I feel the same way. I used to think Mesa was my dream amp because my heroes used them, and they look cool. I didn't have good experience with them either. Some people say the reason is this amp is "unforgiving" or "less compressed". A long time ago I had a triple rectifier, then I sold it and got a mini rectifier. Used a Maxon 808 in front of both. I spent all day turning dials instead of jamming. Sold the mini recto also. Then I tried a JVM and really enjoyed it. I've had it for years and its my favorite. Really easy to get a good sound. I never even tried the maxon pedal in front because it sounds great alone. Lots of fun.
Great that you're saying this because the next video im thinking of doing would be just the rectifier and jvm. See which tones they offer AND how easy they are to set up 👍. Thanks for watching and your input.
I felt the same way about the mark series. Back in June I brought a Mkv35 head. Its a good amp but its stiff and lots of eq options that leave the user turning dials all the time. Love my marshalls... plug and play
Rectifiers have this awesome effect of sounding awesome to everybody else and like something is off when you play it. You have to be a pro to make it yours.
I have used the single rec. since it first came out. I have several high end brands and never have had issues dialing in this head. To each his own I guess. If you really want to pull your hair out buy a Mark iV. Now there is a tough one to dial in.
I've got a single rectifier and personally the only time it comes alive for me is when it's craaanked loouddd. Then it thickens and the midrange fills up, plus adding an OD to boost it up front - My gain actually never gets past ~10 o'clock... It is pretty temperamental though.
I feel you may need to research it a bit more. I've been running a single rec for years and find it amazing and versatile, from punk to rock to funk to blues. keeping bass and drives low, the mids of the clean/pushed mode work great. in a band mix it's beautiful, alone in a room practicing, it sounds average.
You can always test with different tubes too. the series 2 has a bias switch for 6l6 and el-34 but you can also run kt77's with the bias switch on el-34. Eurotubes makes several complete tube kits to make this amp sound any way you could want. Ive owned this amp for 20 plus years and it never ceases to amaze me at the versatility from simple tube swaps.
Would you like some whine with your cheese? " Ooh the EQs just interact in this weird way I just can't figure out boo-hoo" lmfao Would you rather the EQ knobs be weak and do nothing?
I absolutely loved the clean sounds variety, very Plexi. Your vid gave me really envy to get one. For the rest, you have to use a boost od pedal, you can get the most of it and get rid of the mudiness.
I have a single rectifier and found that it was the amp of my dreams once I incorporated an attenuator (Two Notes captor) and a TS-style overdrive (EQD Plumes). Mesas are performance amps and sound pretty thin at low volumes. And attenuator will bring them alive at moderate volumes.
I had a mini recto and thought the same thing: not satisfying for leads. When I down tuned the guitar to d standard though, it responded really good to leads. Sounded/felt amazing. Not so much in E standard though. Not sure if it’s similar with the big rectifiers.
My first tube amp was a single rectifier, its a very unique amp and I always got tons of compliments on my live sound. I really regret selling it I have a triple crown 50 now and its a much more user friendly amp it has 3 channels and you literally cant get a bad sound out of it if you tried.
I have had a Mesa Single Rectifier RectoVerb 50 combo for about 20 years. I know what you are saying about this amp. I was struggling too in the past finding "that" tone that I wanted. I would find it and love it. For me I just keep it clean and rely on pedals for subtle distortion and OD. I don't like a lot of distortion. I never touch the gain channel. No need for me. I have grown to love the amp.
I have heard that it's difficult to tweak and people used an OD to have that attack. On the other hand, the Series One Single Rec is what now people are trying to get (soundwise) on the new Rectifiers. That being said, I don't understand why Mesa stopped making more of those. I have heard the Series One and it sounded amazing! Way better than the others imho :O
Great intro, stratovarius meets yngwie. I own a triple rec, I fought with it for years, I achieved a overall good control of pick attack and technique but it would all fail when trying to sign with bends and subtleties, making me feel out of tune and nervous. I found that vht and bogner ecstasy are the right balance between Marshall sing abilities and punch. Thanks for sharing!
From your video you have the output low while your channel masters are high. Put the Output and high noon then gently bring your channel master up from zero. If you run the amp the way you have it set in the video, this amp will be terrible. You have to get the current to the output tubes!!! I have owned this amp new from 2006, These amps krank!
Thanks for the video. The rectifier serie of mesa boogie were made and voiced for metal music, it is shurely not the most articulate amp out there but in metal when properly set it is just and simply a beast. Have you tried a dual rectifier with the tube rectifier option?? You would hear a big difference in the signal compression and articulation. Personaly, im a big fan of dual rectifier for metal or aggriseve tone, but i always felt like if the single rectifier was way different. It would be like using a fender amp to play brutal metal, you would not be able to find a good tone with it because it have not been build for that.
Thank you! I agree with you, it is a very good amp once you know how to work the controls and use it in the right setting. I have yet to try a dual rectifier with tube rectification but I do prefer that setting on my Mark V so I guess that would work better for me! Thanks for your input!
Everything you did sounded great to me! For me I find they don't feel right unless they are boosted! I can't stand how playing feels with just the raw rectifier.
Turn the mids way up, the treble down, the bass way down, and turn the presence just about off. Use a tube screamer, it’s not a big deal. Also why add so much gain when it’s not adding sustain? It’s just adding noise and sucking out definition at that point. I would also suggest that you try different guitars. My Mesa MK V: 25 sounds like a completely different amp with every guitar I own.
What a load of bollocks, slightly difficult to dial in, yes, but thats about it. Take the crappy delay off so we can hear the amp, turn the amp up loud enough so it can be heard over the pick clicking on the strings, its not a bedroom practice amp. Nice leads but youre pulling a sterile sound out of a beast of an amp, well done
I feel the same way. I used to think Mesa was my dream amp because my heroes used them, and they look cool. I didn't have good experience with them either. Some people say the reason is this amp is "unforgiving" or "less compressed". A long time ago I had a triple rectifier, then I sold it and got a mini rectifier. Used a Maxon 808 in front of both. I spent all day turning dials instead of jamming. Sold the mini recto also.
Then I tried a JVM and really enjoyed it. I've had it for years and its my favorite. Really easy to get a good sound. I never even tried the maxon pedal in front because it sounds great alone. Lots of fun.
Great that you're saying this because the next video im thinking of doing would be just the rectifier and jvm. See which tones they offer AND how easy they are to set up 👍. Thanks for watching and your input.
I felt the same way about the mark series. Back in June I brought a Mkv35 head. Its a good amp but its stiff and lots of eq options that leave the user turning dials all the time. Love my marshalls... plug and play
HAHAHA FOOL! You were ungrateful of the LUXURY of turning knobs and having a different sound!
Rectifiers have this awesome effect of sounding awesome to everybody else and like something is off when you play it. You have to be a pro to make it yours.
they are tricky to dial, active eqs and getting the bottom right, but they love to blend with a marsh, two a side :) job done
I have used the single rec. since it first came out. I have several high end brands and never have had issues dialing in this head. To each his own I guess. If you really want to pull your hair out buy a Mark iV. Now there is a tough one to dial in.
I've got a single rectifier and personally the only time it comes alive for me is when it's craaanked loouddd. Then it thickens and the midrange fills up, plus adding an OD to boost it up front - My gain actually never gets past ~10 o'clock... It is pretty temperamental though.
They love a tube screamer,,
Instablaster...
You can also run a graphic eq
I feel you may need to research it a bit more. I've been running a single rec for years and find it amazing and versatile, from punk to rock to funk to blues. keeping bass and drives low, the mids of the clean/pushed mode work great. in a band mix it's beautiful, alone in a room practicing, it sounds average.
You can always test with different tubes too. the series 2 has a bias switch for 6l6 and el-34 but you can also run kt77's with the bias switch on el-34. Eurotubes makes several complete tube kits to make this amp sound any way you could want. Ive owned this amp for 20 plus years and it never ceases to amaze me at the versatility from simple tube swaps.
Would you like some whine with your cheese? " Ooh the EQs just interact in this weird way I just can't figure out boo-hoo" lmfao
Would you rather the EQ knobs be weak and do nothing?
I absolutely loved the clean sounds variety, very Plexi. Your vid gave me really envy to get one.
For the rest, you have to use a boost od pedal, you can get the most of it and get rid of the mudiness.
I have a single rectifier and found that it was the amp of my dreams once I incorporated an attenuator (Two Notes captor) and a TS-style overdrive (EQD Plumes). Mesas are performance amps and sound pretty thin at low volumes. And attenuator will bring them alive at moderate volumes.
I had a mini recto and thought the same thing: not satisfying for leads. When I down tuned the guitar to d standard though, it responded really good to leads. Sounded/felt amazing. Not so much in E standard though. Not sure if it’s similar with the big rectifiers.
Start with settings in back of manual go from there. This amp is very versatile !
My first tube amp was a single rectifier, its a very unique amp and I always got tons of compliments on my live sound. I really regret selling it I have a triple crown 50 now and its a much more user friendly amp it has 3 channels and you literally cant get a bad sound out of it if you tried.
Sounds great to me!
I have had a Mesa Single Rectifier RectoVerb 50 combo for about 20 years. I know what you are saying about this amp. I was struggling too in the past finding "that" tone that I wanted. I would find it and love it. For me I just keep it clean and rely on pedals for subtle distortion and OD. I don't like a lot of distortion. I never touch the gain channel. No need for me. I have grown to love the amp.
Thats a way to do it! The cleans on that amp is fantastic!
i have the same combo..try it with a vintage 30 speaker to get a better sound..big improvement in my opinion
To me the cleanest channel of me single rec is the best pedal platform I have ever heard. Not much into the distortion channels.
I have heard that it's difficult to tweak and people used an OD to have that attack. On the other hand, the Series One Single Rec is what now people are trying to get (soundwise) on the new Rectifiers. That being said, I don't understand why Mesa stopped making more of those. I have heard the Series One and it sounded amazing! Way better than the others imho :O
I don’t see anything not to like about it. It pretty much does it all.
Great intro, stratovarius meets yngwie. I own a triple rec, I fought with it for years, I achieved a overall good control of pick attack and technique but it would all fail when trying to sign with bends and subtleties, making me feel out of tune and nervous. I found that vht and bogner ecstasy are the right balance between Marshall sing abilities and punch. Thanks for sharing!
From your video you have the output low while your channel masters are high. Put the Output and high noon then gently bring your channel master up from zero. If you run the amp the way you have it set in the video, this amp will be terrible. You have to get the current to the output tubes!!! I have owned this amp new from 2006, These amps krank!
Everyone says this amp is difficult
I like it though
Thanks for the video.
The rectifier serie of mesa boogie were made and voiced for metal music, it is shurely not the most articulate amp out there but in metal when properly set it is just and simply a beast.
Have you tried a dual rectifier with the tube rectifier option??
You would hear a big difference in the signal compression and articulation.
Personaly, im a big fan of dual rectifier for metal or aggriseve tone, but i always felt like if the single rectifier was way different.
It would be like using a fender amp to play brutal metal, you would not be able to find a good tone with it because it have not been build for that.
Thank you! I agree with you, it is a very good amp once you know how to work the controls and use it in the right setting. I have yet to try a dual rectifier with tube rectification but I do prefer that setting on my Mark V so I guess that would work better for me! Thanks for your input!
Everything you did sounded great to me! For me I find they don't feel right unless they are boosted! I can't stand how playing feels with just the raw rectifier.
Thanks! I know, feels like the strings are super heavy!
On mine the sound jumps 2x louder when I switch from vintage to modern. Is it normal?
Totally fine, some weird thing happens in the power section when you activate the modern mode but it's all right.
This amp works for a lot of cooler things outside of metal. Nothing sounds like it. I use an attenuator which helps me push the power section
Turn the mids way up, the treble down, the bass way down, and turn the presence just about off. Use a tube screamer, it’s not a big deal. Also why add so much gain when it’s not adding sustain? It’s just adding noise and sucking out definition at that point.
I would also suggest that you try different guitars. My Mesa MK V: 25 sounds like a completely different amp with every guitar I own.
i think what you need is a Mesa Stiletto
Never tried! But everything mesa is interesting. Just picked up an early Mark iv which I really love!
I have a Single Rec Solo and a Stiletto Deuce. Both properly tubed. Single Rec all the way. Although Stiletto Deuce can do classic rock well.
@@Ontariosound i agree the Single Rectifier is one of the most underrated amplifiers.
That Ibanez is not a good sounding guitar.
Think its more the pickups in at the time. Have some steves special and air norton in now and sounds better but my sound ideal is the strat!
unique style nice....
What a load of bollocks, slightly difficult to dial in, yes, but thats about it. Take the crappy delay off so we can hear the amp, turn the amp up loud enough so it can be heard over the pick clicking on the strings, its not a bedroom practice amp. Nice leads but youre pulling a sterile sound out of a beast of an amp, well done
I don't know how he turned it down that low :) that little amp gets LOUD FAST ,,. Just a great amp I add mids and get hot rod Marshall sound's.
😂😂😂
you use the amp rong its more a amp vore dooooom metal in B And A rifs accorts death metal olsow
either way, theyre made like garbage