Mesa/Boogie Royal Atlantic In Depth Review RA-100

The new Royal Atlantic is poised to become the next big thing from the tone masters at Mesa/Boogie. This amp delivers up big american clean tones as well as all of the classic and modified british tones you could ever want, and with each preamp mode having a dedicated control for the Multi-Soak power attenuator, you can have any level of power tube clip and any volume level.

In this review we show you several tones in each preamp mode, show you how the gain and tone controls respond, and let you hear how the Multi-Soak attenuator sounds.

Please note that as the Multi-Soak attenuator is demonstrated, you will not notice a change in volume because each audio clip was normalized to the same level in Pro Tools. The amp drops in volume considerably and that would not have translated well to the recording. By hearing each setting at the same relative volume, you will get a real sense for how transparent and natural the attenuator will sound, as well as how it would sound on a recording where low volume tracking is required.

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[TheEternalLeader]

Can anyone suggest or does anyone know of an H-S-H guitar with coil-splits/taps on the two humbuckers and preferably a trem like a Floyd Rose? Thank you.

[haggertysmusic]

@TheEternalLeader Sure. You can have a custom Suhr built with whatever wiring scheme you want. It's also not difficult to customize the wiring of your any HSH guitar to function that way.

[chasingtone]

Hey Don, I really enjoy every demo that you do. I have a question for you! I have the Mesa Boogie Rectoverb 50 Single Rectifier. I do not use the Modern channel at all, i only use the Vintage Channel only. I know the RA is voiced different in the British way. My Question is does this amp have as much gain as the single rectifier? Also i noticed that the RA combo has Vintage 30's, does it have good bottom end with these speakers. From your demo it might be my next amp. Thanks for any info. Bruce

[haggertysmusic]

@chasingtone Yeah, I think the RA has as much usable gain as a Recto, but voiced differently. The gain on both amps can be pushed past the point of sounding good. If you need more gain at that point, a boost will work really well with either amp and take it over the top. You would get more bottom end with the RA head and a 2x12 Rectifier cabinet as opposed to the combo which has a smaller cabinet and part open back.

[JohnnyTsak316]

the power soak didnt change the tone at all but I know that these videos must be balanced or compressed because the volume didnt change on the atteuation changes even though I know that this amp is made for big sound less volume with the power soaks -

[haggertysmusic]

@JohnnyTsak316 The audio clip was "Normalized" on each step of the attenuator. This is not compression. Normalizing raises the volume until the loudest peak hits -0dB. It doesn't effect the dynamics, quality, or tone of the audio file. It's just a way to balance the clips so that our ears don't trick us into thinking louder is better. The amp gets very quiet at the highest attenuation settings and this video hopefully showed you can still record or jam with it and get great results.

[haggertysmusic]

@digitrixster I'll clarify this in the video comments too.... but the audio was normalized to the same volume level of pro tools. The volume level drops considerably as you lower the attenuator and it would have been too quiet for the recording. Comparing all the attenuator settings at the same relative volume helps to demonstrate the transparency of the design. The fact that you didn't hear much difference is a testimony of how great the design works.

[haggertysmusic]

@skunizzi Haven't had anyone complain they are harsh sounding. What kind of speakers are you using to listen to the clips?

[frankjdesalvo]

Bro, you can play a guitar

[TheEternalLeader]

@haggertysmusic Thanks! I really appreciate the response, keep up the great work! What would be the average price for a custom one? Is there somewhere I can learn how to wire it? Can I take it in somewhere to get done for me? You guys have got to be the greatest on Youtube for what you do, great videos and great, friendly advice, keep rocking!

[af17790]

I think the Solo feature in the Stiletto and Lonestar series is the most useful feature Mesa has added in some time. Why it is not applied across their entire line up is a mystery to me.

[rigorhead01]

@skunizzi It sounds amazing to me. The RA-100 will be my next amp.

[JoeJuts19]

06:50 is awesome

[123lowp]

@dbenc This amp is great for metal. Use channel 3 and approach band volumes. I was jamming RUIN by Lamb Of God at the local guitar shop. Awesome metal tone! I prefer it over the Rectifier and Mark V when playing metal.

[bvaproductions]

I like how you can play and turn the amp dials at the same time...and your fingers look so dainty!