I really appreciate that! Wonderful to have you here. Please let me know anytime if there's something in particular you'd love to see. Thank you for watching!
My Dual Rectifier is my desert island amp. As a product of 90's Ska Punk, This amp was the sound of Rancid, Sublime, and everything else. I'm glad you highlighted how good the clean channel is for Ska
That's what I'm talking about, Craig! I would take the crunch and the spongey feel of it any day over just about everything. Appreciate you being here and watching!
I bought a Mesa Single Rectifier Solo 50 around 2006 brand new for $1299 Canadian. Haven't thought about buying another amp since. Works great for playing with a loud band but still sounds good for quiet home practice.
Nice! Twins! That's about the same time this one showed up in my life. It was definitely in that $1300 USD price range. I've tried so many amps and this one still just makes me super happy. Glad you have one too! If you get a load-box like the Captor then you can throw on some headphones and let it rip. Really appreciate you watching!
@@BradDollar That's interesting, didn't know about a load box. In 2006 the Canadian dollar was on par with the American so good deals were had by all. If you've got any interest, I still have a complete 2006 Mesa Boogie product price list. I could scan you a copy if you'd ever like to take a look. 4x12 Cabs for $899. Dual Rectifier for $1699. Although it might just upset people seeing the prices.
Hard to believe but I bought my first gen single rectifier from a co worker who wanted to get the amp off his hands because he had to much clutter lying around. He sold it to me for $350. I still have it to this day.
Nice review. I have a love/hate relationship with my Single Rec. lol. There are days it sounds great and other days it’s just a pile of mush. Current set up is with a TS-9 Tube Screamer and Boss EQ 7 band in the front of the amp. To help shape the tone.
Appreciate you! This amp is definitely a dance of gain staging between the master volume, channel volume and the gain. So I totally get it. Not to make you buy more stuff, but you might want to try those pedals with a buffer, like the TC Electronic one. When I'm running multiple effects, I run one right before the input to the amp. I love the buffers in Boss pedals (believe it or not) but they do get really mushy when you try to combine them with other pedals into an amp. The TS9 and the EQ7 are awesome, especially with this amp, so I think it's just about getting that impedance balance right. I hope that helps sharpen up your beast! And thank you a ton for watching!
thanks for the video Brad! really enjoyed learning about the history of this amp and hearing how the different voicings sound. i had always seen it around but never gave it much thought. as a bassist my favorite amp is my incredibly reliable SWR workingman's combo (i still have it after 20 years). however i did just buy a Bose s1 pro for gigging on vocals and uke and I'm really impressed with its performance. works well with the bass too. keep the videos coming brother 💪
Oh you got one of those Bose!? Those are great for vocals and acoustic instruments. They got that thing dialed in. SWR stuff is great too. I’m less knowledgeable about bass gear but I always liked their stuff. Felt like it sounded really good in a mix. I’ll always be a fan of the Redhead Amp. Appreciate you watching! Always great to share something like the memories of this amp with you. This one goes all the way back to the Society’s Edge days 😂. Thank you for being here!
Those Joyo pedals are sweet! My favorite metal pedal is always going to be the Boss Metal Zone. Even just mentioning it makes me want to get one again 😅. Thanks a ton for watching!
I bet they’re fairly close! I haven’t heard the latest versions, but even the old school POD versions weren’t bad. I’ll take real thing but you can definitely get in the ballpark with Line 6 if money or space are an issue. Thank you for being here and watching!
THANK YOU! Seriously, from the top and bottom of my heart, thank you for helping get me over the hump. Grateful to have to you here. Let me know if there’s ever anything in particular you want to see. Appreciate having you here!
Thank you! I will for sure cherish it. Not a day goes by where I don't absolutely love having this thing around. Appreciate you being here and watching!
Awesome question! That might be kind of wild and you will definitely get feedback, but there’s nothing stopping you! There are some great Rolling Stones records with acoustic guitar run through an amp. At the very least I know the clean channel will sound awesome. I say give it a shot! Maybe try the mini-rectifier they make so it’s not so blistering loud. Thank you for watching!
Find me an amp that’s been used in heavy music as much as and for as long as the Rec. There is nothing. Not modded 800s, not the SLO…none of them. Rectifiers have been used on basically every heavy record over the last 30 years
They're so good! I do have a soft spot for the Orange Rockerverb and I had a Bogner for a while I loved. But nothing does clean/light/heavy like this. Thank you so much for watching!
I've wanted to get a Rectifier seriously for about 25 years now! It's my favorite guitar tone of all time....however, every tech I've talked to warned me to never buy one. Poor circuitry layout, under rated capacitor values, nontransparent schematics & difficulty to service...all stopped me from buying one. I seriously don't understand why Mesa doesn't address these issues because I want to be a customer but not with these problems.
For what it’s worth, it’s never once been in the shop and I’ve had this thing for over 20 years, including a huge chunk of time where I was less than careful with my gear (touring, recording, being a goofy kid). That said, I’m sure some of the Mark series or the Road King are a repair person’s worst nightmare though. If that worries you then I wouldn’t be afraid to go the Kemper/AxeFX route. I’ve heard some incredible models that more than pass the test. I can’t imagine not using the recto tone somewhere in most of the music I make. Thank you for watching and being here!
This is the first video of yours I've watched. Fantastic, really pro work. I subscribed. Good luck with your channel, I look forward to more.
I really appreciate that! Wonderful to have you here. Please let me know anytime if there's something in particular you'd love to see. Thank you for watching!
This video left me feeling rectified
😂❤️
It tastes like burning!
My Dual Rectifier is my desert island amp. As a product of 90's Ska Punk, This amp was the sound of Rancid, Sublime, and everything else. I'm glad you highlighted how good the clean channel is for Ska
That's what I'm talking about, Craig! I would take the crunch and the spongey feel of it any day over just about everything.
Appreciate you being here and watching!
I bought a Mesa Single Rectifier Solo 50 around 2006 brand new for $1299 Canadian. Haven't thought about buying another amp since. Works great for playing with a loud band but still sounds good for quiet home practice.
Nice! Twins! That's about the same time this one showed up in my life. It was definitely in that $1300 USD price range. I've tried so many amps and this one still just makes me super happy. Glad you have one too! If you get a load-box like the Captor then you can throw on some headphones and let it rip.
Really appreciate you watching!
@@BradDollar That's interesting, didn't know about a load box. In 2006 the Canadian dollar was on par with the American so good deals were had by all. If you've got any interest, I still have a complete 2006 Mesa Boogie product price list. I could scan you a copy if you'd ever like to take a look. 4x12 Cabs for $899. Dual Rectifier for $1699. Although it might just upset people seeing the prices.
If you scan it, it’s just going to break my heart 😂. Super generous of you though.
@@BradDollar lol
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Hard to believe but I bought my first gen single rectifier from a co worker who wanted to get the amp off his hands because he had to much clutter lying around. He sold it to me for $350. I still have it to this day.
Now that’s a screaming deal! Seriously congrats, that thing is worth it’s weight in sonic gold.
Thank you a ton for watching!
Nice review. I have a love/hate relationship with my Single Rec. lol. There are days it sounds great and other days it’s just a pile of mush. Current set up is with a TS-9 Tube Screamer and Boss EQ 7 band in the front of the amp. To help shape the tone.
Appreciate you! This amp is definitely a dance of gain staging between the master volume, channel volume and the gain. So I totally get it.
Not to make you buy more stuff, but you might want to try those pedals with a buffer, like the TC Electronic one. When I'm running multiple effects, I run one right before the input to the amp. I love the buffers in Boss pedals (believe it or not) but they do get really mushy when you try to combine them with other pedals into an amp. The TS9 and the EQ7 are awesome, especially with this amp, so I think it's just about getting that impedance balance right. I hope that helps sharpen up your beast!
And thank you a ton for watching!
thanks for the video Brad! really enjoyed learning about the history of this amp and hearing how the different voicings sound. i had always seen it around but never gave it much thought.
as a bassist my favorite amp is my incredibly reliable SWR workingman's combo (i still have it after 20 years). however i did just buy a Bose s1 pro for gigging on vocals and uke and I'm really impressed with its performance. works well with the bass too.
keep the videos coming brother 💪
Oh you got one of those Bose!? Those are great for vocals and acoustic instruments. They got that thing dialed in.
SWR stuff is great too. I’m less knowledgeable about bass gear but I always liked their stuff. Felt like it sounded really good in a mix. I’ll always be a fan of the Redhead Amp.
Appreciate you watching! Always great to share something like the memories of this amp with you. This one goes all the way back to the Society’s Edge days 😂.
Thank you for being here!
Thank you for the video (proud owner of a the Mesa Hollywood's Store's Dual Rectifier Solo Sign and a few Dual Recs)
Appreciate you watching and commenting! Do you have a favorite dual rectifier out of your bunch?
I Love my Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier 🤘🏽
The triple rec is so good! The clean on it is so loud and punchy.
Appreciate you being here and watching!
Brutus has the Joyo "Extreme Metal" pedal. 🤘
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Those Joyo pedals are sweet! My favorite metal pedal is always going to be the Boss Metal Zone. Even just mentioning it makes me want to get one again 😅.
Thanks a ton for watching!
this is awesome, I want one so bad now. Do you think the Line 6 models sound anything like this?
I bet they’re fairly close! I haven’t heard the latest versions, but even the old school POD versions weren’t bad. I’ll take real thing but you can definitely get in the ballpark with Line 6 if money or space are an issue.
Thank you for being here and watching!
Great video. Thank you
Thank you a ton, seriously! Great to have you here.
Cool video and also 1000th subscriber here 😎
THANK YOU! Seriously, from the top and bottom of my heart, thank you for helping get me over the hump. Grateful to have to you here. Let me know if there’s ever anything in particular you want to see.
Appreciate having you here!
Excellent work man!
Couldn’t do it without you! ❤️
It's the end all motherload of high gain amp KoRn & Limp Bizkit masterpieces were used with these. Enjoy dude those things are expensive as fuck
Thank you! I will for sure cherish it. Not a day goes by where I don't absolutely love having this thing around.
Appreciate you being here and watching!
thank you for this video! learning a lot about amps. can you play acoustic guitar through it?
Awesome question! That might be kind of wild and you will definitely get feedback, but there’s nothing stopping you! There are some great Rolling Stones records with acoustic guitar run through an amp. At the very least I know the clean channel will sound awesome. I say give it a shot! Maybe try the mini-rectifier they make so it’s not so blistering loud.
Thank you for watching!
Find me an amp that’s been used in heavy music as much as and for as long as the Rec. There is nothing. Not modded 800s, not the SLO…none of them. Rectifiers have been used on basically every heavy record over the last 30 years
They're so good! I do have a soft spot for the Orange Rockerverb and I had a Bogner for a while I loved. But nothing does clean/light/heavy like this.
Thank you so much for watching!
Anyone who wants to take a Recto to a dumpster can drop it off at my doorstep free of charge.
We’ve got our Rectifier Recycling Center right here folks!
Appreciate you being here and watching!
The Kinks punched holes in their speakers not the Beatles.
That’s right! As well as the Beatles and Link Wray, and many other folks.
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Thanks for always being here!
I've wanted to get a Rectifier seriously for about 25 years now! It's my favorite guitar tone of all time....however, every tech I've talked to warned me to never buy one. Poor circuitry layout, under rated capacitor values, nontransparent schematics & difficulty to service...all stopped me from buying one. I seriously don't understand why Mesa doesn't address these issues because I want to be a customer but not with these problems.
For what it’s worth, it’s never once been in the shop and I’ve had this thing for over 20 years, including a huge chunk of time where I was less than careful with my gear (touring, recording, being a goofy kid). That said, I’m sure some of the Mark series or the Road King are a repair person’s worst nightmare though.
If that worries you then I wouldn’t be afraid to go the Kemper/AxeFX route. I’ve heard some incredible models that more than pass the test. I can’t imagine not using the recto tone somewhere in most of the music I make.
Thank you for watching and being here!
@@BradDollar Good point! Thanks for the advice..good info & I'll stay posted and like and subscribe!