Mesa Triple Rectifier High Gain

[rispsira]

cool thanks for the info!

btw you mention the vintage channel on the recto do you prefer it to the modern? still didnt make up my mind yet but will try them again soon see which one fits the song more..

 

[Simon Dorn]

cool thanks for the info!

btw you mention the vintage channel on the recto do you prefer it to the modern? still didnt make up my mind yet but will try them again soon see which one fits the song more..

It's less fizzy on the 3 channel rectifiers but could be dialed out there as well.
On the 2 channel i have, the vintage/orange mode is a little bit dirtier compared to the red/modern on channel two, which has more clarity and presence.
I always keep my TS9 on.

 

[Mattayus]

Congrats! Which Revision? Serial? Have fun!

I missed this! I'll check tomorrow and let you know.

Quick question: Do you prefer bold or spongy?

EDIT: Just looked. It's R-014480.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Bold >>> spongy, the latter is meant to be a variac effect (reducing the voltage going to the amp), I guess for brown sound chasers

And that serial # makes it one of the later Rev G. models, the final revision before the 3 channels

 

[Simon Dorn]

I missed this! I'll check tomorrow and let you know.

Quick question: Do you prefer bold or spongy?

EDIT: Just looked. It's R-014480.

Hey! Alright. I prefer the bold setting for a tighter sound with more headroom.

Bold >>> spongy, the latter is meant to be a variac effect (reducing the voltage going to the amp), I guess for brown sound chasers

And that serial # makes it one of the later Rev G. models, the final revision before the 3 channels

Yes, indeed!

 

[Terminus]

I love the comment about gonk gonk gonk

Now we just need some bedroom guitar wiz to make progressive gonk and djent will be passe and unhip.

 

[B36arin]

Do you guys use tube rectification? I've always preferred the diode mode and the modern voicing with a TS in front on my 3-ch recto, sounds AMAZING. You have to be careful with the presence though, it's very easy to turn it up too high and end up in fizz city. Apart from presence I usually dial everything in at very close to 12 o'clock.

 

[Simon Dorn]

I love the comment about gonk gonk gonk

Now we just need some bedroom guitar wiz to make progressive gonk and djent will be passe and unhip.

LMFAO! Incredible! It's "massive rhythmic progressive gonk" - the next big thing

Do you guys use tube rectification? I've always preferred the diode mode and the modern voicing with a TS in front on my 3-ch recto, sounds AMAZING. You have to be careful with the presence though, it's very easy to turn it up too high and end up in fizz city. Apart from presence I usually dial everything in at very close to 12 o'clock.

I use diode and bold and since a few days channel two on the 2 channel RevF in Vintage mode.

 

[Mattayus]

Personally I think using the diode AND bold can get almost solid state sounding. Tube rec + bold is a nice blend, as is diode and spongy, but I just found bold with diode was really sharp and almost too tight. But hey, I've only had mine a week so what do I know I'm just saying, that's what I've found so far. Best of both worlds, sort of thing.

 

[Simon Dorn]

Personally I think using the diode AND bold can get almost solid state sounding. Tube rec + bold is a nice blend, as is diode and spongy, but I just found bold with diode was really sharp and almost too tight. But hey, I've only had mine a week so what do I know I'm just saying, that's what I've found so far. Best of both worlds, sort of thing.

Interesting! I need to check that out. I just bought mine, also Btw. which closed Studio Headphones do you recommend? Ah, i need to try them anyway...

 

[B36arin]

I'll have to experiment some more with the tube rectification as well, it's been a while since I've flipped those switches around.

 

[Simon Dorn]

I checked it. Ts9, Channel 2 set to vintage, bold and diode is the way to go
But there are quite a few interesting variation possibilities, like you said Mattayus.

 

[Sloan]

Have you tried a tubescreamer(gain: min./vol Max tone 12o clock) and a 12 o clock setting as a starting point on channel 2 vintage with bold and rectifier?

I'll give this a shot. While just playing through some DIs, switching to Vintage always sounded bad in comparison to Modern, but I'll check it more thoroughly now and post my findings...

 

[Simon Dorn]

I'll have to experiment some more with the tube rectification as well, it's been a while since I've flipped those switches around.

+1 for flipping bit... ahh switshes

I'll give this a shot. While just playing through some DIs, switching to Vintage always sounded bad in comparison to Modern, but I'll check it more thoroughly now and post my findings...

I'm curious...