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Budda Introduces 3-Channel MN-100 With Mark Nason Leather Stylings

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The Budda MN-100 and MN-412, a fully featured three-channel tube guitar amplifier head and 4x12 enclosure, featuring a custom Italian leather exterior by renowned footwear designer Mark Nason.
Anaheim, CA (January 16, 2010) -- Budda Amplification proudly introduces the new Budda MN-100 and MN-412, a fully featured three-channel tube guitar amplifier head and 4x12 enclosure, featuring a custom Italian leather exterior by renowned footwear designer Mark Nason.



The Budda MN-100 is a highly versatile, high-gain amplifier featuring three independent channels, a 100-watt power section driven by four 6L6GC tubes, and a preamp consisting of seven two-stage 12AX7 tubes. The MN-100 also features dual 5U4 rectifier tubes and a solid-state rectifier, with the patent-pending PowerPan™ variable rectification control that allows players to open uncharted tone territory by selecting full tube rectification, diode rectification or anywhere between the two.

All three of the Budda MN-100’s independent channels—Clean, Rhythm and Lead—include separate three-band EQ, Reverb, Resonance, Presence, and true bypass effects loop with send and return levels. Each channel also features Overboost, a stompbox-style lead boost that engages an additional tube-driven gain circuit to gives players a supercharged boost. The effects loop on channel 2 can also be used as a global loop for incredible versatility in effects routing. The included nine-button footcontroller digitally switches via MIDI all three channels, effects loops and Overboost functions, as well as Master Reverb and Master Boost, a second Master Volume control that can be used to boost the overall volume of the amp.

This multi-faceted, innovative amplifier found its aesthetic equal in the custom Italian leathers, signature dragon embellishments and metalwork of footwear designer Mark Nason (www.marknason.com). No stranger to the rock & roll lifestyle, Mark Nason’s signature couture creations translate easily from Sunset Boulevard to center stage on the Budda MN-100 and MN-412.

The Budda MN-100 also features a half-power switch for operating the amplifier in either 50 or 100 watt mode. The back panel also features an amplifier chain section with power-amp inputs and a slave output, impedance selector and MIDI input and output for use in MIDI-switching rigs. The matching MN-412™ cabinet features four Budda Phat 12 loudspeakers and Mark Nason leather covering.

Budda amplifiers are played by Tomo Miličević (30 Seconds to Mars), Alex Skolnick, Leslie West (Mountain), Mark Sheehan (The Script), Michael Barrett and Mansur Zennelli (Closure in Moscow), Lillian Berlin and Cory Becker (Living Things), and Davy Knowles.

The Budda MN-100 and MN-412 will be available in Q2 2010 from authorized Budda Amplification retailers.

MN-100 Head
• 100 watts into 16, 8 or 4 ohms with half-power switch
• 3 channels, clean, rhythm and lead
• 4x6L6GC 100w power section, 7x12AX7 preamp section and 2 rectifier tubes
• Power amp can use 6L6Gc or EL34 tubes (plus KT66, KT88 5881 and 6CA7 with re-biasing)
• Rectifier can use 5U4, 5A4 or GZ34 tubes
• Patent-pending PowerPan rectifier selector knob
• Custom Italian leather covering by Mark Nason
• Separate three-band passive EQ on each channel
• Separate resonance & presence controls on each channel
• Master Volume and Master Boost
• Overboost stompbox-style lead boost on each channel
• Separate spring reverb control on each channel
• High and low level ¼” inputs
• Slave output/Power amp input
• Separate true bypass effects loops on each channel with send and return level adjustments. Channel 2's loop can be used as global loop
• MIDI control over channel switching with MIDI input and thru jacks
• Made in the U.S.A.
• U.S. MSRP $4999.99

MN-412 Enclosure
• Custom Italian leather covering by Mark Nason
• Four custom-designed 12” Budda Phat loudspeakers
• Solid pine with finger-jointed corners
• Closed back
• Made in the U.S.A.
• U.S. MSRP $2999.99

For more information:
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Eddie
on 02/10/2010 		I LOVE my Buddas, and I've had Jeff personally work on my amps, and he's an awesome dude. I basically won't play anything else, and I toured professionally for 5 years.

That being said, I always had one problem with SDs for touring... going between a dirty rhythm and a lead... basically just needing the volume boost (I clean up with my guitar volume control). If you don't have a soundman who can make the volume switch, you're sort up sh*t creek. You can talk about pedals before the amp, bla bla, but always impossible to get the transparent volume boost (ala boogie, which had the patent). And don't talk about the clean channel. I like it, but its not what I'm talking about.

So, would be awesome of this brought that.

That being said:

1) I don't know if it does
2) It might be impossible to do that without killing tone
3) Who knows if this thing actually sounds like a superdrive.
Joel
on 02/05/2010 		Dude, this is disgusting... I understand a 3 channel... I understand 100 watts (not that any budda has ever needed 100 watts). I understand more knobs and a MIDI control. I understand supplying people with a 'modern' Budda. Here's the issue I have... At it's list price, you can't have the Budda reputation for quality AND hand stitched leather covering. Second, what does the iron cross and 'stylish' motif of this amp has to do the amp's passive non-materialistic asian name-sake? It looks like a harley ate a Budda and crapped it back out. I bet Jeff is beside himself. Poor guy spent over ten years building his rep in that line and Hartley smashes it the first chance he gets. Make it look like a Budda with the solid budda quality of my early SD45, and MAYBE I'll be interested. If they keep going in this direction I'll stop buying their stuff. I don't want to be associated with an eyesore like that. On a happier note... LOVE the redesign of the bud-wah.
Fivenotechor d
on 01/17/2010 		All the old Budda customers are migrating to Amp 65
Vince
on 01/17/2010 		I had a Budda Superdrive 30. It had 6 knobs and an unbelievable tone. That's it, and that's all there needs to be. It only took a minute to set up on stage, and it killed. The MN100 doesn't appeal to me. It looks like it's made for somebody who cares more about what he looks like than sounds like. And it looks really complicated.
Jason
on 01/17/2010 		Why do I get the feeling that Jeff Bober had nothing to do with this amp? No wonder he didn't stay long after the Peavey transition. This is so un-Budda. I'll just keep playing my old Superdrive 30.
Kenneth R
on 01/16/2010 		With so many great sounding amps on the market to choose from, naturally the next step is to improve the aesthetic qualities. I have owned and lived with many great sounding amps. For me, an amp must sound great and have a pretty face. It is not only the tone that matters. The companies that put out these ultra fine products have won my business.
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