What's everyone's favorite Rectifier?

[rocknroll9225]

as the title says. just a pointless poll, not really asking for recommendations or anything.

i'm expecting some bias (bad pun intended) towards the early revisions, TOV's, Road Kings and Multi-Watt's.

EDIT: my apologies if this poll or something close to it has already been done; i was bored.

 

[blazer986]

TOV has been my favorite mesa. I have had a 3-channel, mark V, and a couple TOVs. Keep coming back to that one.

 

[droptrd]

I had a rev F triple that was the best recto ive ever heard. It was magic. But consistently the Tverbs are king of the rectos IMO.

 

[BostonRedSox]

I like the Roadster the best. It is smoother than the Dual Rectifier and more versatile. The cleans are really, really amazing and spanky, the tweed is believable, and the brit mode is very Transatlantic feeling.

 

[fluff191]

For my money ANY 2 Channel Recto spanks everything. Just my opinion.

And here in Seattle, you can't give the regular 3 Channel Rectos away. There is one for $750 that has been up for almost a month and no one will touch it. :lol:

 

[screamingdaisy]

I currently own a 2 Channel (Rev F) and a Roadster.

I voted Roadster.

 

[fluff191]

I ALMOST got a Roadster. It may be silly, but the only reason I didn't get one is because the footswitch is a quarter mile long. I wouldn't use any of the features except channel switching. :lol:

 

[thejay]

I ALMOST got a Roadster. It may be silly, but the only reason I didn't get one is because the footswitch is a quarter mile long. I wouldn't use any of the features except channel switching. :lol:

It really is a quarter mile long - but it sounds fantastic
My vote - Roadster

 

[MesaENGR412]

I love my Multi-Watts. Great heads and they sound awesome. That is what I voted for. I have played all of the other ones, and for what my needs and sound are, these are the perfect head.

-AJH

 

[Nomad100]

I love my Multi-Watts. Great heads and they sound awesome. That is what I voted for. I have played all of the other ones, and for what my needs and sound are, these are the perfect head.

-AJH

I voted for the new "Multiwatt" as well. I think if more people actually played these amps, they would forget ALL of the older models. 8)

 

[BostonRedSox]

I find the new Multi-Watt Dual Rectos to be as smooth as the Roadster/Road Kings are, but too bright sounding.

What can I say, I like the darker, traditional Recto sound. The new ones are much clearer and brighter than what was offered from previous Dual Rectos. I saw this on some YouTube vids, then realized it more when I demo'ed them for awhile in person at GC. Great sounding amp, just too bright for my tastes. At least it isn't as stiff as the three channel Dual Recs.

 

[94Tremoverb]

I'll give you one guess .

It's not only my favorite Rectifier and favorite Mesa, it's my favorite amp ever by any company (and I have owned a lot!) and the only tube amp I own right now. There is simply no need for anything else, for the type of sounds I like.

OK, I have cheated slightly and fitted it with adjustable bias, NOS tubes throughout, and currently it has a C90 and a Celestion Gold instead of the stock V30s... and the 'blanket' circuit in Vintage mode doesn't work and I have no intention of fixing it . (Although Vintage is the mode I use least anyway.)

 

[GuitarGuy503]

The Roadster as I love the versatility and the clean tones. There was a point that I really thought I'd have to A/B amps to have a decent clean tone. Having said that, I had been out of the Mesa loop for a few years and upon returning I came across the Roadster. I have heard Great things about tbe Tverbs as well but haven't had the opportunity to play one. I can't imagine the TVerb being better than the Roadster..... Who knows though..... :mrgreen:

 

[Nomad100]

I find the new Multi-Watt Dual Rectos to be as smooth as the Roadster/Road Kings are, but too bright sounding.

What can I say, I like the darker, traditional Recto sound. The new ones are much clearer and brighter than what was offered from previous Dual Rectos. I saw this on some YouTube vids, then realized it more when I demo'ed them for awhile in person at GC. Great sounding amp, just too bright for my tastes. At least it isn't as stiff as the three channel Dual Recs.

Great ear and I totally agree. Funny thing is, it's the main reason I bought the newer model. It's closer to a Marshall/Soldano SLO, which are brighter amps. I find the newer model cuts in the mix better than the old ones.

I will say that I'm also using Greenbacks, which tend to somewhat neutralize bright highs a little. Curious what you would think of the newer "Recto" through a 4-12 Greenback loaded cab?

 

[BostonRedSox]

I find the new Multi-Watt Dual Rectos to be as smooth as the Roadster/Road Kings are, but too bright sounding.

What can I say, I like the darker, traditional Recto sound. The new ones are much clearer and brighter than what was offered from previous Dual Rectos. I saw this on some YouTube vids, then realized it more when I demo'ed them for awhile in person at GC. Great sounding amp, just too bright for my tastes. At least it isn't as stiff as the three channel Dual Recs.

Great ear and I totally agree. Funny thing is, it's the main reason I bought the newer model. It's closer to a Marshall/Soldano SLO, which are brighter amps. I find the newer model cuts in the mix better than the old ones.

I will say that I'm also using Greenbacks, which tend to somewhat neutralize bright highs a little. Curious what you would think of the newer "Recto" through a 4-12 Greenback loaded cab?

I've always wanted to try out my Roadster with Greenbacks or Alnico Golds. Yeah, I really did like the newer Multi-Watt Dual Recs, but not enough to buy one to have with my Roadster. I ended up buying a new iMac actually! The newer Dual Rec really is Marshall-esque now. Smooth gain, smooth highs, and the stiffness seems to finally be gone from the amp. Congrats on your purchase! If I didn't put so much time into really exploring the Roadster and finding my niche with the amp (which took a while, as I went through periods of almost selling it), I'd be all over the new Rectos for their smoother high gain sounds.

I'll have to see how my Roadster sounds with Greenbacks for sure. Thanks for the advice and sharing your experiences!

 

[YellowJacket]

I've always wanted to try out my Roadster with Greenbacks or Alnico Golds. Yeah, I really did like the newer Multi-Watt Dual Recs, but not enough to buy one to have with my Roadster. I ended up buying a new iMac actually! The newer Dual Rec really is Marshall-esque now. Smooth gain, smooth highs, and the stiffness seems to finally be gone from the amp. Congrats on your purchase! If I didn't put so much time into really exploring the Roadster and finding my niche with the amp (which took a while, as I went through periods of almost selling it), I'd be all over the new Rectos for their smoother high gain sounds.

I'll have to see how my Roadster sounds with Greenbacks for sure. Thanks for the advice and sharing your experiences!

Greenbacks sound fantastic with my 2 channel dual. You can run them with a roadster, but I'd recommend sticking to 50watts, or running a fullstack! They'd probably stack up nicely with brit mode!

 

[BostonRedSox]

I've always wanted to try out my Roadster with Greenbacks or Alnico Golds. Yeah, I really did like the newer Multi-Watt Dual Recs, but not enough to buy one to have with my Roadster. I ended up buying a new iMac actually! The newer Dual Rec really is Marshall-esque now. Smooth gain, smooth highs, and the stiffness seems to finally be gone from the amp. Congrats on your purchase! If I didn't put so much time into really exploring the Roadster and finding my niche with the amp (which took a while, as I went through periods of almost selling it), I'd be all over the new Rectos for their smoother high gain sounds.

I'll have to see how my Roadster sounds with Greenbacks for sure. Thanks for the advice and sharing your experiences!

Greenbacks sound fantastic with my 2 channel dual. You can run them with a roadster, but I'd recommend sticking to 50watts, or running a fullstack! They'd probably stack up nicely with brit mode!

That is a really good point you made about using Greenbacks and the Brit mode. I also figure these speakers may lend more character to the Tweed mode as well.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[droptrd]

I ALMOST got a Roadster. It may be silly, but the only reason I didn't get one is because the footswitch is a quarter mile long. I wouldn't use any of the features except channel switching. :lol:

I completely agree.

I wont buy a 3 or 4 ch recto due to this. I like my tiny MXR sized footswitch. Size matters :lol:

This is also the reason I gig with my Mark III short head and not my big honkin Tverb. The short head leaves plenty of room for drinks and an ashtray on top of my 412 :lol:

 

[BostonRedSox]

Just to chime in, but the footswitch of the Roadster doesn't need to be used. You could buy the Roadster, have the flexibility the amp offers, and even if you only use a couple of channels for a show you could always hook up a smaller footswitch to the Roadster via the external jacks on the back. Use four channels, three channels, or two channels. Take your pick!

The reverb would stay on unless you rolled it off per each channel. You could also choose to have an effects loop on or off per channel without the Roadster footstomp.

For the footswitch logic alone, I can't see the reasoning in not buying a Roadster if you liked the way it sounded and wanted to spend the money. Just buy a different footswitch! :wink:

 

[droptrd]

Just to chime in, but the footswitch of the Roadster doesn't need to be used. You could buy the Roadster, have the flexibility the amp offers, and even if you only use a couple of channels for a show you could always hook up a smaller footswitch to the Roadster via the external jacks on the back. Use four channels, three channels, or two channels. Take your pick!

The reverb would stay on unless you rolled it off per each channel. You could also choose to have an effects loop on or off per channel without the Roadster footstomp.

For the footswitch logic alone, I can't see the reasoning in not buying a Roadster if you liked the way it sounded and wanted to spend the money. Just buy a different footswitch! :wink:

I did not know that. Thanks for the info