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Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic Head - 100 Watts
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The All New ROYAL ATLANTIC wears an undeniable crown in the TransAtlantic fleet for delivering all this Tone with a big power gut-punch and three amazing Modes of footswitchable performance. Packing 100 watts of EL34 Brit-voiced attitude, this Atlantic takes everything you love about Fullerton and Liverpool and brings it all together with rich, chest-thumping high gain in a way only a MESA can.
The RA 100 also features our revolutionary new Channel Assignable Power Soaks that will redefine for you the concept of Power Expression and put you in total command of playing volume independent of power clip. At last dial up a preamp sound in each of the Modes and crank in the perfect amount of power saturation at the right volume - and footswitch between them seamlessly!
Two Channels house the three distinctively different footswitchable Modes
In the RA-100, each mode is dedicated to a region of musically useful gain and capable of iconic sounds. These are comprised of CLEAN, LO and HI and they cover the continents with inspiring soulfulness, conviction and authority you need but plot the course and she'll take you there.
Channel 1 offers
CLEAN, a decidedly American circuit
Channel 1 offers CLEAN, a decidedly American circuit, that chimes with bell-like clarity on the top and is filled out with bouncy, tight low-end that's warm and rich, but doesn't get tubby. CLEAN produces angelic cleans, but because of its tucked bass frequencies, also clips beautifully when used with its dedicated Soak for either pushed bluesy rhythm or old-school overdriven solo sounds.
Channel 2 pays tribute to both classic and modified British sounds, and though the two Modes in this Channel share Tone controls, they are adept at delivering amazing, no-compromise footswitchable performance. LO focuses on that touch-sensitive region of gain produced by classic Brit circuits and will have you knee-deep in hit-making sounds instantly.
Channel 2 pays tribute to both classic and modified British sounds
The undeniable beauty of this gain region lies in the ability to dictate the sound based upon your picking technique, now further enhanced by the addition of Mutli-Soak. Pick softly and she'll purr through stormy seas of Blue or, lay into it and deliver the classic Brit gut-punch tight and thumping - with enough gain to crunch yet with dynamic attack and not too saturated. HI covers the widest spectrum of gain in the RA100 and though its moniker suggests "over-the-top", some of its best attributes are to be found at settings in the middle of the evening watch. HI transforms from a sweet sea of lower-gain, English-Blues bliss at the shallow end of the GAIN control - to an angry, raging tempest with fathoms of harmonics riding just below the surface as you taunt its furthest reaches. And don't worry, if your style takes you right up the middle where you need enough gain to saturate, but you need your attack intact and not mush some of the Royal Atlantic's best sounds reside in the heat of the noonday sun. Around 12:00 on Channel 2's GAIN control, the Royal rocks like a classic, but sings like a modified. Tight and percussive with harmonics that leap to the surface as if chased by a predator.
The RA 100 also features our revolutionary new Channel Assignable Power Soaks that will redefine for you the concept of Power Expression and put you in total command of playing volume independent of power clip. At last dial up a preamp sound in each of the Modes and crank in the perfect amount of power saturation at the right volume - and footswitch between them seamlessly!
Two Channels house the three distinctively different footswitchable Modes
In the RA-100, each mode is dedicated to a region of musically useful gain and capable of iconic sounds. These are comprised of CLEAN, LO and HI and they cover the continents with inspiring soulfulness, conviction and authority you need but plot the course and she'll take you there.
Channel 1 offers
CLEAN, a decidedly American circuit
Channel 1 offers CLEAN, a decidedly American circuit, that chimes with bell-like clarity on the top and is filled out with bouncy, tight low-end that's warm and rich, but doesn't get tubby. CLEAN produces angelic cleans, but because of its tucked bass frequencies, also clips beautifully when used with its dedicated Soak for either pushed bluesy rhythm or old-school overdriven solo sounds.
Channel 2 pays tribute to both classic and modified British sounds, and though the two Modes in this Channel share Tone controls, they are adept at delivering amazing, no-compromise footswitchable performance. LO focuses on that touch-sensitive region of gain produced by classic Brit circuits and will have you knee-deep in hit-making sounds instantly.
Channel 2 pays tribute to both classic and modified British sounds
The undeniable beauty of this gain region lies in the ability to dictate the sound based upon your picking technique, now further enhanced by the addition of Mutli-Soak. Pick softly and she'll purr through stormy seas of Blue or, lay into it and deliver the classic Brit gut-punch tight and thumping - with enough gain to crunch yet with dynamic attack and not too saturated. HI covers the widest spectrum of gain in the RA100 and though its moniker suggests "over-the-top", some of its best attributes are to be found at settings in the middle of the evening watch. HI transforms from a sweet sea of lower-gain, English-Blues bliss at the shallow end of the GAIN control - to an angry, raging tempest with fathoms of harmonics riding just below the surface as you taunt its furthest reaches. And don't worry, if your style takes you right up the middle where you need enough gain to saturate, but you need your attack intact and not mush some of the Royal Atlantic's best sounds reside in the heat of the noonday sun. Around 12:00 on Channel 2's GAIN control, the Royal rocks like a classic, but sings like a modified. Tight and percussive with harmonics that leap to the surface as if chased by a predator.
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Closest Store Grande Prairie, Alberta
Brilliant amp from Mesa, criminally underrated. I live on the blue channel and the grind is incredible. Cleans up really well with the guitar volume, so the fact that it's only two channels doesn't feel like it's hamstringing you into a couple useable tones. It's got a lot of versatility but keeps its character however you set it. So it's Mesa's take on the Brit theme, very successful in that regard but it doesn't sell out its own heritage. Still feels like a Mesa when you play it, kind of refined to some extent. Whether that's your bag or not you'll have to decide. 2 parts Mesa, 1 part Marshall, shades of Bogner on the blue channel and Fender/Hiwatt in the green. Red is its own animal; compress whatever you had on blue, throw in another gain stage, soften it with some of that Mesa voodoo and you're ready to take no prisoners. I've been playing it for 3 years steady and that's the best I can sum it up. Absolute monster of tone, no weak areas, huge gain and voicing range, always cuts through the mix well. Works with lots of different speakers too. V30's for sure, Greenbacks help place it squarely in the Marshall camp, Alnico Golds, Jensen Blackbirds... it's just easy to dial in with whatever gear you pair with it. One more thing, the Power Soak feature is the best thing I've ever heard. Play it bedroom quiet or rattle the house, crazy possibilities with that one setting, just makes the whole amp roar however you want it to at whatever volume works for you. Getting this for under 2k$ at L&M's clearout price is a no-brainer.
Posted by Garrett on Oct 16, 2015
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Closest Store Burlington, Ontario
No matter what style you play this amp will work for you.
The power soak works awesome keeping your favourite tone at super low levels. At high volume every note is crystal clear not washed away in mud.
Posted by THEHAPPYCANADIAN on Dec 7, 2014
Royal Atlantic Rocks! 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
I've owned a lot of Marshalls and Mesas but Mesa's Royal Atlantic is one of the most versatile amps I've played. You get the best of both worlds - hot rodded British rhythm tones and trademark Mesa liquid lead channel tones.
The Mesa Royal Atlantic 100 is the best "Marshall" on the market at the moment. It delivers everything from pristine cleans, to plexi style Marshall tones, to modern metal mayhem.
I tour with the amp on a frequent basis and it's quickly become my number one!
Posted by Ironcount on Jun 26, 2012
ROYAL ATLANTIC 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Fredericton, New Brunswick
I find this head to be very open sounding. Sound over all is very big with a 2x12 Rectifier cabinet. I bought it for the clean channel and the British sound and I find it does it better than a Marshall. Over all this head has impressed me bar none. I have had it for 3 months so the new amp syndrome is long gone and it still gives me those first impression wows every time I pick up my Gretsch 6120 and plug it in. This is my 3rd Boogie and the one I like the best. I have owned the Recto-Verb and the Lone Star Special. If ya like the Brit sound and very open and big this head is for you.
Posted by Archtopnb1 on Mar 12, 2012
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