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Operating Instructions
OVERVIEW
Congratulations on your choice of the California Tweed 6V6 2:TWENTY and welcome to the MESA/Boogie family.
You have chosen wisely as this amplifier, though simple and straightforward in comparison to our multi-channel
models, represents no less commitment to excellence, attention to detail and refinement in performance.
Fifty years in the making and looking forward to reinventing "Vintage" tone, we're really pleased with this single
channel, low power, "Old School" offering aimed at traditional sounds. Equipped with all the essential features
you do need, none of the complexity you don't and bona fide delicious 6V6 tone in three perfect wattage ranges,
the California Tweed 2:TWENTY boasts a beyond classic sound and addictive feel that's bound to keep you
inspired, playing incessantly and growing musically.
In the twilight of the 1960s SF Bay Area amp repairman to the stars, Randall Smith, was inspired to start building
his own amplifiers after coming to a deep appreciation for the '50s Tweed circuits Leo Fender created. He
loved their organic sounding voice, powerful controls and the way they smoothly transitioned from clean to
clip and back again. Standing on the shoulders of a giant, Smith's first venture into building what is now called
a boutique guitar amplifier saw the foundation built atop those wonderful, timeless sounding amplifiers. Five
decades and myriad models later, we return to pay homage to that lineage, yet also bring forward with our 50
years of experience hand building high gain tube amps, an exciting new realm of Tweed-based performance
and authentic 6V6 character.
While the traditional gain preamp on this model is relatively simple and straightforward providing the full
compliment of gain, master, tone controls and presence, the power section is progressive in both design and
operation and an evolutionary step forward in what many think of as Vintage-style amplification.
The tube compliment in standard form is tried and true, appearing on the classics, boutique builds and vintage
Hi-Fi offerings, but what we've done with it is revolutionary. The update includes our Multi-Watt™ power section
featuring Duo-Class™ along with our (originally patented) Dyna-Watt™ technology.
The incremental Multi-Watt™ switch encompasses a wide range of usable power levels and employs different
operating classes and wiring configurations for tonal flexibility, venue-matching volume levels and character
enhancing headroom choices. Multi-Watt™ is protected by 2 active patents and is definitely the state of the art
in terms of taking old school tube tone to new and exciting performance levels.
Three power ratings featuring 2 operating classes and 3 wiring options are provided: 20 watts utilizing 2 x 6V6s
operating in Class AB Pentode, 10 watts utilizing 2 x 6V6s operating in Class AB Triode and 1 watt harnessing
1 x 6V6 operating in Single Ended Class A Pentode. Throughout these ideal low wattage levels almost any
musical style or venue can be accommodated.
With this advancement in power technology, tuning the headroom and riding the threshold of sweet, musical
clip-ability is as simple as a quick flick of the wrist. It opens up the usefulness and flexibility compared to a
single channel traditional amplifier and allows a much wider range of sounds based on power section saturation
and volume levels.
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