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Which Mesa guitar amp has 12 power output tubes

There is supposed to be one of the Mesa guitar amps that uses 12 power output tubes in some sort of push-pull parallel - parallel manner. I'd like to look at the schematic, just to see how it's wired. Most or all guitar amps have online schematics, but there are 50 or more models made by Mesa, so I dont know which model to look at.

Does anyone know which model this is?

I'd also be interested in URLs for any other amps that use more than 4 power tubes.... I did find a poorly made drawing of a Fender 400, which has 6 tubes. The schematic is hard to view though.

I've always wondered if there was any limit on the number of tubes that could be paralleled to gain huge power wattage outputs. (Of course I know the size, weight and cost of the output transformer sets limits).

Thanks

Reply to
oldschool
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I once saw the PA system for a sports stadium. This had rows of 807s. i don't remember how many, but there seemed to be a lot.

John

Reply to
jrwalliker

**The Bass 400 plus.
** Same other Boogie amps that use tubes in parallel push pull.
** You always say that.

.... Phil

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Phil Allison

Why would output transformers limit it when you can series/parallel as many transformers as you want?

NT

Reply to
tabbypurr

Because he's talking about the size, weight and cost thereof. It doesn't matter if it's one or many, the weight, cost, and volume per watt is going to be roughly constant.

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Tim Wescott

If some of the valve gear I've moved was anything to go by, they didn't worry too much about size, weight & cost.

NT

Reply to
tabbypurr

Probably 2A3's running in parallel... I did that once when I was about

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Jim Thompson

True, but if you're going to build something now you'll find that the transformers are the most expensive parts.

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