Is Randall Smith no longer with Mesa?

[BesaMoogie]

Not announcing his „retirement“ officially leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Kinda like Gibson is trying to sweep this under the rug.

They should have kept him as long as he wanted to stay, even if his contract ended. If he got fired, it‘s even worse.
Bad signal to the public.

 

[Gitfiddler]

Was Randall Smith vaccinated?

looking forward to the Mesa/Boogie Eddie Van Halen model

 

[Kordoba]

Was Randall Smith vaccinated?

He's still alive, so apparently not.

 

[TheGreatGreen]

I honestly see no point in reissuing the IIC+. I have zero confidence it's going to sound exactly like the originals and it's nowhere near as versatile as Mesa's current amps.

Give me a Mark VII any day.

Then again there might just be enough "OH MAN THE METALLICA AMP!!!" guys who will buy it to make it worth the R&D investment.

At the very least, maybe a reissue might bring real IIC+ prices down a peg or two.

 

[c+addict]

They can use these as templates for the Murphy Lab version.

 

[JimAnsell]

Where are you guys hearing ANY of this shit??!
3 pages, and no official word or links yet?!

 

[Bram576]

Probably because he decided to reissue the 2c+……ya hate to see it.

Rev f recto too right? Or is it just 2 channel rev g?

 

[VESmedic]

Rev f recto too right? Or is it just 2 channel rev g?

Only rev G as far as I know I believe

 

[VESmedic]

Where are you guys hearing ANY of this shit??!
3 pages, and no official word or links yet?!

Hearing what? About smith?

 

[Bram576]

Only rev G as far as I know I believe

Cool, just seeing what shit I have to sell.

 

[JimAnsell]

Hearing what? About smith?

yeah, is it all just rumors or is there an official source yet?

 

[VESmedic]

yeah, is it all just rumors or is there an official source yet?

This is not a rumor at all, I don’t know how else to say it, I’ve seen the amp with my own eyes lol. Like, on a cab, next to the chrome chassis rev G model that’s coming out as well. They exist and it’s for sure a thing, this is not speculation or rumor.

 

[7704A]

For the Murphy Labs the could just have amp techs who've worked on Mesa's take out their frustrations on production batches. Best part is they'd do it for free, so higher profit margins.

 

[LP Freak]

Three pages so far of pure speculation

 

[CarlF]

If the JP2+ is supposed to be a copy of Petrucci’s actual amp, what could they claim makes this new iteration closer?
IMO the push/pull knobs and the switches.

 

[japetus]

If the JP2+ is supposed to be a copy of Petrucci’s actual amp, what could they claim makes this new iteration closer?
IMO the push/pull knobs and the switches.

It's the one Metallica played, man.

 

[VESmedic]

Three pages so far of pure speculation

I thought it was pretty clear cut and dry he retired or is that not the case?

 

[japetus]

I thought it was pretty clear cut and dry he retired or is that not the case?

I thought he designed some nice combos for Gibson but I haven't heard shit about them, but I love vintage Gibson combos

 

[Eazy-ESP]

yeah, is it all just rumors or is there an official source yet?

A guy heard it from the guy he was buying strings from. How much more evidence do you need?

 

[TheGreatGreen]

I thought it was pretty clear cut and dry he retired or is that not the case?

I heard he was staying on as a consultant for a while to help with the transition and general expertise stuff, but again, that’s just from the rumor mill.

If he has left recently, it could be because his tenure as a consultant has simply expired.

Ultimately it could be anything… or nothing. He might not have left at all. We haven’t heard anything for sure about RS leaving from any official source.