Mikaël-ange
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sorry for posting this PostMortem1666 but...
dudes if im not mistaken (europeans) your forgetting voltage, htz and capable lead watts for a transformer
usa is 110v 60htz
europe is 220-240v 50htz
a step up transformer (step down htz to 50 cycles) for a mesa boogie which draws a lot of watts (electrical watts - not audio watts - big difference) is going to cost a few hundred bucks. you'll pick up a cheap transformer but the second you crank the amp power amp if the transformer cant deliver the electrical watts the amp is going to shut down on you (your going to need
check whether the head has a international voltage switch - otherwise that amp aint going to fire up - sorry to disappoint if that is the case
EDIT: after a quick check of the manual online i didn't see where it says how many electrical watts it draws (maybe its in there - i only done a brief look) for example a USA peavey 6505+ 110volts draws 400watts of electrical power - thus meaning your transformer needs to be able to produce that amount of juice minimum.
if you plan to take it into venue's (european legislation) without 3-phase power you "could" end up running into some problems with your transformer after the lighting rig, p.a, desks and all the other audio equipment is running. there is a minimum amount the electrical company will supply to a single line to a venue for safety reasons and there are still venue's that haven't upgraded there lines to 3-phase or more. it just might not fire up (or you could blow the crap out of it) so make sure you get a transformer above what it requires to ensure its capable of drawing power if there is a load on the electrical line
volt swapping is always a problem for international countries - there are some electrical organs for example which will just not tune properly to 440 if they dont have the correct voltage, watts and htz cycle so do some research
sorry again PostMortem
All know this:
For a dual you need a 5OOW transformer
For a triple a 700w
Of course for fuck safe