**** I have a Dual rectifier Rev D !!!!

[My name is mud]

Hi
Here is the new amp day
Since years, I was thinking to buy a dual rectifier cause I own a solo head 50 w and regret to sold it (…)

I was checking the used market as I often do, and see what??????

A dual recto with … two channels ?
Then I asked the seller to give me the number behind the head

R 351

Whattttttt ??? A Rev D????

A 1/4 the value

I take my car , try it one hour , fuck how it is great … a real clean , a huge dist not dirty as the others dual rectifier, like there is already a boost on it
Schumacher power etc ….

This is my 6th boogie, and it is under my jp2c now

 

[AlGrenadine]

let us f***ng hear it

 

[yek]

Ssssssst, the baby sleeps ... Zzzzzzz

 

[lauke-lux]

Nice !! Does FAS have this model (I never use mesas actually). A guy in a soul band over here plays that amp and it sounds stellar as well for cleans as for dirty/rythm tones.

 

[My name is mud]

Nice !! Does FAS have this model (I never use mesas actually). A guy in a soul band over here plays that amp and it sounds stellar as well for cleans as for dirty/rythm tones.

That’s a rev D too that fractal own? This one is from the first 500

Lets ask the master himself ! @FractalAudio

 

[My name is mud]

With some quick research it seems that he got a rev G (maybe ), mine is older , but the rev G got good reputation too.

Post in thread 'Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 9 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #6'
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...us-firmware-public-beta-6.171176/post-2062420

This can help to date your dual rectifier boogie :

https://www.rectifierguide.com/

 

[alethomantis]

Looks like US transformer spec (120v) - are you using it with a step-down trafo?

 

[My name is mud]

Looks like US transformer spec (120v) - are you using it with a step-down trafo?

No it is an European one I think(?). You cannot remove the power cable , it is incorporated to the head (and got the good plug)

 

[Rex]

No it is an European one I think(?). You cannot remove the power cable , it is incorporated to the head (and got the good plug)

Either your amp has been modified, or it’s already gone up in smoke.

 

[Peavey Herman]

Congratulations

 

[alethomantis]

No it is an European one I think(?). You cannot remove the power cable , it is incorporated to the head (and got the good plug)

Probably modified then - next to the plug it says 120v

 

[My name is mud]

Probably modified then - next to the plug it says 120v

Can’t tell

 

[My name is mud]

Probably modified then - next to the plug it says 120v

Maybe these didn’t change the chassis . I don’t know how it work 30 years ago when Mesa shipped in Europe. Maybe they change the things themselves . I don’t think that back in the day all the Europeans got an US plug and should have an adapter or going to a tech to change that . Who knows .

 

[alethomantis]

As long as it didn't blow up

 

[My name is mud]

Probably modified then - next to the plug it says 120v

I have an answer : « Typically the heads are sent to Europe and the distributors install the proper transformers for that region. »

And no the head is 30 years old and still work very well

 

[mr_fender]

You'd know very quickly if you were running a 120 V amp on 240 V. It would smoke things out pretty good.

 

[Domct203]

By the power cord it says 120V 4A, but the fuse holder is labeled 2A, which would be correct for 240V. It was most likely converted to 240V.

Great score regardless, the Rectos are my all time favorite amps, I’ll never part with my Roadster.

 

[My name is mud]

By the power cord it says 120V 4A, but the fuse holder is labeled 2A, which would be correct for 240V. It was most likely converted to 240V.

Great score regardless, the Rectos are my all time favorite amps, I’ll never part with my Roadster.

I owned the roadster (and roadking too) and it was a very good amp, super silent, I was impressed. The roadking was more noisy with the fan .

Now I understand the hype with the 2 channels recto . And even more with the rev F and the first 500 batch .

The thing is that you doesn’t have that extra super high « bees » in modern mode that the post dual heads got . I only tried the 3 channels dual rectos in the past and the vintage mode was more usable . In this head both orange and red channel are usable, and the sound is tighter . At loud volume it didn’t need a boost .

I really got luck with this one . I am looking for a dual recto heads since years, waiting for the one that make me pull the trigger … and the guy didn’t know that the head he was selling was rare and way more expensive now … that’s life

 

[My name is mud]

Ssssssst, the baby sleeps ... Zzzzzzz

In fact, when I came home with it , this is what I was thinking :

After all the non - nights I have since one year with the baby (and it isn’t over), I fucking deserve this gift. And next time he cries, I will do a palm mute with my 8 strings with it .

I hope he will play guitar (and will be lefty haha) , because all my gear one day will be in his hands

 

[yek]

In most countries causing brain damage is frowned upon, but hey, rock'n'roll !