Archtop into a Mesa California Tweed?

[jeremiahzellers]

Has anyone tried it? What was your experience?

I can’t try one locally, so soliciting impressions. I see folks have talked about this amp before on this forum, but not in an archtop context that I can find.

[Tal_175]

It's one of these very colored amps. The archtop characteristics may get a bit drown out by this amp. If I was looking for a tweed sound with an archtop, my preference would be simpler circuits like Victoria amps or an original tweed deluxe.

[TedBPhx]

I like the sound of my 175 through a Mesa Rosette 2x8. Neck only, lower the pup volume, aids in the appreciation of the woody box. The California Tweed is very different amp though.

[sgosnell]

That amp wouldn't be my first choice, nor my tenth, but it's entirely a matter of taste. Different people like different tones, and I don't know what you like.