MESA BOOGIE Triple Crown TC-50 Head Custom Charcoal
Full-tube top section with flexible power amp and curly maple front
With the Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 Head Custom Charcoal, the Californian Petaluma amp company presents a particularly elegant version of the popular full-tube top part, whose transparent black curly maple front attracts attention. The three-channel powerhouse presents itself as a true all-rounder and invites with its flexible power amplifier including BIAS switch to expand with different power amplifier tube setups. The three channels of the Triple Crown TC-50 define the classic métier of the electric guitar and convince with full and crackling cleans up to the ultra-tight rock crunch and high gain sound in the usual Mesa manner.
The Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 Head Custom Charcoal has a chic front made of curly maple and delivers versatile guitar sounds.
EL34, 6L6 or 6V6?
If the factory installed EL34s don't sound fat enough, you can easily replace them with 6L6 tubes for American voicings with the next tube change and adjust them to the tube bias by means of a toggle switch. The EL34 setting also allows the use of slightly warmer sounding and faster breaking 6V6 tubes.
Tube Reverb & CabClone D.I.
Of course, the famous Mesa full tube reverb effect is also used in Triple Crown for all 3 channels and can either be activated permanently, switched via footswitch or controlled via MIDI programs. The well-known XLR connector for Mesas CabClone D.I. Loadbox with speaker simulation is also available with the TC-50. When using the CabClone, the connected speaker can be deactivated for silent recording via SPEAKER ON/OFF.
Effect Loop & MIDI
For modern studio and stage environments, the Triple Crown is of course optimally equipped and, thanks to the MIDI interface, allows precise programming and switching of a wide variety of sounds. For this purpose, 256 preset slots are available for editing channel selection, setting, reverb effect or effect loop, which are simply stored using the STORE switch at the rear. Last but not least, a switchable serial effect loop makes it possible to use effects between preamplifier and output stage.
The Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 Head Custom Charcoal at a glance:
Tubular top part for electric guitar, made in Petaluma, California
curly maple front
50 watt power
Preamp with six 12AX7 tubes and one 12AT7 tube
Power amplifier with two EL34 tubes, exchangeable for 6L6 or 6V6 tubes
BIAS switch for adjustment of the output stage tubes
Clean, Lo and Hi channels with dedicated 3-band tone control, gain, presence and level controls
Integrated reverb with individual controls for each channel (rear)
CabClone D.I. connection in XLR format with Cabinet Simulation and Speaker Bypass Switch
MIDI switchable, 256 memory slots
Includes 6-button footswitch
Features:
Manufacturer:
Mesa Boogie
Country of Origin:
USA
Power Output (Watt):
50
Stereo:
No
Tubes (Poweramp):
2x EL34
Number of Channels:
3
Amp modeling:
No
Reverb:
Yes
Internal Effects:
No
Effects loop:
Yes
Recording Output:
Yes
Headphone Connection:
Yes
AUX Input:
No
USB Connection:
No
MIDI Interface:
Yes
Foot Switch Connection:
Yes
Incl. Foot Switch:
Yes
Speaker Connection:
4, 8 Ohm
Width (mm):
578
Height (mm):
245
Length (mm):
264
Weight (kg):
15.9
Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 Head Custom Charcoal
