How old is my Boogie?

[Elpelotero]

Ya, the E is very rare. It's only like the 3rd I ever see, which is why I jumped on it to make the comparison. If I don't like it over my other one it'll be on the market very soon.

 

[Silverwulf]

Ya, the E is very rare. It's only like the 3rd I ever see, which is why I jumped on it to make the comparison. If I don't like it over my other one it'll be on the market very soon.

Yeah, I've had the chance to buy a couple of E's over time but never did. I had a buddy that owned one, but I just played on it once before he sold it.

I'll shoot you a PM with some more thoughts when I get a few.

 

[steelhorse]

I'm tempted to pull my chassis out because a few things are pretty interesting about the amp I have.

I know serial # wise it's a 94 as a few of pointed out, thanks but there are other items by referring to the Boogie Archives page on dual channel Dual Recs: http://www.theboogiearchives.com/2ch_dual_recto.html

The OT #: 562105
The "R0-" serial number
Small Mesa Engineering logo in the center
Smooth black leather covering
Attached power cable
8-16, 8-16, 4, 4ohm speaker output impedance

It's definitely sporting a few transitional anomalies. It does have the parallel loop as well.

Question is, do you guys think it's even worth investigating further. I probably will pull it out and check things out (and yes I know not to touch the caps) but wanted to get your thoughts on it.

 

[Elpelotero]

To me it sounds like an early Revision G. Part of the anomaly thing is that much of the cosmetic features of the early ones transferred over to the early G's.

 

[Silverwulf]

I'm tempted to pull my chassis out because a few things are pretty interesting about the amp I have.

I know serial # wise it's a 94 as a few of pointed out, thanks but there are other items by referring to the Boogie Archives page on dual channel Dual Recs: http://www.theboogiearchives.com/2ch_dual_recto.html

The OT #: 562105
The "R0-" serial number
Small Mesa Engineering logo in the center
Smooth black leather covering
Attached power cable
8-16, 8-16, 4, 4ohm speaker output impedance

It's definitely sporting a few transitional anomalies. It does have the parallel loop as well.

Question is, do you guys think it's even worth investigating further. I probably will pull it out and check things out (and yes I know not to touch the caps) but wanted to get your thoughts on it.

It's always worth a look if you're just curious. If you do, I'd be curious to see what month it was made, since I'm a Recto junkie...obviously...haha. And to see how good my memory of them all are. I started logging some later on, but it was somewhat from memory by that point.

There will be some transition odd balls on occasion. I've seen similar head units with large logos (from the factory), but still with an attached power cord. I had one that was all original from the factory, but had a different transformer in it, etc. There's a lot of small variations in the early '94 to late '95 Rectos. You will find some that don't fit the mold as they transitioned over. The Revision G's in that range are all over the board, but the sound is pretty consistent regardless.

 

[steelhorse]

Thanks, I'll do that.

IIRC the half back cabs could be ordered with different speakers correct?

I've seen cabs with different speakers.

The top 2 are the MC-90 black shadows but according to the previous owner the bottom 2 are EV's and judging by their sound he's probably right.

This is one heavy cab both in terms of weight and sound.

 

[steelhorse]

I'm tempted to pull my chassis out because a few things are pretty interesting about the amp I have.

I know serial # wise it's a 94 as a few of pointed out, thanks but there are other items by referring to the Boogie Archives page on dual channel Dual Recs: http://www.theboogiearchives.com/2ch_dual_recto.html

The OT #: 562105
The "R0-" serial number
Small Mesa Engineering logo in the center
Smooth black leather covering
Attached power cable
8-16, 8-16, 4, 4ohm speaker output impedance

It's definitely sporting a few transitional anomalies. It does have the parallel loop as well.

Question is, do you guys think it's even worth investigating further. I probably will pull it out and check things out (and yes I know not to touch the caps) but wanted to get your thoughts on it.

It's always worth a look if you're just curious. If you do, I'd be curious to see what month it was made, since I'm a Recto junkie...obviously...haha. And to see how good my memory of them all are. I started logging some later on, but it was somewhat from memory by that point.

There will be some transition odd balls on occasion. I've seen similar head units with large logos (from the factory), but still with an attached power cord. I had one that was all original from the factory, but had a different transformer in it, etc. There's a lot of small variations in the early '94 to late '95 Rectos. You will find some that don't fit the mold as they transitioned over. The Revision G's in that range are all over the board, but the sound is pretty consistent regardless.

Here is a link to what I was able to find by pulling the chassis. I looked on the board itself and didn't note any info on revision but the piece of tape may be telltale?

http://imageevent.com/alaskankanaka/dualrectifierinfo

Thanks for any info the veteran dual rec owners may provide.