How did Mesa get its iconic Boogie name? Founder Randall Smith explains
The famed Boogie began life as a modded Princeton, but a chance encounter with one of its biggest champions was what gave it ...
Randall Smith on the origins of his ‘hammer test’ that makes Mesa/Boogies bulletproof
We don’t recommend trying this at home, but it’s a test that has helped Mesa/Boogie amps stand the rigors of touring throughout the decades ...
Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith on how his high-gain amps were influenced by hotrodded muscle cars
In his latest YouTube video, Smith talks tubes, the similarities between automobile and amp hotrodding culture, and admits that not everybody understood his quest for more distortion ...
Lucky lottery player ‘broke down’ after seeing his big prize in Virginia lottery
A Virginia player had a good feeling as he scratched off his lottery ticket, but he was overwhelmed when he actually saw his winnings, lottery officials said. Randall Smith was sitting in his car when ...
Five Assumption University students charged in connection with ‘To Catch a Predator’ kidnapping plot
The students allegedly lured a man to campus through a dating app in a “To Catch a Predator”-type sting popular on TikTok, ...