What the hell is this Nomad?

[schnarf]

http://cgi.ebay.com/MESA-BOOGIE-NOMAD-AMPLIFIER-120-WATT-ULTRA-HI-GAIN-RARE_W0QQitemZ180142332059QQihZ008QQcategoryZ43374QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Blueracer]

I found a Nomad amplifier company which this clearly is. It is clearly not a Mesa Boogie. Harmony Central had a few reviews on their high gain head. It got pretty nice reviews actually. Here is the link.

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Nomad/Hi-Gain+Head/10/1

The paper work in the auction claimed 4 EL34 power tubes and 4 7025 preamp tubes. I only saw 2 power tubes.

Seems the company went under a long time ago.

 

[SixVeeSix]

Nomad amps were made on the Northern California coast near the Bay Area. They were a very small company started by one of the sons of Matt Spitzer (owner of the NorCal chain of music stores in the Bay Area and Fresno/Stockton). We had a music store in Fresno that sold them. They were pretty good amps, essentially hand wired but certainly NOT a Mesa Boogie! Sales were not great, marketing was almost non-existant and they folded after 3-4 years. Might be fun to play with if it goes cheap but more for the cleans than the distortion.