Can anyone tell which revision this is?

[Anonymous]

I know it's not a G!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/mesa-dual-recti...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4149e0b786

 

[Elpelotero]

could be C-F

 

[mikey383]

I know someone scored on it...that's for sure!

 

[Anonymous]

I know someone scored on it...that's for sure!

I sure did!!!

:lol:

 

[mikey383]

I know someone scored on it...that's for sure!

I sure did!!!

:lol:

Was that a BIN? I don't see any bids on it...

Recto WIN!

 

[YellowJacket]

I know someone scored on it...that's for sure!

I sure did!!!

:lol:

Haha, did you just snipe that auction!? :lol:
Someone has a bad case of GAS! You know, you can always swap out the headshell from that amp with the one from your Rev F if it is in better shape. From reading another thread of yours, I guess the Rev F needs a trip to the amp doctor, hmm? If you want to flip that amp, you'll probably have to get it fixed up.

Did you think of doing a visual inspection of the underside of your Rev F to see if there is anything that is physically wrong with it? If everything looks ok, you can always try rocking the tubes gently in a circular motion. I hear the contacts can get dirty if they are unused for awhile. An amp builder told me my propensity for always swapping tubes was actually healthy for my amp.

If none of that works, you either need to actually know something about electronics or know someone who does. Hopefully it isn't a big repair.

 

[Anonymous]

I know someone scored on it...that's for sure!

I sure did!!!

:lol:

Haha, did you just snipe that auction!? :lol:
Someone has a bad case of GAS! You know, you can always swap out the headshell from that amp with the one from your Rev F if it is in better shape. From reading another thread of yours, I guess the Rev F needs a trip to the amp doctor, hmm? If you want to flip that amp, you'll probably have to get it fixed up.

Did you think of doing a visual inspection of the underside of your Rev F to see if there is anything that is physically wrong with it? If everything looks ok, you can always try rocking the tubes gently in a circular motion. I hear the contacts can get dirty if they are unused for awhile. An amp builder told me my propensity for always swapping tubes was actually healthy for my amp.

If none of that works, you either need to actually know something about electronics or know someone who does. Hopefully it isn't a big repair.

I figured I couldn't pass it up! And I don't know for sure it's a rev. F!! Probably is, but if I scored a C or D, I might **** bricks.

As for my other Recto, I think I'm doing a claim with FedEx, and if not, the seller will reimburse me. Hopefully it's something easy; I want to have it recapped anyway, so all in all won't set me too far back.

 

[YellowJacket]

Hey, look on the bright side. If you end up with two Rev Fs, you can send the 'broken' one in to Mesa and have them repair it and mod it to Rev C specs!

 

[Anonymous]

Hey, look on the bright side. If you end up with two Rev Fs, you can send the 'broken' one in to Mesa and have them repair it and mod it to Rev C specs!

True! Honestly, I'm thinking about putting one of the Rectifiers towards a Mark V. I just learned that Guitar Center doesn't charge a restocking fee if I decide it's not what I want, so I might try one to put up against my other amps for a month.

 

[YellowJacket]

Hey, look on the bright side. If you end up with two Rev Fs, you can send the 'broken' one in to Mesa and have them repair it and mod it to Rev C specs!

True! Honestly, I'm thinking about putting one of the Rectifiers towards a Mark V. I just learned that Guitar Center doesn't charge a restocking fee if I decide it's not what I want, so I might try one to put up against my other amps for a month.

Well, there is such a market for early duals that I'm sure if you get that mod done, you can even make a bit of cash flipping one of those amps. Perhaps you can also negotiate the price down with the seller for that damaged unit? (you know, to avoid the hassle of shipping it back and all that)

I don't blame you for wanting to try a Mark V. They sound ridiculously awesome. I always wondered why Mesa hadn't reissued the Mark IIc+ or the Mark IV and then it hit me. They are a company who is obsessed with moving forward, so in their minds, releasing the Mark V is their way of doing such a reissue, even if we don't think it is the same ball of yarn.

Oh, this reminds me. Did you unload the Marshall and/or the Triple already? Gotta update that sig!!

 

[Anonymous]

Well, there is such a market for early duals that I'm sure if you get that mod done, you can even make a bit of cash flipping one of those amps. Perhaps you can also negotiate the price down with the seller for that damaged unit? (you know, to avoid the hassle of shipping it back and all that)

I don't blame you for wanting to try a Mark V. They sound ridiculously awesome. I always wondered why Mesa hadn't reissued the Mark IIc+ or the Mark IV and then it hit me. They are a company who is obsessed with moving forward, so in their minds, releasing the Mark V is their way of doing such a reissue, even if we don't think it is the same ball of yarn.

Oh, this reminds me. Did you unload the Marshall and/or the Triple already? Gotta update that sig!!

We agreed on a price for the damage. I'm going to try and work out a claim with FedEx first, but if that doesn't go well, I'm still covered.

Tried out the Mark V twice now. The first time it was all about getting a great heavy tone, which I did! It doesn't have as much power as my other amps, but it's got awesome tone. Then yesterday I did another test to see if I could get a great clean and mid gain tone without having to change settings on the graphic EQ for channel 3, and they nailed it with those presets!

 

[Silverwulf]

That amp could technically still be a Rev G, though less likely. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it's a C or D.

 

[Anonymous]

That amp could technically still be a Rev G, though less likely. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it's a C or D.

With the serial effects loop? I thought the Gs only came with parallel...

Anyway, it's an F! Not quite as rare as C - E, but it still sounds awesome!

 

[Silverwulf]

That amp could technically still be a Rev G, though less likely. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it's a C or D.

With the serial effects loop? I thought the Gs only came with parallel...

Anyway, it's an F! Not quite as rare as C - E, but it still sounds awesome!

Yeah...Elpelotero's site is great, but it's not complete. There are G's with factory serial loops (mine included). It was only a rare run that I can find, and it's been consistent in serial. Not only did they have serial loops, but they were built in what I call a "Pre-500 Chassis." It was likely Boogie using up the last of their old chassis they had at the time. My Rev G is an example of this. If you didn't see the serial, it would look identical to a Rev C or D.

 

[YellowJacket]

Ya, there are some other anomalies.

I think I posted this already, I have a Rev F but my output transformer on my amp is the same as the Rev Gs. The Choke and the Power Transformer are the same as the other early duals though.