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MESA/Boogie Fillmore 50 Watt 1x12 Combo Amplifier

Vintage-inspired American tube tone with the flexibility and craftsmanship that define MESA/Boogie. The Fillmore 50 combines two independent channels, three selectable voices per channel, expressive 6L6 power, lush all-tube spring reverb, and a Celestion Custom 90 speaker in a remarkably versatile 1x12 combo built for players who value touch, dynamics, and great fundamental guitar tone.

The MESA/Boogie Fillmore 50 represents a wonderfully different side of MESA.

Rather than focusing on extreme gain, elaborate switching, or an overwhelming number of controls, the Fillmore reaches back toward the soulful, responsive character of the great American tube amplifiers that helped shape electric guitar.

But this isn't simply a vintage recreation.

MESA takes that familiar foundation and gives the modern player far greater flexibility with two fully independent channels, three selectable modes per channel, Channel Cloning™, Full/Half power operation, independent spring reverb controls, independent Master controls, and a fully buffered effects loop.

Available from Northeast Music Center, the Fillmore 50 is an outstanding choice for players who want beautiful cleans, natural breakup, expressive overdrive, and enough flexibility to build an entire rig around one exceptional amplifier.

KEY FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS:

• MESA/Boogie Fillmore 50 1x12 Combo Amplifier
• All-tube design
• 2 fully independent footswitchable channels
• 3 selectable modes per channel
• MESA Channel Cloning™
• Channel 1: Clean / Drive / HI
• Channel 2: Clean / Drive / HI
• Independent Gain controls
• Independent Treble, Mid & Bass controls
• Independent Presence controls
• Independent Reverb controls
• Independent Master Volume controls
• MESA Dyna-Watt™ Class A/B power section
• Global Full/Half Power switching
• 40W Clean / 60W Maximum — Full Power
• 20W Clean / 28W Maximum — Half Power
• 2 × MESA 6L6 power tubes
• 5 × MESA 12AX7 preamp tubes
• Silicon-diode rectification
• Maintenance-free fixed bias
• All-tube long-tank spring reverb
• Fully buffered Series Effects Loop
• External switching jack for Reverb On/Off
• 1 × 12" Celestion Custom 90 speaker
• 8-ohm total speaker load
• Marine-grade Baltic birch cabinet
• Vintage-inspired cabinet dimensions
• Convection cooled
• 1-button Channel 1/2 footswitch included
• Fitted slipcover included
• Optional Track-Loc™ removable casters
• 45 lbs.
• 17⅞" H × 22¾" W × 10⅛" D
• Hand-wired in Petaluma, California

A DIFFERENT SIDE OF MESA/BOOGIE

Say MESA/Boogie and many guitarists immediately think of the Mark Series or the massive aggression of a Dual Rectifier.

The Fillmore tells another part of the MESA story.

Its inspiration reaches back toward the company's earliest roots, when great tone was fundamentally about the interaction between guitar, amplifier, speaker, tubes, and player.

That's exactly what makes the Fillmore 50 so compelling.

It responds.

Pick softly and it relaxes.

Dig into the strings and it pushes back.

Roll down the guitar volume and it cleans beautifully.

Turn it up and the harmonic complexity returns.

The Fillmore doesn't simply give you sounds.

It gives you an amplifier you can play.

TWO CHANNELS — THREE MODES EACH

This is where the Fillmore becomes considerably more versatile than its traditional appearance suggests.

Both channels offer:

CLEAN

DRIVE

HI

through MESA's Channel Cloning™ architecture.

That means MESA doesn't decide what Channel 1 and Channel 2 have to be.

You do.

Want Channel 1 Clean and Channel 2 Drive?

Perfect.

Want Clean and HI?

Absolutely.

Want Drive and HI?

You can do that too.

You can even configure both channels around the same mode while using different Gain, EQ, Presence, Reverb, and Master settings.

That's an enormous amount of practical flexibility from an amplifier that remains remarkably intuitive to operate.

CLEAN — BIG, OPEN & DYNAMIC

The Clean mode establishes the foundation of the Fillmore.

It's open.

Warm.

Dimensional.

And exceptionally responsive.

Single-coil pickups retain their clarity and sparkle.

Humbuckers gain fullness and body without immediately becoming congested.

Chords remain articulate.

Individual notes have space around them.

And because the amplifier responds so naturally to playing dynamics, the Clean mode doesn't feel sterile or disconnected.

It's the kind of clean tone that encourages you to keep playing.

DRIVE — NATURAL TUBE OVERDRIVE

Move into Drive, and the Fillmore begins transitioning naturally from clean tone into harmonic saturation.

This is where the amplifier becomes particularly addictive.

Edge-of-breakup.

Blues.

Roots.

Classic rock.

Americana.

Country-rock.

Crunch.

Singing lead tones.

The Drive mode doesn't feel like a distortion circuit placed on top of the clean amplifier.

It feels like the amplifier itself is being pushed harder.

That's exactly the character many players spend years trying to find.

HI — MORE GAIN, SAME PERSONALITY

The HI mode takes the Fillmore deeper into saturation.

There's more gain.

More sustain.

More harmonic complexity.

And considerably more authority for rock-oriented playing.

But it still sounds like a Fillmore.

This isn't trying to transform itself into a Rectifier.

Instead, HI takes the amplifier's naturally organic voice and pushes it farther.

That makes the transition from Clean to Drive to HI feel cohesive rather than like three unrelated amplifiers sharing the same cabinet.

TWO 6L6 POWER TUBES

At the heart of the Fillmore 50 are:

2 × MESA 6L6 power tubes.

That choice is central to the amplifier's personality.

6L6s have long been associated with great American tube amplifiers because of their broad dynamic range, substantial low end, open highs, and beautiful clean headroom.

Push them harder and they begin adding warmth, compression, and harmonic richness.

That gives the Fillmore the foundation it needs to move naturally from sparkling clean tone into increasingly saturated overdrive.

DYNA-WATT™ FULL / HALF POWER

MESA gives the Fillmore 50 a global:

FULL / HALF POWER

switch.

But there's more happening here than simply reducing volume.

In Full Power, the two 6L6s operate in Class A/B Pentode, producing:

40 Watts Clean / 60 Watts Maximum.

Switch to Half Power and the power section operates in Class A/B Triode, producing:

20 Watts Clean / 28 Watts Maximum.

That changes the feel of the amplifier as well as its available power.

Full Power provides greater punch, headroom, clarity, and authority.

Half Power becomes sweeter and easier to push, with a softer response and lush harmonic character.

That makes the power switch a genuine tonal tool.

ALL-TUBE LONG-TANK SPRING REVERB

An amplifier inspired by great American tube tone deserves real spring reverb.

The Fillmore delivers it with:

All-Tube Long-Tank Spring Reverb.

Even better, each channel has its own independent Reverb control.

Set your clean channel spacious and dimensional.

Keep your Drive channel tighter and drier.

Or create completely different ambient personalities for each side of the amplifier.

The reverb becomes part of each channel rather than one global compromise.

CELESTION CUSTOM 90

MESA pairs the Fillmore 50 with:

1 × 12" Celestion Custom 90

with an:

8-ohm total load.

The C90 is an excellent choice for an amplifier with this much tonal range.

It provides substantial headroom, strong low-frequency authority, articulate highs, and a broad response that allows the differences between Clean, Drive, and HI to come through clearly.

The speaker doesn't force the Fillmore into one narrow personality.

It lets the amplifier speak.

AN EXCEPTIONAL PEDAL PLATFORM

The Fillmore 50 can also make a superb foundation for a serious pedalboard.

Start with the Clean mode and build your gain structure externally.

Or set Drive near the edge of breakup and use boosts or overdrives to push the amplifier itself.

Those two approaches can create dramatically different results.

Compressors.

Boosts.

Overdrives.

Fuzz.

Modulation.

Delay.

Reverb.

The Fillmore's open response gives carefully chosen pedals room to retain their own character.

For players who have invested years developing a pedalboard, that's important.

FULLY BUFFERED SERIES EFFECTS LOOP

MESA also includes a:

Fully Buffered Series Effects Loop.

This is where the Fillmore's vintage inspiration meets modern practicality.

If you're generating more of your gain from the amplifier itself, delays, reverbs, modulation, and other time-based effects can be placed in the loop rather than being forced in front of the preamp.

You get the character of a vintage-inspired amplifier without accepting all the limitations of a genuinely vintage design.

A PROFESSIONAL 1x12 THAT'S EASY TO LIVE WITH

The Fillmore 50 weighs:

45 lbs.

Its dimensions are:

17⅞" H × 22¾" W × 10⅛" D.

That's a very manageable footprint for a professional 6L6-powered tube combo.

Large enough to sound substantial.

Small enough to transport.

Powerful enough for the stage.

Controllable enough for recording and smaller environments.

It's exactly the sort of amplifier that can move easily between:

Home.

Studio.

Rehearsal.

Club.

Theater.

Church.

And stage.

MARINE-GRADE BALTIC BIRCH

MESA builds the Fillmore 50 cabinet from:

Marine-Grade Baltic Birch.

Cabinet construction matters.

The enclosure is part of the final sound of a combo amplifier, and MESA designed the Fillmore's vintage-inspired cabinet dimensions around tone as well as portability.

That contributes to the amplifier's substantial response while keeping the overall package manageable.

HAND-WIRED IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA

The Fillmore 50 is:

Hand-Wired in Petaluma, California.

For us at Northeast Music Center, that's an important part of the Fillmore story.

This is a professional American-made MESA amplifier built around a deliberately straightforward idea:

Create a great fundamental tube amplifier.

Give it enough modern flexibility to work in the real world.

And then stay out of the player's way.

FOR PLAYERS WHO NEVER THOUGHT THEY NEEDED A MESA

This may be one of the most important things to understand about the Fillmore.

You don't have to be a traditional MESA player to fall in love with it.

If your idea of MESA is exclusively:

High gain.

Metal.

Rectifiers.

Or complex Mark Series control panels.

The Fillmore deserves your attention.

It's another branch of the MESA family.

One built around:

Touch.

Dynamics.

Warmth.

Natural overdrive.

Spring reverb.

6L6 power.

And great fundamental guitar tone.

At Northeast Music Center, we'd recommend the Fillmore 50 to the player who wants one amplifier capable of moving beautifully from clean to edge-of-breakup to expressive overdrive and rock gain—without losing the organic response of a great tube amp.

It can be simple when you want simple.

Flexible when you need flexibility.

And inspiring every time you plug into it.

Two channels. Three modes per channel. Two 6L6s. One Celestion Custom 90.

That's the Fillmore 50.

 

Northeast Music Center is a full line Music retailer located in Northeast Pennsylvania- We are an Authorized Mesa Boogie Dealer and purchase these products direct from MESA HEADQUARTERS IN PETALUMA CALIFORNIA. We do not obtain our MESA AMPLIFIERS or other MESA products from "jobbers" or other dealers. Our MESA AMPLIFIERS AND CABINETS come to you in the factory boxes with factory packing material. We will, upon request, and also randomly, open the box prior to shipping to check that all contents are included and that no damage has been found in shipping from MESA to our Store location. Northeast Music Center does reserve the right to sell these products in our store to daily walk in customers. It is our goal to always have this product in stock and if for any reason we sell out, we will reorder immediately as long as this MESA AMPLIFIER is currently produced for resale by the company. We will order the amplifier in a ample quantity to fill your order. It is our goal to make your experience a good one; We invite you to ask any and all questions about this product.  Please do not purchase this item if you can not pay. This is a new Mesa with full 5 Year factory warranty to the Original Owner. 3 Year Warranty on Speakers.