brich
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Adambomb said:
Check out the link to the Recto Cabs on Mesa's site below and it shows the two different 2x12 cabinets along with the different 4x12's. It gives you size descriptions when you click on each cabinet.
From what I understand, the 4x12 standard cabinet is an oversized cabinet. The traditional is the "normal" 4x12 cabinet, which has a similar size to Marshall and other cabinets. I have had both and the standard has a more pronounced bottom end (due to the extra size) with less mids and the traditional has a less boomy bottom end and more mids present. I had the 2x12 and the standard 4x12 for a while. I traded the standard in on a traditional 4x12. In my opinion the 2x12 and standard 4x12 have a similar sound and the traditional is definitely different. Others on the board might have a different opinion, but that's my take on it. The traditional rectifier cabinet, if I am not mistaken, is the cabinet that Mesa was calling the Stiletto cabinet for some time....I ran across that info while researching the cabinets online.
In the 2x12 they make a regular and a compact cabinet. The regular 2x12 has the same width and depth of the standard (oversized) 4x12. The compact is not as wide or deep as either 4x12 cabinet.
This is all information I have accumulated from talking to Trace over at Voodoo Amps, Marcus at Mesa Boogie, and reading their site.
Trace recommended swapping the Standard 4x12 for the Traditional 4x12 to get the sound I was looking for and he was dead on with his recommendation. Marcus at Mesa said a lot of the Mesa folks prefer the Standard 4x12 with the Rectifiers.
I am new to the board, been reading it for years, and would like to hear the more seasoned board members opinions.
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Guitar%20Cabinets/RECTOcabs/RECTO-CABS-Main2012.htm
love this board as i've read thru a ton of posts and read a lot of great information.)
