Mesa Boogie FL-100 Fillmore 100W Head Overview
In this era where 100-watt guitar amplifiers are the exception not the rule, the new Mesa Boogie Fillmore 100 arrives to remind us what truly huge Tone, not necessarily with loud volume or unmanageable weight, is all about. More dynamic nuance, more exciting snap in the PERFECT frequencies, a gorgeous attack envelope, increased dimensional width/girth and headroom and better tracking of low frequencies all add up to a Fillmore that excels not just anywhere its lower power siblings fit, but anywhere big magic is desired.
And for those who need both big power and low wattage in the same amp, the Fillmore 100's Power Reduction Switch provides HALF and LOW Power settings to ensure you'll always be able to match your power curve to preamp sound style or venue. Experience our vintage-voiced and styled Fillmore, now in a barely heavier, same-sized 100 Watt format. Discover–soft clip to saturated–our most expressive gain ever presented in a simple 2 (identical) Channel, 3-Mode platform in traditional-sized and dressed combo and head formats.
Pure Vintage Inspiration: Tweed architecture like you've never experienced it before. Boogie's original roots emerge here in the FM 100 with nearly 50 years of refinement and Tone secrets applied to create not only the biggest sounding Fillmore, but arguably one of our best amplifiers ever. All this reverence for tradition and welcome innovation awaits you to ignite a new level of passion in your playing. Key features include:
- 2 Fully Independent, Footswitchable Channels, each with 3 Mode Channel Cloning
- Channel 1 & 2 Feature: Channel Cloned Clean, Drive & HI Modes, with Independent Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb & Master Controls
- Vintage All-Tube, Long-Tank, Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls
- FULL (4 x 6L6 Pentode - 98W Clean/112W Max), HALF (2 x 6L6 Pentode - 40W Clean/50W Max) and LOW (2 x 6L6 Triode - 22W Clean/30W Max) via Selectable (Global)
The Mesa Boogie Fillmore is not just another Boogie... it's a new strand of Boogie DNA. Yet the molecules that make up this soulful sounding model are really just a revisiting of the companies earliest roots. Randall Smith's very first Boogie's were based on this architecture. It was only the success of another "MARK I Experiment" featuring a different branch of the tree used by Carlos Santana on his "Abraxas" album that catapulted that sound and circuit and caused the shelving of circuitry the Fillmore now resurrects with such beauty and authenticity.
Don't wait a moment longer to discover what the MARK Series success inadvertently postponed for so long...
- Amp Type: Tube
- Chassis Material: Aluminum
- Rectifier Type: Silicon Diodes
- Rectifier Tubes: n/a
- Variac Power Switch: n/a
- Preamp Tubes: 5x Mesa 12AX7
- Power Amp Tubes: 4x Mesa 6L6
- Bias Switch for Alternate Power Tubes Types: n/a
- Maintenance Free Fixed Bias: Yes
- Wattage(s) Quick Reference: Full Power (98W Clean/112W Max), Half Power (40W Clean/50W Max) or Low Power (22W Clean/30W Max) via single, global Full/Half/Low Power Switch - See Power Amp Details for more information
- Built-In Power Amp Attenuation: n/a
- Power Amp Details (Class & Wattage): MESA's proprietary Dyna-Watt, Class A/B Power Amp with a single, global Full/Half/Low Power Switch. Each setting features a different tube count and/or wiring configurations. Full Power Mode utilizes all 4 power tubes, producing 98 (clean)/112 (max). Half Power utilizes 2 power tubes, producing 40 (clean)/50 (max) Watts. Both Full and Half Power Modes operate in Class A/B Pentode for maximum power, punch and clarity. Low Power Mode utilizes 2 tubes operating in Class A/B Triode for lush harmonics and a sweet, liquid feel at lower volumes, producing 22 (clean)/30 (max) Watts. More information on Dyna-Watt Power can be found in the Owners Manual, which is available in the Support Section of this website.
- Convection or Fan Cooling: Convection
- Number of Footswitchable Channels (or Modes): Two Channels
- Number of Style Modes: Three
- Number of Style Modes Per Channel: Three (Channel Cloning)
- Types of Style Modes Per Channel: Ch. 1 = Clean, Drive or HI (Channel Cloning)
- Ch. 2 = Clean, Drive or HI (Channel Cloning)
- Channel Controls: Each Channel features Independent 3-Position Channel Cloning Mode Switch, Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Reverb and Master
- Graphic EQ and/or Contour: n/a
- Reverb / Effects & Bypass Options: All-Tube, Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls
- Effects Loop & Bypass Options: Fully Buffered Series FX Loop
- Global Output Level Control: n/a
- Global Solo Level Control & Bypassable Options: n/a
- True-Bypass Options: n/a
- Tuner Output: n/a
- External Switching Jack Options and/or Midi: External Switching Jack for Reverb On/Off (Reverb Footswitch and Cable sold separately)
- Speaker Outputs: One 8 Ohm and Two 4 Ohm
- Cabinet Simulation - Direct Live/Recording Output: n/a
- Headphone Output: n/a
- Slave Output: n/a