@1148bucknasty - Don't remember the exact EQ sorry.. the 10 band EQ is amazing for the rectifier you can really dial out the mud or boominess messing with the right frequencies
50 watts is only 3 db's less than 100W it's NOT HALF the volume. 3DB is NOT a lot AT ALL. 10 watts is half the output of 100W 5 watts is half the output of 50w 50W is PLENTY loud. 100W just has a little more head room than 50W
when i go to Vintage mode on my single recto, i loose ALOT of presence and theres a huge volume drop. It sounds muffled. I have to crank my presence to get any clarity and not some muddy sound.
lol I dont see a question here. But my Single Rectifier does the same thing. But thats because the modern is voiced MUCH differently so that only makes the vintage sound really warm in comparising to the super clear modern voice. There's also a drop in volume for me too. Remember the hotplate drives his tubes much harder and alters the sound a little bit so your amp wont sound the same unless u push the tubes
hey man i have a Rectoverb & was having the same problem, great amp but always getting a muddy tone when i cranked it up. when you crank it the power amp creates its own gain & low end so i tried backing off the gain, treble & mainly the bass & it worked really well, getting a nice tight tone now with no mud at all. I mainly use the vintage channel cause it blends more evenly with the clean channel volume wise & i can still get a really heavy tone.
i got a question about the footswitch. when i bought this amp they gave a a footswitch with a 1/4 cable instead of the 5 pin thing. is there any way i can still use the pedal by plugging it in somewhere other than the footswitch jack?
I don't really get the appeal. It sounds good for rock and has a metal tone but, it's so flubby and loose. I like 5150 tight. or Cobra tight. I still want ot get one though just to fart around with. No EQ needed on a 5150 just the onboard and you're good.I LOVE the Mark series though. THOSE are tight!
@diesect33 Yeah Mesa's usually sound pretty loose unless you get a boost. Even then it's not as tight as a 5150 or 6505, but it still sounds pretty good to me.
@PatS1t yeah i still want one honestly i just don't think it's the best thing since sliced bread. They're well made and the tone is nice it's just that flubby low end but, i think a set of E34L's would tighten it up enough. It's weird, i like the sound better than a 5150 but, the feel is...awkward to me. I'd have to own one for at least a few months though to give a truly honest review and i'm working on that,lol. I really want to get my hands on a stiletto too.just curious about them.
@drummerboy7816 thanks a ton man. i'm looking for something to blend with my 5150II and i'll be saving up for one of these as soon as my live rig is good to go.
I have the recto combo and prefer it on vintage. I also use mine with a hot plate. great amp, I just keep getting better and better sounds from it on my recordings.
@GuitarRocks23455 The parallel loop keep the dry signal intact, so the tone is being keep intact, which is good when you use chorus, delay, phaser, harmonizers and other effect pedals that tend to mess with your tone. The bad of the parallel loop: its not good to use with tremolo pedals, noise gate or any EQ stuff. The solution is using this kind of stuff betwn the guitar and the amp (I, personally, tried the tremolo in this way and worked very well).
@GuitarRocks23455 I forgot to say before: in theory, the EQ may work in a parallel loop. Ive never teste any EQ pedal in a parallel loop, but i think it will work, maybe not in fully potencial as it does in series loops, but you will just have to make the right tweaks.
@pipeofdoom The hot plate is an attenuator between the amp and speakers that allows one to get low volume tube saturation for amps without a master volume. The volume on the amp is High I.e. Full voltage to the power amp while the attenuator soaks off the excess voltage as the signal travels to the speakers reducing volume. It is controversial to some who think it soaks tone as well as power. For me it is a way to make a non master am p usefull anywhere with negligable tone loss.
what are your settings? I have a mesa 2x12 and the single recto and im getting a very muddy and boomy sound and i have 6l6's. Not as tight of a sound as yours.
Get a MXR 10 EQ and cut the 100-200hz range to reduce the boominess, and cut the 1000hz range to reduce mud. Don't over do it tho, slight adjustments.
Hey dude nice vid. I have a rectoverb & thinking of getting the mxr 10. Would you say its definately worth doing as they are not cheap. Also ive noticed you run it through your loop instead of front of amp, does it work better this way?? Id appreciate your feedback, cheers.
@TheDudgie - It depends on the sound you're going for and the volume your going to be playing at. For tighter metal riffs, yes, it helps in the loop to cut out some of the 250 range, also helps to have a boost pedal up front to tighten things up. Also, as it gets louder, there will be more sag in the powertubes, so I usually have to cut the 250s more as volume goes up. Just what worked for me.
hey dude i have a rectoverb combo 50 watt great little amp however i also get a "muddy" sound sometimes & have realised that alot of it comes down to weather or not your amp is off the ground or not & also the room your playing in. I took my amp to a music shop to test a pedal, fairly large room & it was the 2nd floor so it was a hollow timber constructed floor not a hard concrete slab & my amp has never sounded better, tight crisp & no muddy sound. I would like to get a mxr 10 eq for at home.
Also, you should consider doing away with the the hot plate. They sound like a good idea, and yes, they do make your rig sound better at lower volumes, but they are in the long run not good for your amp.
It just has to do with your tubes... Your amp won't blow up or anything. I really can't explain it well, but most people in the field I've talked to about it (highly knowledgeable people-- not Guitar Center employee punks) say that they can be harmful. If you google it, you'll find some explanations.
Well, one explanation would be that with the hot plate you're pushing your power tubes much harder.. therefore using your amp more and reducing the overall life of certain components.
I want one for but the PARALLEL fx loop would be terrible, can't even mute your guitar to tune thru a rackmount fx...bummer...great tone though...all MESA's are parallel fx loop from what Im hearing...bummer...........Fx put 'beside' your tone is NOT CLOSE to the sound of actually in SERIES
Ok I'm a noob when it comes to tube amps but is it true you have to crank the volume to get a good distortion sound out of it? I played one of these at Guitar Center but I couldn't crank it very loud at all and it didn't sound anywhere as good as this.
You were probably on a higher watt amp. Maybe a triple rectifier even. Those have really high wattage. It is true you have to CRANK it for high wattage amps. That's why this one is great, it's only 50 watts of sweet, sweet mesa tone. And Guitar Center level might not even be loud enough for this.
it it true that the mesa sounds diffrent in a lot of rooms and that its a lot of work when you do a gig to make it sound good ? pleas reply cause i'm thinkin of buying a mesa
Most amps sounds very different depending on the acoustics of the space... I don't thin the mesa is any harder. I guess it is harder to adjust due to it's active EQs that you have to get use to.
loops...i own a dual rec and the loop on it has a knob for putting all your effects on one channel, all channels or to the footswitch so you can choose loop on or off. basically a loop mixes your effects with your tone after being amplified rather than straight into your amp, then being amplified. some effects you'll find are better through your loop and others straight into your amp. hope this helps
there for if you have a 100 watt amp with a 10 watt switch (so you can select between 100 and 10 watts) 10 will only be half as loud, not 10 times as quiet.
doesn't the dual rect have a switch that goes from 100 to 50 watts? or am I thinking of some other mesa amp? They have so many features it's hard to get them straight, lol. :D
This would be good for medium to big gigs? because is only 50 W and thats make me think that's not loud enough... i just wanna know, oh what model of speakers do you have in that cab? :D sorry my bad english :(
I suggest you try a 50 watt tube amp before you decide to buy something bigger. There are few situations in which a 50 watt amp won't be loud enough. If you need lots of headroom for clean stuff, 100 watts can be a good idea but most people buy too much amp, IMO. A 50 watt halfstack can melt ears.
you can play at low volume but it wouldn't sound as good as it should. It will sound better at lower volume the dual recto since it will push the powertubes harder earlier.
Cool man! If you play on the metal side, I strongly suggest trying a Framus Cobra out.. it has the thick sound of a recto but much much tighter... it's more expensive in the states.. but well worth it. For hard rock, nothing beats a recto =)
its usually used to a boost an already driven amp. so u take the tube screamer, either throw it infront of the clean or dirty channel, usually crunch, even out the gains in each, and u get a really nice tone. Usually theyre just meant so that u can push extra distortion through the output tubes n get a real fat, thumpy tone. they sound amazing infront of marshall tube amps. I dont need one cause I already got a Peavey 5150 and a mesa triple rec, so im prety set with gain
how are the KT-77's? i have the same amp, and a schecter hellraiser, i run the EQ flat on 2ocklockish, then adjust slightly verying from room to room, even in cases when i push some more mids i feel to scooped, its liket the treble adds too much top end to adress it, and the mid focuses on the low mids. just in general its a little too dark. will the KT77's fix this? if you want to hear what im saying, watch some of my videos, specifically face down
Do you have 6l6s in there right now or el34s? If you want a more prominent mid range then get el34s. KT77s are kind of like a middle ground for 6l6 and el34s. I would invest in a MXR 10-band EQ or something similar and put it in the loop, best investment I ever made to get the sound I want from my amps., just boost the 1k and 4k freq and cut some 8-16k freq and you're in mid range heaven.
rigtht now i have 6L6's. and the MXR ten band sounds like a great idea.. but im going to consult a tech i was recomended to from my guitar teacher, see what he has to say about 6L6's KTblankblanks, and EL34's hopefully find a tube thats right for me.
this is excellent my friend. I love how you know how to utilize the unique sounds present in a rectifier metal amp like this one. Your playing style is most exhilarating, and I offer to you my best wishes
Great tones! Can you please list the equipment used in this video? What cab? 2 X 12? 4 X 12? Open or closed back etc...Are you using any pedals? What does that hot plate do for you? Thanks man!
Thanks! Cab is Mesa standard 2x12 close abck with V30s. The hot plate basically drives the power tubes harder while absorbing some volume, so I can get more power tube saturated tones at lower volumes. No pedals here, but I tried it before I sold it with a Boss modded SD-1 and it made it 100% better IMO.. If only if could do midi switching I might have kept it.
For sure... it is possible. When your amplifier becomes muddy, you have too much gain. But you can compensate by putting your channel gain an 12:00 and using an overdrive pedal in front of your amp for example.
Anyway, the single rectifier has'nt been designed to play Metal, it is the perfect amp to play punk rock with lower gain.
do0d thats exactly what i do with my amp i turn the gain down to about 12:00 and then use a ts808 to boost it a bit...im using a peavey valveking tho(my first tube and im on a budget)but i eventually want to get a single rec..
many years ago many people said "your amp has overdriven the signal, we have to start the record again". art is developing. a photographer can experiment with too much lightning and it may still looks awesome, a musician can experiment with too much gain and it may still sounds awesome. at least, the artist will think so, and that matters.
i know people will most likley mark my comment down but i guess tubes have a deal in what you r tone is like eh? i never really got into all that i use a 100 watt tube amp, maybe getting some diffrent tubes will be fun to mess around with.
I would say no but you just need to ask an amp tech. I would think that in many amps the bias range might not be big enough stock without changing a few caps and resistors(a couple bucks if you can do it more for someone else)or in the case of Boogies they are fixed bias so you would certainly have to change the bias resistor or in the case of my mark 4 short head I don't think that there is enough room between the tube sockets to even fit big bottle tubes.
hey man, whats the settings on that thing? i cant really see from the vid. i got a single recti in 1x12 combo format n ive been playing with the knobs for months now trying to find that killer tone...
I have my knobs pretty flat here, with the exception of a tad boosted treb. The biggest diff for me was not the settings, as the recto's knobs are not that responsive compared to other amps. Get some KT77 powertubes and doug's 5 5 preamp combo tubes and get a nice overdrive pedal to use as boost and you'll be set!
can u pls tell me what are the KT77 powertubes and that doug's 5 5 pream combo tubes. And do u playing on some pedal with the amp's distortion together on this clip, or u just take amp's dist? Thnx....
Did you try the seymour duncan blackout? I've heard they'
re far better than EMG's (clearer and more low end). Try a Tonefreak Naked OD for tightening the red channel at low gain, you won't believe your ears!!!! Thanks for the excellent clip BTW (no overload, don't hear the pick on the strings and you pushed the amp through a power plate perfect!!!)
Man don't listen to the people. Have been looking for a good clip of a single rectifier since a while... you're the first and the smartest guy on the net! A power plate, an MXR EQ and tubed it by Doug's... That's exactly what I was looking for. I think it's a solo head 50 at it's best!
Nope, only tried through EMGs and stock Gibson SG PUs. I love the EMGs for metal FAR more, it's very punchy and hot. I'm sure the blackouts will slay as well!
Just ordered my THD hotplate and can't wait to jam late into the night while I chop off heads and limbs to a symphony of 6505+ riffage.
Ikillpeopleforfree 4 months ago
@Ikillpeopleforfree That's awesome! :)
CoffeeDrinker71 1 month ago
I have a single as well, you wouldn't happen to remember your settings? Do you find the 10 band eq helps a lot? Thx!
1148bucknasty 4 months ago
@1148bucknasty - Don't remember the exact EQ sorry.. the 10 band EQ is amazing for the rectifier you can really dial out the mud or boominess messing with the right frequencies
drummerboy7816 4 months ago
Oh I don't know, but that sounds fucking great.
capoman1 4 months ago
50 watts is only 3 db's less than 100W it's NOT HALF the volume. 3DB is NOT a lot AT ALL. 10 watts is half the output of 100W 5 watts is half the output of 50w 50W is PLENTY loud. 100W just has a little more head room than 50W
chandler513 5 months ago
@chandler513 3db is a pretty noticeable difference to me. I switched from a 50 watt rec to a mark iv (85 watts). The mark Iv gets much louder.
AutoDidactic26 5 months ago
lol you play the gayest shit
69chrger 8 months ago
r u in drop d or c ??
joerobotpants1234 9 months ago
How is that amp volume-wise? I know its only 50 watts but could you easily play that out in big rooms? Thanks
6heartbreakkid9 10 months ago
@6heartbreakkid9 only 50 watts?? plug it into a 4x12 cab and you gonna die!
mrgaiusbonus 9 months ago
@6heartbreakkid9 A 50 watt running at half volume will make you shit yourself.
AmsterdamFire321 8 months ago 7
Avesome sound!
anikibanez 1 year ago
this_is_my...cuuuuuuurse :-D
Flagxx87 1 year ago
Love this head, pretty cool
ManFromNothing 1 year ago
Your playing doesnt deserve this amp. Your my curse cover was terrible lol
macaframa12 1 year ago
@macaframa12 Cut the dude a break, don't be such a cyberbitch.
CarcPazu 1 year ago
I prefer , the vintage channel , and it's this one i use too !
wardhox 1 year ago
"Where do I begin" lol.. that song rocks!!
Zhorellski 1 year ago
what does that device on top of the amp head do??
dimmub69 1 year ago
hey man, i have a question...
when i go to Vintage mode on my single recto, i loose ALOT of presence and theres a huge volume drop. It sounds muffled. I have to crank my presence to get any clarity and not some muddy sound.
GuitarRocks23455 1 year ago
@GuitarRocks23455
lol I dont see a question here. But my Single Rectifier does the same thing. But thats because the modern is voiced MUCH differently so that only makes the vintage sound really warm in comparising to the super clear modern voice. There's also a drop in volume for me too. Remember the hotplate drives his tubes much harder and alters the sound a little bit so your amp wont sound the same unless u push the tubes
aces519 1 year ago
hey man i have a Rectoverb & was having the same problem, great amp but always getting a muddy tone when i cranked it up. when you crank it the power amp creates its own gain & low end so i tried backing off the gain, treble & mainly the bass & it worked really well, getting a nice tight tone now with no mud at all. I mainly use the vintage channel cause it blends more evenly with the clean channel volume wise & i can still get a really heavy tone.
TheDudgie 1 year ago
@TheDudgie Get a noise gate
Gyro911 11 months ago
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i got a question about the footswitch. when i bought this amp they gave a a footswitch with a 1/4 cable instead of the 5 pin thing. is there any way i can still use the pedal by plugging it in somewhere other than the footswitch jack?
3283gieni 1 year ago
@11293 Very.
jakefortwice 1 year ago
I don't really get the appeal. It sounds good for rock and has a metal tone but, it's so flubby and loose. I like 5150 tight. or Cobra tight. I still want ot get one though just to fart around with. No EQ needed on a 5150 just the onboard and you're good.I LOVE the Mark series though. THOSE are tight!
diesect33 1 year ago
@diesect33 Yeah Mesa's usually sound pretty loose unless you get a boost. Even then it's not as tight as a 5150 or 6505, but it still sounds pretty good to me.
PatS1t 1 year ago
@PatS1t yeah i still want one honestly i just don't think it's the best thing since sliced bread. They're well made and the tone is nice it's just that flubby low end but, i think a set of E34L's would tighten it up enough. It's weird, i like the sound better than a 5150 but, the feel is...awkward to me. I'd have to own one for at least a few months though to give a truly honest review and i'm working on that,lol. I really want to get my hands on a stiletto too.just curious about them.
diesect33 1 year ago
Did I hear some Killswitch in there?
Haha great man!
xxmatt95xx 1 year ago
Is yours the series one or series two?
MarvinMoshaka 1 year ago
@MarvinMoshaka - series 2
drummerboy7816 1 year ago
@drummerboy7816 thanks a ton man. i'm looking for something to blend with my 5150II and i'll be saving up for one of these as soon as my live rig is good to go.
MarvinMoshaka 1 year ago
Listen to the modified Mesa Dual Rec rackmount version form FJA mods on youtube, sickest MESA ever!
weseyedwalk 1 year ago
why the hell would you use an attenuator for a 50 watt amp
HAZE322 1 year ago
I have the recto combo and prefer it on vintage. I also use mine with a hot plate. great amp, I just keep getting better and better sounds from it on my recordings.
davluc1 1 year ago
How you getting such a nice tone with the loop? Parallel's suck, or did you mod it to a series?
GuitarRocks23455 1 year ago
@GuitarRocks23455 The parallel loop keep the dry signal intact, so the tone is being keep intact, which is good when you use chorus, delay, phaser, harmonizers and other effect pedals that tend to mess with your tone. The bad of the parallel loop: its not good to use with tremolo pedals, noise gate or any EQ stuff. The solution is using this kind of stuff betwn the guitar and the amp (I, personally, tried the tremolo in this way and worked very well).
erickchba2 1 year ago
@GuitarRocks23455 I forgot to say before: in theory, the EQ may work in a parallel loop. Ive never teste any EQ pedal in a parallel loop, but i think it will work, maybe not in fully potencial as it does in series loops, but you will just have to make the right tweaks.
erickchba2 1 year ago
i can get a sound nearly similar with my korg pandora check my video response
colombian0907 1 year ago
Right song to play with those monsters xD damage control :)
Incub090 2 years ago
are we hearing the hot plate as well? sounds cool man...
jakefortwice 2 years ago
Yep, thanks!
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
@jakefortwice What is the hot plate
pipeofdoom 1 year ago
@pipeofdoom The hot plate is an attenuator between the amp and speakers that allows one to get low volume tube saturation for amps without a master volume. The volume on the amp is High I.e. Full voltage to the power amp while the attenuator soaks off the excess voltage as the signal travels to the speakers reducing volume. It is controversial to some who think it soaks tone as well as power. For me it is a way to make a non master am p usefull anywhere with negligable tone loss.
jakefortwice 1 year ago
@pipeofdoom It's an attenuator; it basically allows you to get cranked tube tone at lower volumes.
thebastards 1 year ago
what are your settings? I have a mesa 2x12 and the single recto and im getting a very muddy and boomy sound and i have 6l6's. Not as tight of a sound as yours.
GuitarRocks23455 2 years ago
Get a MXR 10 EQ and cut the 100-200hz range to reduce the boominess, and cut the 1000hz range to reduce mud. Don't over do it tho, slight adjustments.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
Hey dude nice vid. I have a rectoverb & thinking of getting the mxr 10. Would you say its definately worth doing as they are not cheap. Also ive noticed you run it through your loop instead of front of amp, does it work better this way?? Id appreciate your feedback, cheers.
TheDudgie 1 year ago
@TheDudgie - It depends on the sound you're going for and the volume your going to be playing at. For tighter metal riffs, yes, it helps in the loop to cut out some of the 250 range, also helps to have a boost pedal up front to tighten things up. Also, as it gets louder, there will be more sag in the powertubes, so I usually have to cut the 250s more as volume goes up. Just what worked for me.
drummerboy7816 1 year ago
hey dude i have a rectoverb combo 50 watt great little amp however i also get a "muddy" sound sometimes & have realised that alot of it comes down to weather or not your amp is off the ground or not & also the room your playing in. I took my amp to a music shop to test a pedal, fairly large room & it was the 2nd floor so it was a hollow timber constructed floor not a hard concrete slab & my amp has never sounded better, tight crisp & no muddy sound. I would like to get a mxr 10 eq for at home.
TheDudgie 1 year ago
hey man kt77 tubes better than 6l6's?
GuitarRocks23455 2 years ago
better is subjective, it's tighter bottom, more focus sounding.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
my curse lol nice.
rickytrix 2 years ago
whats is the firt song?
alpilon23 2 years ago
love story theme-henry mancini
chrisdunne 2 years ago
hehe 0:58 ddamage control-ish hoho
fullofblood 2 years ago
this reminds me of Christmas
StupidMusician 2 years ago 27
Makes me want to play metal again lol. Can you show off some of the cleaner settings? Like start clean then work your way up to Swamp Monster again.
Whyrendog 2 years ago 3
I like the modern sound a bid more, because it sounds more "open"... But they´re both very nice.... ;)
HannoTheMetalhead 2 years ago
Also, you should consider doing away with the the hot plate. They sound like a good idea, and yes, they do make your rig sound better at lower volumes, but they are in the long run not good for your amp.
edthehead83 2 years ago
why?
P11GT 2 years ago
It just has to do with your tubes... Your amp won't blow up or anything. I really can't explain it well, but most people in the field I've talked to about it (highly knowledgeable people-- not Guitar Center employee punks) say that they can be harmful. If you google it, you'll find some explanations.
edthehead83 2 years ago
Well, one explanation would be that with the hot plate you're pushing your power tubes much harder.. therefore using your amp more and reducing the overall life of certain components.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
yep
guitarlad24 2 years ago
1:16 damage control?
edthehead83 2 years ago
started to, then realized that I don't know how.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
Hahaha... god I love Petrucci. He is a really nice guy too.
edthehead83 2 years ago
He is the man, along with Portnoy, my 2 personal heroes.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
Portnoy is also a super nice guy. In fact, the whole band was super genuine and nice when I met them.
edthehead83 2 years ago
THIS IS MY CURSE!!
themore09 2 years ago
I want one for but the PARALLEL fx loop would be terrible, can't even mute your guitar to tune thru a rackmount fx...bummer...great tone though...all MESA's are parallel fx loop from what Im hearing...bummer...........Fx put 'beside' your tone is NOT CLOSE to the sound of actually in SERIES
WyldeMagiK 2 years ago
the mesa roadster, roadking have a seriell fx loop!
SiGn033 2 years ago
THAT'S the MESA i would want then...I didn't know they had serial FX loops on them at all...thanks for info...
WyldeMagiK 2 years ago
me too ;) but they're expensive ;)
SiGn033 2 years ago
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paparazzi3p 2 years ago
3minutes of soldering.
DO3JL 2 years ago
dude to get a better sound from thos fricken amazing tubes TURN IT UP!!!!
ryansap 2 years ago 15
@ryansap That's why he had the hot plate so he gets the tone from the tubes without the volume
muzikscud23 1 year ago
@ryansap He don't need to with the THD mate
muzikscud23 7 months ago
Ok I'm a noob when it comes to tube amps but is it true you have to crank the volume to get a good distortion sound out of it? I played one of these at Guitar Center but I couldn't crank it very loud at all and it didn't sound anywhere as good as this.
Fezetone 2 years ago
yeah, you gotta let the tubes cook for a bit first before powering up, and it should be at a decent volume.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
He's also got a THD hot plate, so he can play with the same settings and tones at lower volumes.
They are cool if you can't crank amps a lot. make a 100w monster amp cook at bedroom levels.
Simto 2 years ago
You were probably on a higher watt amp. Maybe a triple rectifier even. Those have really high wattage. It is true you have to CRANK it for high wattage amps. That's why this one is great, it's only 50 watts of sweet, sweet mesa tone. And Guitar Center level might not even be loud enough for this.
TheSlayerLair 2 years ago
KSE! Nice sound, the vintage channel is awesome
rodrigo1Punk1 2 years ago
wonderful sound
KCDise 2 years ago
please presettings with o'clock!
fernandoshabak 2 years ago
it it true that the mesa sounds diffrent in a lot of rooms and that its a lot of work when you do a gig to make it sound good ? pleas reply cause i'm thinkin of buying a mesa
lastangelsofrock 2 years ago
Most amps sounds very different depending on the acoustics of the space... I don't thin the mesa is any harder. I guess it is harder to adjust due to it's active EQs that you have to get use to.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
how do effects loops work ?
raquel1234ful 2 years ago
loops...i own a dual rec and the loop on it has a knob for putting all your effects on one channel, all channels or to the footswitch so you can choose loop on or off. basically a loop mixes your effects with your tone after being amplified rather than straight into your amp, then being amplified. some effects you'll find are better through your loop and others straight into your amp. hope this helps
eldyko 2 years ago
Series 1?
spratty59 2 years ago
Series 2
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
I think this would sound better with less gain. Its amazing how good the sound can get with less gain. Much more articulate.
giftedNmusic 2 years ago
I've played a 20 watt tube combo and it was sooo loud I couldn't put it past 3! WATTS DON"T ACCOUNT FOR LOUDNESS PEOPL!!!
PYROSF 2 years ago
very true.
10 times watts = twice as power.
there for if you have a 100 watt amp with a 10 watt switch (so you can select between 100 and 10 watts) 10 will only be half as loud, not 10 times as quiet.
snapascrew 2 years ago
true, but the 10 will have less headroom so you will be able to achieve saturated tube tones at lower vols
SwampAshSpecial 2 years ago
how did you install the KT77's? I saw there a switch only for 6L6's/EL34's. and what are these Doug's preamp tubes?
GregoryDolgov 2 years ago
KT77s are almost identical to EL34s
SwampAshSpecial 2 years ago
doesn't the dual rect have a switch that goes from 100 to 50 watts? or am I thinking of some other mesa amp? They have so many features it's hard to get them straight, lol. :D
malicedixmois 2 years ago
well it has the tube/silicon diod switch, but idk if that cuts the power that much.
rocgod 2 years ago
A 50 watt amp is enough in each situation ;-)
matheallergiker 2 years ago
I want a mesa soooo bad!!
I need a job!!!!!
elmo696 2 years ago 2
me too dude
orlyorlywtf 2 years ago
Got a job since one month now. In no time, i'll be looking for a mesa head. Yay!!!!
elmo696 2 years ago
alot of pros use 50 watt amps. it should be enough.
Jackson4308 2 years ago 2
This is my curse! kse ftw!
Axel666esp 2 years ago
i'm gonna buy one for sure! great tone man!!!
rpgpunx 2 years ago
This would be good for medium to big gigs? because is only 50 W and thats make me think that's not loud enough... i just wanna know, oh what model of speakers do you have in that cab? :D sorry my bad english :(
AdrianCrash 2 years ago
I suggest you try a 50 watt tube amp before you decide to buy something bigger. There are few situations in which a 50 watt amp won't be loud enough. If you need lots of headroom for clean stuff, 100 watts can be a good idea but most people buy too much amp, IMO. A 50 watt halfstack can melt ears.
SxSDeath 2 years ago
Agreed. A 100 watt is only a few dbs louder then a 50 watt/ The real difference is tube saturation at lower volumes.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
DAMN
it sounds so fucking awesome
Miguelrx10d 2 years ago
great sound and nice playing: ) Please, can you write your settings in o'clock? thx a lot
themyrmidon17 2 years ago
can I ask you something? is the volume of the single recto too loud to be inside a house?
theonerat 2 years ago
to get it get to sound great, you need to A) REALL crank it, or B) use a attunator and semi-crank it.
I guess it depends how tolerant your neighbors are.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
I mean, is there any way to play in low volume? Is it quite worse than the dual recto?
theonerat 2 years ago
you can play at low volume but it wouldn't sound as good as it should. It will sound better at lower volume the dual recto since it will push the powertubes harder earlier.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
All tube amps must be turned up loud to sound good. It is just the way they work. If you want a mesa or a peavey to sound good they must be modified.
Contagous2001 2 years ago
i have the same amp and...
bedroom levels for me is shaking my desk/other furniture. Band levels is shaking the floor.
i keep my channel volume at just over 1/4
my master's yet to see the sunny side of 1/3
x3vanG21x 2 years ago
Hi do u think that the thd hotplate helps alot?
cromed0shoe0lace 2 years ago
yeah, it helped the recto a lot for sure. Tho some amps, like Engls, it doesn't do shit.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
nice...i am planning on buying this bad boy this summer.
nfgsum41 2 years ago
Cool man! If you play on the metal side, I strongly suggest trying a Framus Cobra out.. it has the thick sound of a recto but much much tighter... it's more expensive in the states.. but well worth it. For hard rock, nothing beats a recto =)
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
as am i
glassmoon91 2 years ago
what the hell dose a tube screamer do
madguitarist93 2 years ago
its usually used to a boost an already driven amp. so u take the tube screamer, either throw it infront of the clean or dirty channel, usually crunch, even out the gains in each, and u get a really nice tone. Usually theyre just meant so that u can push extra distortion through the output tubes n get a real fat, thumpy tone. they sound amazing infront of marshall tube amps. I dont need one cause I already got a Peavey 5150 and a mesa triple rec, so im prety set with gain
EVHfacemelt 2 years ago
how are the KT-77's? i have the same amp, and a schecter hellraiser, i run the EQ flat on 2ocklockish, then adjust slightly verying from room to room, even in cases when i push some more mids i feel to scooped, its liket the treble adds too much top end to adress it, and the mid focuses on the low mids. just in general its a little too dark. will the KT77's fix this? if you want to hear what im saying, watch some of my videos, specifically face down
x3vanG21x 2 years ago
Do you have 6l6s in there right now or el34s? If you want a more prominent mid range then get el34s. KT77s are kind of like a middle ground for 6l6 and el34s. I would invest in a MXR 10-band EQ or something similar and put it in the loop, best investment I ever made to get the sound I want from my amps., just boost the 1k and 4k freq and cut some 8-16k freq and you're in mid range heaven.
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
rigtht now i have 6L6's. and the MXR ten band sounds like a great idea.. but im going to consult a tech i was recomended to from my guitar teacher, see what he has to say about 6L6's KTblankblanks, and EL34's hopefully find a tube thats right for me.
x3vanG21x 2 years ago
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stauggion 2 years ago
Are you using el34s?
Krysonomous 2 years ago
KT77s,
drummerboy7816 2 years ago
you need a tubescreamer throught it sooo bad
Minihuse 2 years ago
played my curse a lil wrong XD
nikiHXM 2 years ago
this is excellent my friend. I love how you know how to utilize the unique sounds present in a rectifier metal amp like this one. Your playing style is most exhilarating, and I offer to you my best wishes
EVHfacemelt 2 years ago
duuude this sounds eppicc!!!!
EVHfacemelt 3 years ago
what do you think about this 212 cab? should i buy it for a solidstate head?
cyrilkruspe 3 years ago
Mesa 212's with V30's are the industry standard for heavier music, it would sound good for most amps.
drummerboy7816 3 years ago
Noo, just get that head on a solid state cab.
almogmon 3 years ago
Petrucci!
beatiful sound!
princeofxireni 3 years ago
that thing sounds great, I need to find a used one.
bassist13 3 years ago
Hah Love story nice!!!
paphaju 3 years ago
just got 0ne!
guitarnick914 3 years ago
These 50 watters are very nice & great sound.
JACKSONAXER 3 years ago
haha, 1.58 dkl isn´t it?
donkekis 3 years ago
Great tones! Can you please list the equipment used in this video? What cab? 2 X 12? 4 X 12? Open or closed back etc...Are you using any pedals? What does that hot plate do for you? Thanks man!
holtermen33 3 years ago
Thanks! Cab is Mesa standard 2x12 close abck with V30s. The hot plate basically drives the power tubes harder while absorbing some volume, so I can get more power tube saturated tones at lower volumes. No pedals here, but I tried it before I sold it with a Boss modded SD-1 and it made it 100% better IMO.. If only if could do midi switching I might have kept it.
drummerboy7816 3 years ago
nice bit of my curse there...wat a tune...man i think i need a mesa.....
bakinblack 3 years ago
Hummm... it sounds like crap. I's really muddy. You have really too much gain.
MaxxxGL 3 years ago
there is never too much gain.
Nachtmahr 3 years ago
For sure... it is possible. When your amplifier becomes muddy, you have too much gain. But you can compensate by putting your channel gain an 12:00 and using an overdrive pedal in front of your amp for example.
Anyway, the single rectifier has'nt been designed to play Metal, it is the perfect amp to play punk rock with lower gain.
MaxxxGL 3 years ago
i disagree : single rectifier is a fucking metal amp, with more presence than the other rectifier.
put the right tubes and take cover haha
Brackhmmarr 3 years ago
do0d thats exactly what i do with my amp i turn the gain down to about 12:00 and then use a ts808 to boost it a bit...im using a peavey valveking tho(my first tube and im on a budget)but i eventually want to get a single rec..
saintsinner82 2 years ago
haha i can't imagine you sound engineer...
It's evident there too much gain, impossible to record. But i have this gear and indeed its a great amp
Brackhmmarr 3 years ago
i never said that i am a sound engineer.
many years ago many people said "your amp has overdriven the signal, we have to start the record again". art is developing. a photographer can experiment with too much lightning and it may still looks awesome, a musician can experiment with too much gain and it may still sounds awesome. at least, the artist will think so, and that matters.
screw the audience.
Nachtmahr 3 years ago 2
i know people will most likley mark my comment down but i guess tubes have a deal in what you r tone is like eh? i never really got into all that i use a 100 watt tube amp, maybe getting some diffrent tubes will be fun to mess around with.
Mikev010 3 years ago
Yeah, tubes have a HUGE effect on the tone of your amp. Especially the V1 preamp tube and the powertubes at louder volumes.
drummerboy7816 3 years ago
Im buying an amp that takes either 6l6 or el34 tubes. But will it also take kt77 tubes? Im planning on getting the JJ tubes
jka1989 3 years ago
I would say no but you just need to ask an amp tech. I would think that in many amps the bias range might not be big enough stock without changing a few caps and resistors(a couple bucks if you can do it more for someone else)or in the case of Boogies they are fixed bias so you would certainly have to change the bias resistor or in the case of my mark 4 short head I don't think that there is enough room between the tube sockets to even fit big bottle tubes.
mrbeatdoctor 3 years ago
I think you might be thinking of Kt88s. 77s are small, el34 equivalent tubes. Just switch ur amp to take el34 mode and stick the 77s in.
drummerboy7816 3 years ago
which volume?
viajantespacial 3 years ago
hey man, whats the settings on that thing? i cant really see from the vid. i got a single recti in 1x12 combo format n ive been playing with the knobs for months now trying to find that killer tone...
pimpinpan 3 years ago
I have my knobs pretty flat here, with the exception of a tad boosted treb. The biggest diff for me was not the settings, as the recto's knobs are not that responsive compared to other amps. Get some KT77 powertubes and doug's 5 5 preamp combo tubes and get a nice overdrive pedal to use as boost and you'll be set!
drummerboy7816 3 years ago
can u pls tell me what are the KT77 powertubes and that doug's 5 5 pream combo tubes. And do u playing on some pedal with the amp's distortion together on this clip, or u just take amp's dist? Thnx....
heavypeki 3 years ago
love story :S ?
chosen1one1986 3 years ago
The tone of the rectifier is ruined due to the MXR EQ your using through it.
Gyro911 3 years ago
No, the tone is ruined due to the camera mic I'm using =)
drummerboy7816 3 years ago
Did you try the seymour duncan blackout? I've heard they'
re far better than EMG's (clearer and more low end). Try a Tonefreak Naked OD for tightening the red channel at low gain, you won't believe your ears!!!! Thanks for the excellent clip BTW (no overload, don't hear the pick on the strings and you pushed the amp through a power plate perfect!!!)
positivesoldier 3 years ago
Man don't listen to the people. Have been looking for a good clip of a single rectifier since a while... you're the first and the smartest guy on the net! A power plate, an MXR EQ and tubed it by Doug's... That's exactly what I was looking for. I think it's a solo head 50 at it's best!
positivesoldier 3 years ago
Nope, only tried through EMGs and stock Gibson SG PUs. I love the EMGs for metal FAR more, it's very punchy and hot. I'm sure the blackouts will slay as well!
drummerboy7816 3 years ago
I have blackouts, they slay.
Fritters87 3 years ago
nice riffs dude
menga111 3 years ago
modern channel for sure! more mids, rect channel wouldn't cut in a live band for shit. Modern channel just sounds so good!
hoobastanker9 3 years ago
if