Mesa Boogie BADLANDER | Maybe my favorite Mesa

[@ZachWish]

Hear the Badlander in a full band mix here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIqUY5V4mpKCf7c

[@mannyfragoza9652]

Sounds great! I really like that Epipi Less Paul shes a beauty

[@adityabali1939]

That jerry cantrell epiphone is really coming through. Your tones are amazing

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much!

[@TheIronWord]

I bought the 100 badlander head after seeing this, and it's a freakin monster of destruction. Hands down the best amp i have ever owned...for ref i have had the 5150, triple rec, jcm 800 2204, kemper, axeIII, mesa axis....

[@ookookook]

That’s some serious props. You run chorus, delay, verb in the loop at all? Curious how well it handles

[@chrisshultz144]

I was told there while there IS gain for sure, but not as much as a 5150 you’d definitely need a boost/overdrive with this, is that true?

[@TyCorr]

@@chrisshultz144 Theres plenty of gain. He even runs it pretty hot in this video a few times. Shes heavy. If youre a pedal guy youre probably going to run a pedal with it anyway.

[@Jacen13]

The Mesa Triple Rec is the unbeatable king. I got one in 2002 & it destroyed everything I've ever played through or heard & still does.

[@nonamejustbecause-b9k]

Mesa Axis? What beast is that?

[@davemahan1993]

This is the first demo I’ve seen of the amp that actually made me want to buy one.

[@J_Braz_]

I know that Thin Lizzy riff too! Hell yeah! Sweet epi. I've been loving my 2020 50's epi standard.

[@batflash]

Great work. Cleans, pushed cleans, mid-gain, high-gain, pedal shtuff, pitch shifty stuff, baritone shtuff(my territory). Covered most every base. I've gone through at 20+ demos of this amp on the tooobs, by far, this is THE best demo I've seen. Thank you!

[@stevewelsh__]

Lots of dry grit, a real classic rock sound. Was thinking of the darkness and then you played them haha. Excellent work.

[@neighbourhoodmusician]

Growing on Me 🤟. Underrated song with a fantastic chord progression and solo.

[@peevee605]

Love that Whitesnake riff from Love Will Set You Free opening this video.

[@alessandroborghese8148]

My god what a tone.... it's immense You totally got me playing seventh wave Great video

[@DC33879]

The head used in recording the guitar tone for Ocean Machine is long gone and was a complete one-off modified Laney head. The fact that this amp nails that tone perfectly is unreal.

[@aapddd]

That Doug Aldrich intro is awesome ! Love will set you free.

[@xchump]

the color on that epiphone looks insane! great sounds too!

[@lgg468]

That crunch at the beginning.

[@TonySarlo]

Best video on the badlander. Love the DI sample cab part. Thanks!

[@Konan_HQ]

Choice of songs / Playing / Tone / 4k - Zach always delivers! Cheers from Frankfurt Germany \m/

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it.

[@techdeathhippie6319]

That’s coolest juiciest high end I’ve heard in awhile

[@LeonTodd]

Whitesnake straight out of the gate! This is going to be good.

[@alwaysevolving281]

Nice to see you kept the JC Epiphone! Also, great amp demonstration as always. I always look forward to your content. Extra kudos for the Bleed American riff!

[@ZachWish]

Right on, thanks so much for checking out the videos!

[@xriz8409]

imho the BEST amp showcases, as theres lots of riffing and chords, variety of tones. just great

[@Joshua-nf7mh]

Wow, definitely one of the best sounding mesa’s I’ve heard in a while , very modern high gain tones. This surprised me …

[@TobyKBTY]

So many shit talking the Badlander, but I knew it'd just be a matter of knowing how to dial it in. And you always get that right. It sounds SWEET. Like a richer, tighter, recto.

[@soundstorm9508]

As someone who worked in live sound for close to a decade, it's worth noting that 90% of guitarists have no idea how to dial in an amp. So take what's said online about various amps with a huge grain of salt. Most of them are just parroting what they read elsewhere.

[@TyCorr]

@@soundstorm9508100%. The “crappy” stiletto deuce and trident that just sounded bad according to everybody. I got a deuce stg2 with crocodile tolex and matching 4x12 for 1200 and ten minutes later i sold my bogner and got a plexi to run with the stiletto. Now its ran next to a dsl100hr the marshall is mid and treble and the mesa is bass and mids. Two amps people say are junk. My favorite setup out of the ones ive had. And its cheap.

[@scarem84604]

Sounds great! Especially with the Ocean Machine riffing!

[@DC33879]

I’ve been searching for that sound forever and this amp does it in spades!!

[@paulvaden6990]

Great playing as always! Great video editing also. Very professional in every aspect.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Paul. Appreciate it!

[@scottdematteo]

This video has officially sold me on a Badlander.

[@magicgiraffesoundworks4533]

I also had a Badlander combo for a few months and this is a super accurate sounding demo - excellent job, as always. My problem with the Badlander was that it was ALWAYS tight. Sometimes I wanted a bit looser sound and it just wouldn’t really do that. But if you want it to do a good tight rock or metal sound, it’s got it! And it’s got really good cleans, which I was also very surprised about.

[@johnnyromero3336]

I had a 100 Watt Badlander and I agree it was "Always" tight , I could not get that sag I wanted sometimes no matter how low of gain or how I dialed it in, that was my only complaint about this amp, and lack of a better foot switch with more options, C'mon Mesa a single button channel selector switch.

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

In the market for a new amp to play around with and I've been looking at this amp. You articulated exactly how I feel about it. I prefer a bit more roar and grind out of my metal tones. This does sound quite nice though. Great clarity in the tones. It pretty much nails the 2000s New Wave of American Heavy Metal sound. I dunno, might still buy it. It's a nice amp for sure.

[@clementd.7300]

As always, your tone is incredible. I'm lucky i'm broke, if not it would be an instant buy

[@osiahandy]

Always love getting the notifications for these, great tones dude.

[@osiahandy]

(I also seen this on instagram too haha)

[@nigel7880]

Best Badlander demo I've seen. The IR feature looks cool, especially having different cab sims per channel. It pales in comparison to the properly mic'd cab, at least, in this demo.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Nigel!

[@IllusionaryFuneral]

The best part about the IR Loader is that you can swap out the stock ones with your own custom ones. I did this to record my new album, and it sounds killer.

[@nigel7880]

@@IllusionaryFuneral Sweet man. It's all about the tone!

[@ZachWish]

@@IllusionaryFuneral Definitely! Such a cool feature. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@j-fquevillon8134]

@@IllusionaryFuneral Hey, I'm trying to do the same here and I cannot figure out?! Is there any specific format for the ir's to be used? Also is there a way to use the direct out without ir's and load them on your daw directly? Thanks mate

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

Thin Lizzy and the Darkness riffage! Oooooof! Loving the tones!

[@RobRadleyMusic]

Love this! Sounds crunchier than my cornflakes. 👌👏

[@ioannisstavropoulos4319]

For some reason the Badlander took a lot of bad critisism when it first came out. Good to see that this is just another case of bs. Great tones and demo as usual! BTW The Darkness rulez!

[@jayteesgear]

Your comment Nails it! Chanel 1 PUSHED is Bliss! I just played the Fillmore but THIS is just beautiful as well

[@chrisday5341]

Jesus man, save some tone for the rest of us haha! I love the classic rectifier tone, I've owned a ton. This one has that vibe but the evolution is really nice! It's tighter, aggressive and has a nice bite that regular rectifiers can't get without a boost! Excellent demo man! Loved every sound you got out of it man!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Chris! Definitely agree with all of that. Hope you're doing well.

[@curtspoerer4424]

First demo of this amp that actually makes me want one!

[@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio]

That Jazzmaster is killer!

[@craiglizt8074]

Hell yeah! That's my favorite guitar in his collection

[@vladzubac5360]

YES! the best showcase of this amp on the whole youtube!

[@rg5678]

Man I love that amp but I didn’t have MESA money so I settled for the EVH el34 combo I’m happy, sick chops broski!

[@ianrichards228]

totally wasn't seeing Seventh Wave coming... great track :) excellent playing and love the demo.

[@VincentVegardSvart]

Nice shirt 🤘🏻and amazing playing

[@robertciaschini7625]

The real Les Paul custom grinds like the Epiphany. Badlander combos are nearly $2900 so it’s better to test in person. Great playing dude!

[@artsal]

Sounds amazing, better than my road king . Thanks

[@Bigmike3406E]

Thanks Zach for another awesome video .

[@hansgrayman4809]

A nice review of the versatility this amp has. And great tones.

[@middle_pickup]

I find it really helpful that you record all your amp demos with that same cab. It's nice to know what the amp sounds like with that controlled factor.

[@wildersound]

Dude knows his shit when he plays Devin Townsend riffs to show the sound of an amplifier. Good job!

[@Namelessforever_]

Best demo of this amp that I’ve seen! Amazing tones from you as per usual! 🤘

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much!

[@awwal7375]

Just good tones … I love those demos

[@leftygtrplr6184]

Excellent demo and tones! Love the Doug Aldrich at the beginning.

[@MrGruenrock]

Great as always. Intersting: your mics in front of the cab Sound by far better then the IRs! Keep it on. Greets from germany

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Matz!

[@brownsfan7753]

Another well done demo!!! Sounds fantastic!

[@kintaro_f]

foo fighters & the darkness in the end 🤘🎸🔥

[@MrDMF567]

This is a really well made vid.

[@runxzze123]

Sounds amazing bro. You sold me.

[@freddywonka9539]

Amazing video, tones and posing as usual … BUT THAT SHIRT 🥰🥰🥰

[@davidndees]

This is great man, thanks for making this video. I am strongly considering getting the Badlander 50 combo. There aren’t any Badlander models in stock at any music stores in my city but I think this video has convinced me to pull the trigger!

[@ZachWish]

Awesome, thanks so much for checking out the video!

[@danielobrien681]

Beautiful guitar, and I love your playing.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much for the kind words Daniel! Appreciate it.

[@mrsnakepit]

That jcm 800 is still the bad ass amp ever.. From my opinion... All the best bruh

[@b1gnutt]

Maybe in the 80s

[@funknoodles]

You should capture your cab/mic combo into an IR. They're awesome and consistently sound great in all your videos. Would love to test them out with my set up. The IRs in the Boogie are really bad in comparison. Perhaps load it up in the Boogie and do an A/B video? Then again, comparison videos get super complicated thanks to the variation in impedence curves between different load boxes. Would still be interesting imo.

[@soundstorm9508]

Great idea!

[@mat3sfall]

Your recording sound is always such an organic one, that I have a felling that I am sitting in the room next to you! Great F job!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks Martin! Really appreciate it.

[@soundthesirens4886]

The Doug Aldrich/ Whitesnake riffs alone are worth the like

[@johnsousa4708]

Lamb of God - Badass!

[@rigorhead01]

Never heard anyone play John Mayer on a Recto review! Awesome 🤘

[@lincolnjamrog4793]

Just ordered the 25, so stoked for the cloned modes on each channel, not sure why but I think it will be super fun to be able to A/B the same modes and tweak and compare and refine

[@Major_Fuzzz]

Love to see CKY riffs!!

[@nigel900]

Very nice. Great sounding guitar too…

[@Sleezzy_Weezzy]

Another amazing cky riff!

[@OnurVarolMusic]

Smooth operation! Beautiful tones as always Zach!

[@spaceburger80]

BETTER THAN A BULLET BEING FIRED ❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@felinekaiju4517]

Maaaaan!, it's been ages since I listened to CKY, took me a few listens to remember who it was. lol

[@jamesseverin]

Badass Guitar!! The jerry cantrell

[@Witchpit]

Sick shirt🤘🤘

[@tjn0110]

The cab sims are a nice feature, but mic'd sounds so much better, you've got that dialed in! Sounds great.

[@rj-zero1453]

Very sweet playing and a great sounding amp, excellent job.

[@st.evil-1]

Yeah this video didn't help me decide if I really like the Badlander or not. Zach could make a 10w Gorilla amp sound like a beast. Great playing brother 🤘👹🤘

[@philipp3652]

What a great sounding Fender. Such fett tones!

[@dimasadityakurniawan7800]

amazing amp.. and that riff too

[@johnnyromero3336]

Great video Zach, excellent tone and well done demo with the amp, I had the Rack mount 100 watt head sold it to get the Mesa JP2C. I'm missing the Badlander now, it was such an easy to dial in fun amp to play. Hit that thumbs up Button People!

[@MsPiteru]

Man that LP Custom

[@michaelmitchell5909]

I had an early 2000s 100watt dual rec head and matching cab. The absolute best equipment I've even owned. Mesa is bad ass no doubt, so I thought until I played thru a deziel dmoll head amd was blown away, but who has 4 grand for a deziel.

[@lizianaga7245]

New subscribers here..

[@b1gnutt]

I have a bunch of Diezel preamp pedals, they are good but Mesa sound is much more nostalgic to me

[@mookytc]

Nice....Thin Lizzy 🤘 great demo.

[@norwayva]

Bonus points for The Darkness and Cky.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Great stuff man!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Euge! Hope you're doing well.

[@robertsimpson5801]

Your amp tones are awesome! Those IRs really leave something to be desired.

[@Sooflojoe]

Sounds killer dude! Such awesome tones you're getting. Excellent chops as usual 😊

[@Bobby_Digital37]

Man that was great demo! Sounds killer!!!👍🏽

[@uralemekci]

It sounds amazing. Similar to a Suhr SE 100 in a wicker manner.

[@photoguy4212]

Love that you play Devin in your demos. Seventh Wave nailed. 🤌

[@anonymoususer3496]

Kind of just sounds like a Dual Rec with a Tubescramer built in? Less bassy and more mids/warmth. Pretty cool.

[@thesmileofdawn]

great tones!

[@patrickhernandez7091]

A tutorial on how you get great tones would be amazing! Love the tones on your videos

[@some_g333]

He has already done a video on his process for recording his amps. Check his video upload history

[@williamtooker7456]

Sounding really good

[@lucaspepinellipinto6548]

11,90 subs... How? Your'e f*cking amazing man! Your reviwers are the best! (Sorry my english, hahahahah)

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Lucas! Really appreciate it.

[@Dave9966-]

Subbed because man that sounds good.

[@guitarz]

Awesome demo man.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much James!

[@alexblankenship2486]

Seventh Wave was awesome!!! Killer demo per usual. Now, I may have to look into a Badlander…

[@tobaccosun]

Nice Prong Vision Thing Riff!

[@jmcsquared18]

You have the best freakin tones in your videos. Badass amps help, I'm sure. Maybe it's that Sure with Creambacks, though 🤘

[@ADRNG]

At 4:41, when you're playing some Lamb of God, what pickups are on that Les Paul? I like that tone.

[@thomasfokas]

Exceptional riffage and tones as usual.

[@leplussauvage]

Nice review, I like the sound and the way you play perfect, Like what I play!