Introducing the new Stiletto Deuce™ & Stiletto Trident™ from Mesa Engineering

Rock's New High Gain Alternative - Elevating EL-34 Tone from Classic to a Menacing New Realm!

Stiletto marks Mesa’s dedication to the legendary power behind heavy rock’s British ancestry. Razor sharp and finely honed, the Stiletto is mean enough to hang with a wall of Rectos and slice right through the mix with a trademark new sound.

Matter of fact, that was our primary goal: Create the perfect high-gain companion to our own icons, the Dual and Triple Rectifier Heads. Matching their mind-blowing performance, this searing new blade was forged to cut its own deadly swath, and elevate the EL-34 sound from classic to a menacing new realm. Just like the Rectos did to 6L6s!

Tighter, higher Bass. Lower, fatter Mids. And a hazy harmonic top where luscious overtones line up in a shimmering crystalline spread. This sonic assault fits tightly with a Recto in an aggressive two-guitar band, allowing each player to carve out a distinctive region…and own it.

Two ruthless pre-amp channels create a mighty 6 mode platform while keeping that chrome panel gleaming and simple. Channel One fashions two Clean modes, one FAT and expansive, one TITE and urgent – or can be switched to CRUNCH, which roams from a ’34-style Brit Blues clip through classic UK Hard Rock. Channel Two starts here, cloning the mid-gain presence of CRUNCH, and moves into a hellacious new frontier of modern grind with the barbed attack of TITE-GAIN™ or the layered harmonic syrup of FLUID-DRIVE™. Only our own Rectos could dare share a stage next to the sinister fury of the Stiletto’s high gain thrust.

Channel 1 Gain Select: Channel 1 offers two traditional-gain Clean choices, the blooming sweetness of FAT and the urgent focus of TITE or, choose the mid-gain authority of CRUNCH for grinding rhythm sounds. This channel offers so many great sounds that alone, Channel 1 would be an amazing amplifier!

Channel 2 Voicing Switch: Channel 2 offers a clone of Channel 1’s mid-gain CRUNCH mode and two different HI Gain voicings. TITE-GAIN™ slices like a blade with focused mid attack and howling sustain, while FLUID-DRIVE™ adds layers of thick, rich harmonics that spread wide for the definitive solo voice or an ultimate modern grind. Either way you play it the Stiletto takes EL34 expression to a new realm.

Each Channel of the Stiletto Deuce™ can be set for 50 or 100 watt performance, while the Trident™ offers the clippable 50 – or a truly stunning 150 watts of coliseum headroom, per channel. Each channel also offers your choice of Rectifiers: Silicon Diodes or Tube Tracking™ which automatically matches the optimum number of 5U4s to the power array selected.

50/150 Switch: Individual CHANNEL POWER SELECT offers a choice of a juicy vintage-inspired 50 watts or a punishing, modern 150 watts per Channel (50/100 on Stiletto Deuce). Tailor your power rating to best fit the playing style for each channel.

Tube Rectifier Tracking Individual Rectifier Select for each Channel offers a choice of the tighter, bolder SILICON DIODES or TUBE RECTIFIER TRACKING. In TUBE TRACKING the rectifier stage “tracks” the Channel Power Select switches and auto-selects the correct number of 5U4 rectifier tubes for the power array in use.

The Stiletto also incorporates our patented Bold-Spongy power feature that works like a built-in Variac for an even browner vibe. Our Solo feature (pat. pend. 6,724,897) allows you to step out with a footswitchable volume boost when it’s your turn in the spotlight to wield this menacing tone.

Convenient Front Panel BOLD/SPONGY switch provides quick access to the on-board “variac” for on the fly voltage changes. Bold delivers a full 117 volts of authority, while SPONGY knocks down incoming AC for the classic brown sound.

External Switching Ports, Slave Out with Level control and an all-tube, series FX Loop (including a hard-bypass), round out the rear
panel features.

In the Clash of the Titans, Stiletto cuts quick and deep. So arm yourself with the signature sound that rivals the Recto and sets a vicious new standard for heavy guitar.