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Mesa/Boogie Goes Deep

July 26, 2001

M-Pulse 600 with Cabs
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M-Pulse 600 with Cab
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Diagram of M-Pulse Rear Panel
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New from Mesa/Boogie are the M-Pulse 360 and M-Pulse 600 bass amps, with 360 and 600 Watts of power respectively, along with the Powerhouse bass cabinets.

The M-Pulse series heads consist of a Simul-State hybrid power section based on a tube-driven MOSFET design, and a new all-tube preamp with a three-band tone control. The heads have only one channel, but footswitchable features including the 5-band parametric equalizer, compressor with threshold and ratio controls, a Solo control that applies a preset volume boost in the power amp, and even the effects loop (yes, all footswitchable) put a number of different sounds within instant reach. Finally, the outputs on the M-Pulse heads include a balanced direct out and slave out.

These two heads occupy two rack spaces, are are identical other than the power ratings. Combo versions are being planned and Mesa/Boogie is also offering a similar but more more portable Walkabout version with 250 Watts of power.

Features

  • 600 or 360 Watts, Simul-State Power / 6 Tube Driven Power MOSFETS, 2x12AX7
  • Active / Passive Inputs
  • 5 Stage Vacuum Tube Preamplifer with Gain, Bass, Mid & Treble Controls
  • Footswitchable 5-Band Semi Parametric EQ with Independent Midpoint Frequency Adjustment from 30Hz to 12KHz
  • Footswitchable Compressor with Independent Threshold and Ratio Controls
  • Main Output Level Control
  • Footswitchable Solo Level Control
  • Footswitchabl Parallel FX Loop with Mix Control
  • Balanced Line Out with Pre / Post Switch
  • Bass Tune Output
  • 1/4” and Separate Binding Post Speaker Outputs
  • Slave Out w/Level Control
  • Fan Cooled
  • 4 Button Footswitch (Parametric EQ, Compressor, Solo and FX Loop)

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.mesaboogie.com/.

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