Vintage Mesa vertical 2x12 opinions...

nosajwp · Dec 15, 2009

Anyone have an opinion on the vintage vertical 2x12 cab that Mesa used to make? This was the one with the expanded metal grill, and I believe the bottom half of the cab was ported.

What were the overall dimensions and weight of these cabs?

Post pics if you have 'em!

lingering_lead · Dec 15, 2009

..the cab you describe was used by the late Michael Houser of Widespread Panic. He typically used two of them. I love the way they sounded. He had them loaded with EV speakers.

I bought a 4x12 from the same era. It's an open (top)/ closed (bottom) format. It sounds great with my mk iib.

here's a photo:

http://www.sneiderman.com/Photos/redrocks/mikeyplaying.jpg

I imagine he ran them in stereo.

Anonymous · Dec 16, 2009

I see them on ebay from time to time and one had the dimensions listed that were slightly larger than the current 2x12 Vertical and they were half backs.
I don't know if they actually were larger, to me they look about the same. I own the current 2x12 vertical.

I remember playing through the old style back in 1992 when I was originally demoing the Mark series amps.
I remember them sounding ok but would have liked a full back version.

There are 2 on ebay right now, the first one looks mint and at a good price (Buy It Now $440.00 with free shipping)
Too bad I'm broke right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mesa-Boogie-Hal...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a9d12cbe8

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mesa-Boogie-2x1...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b88b4f23

GD_NC · Dec 16, 2009

Check the wattage and speakers on those cabs. I'm pretty sure there are a couple of varieties out there. The better ones have EV's in the bottom (with ports) and C-90's (open back) on the top. I believe the speakers varied from time to time. I've certainly seen 4x12's that do not have the EV's.