Mesa/Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier Solo

7StringofAblicK · 12-18-2007, 10:51 PM

Mesa's treble knob is one of the craziest amp knobs you'll ever encounter.

As you roll it back, the amp sweetens up, compresses a bit, and has a lighter touche. As you push it forward it obviously brightens up, but it gets crisp and the gain becomes more saturated. Mesa doesn't take each knob at a time; they make them all blend together so you have INFINITE possibilities. The highs affect the lows, the mids affect the highs, etc. They are NOT individual like most amps

Xtremevillan · 12-18-2007, 10:54 PM

So you could literally spend days trying to get your own sound?

That sounds both good AND bad.

7StringofAblicK · 12-18-2007, 11:03 PM

Days?

hahahahahahaha

Try months - years. I never had mine more than a few months, but I doubt I had the same settings each practice, show, etc.

You can tweak and tweak and tweak and never find an ending to different possible sounds.

budda · 12-18-2007, 11:39 PM

I've had my JSX for over a year and im still tweaking lol.

still thinking about getting a dual rec, still thinking about it.. gonna test drive one tomorrow.

eaeolian · 12-18-2007, 11:41 PM

I've got my Triple pretty much dialed in now, but it still gets tweaked when I record with it. Mesas are really not "set and forget", but once you get a grasp of how the EQ interacts (I'm still kinda hazy on the clean channel), you can get what you want - and sometimes find things you'd never expect.

7StringofAblicK · 12-18-2007, 11:41 PM

Tweaking can be a good and bad thing; it just depends on how you approach it and how patient you are.

Also, your ears are the biggest variable in the equation. you'll coax an amazing tone one day, come back the next day and hate it.

It's part of being a musician above all, but you have to at least have fun with it

shadowgenesis · 12-18-2007, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7StringofAblicK

As you roll it back, the amp sweetens up, compresses a bit, and has a lighter touche.

ok this is a really immature side note but...
you totally said touche

and this is a fascinating revelation about the rectifiers. Now i know i need to REALLY play with one for a long ass time...

budda · 12-18-2007, 11:52 PM

"touche" is french, you're thinking of "douche", ya douche :P

i think if i like the DR i try tomorrow, i may get that instead of a dragon. i can actually play one and find one locally lol

shadowgenesis · 12-18-2007, 11:54 PM

i wasn't think of douche you douche.

i suppose i was actually thinking of tush? like somebody's butt.
but you ruined it for me. and now i'm gonna go cry

kmanick · 12-18-2007, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by budda

I've had my JSX for over a year and im still tweaking lol.

still thinking about getting a dual rec, still thinking about it.. gonna test drive one tomorrow.

Try KT-77's in your JSX . If you like the Dual Recto type of tone, the KT-77's bring the JSX more towards that type of tone than EL34's do.
With my Loomis I can get a great crunchy "Engines of Hate" type of tone (and this is on the Crunch channel with tha gain at around 4 (with my clean boost in front).

After seeing G3 and the Petrucci "rig" video that someone posted , I've
been gasing for a Mark IV

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12-18-2007, 10:51 PM	#21 (permalink)
7StringofAblicK Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,708 Real Name: Eric Rose Main Seven: Carvin/Hellraiser 7 Rig: VHT Pittbull 100/CL Thanked: 17	Mesa's treble knob is one of the craziest amp knobs you'll ever encounter. As you roll it back, the amp sweetens up, compresses a bit, and has a lighter touche. As you push it forward it obviously brightens up, but it gets crisp and the gain becomes more saturated. Mesa doesn't take each knob at a time; they make them all blend together so you have INFINITE possibilities. The highs affect the lows, the mids affect the highs, etc. They are NOT individual like most amps Ramen!

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budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Deep River ONT (summer), London ONT (school) Posts: 6,887 Real Name: Justin Main Seven: Carvin DC727 OFR Rig: JSX->XXX w/ WGS CL80 Thanked: 42	I've had my JSX for over a year and im still tweaking lol. still thinking about getting a dual rec, still thinking about it.. gonna test drive one tomorrow. 3 cheers for free gear! "Do you like burned toast with your JAM? cuz we're on FIRE!"

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eaeolian The Church of SEVEN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 10,478 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: Jackson CS Soloist 7 Rig: Mesa Triple Recto Thanked: 51	I've got my Triple pretty much dialed in now, but it still gets tweaked when I record with it. Mesas are really not "set and forget", but once you get a grasp of how the EQ interacts (I'm still kinda hazy on the clean channel), you can get what you want - and sometimes find things you'd never expect. Division - American metal that doesn't suck. Much. Even on MySpace, and Soundclick, too.

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12-18-2007, 10:54 PM	#22 (permalink)
Xtremevillan I am a n00b! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island, NY. Posts: 2,587 Real Name: Neal Main Seven: None! Rig: Triple Rec>Vader 212 Thanked: 27	So you could literally spend days trying to get your own sound? That sounds both good AND bad.

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7StringofAblicK Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,708 Real Name: Eric Rose Main Seven: Carvin/Hellraiser 7 Rig: VHT Pittbull 100/CL Thanked: 17	Days? hahahahahahaha Try months - years. I never had mine more than a few months, but I doubt I had the same settings each practice, show, etc. You can tweak and tweak and tweak and never find an ending to different possible sounds.

12-18-2007, 11:41 PM	#26 (permalink)
7StringofAblicK Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,708 Real Name: Eric Rose Main Seven: Carvin/Hellraiser 7 Rig: VHT Pittbull 100/CL Thanked: 17	Tweaking can be a good and bad thing; it just depends on how you approach it and how patient you are. Also, your ears are the biggest variable in the equation. you'll coax an amazing tone one day, come back the next day and hate it. It's part of being a musician above all, but you have to at least have fun with it

12-18-2007, 11:52 PM	#28 (permalink)
budda Guiterrorizer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Deep River ONT (summer), London ONT (school) Posts: 6,887 Real Name: Justin Main Seven: Carvin DC727 OFR Rig: JSX->XXX w/ WGS CL80 Thanked: 42	"touche" is french, you're thinking of "douche", ya douche :P i think if i like the DR i try tomorrow, i may get that instead of a dragon. i can actually play one and find one locally lol

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shadowgenesis Yarrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bed Sty, Brooklyn, Ny Posts: 1,291 Real Name: dAN Rig: ? Thanked: 14	i wasn't think of douche you douche. i suppose i was actually thinking of tush? like somebody's butt. but you ruined it for me. and now i'm gonna go cry


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