Mesa Engineering Triple Crown TC-50 Head Demo

Reviewed in Guitarist 417
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[@charliewilkins3041]

Finally a good demo of this amp. There are way too many demos just showing of the high gain. This review shows how versatile this amp is. Nice job.

[@SphennyMusic]

Charlie Wilkins Watched other reviews and thought this amp sucked, then I got to play one with a nice strat... I'm going to buy one now haha

[@terrylafauci791]

Really? Can you point me in the direction of said videos because all I keep finding is crap like this and I want to hear how brutal this amp can get... obviously it can do dad Rock but I'm looking for something with balls

[@lucwilson1]

@terry... Exactly what I was thinking as well... High gain channel, yet never turned past 1 o'clock... LOL

[@cast390]

@Charlie Your comment is just plain stupid considering this is Mesa's highest gain amp to date.

[@Nopulu]

the dude is just playing grandpa licks lol

[@jasong546]

I finally chose this amp after debating for several years. This demo sort of proves that all the folks who said it is just meh or that it’s not tuneful etc are wrong.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Regardless of what else is going on, that solo button really adds just the right amount of punch! Great sounds!

[@dimebagtribute]

I recently bought a Mesa Mark V 25 and I have to say that one of the best advantage of Mesa amps is it have so much complexity in the harmonics you don't have to crank the gain all the up to find the sweet spot for a big and good "Californian distortion"!! And that is with this kind of high end amplifier you can understand how it's useful to keep a maximum of precision and definition in your sound, especially with high gain settings... When you own a Mesa or a Soldano (or other awesome boutique amps) you definitely enter in a whole new world! That's amazing how a good amp can respond to your pick attack and finger style, and how it respect the natural guitar sound identity!! And this new model is definitely my next amp, when I will earn all the cash I need for it...!! 🤘😊

[@AlejandroFloresmotorsport]

Respect

[@DanielBrophyMusic]

This is everything an amp review should be! Great work.

[@gaztaylor9682]

Wow.... amp heaven...right there in this beautifully crafted new Mesa. Now, all I need is a lotto win and the dream becomes reality!! Thanks for the demo and the great magazine guys.

[@EGGJAZZ]

yeah cause you live in america, its prob double that in the uk

[@simonfarrell6841]

TC-50 combo is $3,300 in Europe.

[@livingabovethe12th]

john k having said that, I live in the USA and bought an Engl from Thomann in Germany and it was $250 cheaper than anywhere in America and they only charged me 30 euros flat rate to ship. granted 250 isn't a $1000 price difference but there are a few things that are cheaper in euroland 👍

[@kmickp1166]

Ive owned a Boogie since '94, never felt the need to change, but this amp could tempt me👍👏🎶

[@talhafatihuzun]

Best demo of this amp on the web. Thanks for being up to the point and showing precisely what people want to see and hear.

[@JAFOpty]

the best British amp to come out of Petaluma

[@mrcali68]

By far the best playing demo of this amp! Well done! ..fantastic amp!

[@jeremyjohnston592]

Great amp. The Knaggs sounds incredible as always. Strat sounds like a Strat. Like the very best amps out there, the character of the guitar really does come through

[@boogie8313]

This video ended up convincing me to grab a brand new TC50 head. not disappointed.

[@paulkielt9301]

The Tight switch seems to be very useful, as well as the Solo one!

[@TheTurnerT]

Finally a Mesa that sounds like a good Marshall :)

[@jupjuck]

Functionality, that's why.

[@vanespedals1023]

The Electra Dyne was also a Marshall killer (+More)

[@norbertittermann725]

BETTER THAN A MARSHALL !!

[@alhemmings8554]

My ultimate dream amp. Unfortunately at the time of writing it is priced at a frankly ridiculous £2695 (US$3360) in the UK :( Shipping, shop markup, VAT and Mesa 'screw it lets see what we can get away with' mark up must be really high for this one....

[@frozencons]

NICE! Sounds great with both guitars.

[@tomulator]

FINALLY! A useful demo of this amp...thx!

[@hiatuso8260]

Man, that is a gorgeous fat tone. Well done.

[@malcolmandthebends2914]

Really nice demo and sweet play in thanks

[@DiscoD777]

Great demo

[@kilroy2517]

Excellent video, maybe the best I've ever seen. You went through all the stuff clearly and methodically. Thanks so much!!

[@jessetate9701]

This one or the 100 watts. Sounds good 👌 either ones u won’t be disappointed in getting. I play blues,classic rock, 80s hair ,thrash metal, metalcore prog Metal!

[@MarkoPavicMusic]

Great demo, great playin', great amp!

[@rigorhead01]

Sounds great

[@GreggStallings]

excellent review -

[@DMSProduktions]

WOW!

[@w1third]

I was gonna say his sounds better than mine, I have the 1x12 combo, but then I noticed he has volume almost half way up, I haven’t got past 2 yet.... Hahahaha I need to crank it up

[@anonymoususer3496]

Way better than Mesas demos. Jesus they use way too much gain on this it sounds like complete shit. This video really highlights how good the amp actually sounds

[@AlejandroFloresmotorsport]

They love high gains, you know mesa's motto, high gain and clean hahah

[@jcm8009]

excellent vid

[@JuanCanteli]

Awesome demo! What speakers were used?

[@TheMBunk]

Outstanding demo!

[@markhelliwell7674]

can you please tell me what speaker cab are you using with the head??

[@stefanopini1172]

i have a dream

[@gussybear2409]

Humbuckers for the win

[@preciseaudioblog]

How does this amp stand with Mark V? Anyone?

[@TheAugvp]

sounds like C90 speakers ?

[@MrTyphoontyphoon]

hi buddy, can you have a big big super clean headrom with an high volume ? like with a drummer ?

[@andrerodrigues5064]

KEN the BLOWDOLL yep, yes he can. I own a diezel einstein 50W and never pass the 3 in the Master volume... and the channel volume at 4... it’s a band with 4 guys and freaking loud drummer...50w it’s like 80% of the volume or more of a 100W amp.

[@roberttejkel8543]

vox speaker cab?

[@jongonzalez6917]

This or a Friedman Smallbox 50?

[@cansavaryego7193]

Jon Gonzalez friedman does what it does reaaaalllly good but at the same time it doesnt do much different stuff unlike the friedman triple crown is probably the most versitale tube amp on the market and it still sounds damn good But if you sure you only want the 80s british overdriven sound then the small box is the way to go

[@USDAselect]

Richard is that you in that sweater?

[@christophercolumbus8944]

every amp sounds good when youre clean you were just wasting time these amps are or should be designed to metal

[@livingabovethe12th]

which there was was a channel 2 only version of this amp for $1200!!!

[@bengalvin9932]

#the pedal killer!

[@jarrettghiz]

ben galvin why?

[@TrollsAndScrolls]

oh man, what brand is that les paul?

[@SluggerStark]

JV Strats That is a Knaggs. The guy who builds them used to run the Private stock department at PRS. They are VERY nice! 👍

[@V8LC100]

How does amp compared to the Mark V:35 ?

[@thewebhead6977]

Oh man, Ive been wondering the same thing. Im ready to buy, but cant pick :(

[@Niloy63]

+V8LC100 I spent about a week at a local guitar store A/B'ing the TC-50 and the V:35, both through a 2x12 Vertical Mesa Cab with Vintage 30s. I really enjoyed the hell out of both amps, but decided to go with the TC. I liked the fact that the TC had 3 channels as opposed to 2 in the V:35. I also seemed to find the tones that I was looking for MUCH faster on TC-50 than I did on the V:35 (punchy fenders cleans on ch 1, Adam Jones/Jerry Cantrell rhythm crunch/gain on ch 2, and a Marty Friedman type lead tones on ch 3). That's probably because I didn't know what the hell I was doing with the 5-band Graphic EQ. lol Don't get me wrong... the V:35 is truly a phenomenal amp. I did find amazing tones on the V:35, but I felt more in control with the TC-50. All the B/M/T/Presence/Gain knobs are so damn responsive and I like the fact that I could use EL-34s, 6L6s, or even 6V6s (which drops the 50W down to 25W). If you have any more questions, ask away.

[@V8LC100]

MYTOCHON thx for response and it sounds like you have the right amp. Do you find that you need to crank the amp to get the 2x12 cab into its sweet spot? For home use I'm not digging it. Gotta crank a bit too loud I feel...or is it just me?

[@thewebhead6977]

How did you find both for a more 'modern' metal kind of sound? I do like that JP sound as well, but maybe a little thicker. Which amp do you think would fit the bill?

[@Niloy63]

+V8LC100 For home use, I found that turning up the channel master volumes while dropping the output knob a bit helps. I also run a tube screamer in front of the amp with the pedal gain at 1/10 and the tone at 12:00, and when combined with turning the master volumes of the 2nd and 3rd channels up, really brings out some bite. Another thing, if you use an overdrive pedal to beef up the gain, I would turn OFF the tight switch to normal. I find the tight switch really helpful at drummer volumes, where I don't find the need to use the tube screamer for tighter attack.

[@alwilliams1997]

Sounds good but too expensive - better amps at lower prices

[@norbertittermann725]

TOP VIDEO !!!! BUT THE AMP IS TO EXPENSIVE !!!!

[@soundknight]

sounds like it has an on board transistor based guitar pedal (harsh, narrow and scratchy)

[@liedgitarrist]

Brian Cullen 😂

[@elephantcup]

That guitar has a "Knagging" and annoying fret buzz around the 5th/ 7th frets. Loosening the truss rod a little would fix that, and it wouldn't sound like crap anymore. I understand that many players feel that really low action is more important than good sound, but I happen to disagree. Funny thing is, the Strat does it too, and even worse. Must be a thing with this guy.

[@jdl2180]

boohoo!😂

[@mbgmail5911]

This boomer ruined it.