The Official TGF Mesa Rectifier Appreciation Thread.

[CorrosiveMatter]

 

[Chocol8]

There is a lot of wisdom in that video. Not just amp design but for business and life too!

 

[EOengineer]

There is a lot of wisdom in that video. Not just amp design but for business and life too!

He’s definitely dropped some gold nuggets throughout this video series. I need to catch up but have thoroughly enjoyed all of it.

There’s a certain “grandpa telling us how shit used to be and OMG it’s unbelievable!” quality to these sessions that I find endearing as someone whose grandparents aren’t around anymore.

 

[EOengineer]

I wonder if we could hunt Randall down and get him to join now that he has all this free time!

 

[Dez]

I wonder if we could hunt Randall down and get him to join now that he has all this free time!

Oh man that would be fuckin amazing. I’ll volunteer to send him a message if someone else doesn’t want to

 

[Dez]

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[EOengineer]

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Looks awesome!

 

[Whizzinby]

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[maddnotez]

The TLDR for my unnecessarily long post =

There are so many, solo, tremoverb, rev a,b,c,d,e,f,g. Stupid in all honesty but where can I learn?

Anyone have a link or a document that covers all rectifiers and all revisions?

That is what irks me about Rectos, there are so many of them.

I have heard a buddy at their band practice through a single Rec and it was insane. Sounded amazing tbh but which single rec was it? Who knows.

I have personally played two different Dual rectifiers and to be blunt I thought they were garbage. Not sure if it was the cab, or me or the amp but I couldn't get it sounding anywhere near acceptable, ive gained lots of amp dialing experience prior to using them.

Ive owned a JP2C and out of the box it was great. No issues getting a killer sound at all. So I chalked it up to maybe rectifiers just suck ass.

BUT I saw a Killer Killertone video years back where he boosted a dual with a TS9 or something and he had it sounding great. Also, one of my favorite albums was recorded with a triple (Whisper Supremacy)

I've lately been wondering damn, why do some rectifiers sound incredible but the ones I played sound like hot garbage?

The only thing I can come up with is maybe certain revisions are great?

Just curious if theres a database that covers all things recto.

 

[Mongillo19]

I've lately been wondering damn, why do some rectifiers sound incredible but the ones I played sound like hot garbage?

Did you boost it when you played? It not, there is your answer.

To save yourself from a rabbit hole, try either a DR MW or the new Reissue. Imo of course

 

[EOengineer]

The TLDR for my unnecessarily long post =

There are so many, solo, tremoverb, rev a,b,c,d,e,f,g. Stupid in all honesty but where can I learn?

Anyone have a link or a document that covers all rectifiers and all revisions?

That is what irks me about Rectos, there are so many of them.

I have heard a buddy at their band practice through a single Rec and it was insane. Sounded amazing tbh but which single rec was it? Who knows.

I have personally played two different Dual rectifiers and to be blunt I thought they were garbage. Not sure if it was the cab, or me or the amp but I couldn't get it sounding anywhere near acceptable, ive gained lots of amp dialing experience prior to using them.

Ive owned a JP2C and out of the box it was great. No issues getting a killer sound at all. So I chalked it up to maybe rectifiers just suck ass.

BUT I saw a Killer Killertone video years back where he boosted a dual with a TS9 or something and he had it sounding great. Also, one of my favorite albums was recorded with a triple (Whisper Supremacy)

I've lately been wondering damn, why do some rectifiers sound incredible but the ones I played sound like hot garbage?

The only thing I can come up with is maybe certain revisions are great?

Just curious if theres a database that covers all things recto.

Home | Mesa Boogie Rectifier Guide

The history of the Mesa Boogie Rectifier series of guitar amplifiers.

www.rectifierguide.com

 

[maddnotez]

Home | Mesa Boogie Rectifier Guide

The history of the Mesa Boogie Rectifier series of guitar amplifiers.

www.rectifierguide.com

Definitely what I needed there.

So basically for metal I'd want an early Rev F or an early Triple

 

[EOengineer]

Definitely what I needed there.

So basically for metal I'd want an early Rev F or an early Triple

Really they are all more alike than they are different. I consider the revision F and G basically interchangeable.

 

[Mongillo19]

Definitely what I needed there.

So basically for metal I'd want an early Rev F or an early Triple

I promise you, any dual rec or triple will do for metal. Not sure what your playing situation is but I can't really think of many scenarios where a triple is necessary. Keep in mind that tube cost and you'll be paying an upcharge for a 30 plus year old amp.

 

[EOengineer]

Keep in mind that tube cost and you'll be paying an upcharge for a 30 plus year old amp.

This is increasingly the case for revision F and earlier. The F becoming coveted has actually devalued the revision G in the market recently and it’s hilarious given how similar they are.

I’ve seen multiple revision G Dual Rectifier and Tremoverb heads <= $1500 recently. Some were $1200-1300, which is a no brainer deal IMO. A 90s recto reissue is damn near $4k by the time taxes land.

 

[Tenebris]

Definitely what I needed there.

So basically for metal I'd want an early Rev F or an early Triple

the hundreds of artists who have been playing metal on other revisions will be surprised by this

 

[Tenebris]

This is increasingly the case for revision F and earlier. The F becoming coveted has actually devalued the revision G in the market recently and it’s hilarious given how similar they are.

I’ve seen multiple revision G Dual Rectifier and Tremoverb heads <= $1500 recently. Some were $1200-1300, which is a no brainer deal IMO. A 90s recto reissue is damn near $4k by the time taxes land.

agreed like I was saying in an earlier post, you can turn your rev g into a rev f by putting any $100 7 band eq in front of it but that doesn't work the other way around.

I have to stop checking this thread, I miss my tverb.

 

[Dez]

I promise you, any dual rec or triple will do for metal. Not sure what your playing situation is but I can't really think of many scenarios where a triple is necessary. Keep in mind that tube cost and you'll be paying an upcharge for a 30 plus year old amp.

And any single

 

[Whizzinby]

Did you boost it when you played? It not, there is your answer.

To save yourself from a rabbit hole, try either a DR MW or the new Reissue. Imo of course

Was going to say, I think the current MW sounds ace but I’ve never played any of the OG models except for whats in FAS.

 

[EOengineer]

Was going to say, I think the current MW sounds ace but I’ve never played any of the OG models except for whats in FAS.

I put the MW and revision A-G in the same pool. One can easily make the case that the MW is the better amp. I still think about grabbing one just because every mode on that amp sounds incredible. It can do everything well.