Mesa Mini Recto
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jangoux
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It is WAY grainier than El34/6l6/Kt88/6550. It feels to me like sand inside the underpants
I also think they should have used 6v6 instead.
but converting it to 6v6 isn't an extensive mod, just different cathode & screen resistors, and a different socket
but converting it to 6v6 isn't an extensive mod, just different cathode & screen resistors, and a different socket
PhilTheBeard
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It's just a little guy!! 
I am pretty stoked on this i hope once they are out my store can get one. I would love to have a little bedroom recto.
I am pretty stoked on this i hope once they are out my store can get one. I would love to have a little bedroom recto.
Loren Littlejohn
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bryan_kilco
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but ..... with a different type of tube, doesn't that stray it away from the "classic" Recto sound? Are there still rectifier tubes in it? Image was removed......top secret stuff yet, I guess?
It's probably not tube rectified, but neither is the Single Recto.
I'm a little iffy on the EL84 as well but I'm still interested to hear how they sound.
true, that's 3mm, shouldn't really be a problem I think.
also depends on the type of socket you get, some are a bit smaller around the base and would fit in that hole
PaoloJM
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EL84s don't sound good for higher gain sounds.
They've got a brash, nasally mid range plus they don't really punch in the low end.
Great for chimey cleans and rocky mid gain, not so hot for metal.
They also need lower plate voltages so I'd imagine it'll sound quite compressed.
I'd have thought 6V6 would have been a better option, they sound pretty similar to EL34s which would work much better for high gain.
PaoloJM
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Also, mesa sockets are pcb mounted, so that would include some SERIOUS modding. Anyway, let's see
That, which is major that, plus the OT will have a turns ratio to suit EL84s and so 6V6 be wont be running with their intended frequency response.
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Someone would need to find a way to make the tube sockets chassis mounted and use wires to connect it to the board, mainly due to the different connections on each socket - octal sockets heater pins are 2 and 7, while nonal sockets heaters are on 4,5 and 9, for example.
Rex Rocker
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Lots of great-sounding clips have been posted of the JCA20H and the Krank Rev Jr. with EL84's. I know they're probably not the ultimate tube for headroom and earth-shaking low-end, but I think they could pull it off.
