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Overview:
Congratulations on choosing one of the Express Plus models as your amplifier and welcome to the MESA Family! These amplifiers
represent the latest generation of a time-proven circuit that has been evolving over the last 27 years. With inspiring Tone and a layout
that’s intuitive and easy to navigate, it’s no wonder this model has become one of our most popular line of instruments.
We use the term instrument literally because you will quickly come to rely on the myriad of truly Expressive sounds in your amp as it
becomes an integral part of your tone and your individual voice. Feel confident that, just like a fine musical instrument, we handcrafted
your all-tube amplifier here in Petaluma, California adhering to a code that is centuries old…where patience and scrutiny are guiding
every step on the way to excellence.
Both Express Plus models use the same super versatile, tone-packed preamp featuring two fully independent Channels, each of
which contain two style enhanced modes to choose from when creating your footswitching preferences. Channel 1 hosts the bloom-
ing low-gain sweetness of CLEAN or the snarling mid-gain percussiveness of CRUNCH and covers the rhythm territories. Channel 2
offers a different face to mid-gain with the howling honesty of BLUES or a high-gain adventure through the searing layers of molten
harmonics in BURN. Together these two inspiring modes invite years of solo exploration.
These stylistically opposing modes in the two Channels enable your Express Plus to roam many different genres of music with com-
plete legitimacy. The R&B, Roots or Blues minded player would find themselves at home with Channel 1 set to CLEAN and Channel
2 set to BLUES, while the Rock, Metal or Punk influenced guitarist would likely prefer switching between CRUNCH and BURN. This
ability to reconfigure the Channels and morph personalities creates a Jekyll/Hyde platform from where any classic or modern tone
you are aiming at can be found in seconds. The ability to adapt is part of what defines a classic instrument.
Now the Express Plus features a dramatic enhancement in the EQ department with the inclusion of our time-honored 5 Band Graphic
Equalizer! The SLIDERS are added in addition to the original Channel Assignable PRESET contour controls and you can now choose
whether you want to use the SLIDERS or the PRESET in each Channel with the EQ Assign mini toggle. The EQ, whether set to call up
the SLIDERS or the PRESET controls, is also footswitchable as well and can be called up at any time via the Express Plus Footswitch.
Operating Instructions
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60 Hz
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SOLOEQ
5:25+
FOOTSW.
EQ ON
FT SW
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EQ
SLIDERS
EQ
PRESET
EQ ON
PRESET
DEPTH
FT SW
SLIDERS
PRESET
SLIDERS
PRESET
5 W
15
CH 1 CH 2
25 W
SOLO
80Hz 240 750 2200 6600
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2
1
2
FRONT VIEW: Express 5:25+
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REAR VIEW: Express 5:25+
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