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Amp Auction: Mesa Boogie Nomad 45 2x12 Tube Combo Guitar Amp (CASE!)

Amp Auction Description: Hello!!!!!!!!!Today, you are bidding on a Mesa Boogie Nomad 45 2x12 Combo and it's road case.CONDITIONFirst, lets talk condition. In the first two pics, I tried to catch it in slightly different light so you can tell, without photographic flattery, what the thing really looks like. As you can see, there's kind of a white mark on the grill cloth. I did my absolute best to make that really pop in the picture. In person, it's not quite as noticable, and in a dark venue, it's not even there.There are a couple tiny imperfections in the Taurus (tolex) covering on the rear near the bottom. We're talking fingernail clipping size. Just to cover myself, there may be one or 2 more, that I haven't noticed, but the thing really is in great shape. About as good as it gets for such a heavily used item.Also, the sewn leather handle on the top has some threads that are loosening. The handle is still attached, and is 100% safe to lift the amp with, just had to say it and didn't wanna waste a pic on it. If you simply must see this, I have a pic and would be glad to mail it to you.Functionally, there are absolutely zero issues. Every single thing works just like it should. All 3 channels, all the toggle switches, the footswitch, the reverb, the FX loop... everything is tip top. This has been my main gigging amp for the last couple years and has served me like a champ. I have never had an issue during a gig (or practice) for that matter.Although it's been gigged many times, it has been very well taken care of and has never traveled outside of its case.THE FEATURESI wont get too awful deep into these as they're available here:For info on the whole Nomad preamp design:http://mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Out_of%20_Production/Nomad_Designs/nomad_designs.htmlFor just the specific 45 watt model features list:http://mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Out_of%20_Production/Nomad_Designs/Nomad_45/nomad_45.htmlQuick rundown form someone who knows (me):3 Channels, 2 modes each.Channel 1: Mode 1 is clean. This is your Fendery-Voxy clean channel. What more is there to say, it sounds great. Old Fender amps no longer impress me as they do some people. This is better because the clean channel has a gain knob, so you can get it to respond just the way you want it to. Mode 2 is Pushed. This is the "tube screaming" light breakup sound you've all heard. Bumps up the mids and gain. Dirty classic rock type stuff.Channel 2: This is the more Mark series voiced dirty channel. It's very full, round, and warm but NOT muddy at all. Mode 1 is Vintage. Its a very 70's rock and roll type distortion. From AC/DC to Santana, this is that big fat 70s sound. Mode 2 is Modern. This pushes the bass/treble/gain/volume up a touch and just makes it a little more intense.Channel 3: This is the highest gain channel. It's got kind of a modded Marshall tone to it. Mode 1 is Modern. This is pretty standard high gain. Not quite modern metal, but more gain than say 80s metal. You can get a wealth of different rock tones with this mode. Very tight, very focused, and a little brighter than channel 2. Mode 2 is Vintage. This softens/smooths it out a little bit. A protip for channel 3 is to use a middle or neck pickup (humbuckers work, but singles are best for this) and set the gain low. Set the treble high-ish, mids kinda low, and bass around noon. This yields one of the best "icy" blues type sounds I've ever heard. SRVish, very snappy, jangly, delcious overdrive that cleans up perfectly with the guitar's volume knob.The extreme switch on the back changes the voicing of the whole amp, basically sounds like you dumped some steroids into the thing. It's louder, a little more gain, and EXTERMELY tight. This is for when you wanna hit them in the chest... it doesn't mess around.Long spring reverb sounds great with the cleans, and is footswithcable. THE CASEThe case is a very basic, hard shell case. It fits the amp quite well and is very durable. It's not a full-on ATA case, but will protect it from damn near anything, and is suitable as a stand to put the amp atop. It has 4 butterfly latches. It can be seen underneath the amp in the first 2 pics. I put a few stickers on it. One is a big Mesa sticker, one is Shure (as in the microphone company), one is TC Electronic (Pedal/Processors), and the other is one of my band's stickers. I'm leaving them on, on the off chance you like them. Be aware that they are all plastic/vinyl and not paper so they should come right off. THE TUBESThe tubes in it are one practice shy of brand new. They are from Doug's Tubes (www.dougstubes.com). It has 4 JJ EL84 power tubes and their select goulash of five 12ax7 preamp tubes that they put together specifically to enhance Mesa amps. The difference in these vs the stockers was vast, and for the better. I will be including the power tubes that I took out most recently, which have lots of life left and are also the exact same JJs as the ones installed. This way, you have some extras.One thing I will say is that the amp has little wire clips that slide over the 4 power tubes to secure them in place. I used those like you're supposed to for awhile, but one night I uncased it at a show, and a tip had broken off one of the tubes! Well, since then I have just been letting the clips hang there, and no tube has ever even come close to sliding out... they're inthere pretty good. (just to save confusion, the tube that broke was changed out over a year ago, all 4 tubes installed are very new and work fine, the extras I'm providing are all in working order as well)ADDITIONAL INFOI feel I've covered everything pretty well. This is a great amp and will serve you like it should. It's all handmade in Petaluma, CA using great quality parts. Oh, some of you who have done your homework know that these amps had an issue with the pots. This is a later model Nomad and all the pots work fine. Believe me, if one was going to mess up it would have by now. Also, some may fret the volume level... well fear not. This is just ridiculously loud. I used this, our bassist uses a Mesa head with an Ampeg 8x10, other guitarist had a 412 with a 100 watt head, and our drummer is very heavy-handed. This amp can over power all three of them. I am selling it because I wanted to downsize to a small head/cab setup. If you have ANY other questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I will be checking this quite frequently and will get back with you the same day most likely. CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ONLY, PLEASE.

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