MESA/Boogie Founder – Randall Smith Interview

Mein Kommentar dazu auf Youtube:

"My very first amp was a LABSeries L7. The second one was the Roland JC120. The third one was a Boogie MKII B 60W. That was back in the 80s and it was something to own a Boogie at that time here in Germany. I felt like a super pro. So I bought this amp and went straight to our basement where we used to practise. The bandmembers were already waiting in anticipation. I turned on that thing and everybody was stunned! Now here's the thing: the singer had a Kittyhawk 60W Amp, which basicly was a copy of the Boogie MKII B. He suggested a comparison of the two. So we put them up side by side. To make a long story short: they sounded identical! Believe it or not, there was no difference at all! The main difference was the price tag: 600 DM for the Kittyhawk and 2.200 DM for the Boogie! The funny thing was, everybody realised it, even I did, but my friends didn't want to mention it. They didn't want to embarrass me because I was so happy. As the years went on I had several MKIII's and even an early MKI. I loved them all. But after a while I switched to more traditional amps like Fender, Marshall and Vox. It was a musical journey I will never forget. I loved it! Today I don't have an amp anymore. Sold the last one a few years ago. But everytime I see a Boogie MKIII with a solid natural wood chasis, caning and that EQ on the front panel, it brings back those memories because those were the days."