Which MESA/Boogie amp would be equivalent to the D-180?

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Which MESA/Boogie amp would be equivalent to the D-180?

Postby NewEnglandSynthOrchestra » Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:02 pm

Ever since I got the entire AmpliTube package a few months ago, I've really enjoyed trying out various amps to see how they sound with my guitar plugin. I do, however, have a question: which of the MESA/Boogie amps would be the closest equivalent to the D-180?
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Re: Which MESA/Boogie amp would be equivalent to the D-180?

Postby Peter_IK » Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:51 pm

Are you running guitar or bass through the amps? D-180 is a bass amp and is based on a Fender tone stack so I would recommend trying the Fender Collection (1 and 2) bass amps for that aspect. Though you'll probably end up with a lot more clean headroom on the Fender bass amps, overall. The D-180 could really break up quickly from what I recall.
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Re: Which MESA/Boogie amp would be equivalent to the D-180?

Postby NewEnglandSynthOrchestra » Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:08 am

Peter_IK wrote:Are you running guitar or bass through the amps? D-180 is a bass amp and is based on a Fender tone stack so I would recommend trying the Fender Collection (1 and 2) bass amps for that aspect. Though you'll probably end up with a lot more clean headroom on the Fender bass amps, overall. The D-180 could really break up quickly from what I recall.


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Re: Which MESA/Boogie amp would be equivalent to the D-180?

Postby livesforrap » Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:41 am

I couldn't even get accurate information on that when I first saw your post way back when :lol:

I wish I knew that style amp and could help you (I play bass) but I've never even seen one, let alone play through one.
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Re: Which MESA/Boogie amp would be equivalent to the D-180?

Postby Peter_IK » Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:52 pm

I still think a bass amp with a Fender tone stack would be the best option in this case.
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