-)
Same here. I play a Mark V too, but this one has a very special sound.
Terrific video. Very versatile amp. Thanks for sharing this video with us. All the best. Keep rocking.
Thank you for your excellent video. I learned a couple things about a product I've owned for quite a while. I've owned one of these since 2007. It was in poor condition so I had lots of fun rehabbing it. Mesa is great for having parts for a product they haven't produced since 1993! I hadn't played it much since I got a Z wreck in 2012. I just sold the wreck and got the Studio 22+ out again. It was love all over again. It sounds really great with the Thiel cab. It works really good with the amp because the open back combo cab and the slot ported thiel have slightly different ballistics and resonance that are very complimentary.
Thanks for a great review, caught myself going "Aaaah I get it now" had the Amp. for a while too! Smashing playing as well illustrated your points exactly.
Yeah...I do know my onions...Lol....It don't get no better than this, When an owner of the piece of kit says I didn't know that, that is why I do this...to turn people on ,in what ever way I can....
Info, songs, playing, tutorials what ever floats your boat.. this is the essence of what I do. Thank you so much Bud
good to see you back Nel, love your channel and spread the word its james your old bandmate in the USA
Realy cool...and the clean tone sounds working
Great vid, thanks. I’ve been after a small ‘do it all’ amp for a while and the Studio 22 seems the perfect answer. Now, I just need to find one....
Good sir, between my best friend and you, I am now the peer pressured but proud new owner of a studio 22!
Nice one Nelly! I used to have one of these boogies studio 22, untill it got nicked about 15 years ago. I have just bought me another! great sounding and versatile amps, great playing and video by the way mate x
thanks you Nellie I had the same amp for almost ten years before someone nicked it at my friend's home and I loved with all myself. Great amp and in your hands sounds better than I could ever did.
My friends got the pre-amp rack and the combo....so in effect, 2 Studio 22's. He got problem with the Reverb not working on his rack version......I reckon its the pre-amp valves....he thinks maybe the reverb unit itself. Will help him do some tests tomorrow, hopefully repair it for him.
9 times out of 10 its Valves when theres any problem on a valve amp..... as there pretty indescribable .
In 1980's n 90's the military still used valve radios in the field...as in the event of a Nuclear War, all transistors would be blown by the electro-magnetic fields , produced by the blast...rendering all electronic equipment useless.....But valve work fine still !! So says a lot about the resilience of the valve.
if I remeber correctly usually the third valve from the left (facing the back of the amp) use to worn out faster than the others at least on mine and on another 22+.
good to hear ya again Nelly! cheers mate!
Rock on my friend.
I have one of these amps from the 80's but it doesn't have the "lead master" knob and it doesn't have the eq. If I am not mistaken, this one with the eq is the Studio plus. Mine doesn't have the rocker switches but has two metal toggle switches, one for standby and the other for power.
Very glad to see you back in UA-camland!!
Very definitely in Tube land anyway !!!
This amp is actually the studio 22+. There is still a confusion everywhere on the web between the studio 22 (without the lead knob but with the EQ) and the 22+.
I just made this comment and then scrolled down to see yours. What difference does the lead knob make? I still have and play my Studio 22. I use it through a 4x12 1960 Marshall cab.
Just bought the original none plus one. Added the foot switch to the graphic & made the reverb foot switchable as well. Now I just need to split the lead channel off the clean and I recon it will be a plus with the extra advantage of foot switchable reverb :-)
Cheeky little review - great playing & cheers Nelly !
Not to cheeky I trust, enjoyed having the Boogie around.Good valve amp.
You're knowledge is top dude, looking forward to 2016, hope you are too !
Great video.. thanks for sharing. this is a very comprehensive review. Awesome playing too.
Sounds incredible
Thanks for the review. The amp as well as your playing sound great!
It sure is a great Blues and Rock valve Amp...
Killer vid! It's not the big Recto's that made the Boogie name. I used to intern in a pro studio, one of my tasks was to sneak the guitarists back & forth past the MB .50 cal 12", so they'd not lose their inspiration, realizing it was a little combo that was like God screaming in their cans! I gotta get a little 22 for my home recording project, Strat, SG & V.
Thx for the enthusiasm & very informative tack. Aloha!
woah your normal guitar playing has improved loads you've been practising great tone!
+TheDoobiesnatcher Totally agree. Nelly's slide was always awesome. It's nice to see him rounding out his skills. :)
I know I've played a lot .. busking, and sitar gigs, .but its not the same as honing or developing your skills, that requires solitude and practice. After all I'm a guitarist, slide or 6 string..... all good to me .
Now you see I've not just been sat on my arse for 5 months !!! LOL !
Did you find that in your Christmas stocking,Nelly? Nice to see you again...Happy new year and keep playing and posting.
No I actually got another amp in my stocking.....they wouldn't both quite fit in !!
Great review mate! Nice amp and nice effects rack :). I love the lexicon PCM you got there :D, I really wanna get one to.
I got that in Studio days...My partner bought it ...A real luxury reverb.....hardly been using it...all digital plug -in and FX....BUT....
Since I've re-arranged studio area,I'm gonna start using my mixing desk again, so I can use the Lexicon cause it sounds ace, and eats Plug-ins reverbs up for its breakfast !!!!! Especially on Slide Guitar
Nelly Slide Guitar You bet Nelly! The lexicon is one of the best reverb units ever! Hope to see some more stuff :). Mabye you could do a Studio Tour when your finished!
Great tone, great review,thanks Nelly I just have this last 2 weeks after watching your review, it’s banging loud and Vintage to Modern, lovely. From Bangkok Thailand.
Fantastic demo!
Nice playing and review. Thanks.
Hi Nelly, came across you on you tube playing slide. and mate awesome stuff. I'm a massive blues fan / guitarist. can't beat the blues. so is that your new amp you got? sounds awesome . I have a mesa boogie dual caliber 50. with the graphic eq as well. the old boogies are the best In my opinion.. loud as hell to man. :-)
Also have subscribed to your channel as well. keep on rocking
+No my new combo not been revealed yet....new video soon.....but you can hear a little on my new Lemmy tribute video !!!! I'll say no more for the time !!
A great review and love your accent that i can actually understand well.
Great amp, great video good to see you back on top form...
Yeah thanx bro.....will be once my 4 week Venusian man flu clears up !! lol
Beautiful amp
That Boogie sounds great. Excellent video, really enjoyed it
It does sound good.....I'm realy fussy when it comes to amps, usually if it made after 1973 not interested, they never sounded as good....but the boogie really has that genuine valve sound, you could easily get other heavier sounds, simply by adding a metal distortion pedal....if thats the sound you wanted.
Probably the most flexible eq set up ever made on an amp ...I love the graphic footswitch. But again you could easily get same effect, by using a Graphic EQ pedal to stomp in.....so theres always a way of rigging it up !! Ahoy
Wish I had a amp like that when I was learning how to play
You have the model number on the front panel very well hidden by that microphone stand but this is NOT the .22, but the .22 +. There is a difference. with some key upgrades.
Great demo Nelly,!!!
Cool man...was fun...Ive missed Valves so much.
Hi! Is this combo noisy at heavy settings? Are the cleans dirty? Thanks, btw great review
It does it all ...Super Clean.....to Dirty////and if you not man on the overdrive sound ...buy a " Dirt pedal " or Fuzz box...... small but well formed, don't be deceived by the size, it packs loadsa punch.you could gig it.
thank you very much!
Is it normal for this amp to run hot just by turning it on and not playing it? Ty
Best wishes in 2016! Nice amplifier. Peace.
BBB-Baby you just ain't seen nothing yet. My new amp is......SSssshhhhhh !! wait till next vid !!
Have a great year dude.
+Nelly Slide Guitar thank you!
Great demo Nelly
Cheers dude, a solid sounding valve amp.....no I'm not working for Boogie !! lol
impressed! Thanks Nelly.
Why thank you......All good my brother.Glad you enjoyed it.
great review,and some great playing there sir
thanx dude, I've been getting my head down and playing lots. More soon.
+1 for the Motörhead riff!
No Class....baby No Class...Yeah well spotted !! Motorhead, the loudest band I've ever seen, by a mile.......
Ace of spades tour....last tour with the famous Bomber lighting rig- A lifesize ! W.W.2 B52 flying fortess !! made from lighting rig/scaffold poles, Hoisted above the stage. Hydraulically controlled,so it would bank side to side or dive down or climb up...At one point all lights dimmed and sirens started,spotlights were searching in the dark,and Philthy Animal Taylor ( The Drummer), was suddenly sitting up in the cockpit flying the bomber....complete with Airmans googles and sheepskin flyers jacket....Legendary Band !!
That sounds amazing! One band I dearly wished I had seen, although the old ears wouldnt take it now!
One of the best players out there. Why Nelly isn't selling out stadium shows is beyond me. The amp sounds immense but I believe Nelly could make any piece of gear sound good. Lol.
Hey , I'd honestly forgotten what playing thru a valve amp was like.....you cant top it !!
+Nelly Slide Guitar I stepped away from valves for a while. Now I couldn't go back to solid state if I wanted to. You just can't get the tones. The valves help the playing come alive for me.
If a .22 with the EQ has reverb is it a .22plus?
Boogies Secret Gem,
Hitch it up man! That's some smooooooooooooooth shit Nelly!!!!
All good......check the new one out....Wooowwweeee !
Beard! Nice, man!
Nice review, really. Thanks.
Thanx dude....good little amp....nice clean accurate ,hi Hi quality top end...wish my ENGL had the top end(treble) of this boogie....but with low's and mids from Engl....But that would be very picky n expensive.I did try both amps in stereo...come on man, you know I had to. I wasn't disappointed...it was awesome on Clean- drive sound.And very loud!!
So guys why are we looking at a Studio 22 test witch shows "Caliber +" on the back panel?... Caliber + is a totay different amp.
you can't go wrong with mesa boogie :-D
One the the great American amp manufacturers !! Boogie on...
how much do these go for in 2020, if you find one?
tell me, is it loud at home?
I would love to buy one of these and mod it into a head.
There good...better to come.......my new amp !!
I have one of these and often wondered about modifying it into a head only, but looks quite complex if I try and retain the current front and rear facias.
great video....sweet amp!
Got a proper valve sound........Tried a couple of the new fender retro heads...Vibmaster or Bandmaster something like that...so I'm asking is it the same as the originals......"Yeah definately" the shop guy said.....
As I used to borrow my friends 1964 biege ,brown front,cream knobs...Bandmaste, it was about 60w...tho always thought it was 100w.....So I'm playing away, testing this amp in the shop, but not sounding right...the old ones sounded heaps better......Anyway I got home and ended up continuing on my quest for the Holy Grail....an amp I like !! Lol. Ended up on Fender website , only turns out all that range of new fender retro heads, are actually 22w !!! not 60-100w... So hows that the same !!
Hmm, this or a fender super 60...choices
Excellent review! Those are great, old amps. Too bad Mesa doesn't reissue some of these smaller "grab & go" combos.
They got rectoverb 25 mark 25 and express 25 in combo now
Thank you so much for this video! Amazing versatile for such a small -almost vintage- package. Had one years ago and soon will get a new one! that´s for sure :)
Wish a had one for my clean channel,very nice top end. My engl bit rough on top end...though lower down is fantastic.Gotta remove valve cover and see what valves I have in the ENGL....I suspect they may be Chinese Cheapies.
If so a set of old Mullards,will sort her right out!!! Another job on the Guitar mod list!! Lol
I just got one beautiful,mine has the silver eq,standby and power switch can anyone tell me the difference between that and the one with the black switches if there is one
Anthony Rochester i think the year is different. Same amp though
Will stay tuned, believe you me hehe
Cheers, plenty of good stuff in the pipe.......line !!
How is the channel switching? Noticeable or?
The switching is seamless...as you would expect from Boogie !
Daaaaamn that sound good :)
Hey thanx for the positive feedback........ I'm Captain audio...dont you know....I didnt even master the sound either, no desk Eq, or post eq ,just 2 mics ....a near n far.
So could get an honest opinion , of the true sound of the equipment. I could of added eq , and mastering tools, and made the audio sound better than what is was......but wanted to use the same set-up each time, for review videos , so you can clearly hear, the true sound of the equipment to be tested !!
Hope your well sir I have one and DC3 as well. Loved your picking. Cheers!
What pickups are in your guitar?
I give the full low down in "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" videos.Check em out !!
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This or the Blackstar HT-40? I'm looking for an amp that handles pedals well and doesn't get too compressiony under distortion
Also want nice smooth cleans, not too trebly
is this amp loud enough for gigging?
As its name suggests...it was made for Studio use ....as in ,only rated at 22w in volume...
(so it overdrived at lower volume )......BUT....When Boogie make an amp......for instance there 50w mark 4 combos, they're as loud as most 100w amps.......So the Studio 22 rated at 22w is more like 40-50w in volume...
Would it keep up with a drummer ??...YEAH for Sure.....My friend gigged it last week....With Master Volume on 3-4....and you've still got loads of Vol in reserve !!
If you needed a little more volume on stage, you can get that little bit extra from the monitors anyway.
All Good !! Ahoy.
Hope I'm not late but Nirvana giggd with this amp before bars got pissy about volume
That the 22plus
Need a kick ass player to really here the amp but good video
el84s and heavy distortion.....isnt my idea of a good weekend....ok for cleanish classic sounds but you can't get heavy without some big bottles
I really wish he’d said “this goes to 11”
socks are grossing me out dude
Why that British Boogie accent...\m/ Thnx!
I recognise that amp fella! Great video me old muckeroo. See ya soon pal x
Hey, hows it going mate, both Boogie amps working good as gold then !!.....Not that I'm bragging or nothing !!!
Nice accent
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You need a haircut nelly
I had a cut 2 weeks before Christmas,believe it or not....but the guy hardly touched it..... it looked fine for about a week! Thanx for the grooming advice !
+Nelly Slide Guitar Nahh it looks rock and roll!
Kurt cobain used this amp to record nevermind
the head, not the amp cab