DR Pre 500 (2821 is less than 500??)

[pabloguitar]

Check this out...
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/msg/881078529.html

 

[Turumbar82]

Oh my he even puts a quote in there from Wikipedia saying that pre500's have the serial numbers of 1 through around 506. Is he really that stupid?


Also he's selling a matching cab with G12t75's. He doesn't say it's mesa but says it's matching and that they sell for a $1000 used at GC and he's willing to take $700.

 

[sixtonoize]

Is he really that stupid?

It's Craigslist, so probably.

 

[Fixxer6671]

cats are dogs.... :?

 

[sixtonoize]

On that note, I'm selling a Mesa JCM800. There were only 275 ever made, so this one is RARE. It's serial number is 16285. That means that it's pre-100. It puts out 200 watts from 4 EL84 tubes. It's got that killer Marshall crunch that you can ONLY get from a Mesa. It comes with a 2x12 cab loaded with 4 EVM-12Ls, and it handles 100 watts. It's in MINT condition - over 70% of the original tolex is still attached.

 

[dmt]

If your looking for that tinny nu-metal tone with the mids totally swept out, then this is probably not the head for you - go buy a new dual/triple-rec with the 1,000's of switches on the front and/or a pod.

Hmmm... i seem to remember EVERY Nu-Metal band playing a Rectifier....

 

[Elpelotero]

So I investigated (too much time on my hands?)
I said:

Mesa Dual Rectifier (Pre-500)
Serial Number: R-002821

ah....

2821 is after 500

This was his reply:

per Wikipedia it would be R-0506 or older. The article assumes
that the serials from that time are all one letter, a dash, and 6 digits.

If all pre-500 heads were of the first 500 made and in working condition,
then the price would for sure be much, much higher. In other words, pre
500 doesn't mean that last three digits have to be less than 500, but that
last 5 digits are less than 50601.

Either very ill informed or trying to twist reality to gain a personal advantage. I'm not sure which.
I replied stating I begged to differ and gave him the link to Miguels page on the DR.
So far no response. We'll see if he comes around.

He's a good man!!

I totally stand corrected and shamed for the ignorance of my Boogie.

It appears that this head falls into the 'Revision G' category and is a
1993/94. I'll update the ad accordingly.

I'm glad to see my page serve its purpose!!!