Question for Mesa Boogie Rep or Guru

[barryswanson]

I have heard you can link two recto's together with the external switching jacks and control them from one pedal. Is this correct and if it is can I hook a Mark V and a Multiwatt Recti together doing the same thing?

I know the Recto's jacks are Channel 2, 3, solo and loop and the V's channel 2,3 solo EQ. So if it did work you wouldn't obviously join the EQ and Loop jacks together.

Anyway I don't wanna dive in and just try and fry my precious babies. So Mesa Man or Guru's what's the go?

 

[elvis]

You would be way better off getting an amp switcher like the amp gizmo for this sort of thing.

 

[Authorized Boogie]

You would be way better off getting an amp switcher like the amp gizmo for this sort of thing.

+1! I would also recommend an external switching device in this case...

 

[SonVolt]

AmpSync would be a cool feature of future Mesa Boogie amps!!!

 

[barryswanson]

Well it turns out you can and it works flawlessly, no ground loop hum. Plus it gives you another pedal to switch with on the other side of the stage.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQf1qXUHA-M

 

[SonVolt]

Will this work with the 3 channels non-multi watt Recto????

 

[barryswanson]

I don't see why not. It's still just tip to ground that switches the relays. Try it.

 

[SonVolt]

So all you did was connect the Channel switching Jackie together with a standard guitar cable?


AuthorizedBoogie - since it appears this indeed does work, is there any potential damage that this can cause to either amp?

 

[barryswanson]

Yep that's all I did. I didn't join the solo jacks though and obviously not the V's EQ and Recto's Loop. Yes with standard guitar cable, but I'm also using a Radial Bigshot ABY pedal with the ground lift on.

 

[Authorized Boogie]

So all you did was connect the Channel switching Jackie together with a standard guitar cable?


AuthorizedBoogie - since it appears this indeed does work, is there any potential damage that this can cause to either amp?

Again, this is something we don't recommend. Keep in mind when the jacks are not switched "on"...the 12v supply between both amps is connected, as is the ground. We recommend using an external switcher in cases like this. Thanks!

 

[barryswanson]

Ok well I won't do it again. Does Mesa Boogie recommend any external switching device?

 

[SonVolt]

Something I didn't know existed until recently is the voodoo lab amp switcher. It's way cheaper than the GCX.