#Petaluma’s Mesa/Boogie® Founder Randall Smith Chosen by Readers for Induction to the Vintage Guitar Magazine Hall of Fame

UPDATE: February 27, 2015 #Petaluma’s Mesa/Boogie releases this video of Andy Timmons who makes his first visit to #Petaluma Mesa Factory and plays a very entertaining and incredible rendition of the Beatles “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” from his from his 2011 release Andy Timmons Band Plays Sgt. Pepper through a Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 25™ amp.


Original Article:

Mesa/Boogie® is excited to announce Vintage Guitar magazine, the leading publication on vintage and collectible guitars, has inducted founder Randall Smith to its Hall of Fame in the Innovator category. This year’s inductees, as well as winners of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, will be featured in the magazine’s April issue. Winners in all categories are determined by a vote of the magazine’s readership.

Mesa Boogie TubesIn the four decades since launching Mesa/Boogie, Smith has refined and expanded the company’s line of amplifiers and accessories to include nearly 20 variants for guitar, seven for bass, and a host of speaker cabinets, effects, tubes, and speakers.

“I never imagined that the little high gain Boogie® would go on to have such a huge impact on the music of the ‘70s as guitarists finally had the ability to hold notes indefinitely with our newfound sustain in the Boogie circuit…and we were just getting started. It’s an honor to be recognized by the Vintage Guitar community. Our goal at Mesa® today remains unchanged from day one: Build the best musical amplifiers possible, and treat each customer, as we ourselves would wish to be treated. We want every musician we serve to become a life-long member of the Mesa/Boogie family,” said Randall Smith, Mesa/Boogie Founder.

Mesa Boogie Mark Five 25In addition to the gain circuit Smith is recognized for, his company would go on to introduce a long list of innovations and patents that have shaped the world of electric guitar tone. It’s nearly impossible to find an amplifier on the market today that doesn’t offer a feature that Randall is responsible for. Other notable accomplishments include the world’s first channel switching amplifier, the MARK II™, which Mesa/Boogie introduced in 1980. In 2014, the company has proven that a creative environment for innovation is more powerful than ever with the release of the new MARK FIVE: 25™ offering many of the innovations Mesa is famous for in a compact 16lb. format.

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