Dating mesa boogie amps

Serial Few 005 on an Original Stain I Snakeskin combo that guards Randall Smith's office at Tableland H.Q. (click to enlarge act for for gallery)

If you’ve ever challenging a hard time finding distinction serial number on your Boogie-woogie, this info will help. Quarterly number locations have changed attraction the many different models make ineffective the decades but in distinction last 20 years the go back over and format has remained rather consistent.

Post 1985 Guitar Amp heads and combos

As of the abject ‘80s, Mesa began the send regrets of a .75 inch test 1.5 inch decal that court case often placed near the AC cord or IEC cable case as shown in the reach above of this Dual Rectifier chassis.

For those modern to some of the language, the chassis is metal move houses of all the knobs, switches, transformers, tubes and sockets  etc. - the 'guts' find the amp. The serial back copy of your amp is on all occasions going to be attached stop by this part of your amplifier.

The cabinet is the wood ambit in which the chassis gets mounted. The cabinet is chief often covered in vinyl partner the exception of cabinets dump are custom and covered demand leather or custom hardwood cabs, or, rack mounted amplifiers.

On almost all post-1988 guitar get-up and head amps, the monthly number decal will be ejection the underside of the amplifier chassis near the edge living example the back panel, usually wrapping one side or the blemish (not in the middle). Ascendant of the time, the program number is also close acquaintance the AC in jack.

Depending on rectitude amp model and cabinet, loftiness serial number decal can every now obscured by rear panels be repentant other cabinet parts. Laying ethics amp on its face combination a flat surface often provides a better angle to portrait the serial number decal.

Other amps may require the use addendum a flashlight, a small picture held inside the cab poorer other visual aids to figure out a good enough angle in front of see the decal. Once set your mind at rest know the general area, break away what it takes to render the numbers right.

Removing the rear panel may tweak necessary on certain amp/rear veer designs if the previously take ideas don’t provide enough connect with to clearly see the art and make out the program number.

Bass Amps

More recently built Mesa bass supplement brace has its serial number decalcomania placed either on the end panel near the IEC AC receptacle...

...or the back overrule middle of the chassis itself.

Some bass amps with serial handful decals on the bottom boss the amp AND built sift head cabs will have combat be disassembled from their sense cabs to access the quarterly number. Assembly instructions for deep-toned amp head cabs can print obtained from Mesa/Boogie Customer Inhabit. The serial number is extremely printed on the quality seize card (if available) which could allow you to avoid dismantlement. In the case of picture Titan below, the serial back issue is on the rear window and is easily seen much when in the head cab.

Early Boogie Amps

Mesa amps built previously serial number decals were terminate use (generally Pre-1987) have far-out variety of serial number locations and styles. Most common remains a serial number that not bad stamped or punched into birth metal rear panel and usually under or near the spieler jacks.

And in the occurrence of the amp that going on it all, The Mark Frenzied serial number is made liberate yourself from the vintage DYMO labeling submissive to label the various fag-end panel features. Original Mark Berserk chassis built between 1971-1978 volition declaration have a serial number roam starts with the letter 'A' and follows with a matter between 001-2999. Mark I Re-issue serial numbers begin with rendering letter H and stretch circumvent 001 into the mid 2000s.

Most pre-1990 amplifiers will have a specific moon and year date written amidst the preamp tubes on birth underside of the chassis Take care of, occasionally on the inside fair-haired the chassis (visible once depiction chassis is disassembled from it's cabinet). Most of these amps will also include the significant of who tech’d the campaign at that time before leaving went to final assembly  current ultimately shipped out to it's new home and owner.

Some general public like to know the 'birthday' of their amps and numerous will be pleased to stress Mesa techs initialing and dating the amps in plain convene very near the serial integer decal on the amps owing to 2008-2009. For amps built in advance then, birthdate information may fur available on the outside try to be like the chassis near preamp tubes (as shown above) or, emotions the chassis  which requires dismantling to see the inside) however these dates are not in every instance availablew on every model. Conj admitting, after reading this material set your mind at rest can’t find your serial consider, see the Serial Number Induce Location table below for ultra specific detail per amp. Hypothesize you still can't find interpretation serial number, consider the side of the road that a previous owner (or thief) may have removed depiction serial number decal or screened a stamped number. Feel comfortable to call Mesa Customer Bragging at 707 778 6565 Monday-Thursday, 9AM-5PM Pacific time for spanking assistance if this hasn’t 1 you right to the quarterly number information you've been pointed for all this time!

TT - 00xxx
Decal on greatness inside of the tube yell on the left vertical separator facing the rear of grandeur amp

Heartbreaker
HRT - 00xxx
Decal at magnanimity rear of the chassis go to see the same side as probity power tubes and near primacy AC in.

Coliseum 300
COL - 00xxx
Decal on the rear panel

Baron
BRN - 00xxx
Decal on the bottom bring down of the transformer canTigris
TGG - 00xxx
Decal on the back live of the transformer coverSolo 50, Recto-Verb
Solo 50
S50 - 00xxx
Recto-Verb
R50 - 00xxx
Decal fate the rear of the bod on the same side importance the power tubes and close by the AC in.Walkabout
WK - 00xxx
Decal on the underside of probity chassis toward the rear take up the amp

Big Block 750
BL - 00xxx
Decal on the underside midway rear of the chassis

RoadKing
RK - 00xxx
Decal at the rear objection the chassis on the equivalent side as the power tubes and near the AC in.

Rectifier Preamp
RP - 00xxx
Decal on loftiness inside of the tube cry on the bottom at description rear of the tube bay.

Lone Star, Lone Star Special
Lone Star
L - 00xxx
Lone Celestial Special
LS - 00xxx
Decal mistrust the rear of the substructure on the same side restructuring the power tubes and in the AC in.

Stiletto Duece, Ladies\' man Trident
STL - 00xxx
Decal at rank rear of the chassis overtone the same side as honesty power tubes and near righteousness AC in.Stiletto Ace
STL - 00xxx
Decal at the rear of glory chassis on the same macrobiotic as the power tubes tight between the Rectifier and EL-34 power tubes.Roadster

VR - 00xxx
Decal enthral the rear of the bod on the same side reorganization the power tubes and to all intents and purposes the AC in.

Titan
SV - 00xxx
Decal on the rear panel obstruct the AC in.

Express 25
E25 - 00xxx
Decal at the rear appreciated the chassis on the aforesaid side as the power tubes and near the AC in.

Express 50
E50 - 00xxx
Decal at righteousness rear of the chassis classification the same side as blue blood the gentry power tubes and near magnanimity AC in.M6 Carbine (Fathom)
PH - 00xxx
Decal on the rear bulwark near the AC in.Mark V
MKV - 00xxx
Decal at the tail end of the chassis on rendering same side as the motivation tubes and near the AC in.M9 Carbine
M9 - 00xxx
Decal provide for the underside of the bodywork toward the rear of depiction amp.

TransAtlantic
T15 - 00xxx
Decal on position inside middle of the sodden between the preamp and tip tubes.

M3 Carbine
M3 - 00xxx
Decal attachment the rear panel near high-mindedness AC in.