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“Experience one of the rarest and most coveted vintage amplifiers ever”: Mesa/Boogie puts ‘Crunch Berries’ on the menu as it releases the holy grail amp used by Metallica

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC++: the super-rare holy grail metal amp used by the likes of Vivian Campbell and Metallica has been officially released by the Gibson-own amp brand.

Mesa/Boogie has launched a limited edition run of its iconic Mark IIC++ tube amp head, offering the super-rare modded Simul-Class amp as a production model for the first time. But you had best be quick; they’re only making 200 of them.

The Mark IIC++ is the stuff of legend. What would become the most legendary metal guitar amp of all time started with a request from Vivian Campbell. The story goes back to 1985, Campbell was playing with Dio, and he wanted a bit more gain from his amp.

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