Mesa RevF Recto kicks so much ass...3cha Rectos can suck it!

[decoy205]

I only know I had a similar experience with rectos. I played an original 2 channel with a small logo that had to be from the very early 90's because I was playing it around '95, in a rehearsal studio we went to every week. It was an amazing sounding amp.

When I finally got my recto the 3 channels were out and I think I got the first version of the 3 channels. It NEVER sounded as good as that 2 channel. I changed cabs 3 times, tubes, and it just never got me there.

I'm new to the versions of the Rectos how do you know a Rev F from G on the older ones? Were all Rev F's small logo?

 

[PeterPaul760]

Easiest way to tell a G from an F or below is the logo on the head shell. If its the big logo, it is a G, small logos are F and below.

 

[decoy205]

Ah, Thanks man. I only knew of the logo size I didn't know the letter associated with them. Thanks for the info. This definitely goes with my experience that small logo rectos almost always sound better.

 

[osum]

That sounds tits, but FUCK that drum sound is even more gorgeous.

 

[MatrixClaw]

not true...the racktos are great, but the RevF kills it, the early RevG with the Schumacher trannies (Mark series transformers) also sounds a bit better...the Racktos all are late RevG, with the same transformers as the 3ch heads.#and while those racktos sound much better than the new heads or the late RevG heads, they still can't touch a good RevF or RevG IME

+1 to this. I had a Racktifier a while back and it was the worst 2 channel I've owned. Even had it modded by FJA, and it sounded worse

Blackface Rev G I had was the best sounding Recto I've ever heard. Wish I never got rid of that thing. It was glorious

 

[ArthurD]

Get your here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mesa-Boogie...aultDomain_0&hash=item25741dff13#ht_3002wt_83

 

[lolzgreg]

I had a Dave Friedman modded 3 Channel Recto that sounded better than a Rev F Triple Recto in the earlier serial numbers. Either Dave Friedman can turn shit to gold, or the amp started off awesome. I think the amps are just inconsistent as hell, and sometimes you find a winner.

 

[MatrixClaw]

I had a Dave Friedman modded 3 Channel Recto that sounded better than a Rev F Triple Recto in the earlier serial numbers. Either Dave Friedman can turn shit to gold, or the amp started off awesome. I think the amps are just inconsistent as hell, and sometimes you find a winner.

Friedman amps fucking rock, so I have no doubt the mods significantly increased the tone or that amp.

 

[slayercannibalsuffohead]

For anybody thats interested, this just popped up here ..... http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/ge...198-mesa-2-channel-triple-rectifier-revg.html

 

[Clark Kent]

Seriously there are so many "options" (KNOBS) on those Recto heads that you can make them sound like whatever you want. What about the 4 channel Rectos that are not nearly as fizzy as both 2 and 3 channel Rectos? My bandmate just bought a Roadster which I used to have a few years ago and the vintage channel on the third channel is just perfection. We tweaked it a lot and ended up with almost everything noonish and the tone is deffo the best Recto tone I've recorded.