Mesa Boogie Express 5:25 Plus Head & Compact 1x12 Cab | C90 | Mesa Cover & Box

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Up for grabs is a portable, great sounding Mesa rig for the on-the-go player. It's made up of an Express 5:25+ head and an old school Compact 1x12 cabinet. Both are in great condition with the head showing very little wear while being loaded with a pair of healthy EL84s. The Mesa footswitch works flawlessly as does all of the controls on the face and back of the amp. The Mesa padded cover has no tears and fits perfectly over the head. The person I bought the head from earlier this year had just sent it to Mesa for a checkup. So, the amp is in tip top shape. As for why I'm letting it go, after doing a session recently with a Cali Tweed, well, here we are...
The Compact 1x12 cab has a brand new 8ohm Celestion C90 "Black Shadow", which is front loaded. Because it was so easy to access and remove the speaker by taking off the front grill and dealing just four screws, I regularly swapped speakers. That's why the speaker leads are not soldered and there's a clip on the negative (-) wire. The latter was to remind me black was negative :) There's also aftermarket Fender-style pop-out casters. Take note: I do not have a cover for the cabinet. However, Mesa does sell covers for discontinued products. You might be able to get one for this cab if you think you need one. Otherwise, aftermarket outfits such as Tuki Covers will either have the dimensions on file or will build to your specs.
Check out the video below to hear the rig along with some pedals in front as well as in the effects loop. The distortion tone is just the head - no boost, no OD, no fuzz. Just pure Mesa tube tone.
Both pieces will ship in separate boxes with the head coming in its Mesa original box. Because of that shipping will be a bit high, so if you can manage a local pickup that would be best for both of us. Otherwise they go out quickly and will be fully insured.
If you have any questions or want to hear the rig in real time, message me here or through my website: ChrisBuono.com.