NEW Mesa Boogie 90's Dual Rectifier

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When I listen to unboosted Rev F vs Rev G demos, I hear a very, very slight difference. The Rev F is like, 3% tighter and brighter. Also these demos are never done with the knobs at extreme settings so I always wonder if just turning up the Treble or Presence on the G would eliminate the differences completely. However once the amps are boosted, the difference kind of disappears almost altogether.



Seriously, listen to these amps (MW, Rev F Triple with EL34's, Rev G Dual, Rev F Dual) and tell me with a straight face that the Dual F and Dual G are "significantly different." They're about as close as two amps can get without being identical. I swear I've heard other demos with two amps of the actual same make and model that sound more different than these amps in this video.

People on the internet tend to exaggerate things. A lot.

For sure. There’s absolutely a difference but none of them are better or worse than another, at least for the core tones. There’s a lot more said online about how they sound vs actually good sounding recordings of them. I personally place a lot more value on good recordings of gear for it to be considered good. If pre-500 revisions were THAT good, we’d be able to identify them instantly on albums.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Rule #1 for amps: older is always better

Obviously the Rev A in a mark III chassis is the TRUE ultimate recto tone

 

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Rule #1 for amps: older is always better

Obviously the Rev A in a mark III chassis is the TRUE ultimate recto tone

bonus points for amps that basically no one has ever heard

 

[EOengineer]

Is it weird how the most desired Dual Rectifier is now a rev F? For ages the rev C is THE ONE.

I’m not sure either sound that special compared to the others, they all have their own charm. I think that’s how I feel about IIC+, they sound cool but no better or worse than other Marks to me. Just their own slight personality

When I listen to unboosted Rev F vs Rev G demos, I hear a very, very slight difference. The Rev F is like, 3% tighter and brighter. Also these demos are never done with the knobs at extreme settings so I always wonder if just turning up the Treble or Presence on the G would eliminate the differences completely. However once the amps are boosted, the difference kind of disappears almost altogether.



Seriously, listen to these amps (MW, Rev F Triple with EL34's, Rev G Dual, Rev F Dual) and tell me with a straight face that the Dual F and Dual G are "significantly different." They're about as close as two amps can get without being identical. I swear I've heard other demos with two amps of the actual same make and model that sound more different than these amps in this video.

People on the internet tend to exaggerate things. A lot.

The revision G uses a different presence knob value. Bumping the treble and presence very slightly gets you very close to an F. There are VERY slight differences between those circuits.

If you love the F, there’s a pretty good chance you’d also love the G.

 

[paisleywookiee]

bonus points for amps that basically no one has ever heard

That’d be the Mark VI Extra Long Bong Hit Edition.

 

[[Nathan]]

That’d be the Mark VI Extra Long Bong Hit Edition.

I heard cliff talking about THC modelling alongside Cone Piece filtering for this one

 

[EOengineer]

That’d be the Mark VI Extra Long Bong Hit Edition.

This circuit is so rare it’s theoretical.

 

[paisleywookiee]

This circuit is so rare it’s theoretical.

It apparently existed; not sure if the prototype was destroyed or not.

 

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AI voice overs

bad recto tones



Treadplate cabs are in too.

 

[EOengineer]

Man I’ve always loved the look of those road ready recto cabs but couldn’t imagine trying to wrestle that up a flight of stairs.

 

[EOengineer]

It apparently existed; not sure if the prototype was destroyed or not.

It must have gone Up In Smoke.

 

[LCW]

Killertone’s demo…

 

[LCW]

And an older Killertone vid comparing various Recto revisions.

 

[greatmutah]

Ola delivers…

This one sounded awesome! But Ola always sounds great with Rectos.

 

[Deadpan]

And an older Killertone vid comparing various Recto revisions.

IMO all of these sound better than the Reissue.

 

[LCW]

Starting to learn how to tame this beast when it’s being slammed by the ST9 Pro+.

I was gonna give up on it as it’s almost too much - very HM2 in that respect. But with some restraint on the settings (gain down on amp) it’s quite rewarding.

Kinda like getting your Face Smashed with a Hammer.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Starting to learn how to tame this beast when it’s being slammed by the ST9 Pro+.

I was gonna give up on it as it’s almost too much - very HM2 in that respect. But with some restraint on the settings (gain down on amp) it’s quite rewarding.

Kinda like getting your Face Smashed with a Hammer.

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You’re a legend dude, I think you win for dankest slew of recent acquisitions

 

[LCW]

You’re a legend dude, I think you win for dankest slew of recent acquisitions

It’s just that the stars aligned man. Not a sustainable path but I’m set with my 2 grail amps and guitars

 

[EOengineer]

Starting to learn how to tame this beast when it’s being slammed by the ST9 Pro+.

I was gonna give up on it as it’s almost too much - very HM2 in that respect. But with some restraint on the settings (gain down on amp) it’s quite rewarding.

Kinda like getting your Face Smashed with a Hammer.

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All bets are off when boosting. I’ve had the gain down around 10 o clock for certain guitars. Definitely use your ears and not your eyes.

One of my favorite sounds in these amps is the red channel cloned to vintage. There’s an interaction in that mode where both channel’s presence knobs effect the red (vintage cloned) channel in different parts of the spectrum. Start with the red channel presence at zero and start slowly bringing it up and you’ll hear it totally open up the top end of the crunch while still keeping the smoother gain structure of the vintage mode.

 

[[Nathan]]

Starting to learn how to tame this beast when it’s being slammed by the ST9 Pro+.

I was gonna give up on it as it’s almost too much - very HM2 in that respect. But with some restraint on the settings (gain down on amp) it’s quite rewarding.

Kinda like getting your Face Smashed with a Hammer.

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Hows the ST9 Pro+ in general?
I said to myself I'm good for boosts for a while and then I stumbled onto that one pretty recently, temped honestly.