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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: hunter on January 16, 2010, 07:47:04 AM

Title: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: hunter on January 16, 2010, 07:47:04 AM

I am impressed and feel GAS rising (price is 899): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1B6WqXzQk8
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Philly Q on January 16, 2010, 09:53:03 AM
It's cute, shame they still managed to cram two channels and millions of little "mode" switches unto it though.  Keep it simple!
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: hunter on January 16, 2010, 09:55:01 AM
It's cute, shame they still managed to cram millions of little "mode" switches unto it though.  Keep it simple!

I tend to agree. But then one guy might like the Vox flavour more in Ch 1, another prefers the Plexi flavour. I would go for setting it to Mode 1 in Ch1 and Mode 2 in Ch2, what would you do?
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Philly Q on January 16, 2010, 10:06:23 AM
Oh yeah, nothing wrong with versatility, but it makes life more complicated for dolts like me.

I really liked what he called the Top Boost mode on Ch1 and the Tweed mode on Ch2.  I wasn't so keen on the hottest setting on Ch2.  But I would go for whatever made me sound least bad.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: BigK on January 16, 2010, 10:47:15 AM
This I one of the first low wattage amps thats got me interested. Looks really cool. Just a shame they didnt put the tweed setting on channel 1 and the vox on channel 2. But I will deffinately be checking this out.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Plexi Ken on January 16, 2010, 10:53:29 AM
$899 so that'll be £899 when it gets here  :wink:
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: psy on January 16, 2010, 11:01:26 AM
I quite like that.  The lack of control has always put me off the other toasters I've seen.  The blue back light is cool too :)
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: 38thBeatle on January 16, 2010, 11:03:27 AM
That looks very interesting though like Philly, I think it might be beyond me but a great package.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: shobet on January 16, 2010, 11:19:22 AM
That looks interesting. Plus it has blue lights!
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: gingataff on January 16, 2010, 12:11:21 PM
$899 so that'll be £899 when it gets here  :wink:

Don't be silly.

It'll be be £950 at least.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: hunter on January 16, 2010, 12:20:30 PM
$899 so that'll be £899 when it gets here  :wink:

I expect £799 street or less.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 16, 2010, 12:31:58 PM
sounded like it'll be nice from those clips.  personally I'd have kept it simple, but (as always) Mesa have tried to make it all things to all people.  I understand why they do that (to maximise sales and appeal), but there is always a tradeoff when you overcomplicate things.

Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: stonevibe on January 16, 2010, 01:01:24 PM
Looks very useful to me.

I have a Lonestar Special and love the fact that I can go between 5, 15,30 and 35 watts. Makes it a really versatile amp for studio and gigging.

Its just too big though! Lol

I have the 2x12 version and so this new 'little' head could be great. I'll have to go try one out when they get released over here.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Herbie the Rad Dorklift on January 21, 2010, 04:13:36 PM
It's £1000 over here. Hahaha.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: hunter on January 21, 2010, 04:24:34 PM
It's £1000 over here. Hahaha.

Well let's forget about it then. Anyways I heard some guys, who played it on NAMM, saying that it was rather flat and uninspiring. I'm more the 100W amp kind of guy anyways  :lol:
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Herbie the Rad Dorklift on January 21, 2010, 04:26:08 PM
£1099!! (http://www.dv247.com/guitars/mesa-boogie-transatlantic-ta-15-guitar-amplifier-head--71258)
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Plexi Ken on January 21, 2010, 08:19:14 PM
899.00 USD = 554.857 GBP,  so it's twice the price in the UK  :roll:
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Stevepage on January 21, 2010, 08:22:29 PM
What is it with companies like Mesa and Carvin charging much more for UK customers?

Get f**ked!
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Dr. Stein on January 21, 2010, 08:29:17 PM
... Are they making the 'mesa' logo out of a unicorn's horn these days or what? Don't see many of these selling...
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 21, 2010, 09:00:34 PM
What is it with companies like Mesa and Carvin charging much more for UK customers?

Get f**ked!

* shipping from US to UK
* import duty
* profit margin added by UK distributor
* profit margin added by shop

Mesa gear over here is crazy-expensive for what it is.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: BigK on January 22, 2010, 06:59:59 PM
If it was around £700 I would have taken a look but over a grand is stupid money for an amp like that. however they might just be cashing in on the fact its just been released and the price may fall..... hopefully.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: nfe on January 22, 2010, 07:05:20 PM
What is it with companies like Mesa and Carvin charging much more for UK customers?

Get f**ked!

* shipping from US to UK
* import duty
* profit margin added by UK distributor
* profit margin added by shop

Mesa gear over here is crazy-expensive for what it is.

Yeah, all of the above. Same reason as why you can import a PRS cheaper than any UK retailer can buy the same model.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Alex on January 23, 2010, 09:23:33 PM
It seems the distributors take a really large chunk. I remember when Gibson went to direct distribution in Germany, Gibson prices dropped a lot!
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: hunter on January 23, 2010, 09:26:51 PM
Well, we can get Marshall, Engl, Diezel, Orange, etc cheap here in Europe, but Soldanos, Mesas, Suhrs etc are very much $$$$$ over here ...
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 24, 2010, 03:18:43 PM
I can see the appeal of distributors from the manufacturer's point of view - a single order for each country, meaning less administrative costs AND they can hold the distributor the ransom and stipulate that they must order the entire product range.  All this means to the customer is they get less amp for their money. 

Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: Johnny Mac on January 24, 2010, 06:42:14 PM
It does look nice and compact. Very light by the looks of things.
Title: Re: That new Mesa Toaster sounds rather pretty damn good
Post by: sgmypod on January 26, 2010, 02:00:25 PM
pretty