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Mesa 400+ Power Confirmation


Sean
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I know a few people have queried the power rating of the 400+ plus over the years and I was always very keen to know.

I've recently had my Mesa 400+ serviced by [url="http://www.martamp.com/"]MJW Amplification[/url] and had the power checked. It is:

[color=#000000][font=Calibri][size=4]245W clean and 350W maximum when clipping.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Calibri][size=4]Martin at [url="http://www.martamp.com/"]MJW[/url] said: "[i]I thought that was on the low side for 12 6L6s, but I checked and it’s about right. They are set up so as to maximise valve life.[/i]"[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Calibri][size=4]The power valves in there are pretty old and they're all absolutely fine.[/size][/font][/color]

[font="Calibri"][color="#000000"]This compares to 205 watts clean and 380 fully clipped for the Taranis 4 x KT88 and similar size transformers). They're very different beasts but both as loud as any sane person would ever need when put through a big cab. [/color][/font]

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