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Everything has been said below. I do not think it is very useful to repeat that there is 12AX7 and EL84 ..
If? Ok! All lamps, 2 EL 84, 5 12AX7, 10/25W switchable, 2 modes per channel and there are 2 channels (normal / pushed + vintage / modern)
- Gain
- EQ treble / mid / bass
- Presence
- Master
- Footswitch included. Yes, it's not like Fender with great field .. From mesa, you offer so you "save" 30 €

I put 9/10 because at that price, they could afford to put a reverb

UTILIZATION

1) The configuration is so easy, as mentioned above, we per channel:
gain, TREB, mid, bass, presence, master. We really can not get any easier

2) Personally, I have not opened the manual so I do not know if it is clear, but in any case it is sufficient.

3) are easily obtained a good sound. Unlike the Mark V and + Express, you do not need to be a great technician amps to get something good, because we can not have all these EQ that we are wasting our time. They remained simple and effective this model: we move the knobs, the sound is really responsive so we sculpt as desired.

SOUNDS

I play a bit of everything and with 4 channels, one has to provide a number of combinations incredible.

The sounds are very clear out the personality of the guitar. I think this is the kind of amp that makes you feel if you scratch a micro rotten or not! Let me explain: on my standard telecaster Mexican (original pickups), it sounds good but it feels a little fishing. A config config DiMarzio EMG and it sounds perfectly.
If you have the opportunity to test this amp, do not do anything with Eagletone! (Or so with the € 1,200 buy you a Telecaster American). I sincerely believe that it takes a minimum guitar "respectable" to bring out the qualities of the amp either clean or saturation.
Anyway, all that to say that the crystalline sound or hot fat or not is up to you and your guitar.

I played this amp on all types of guitars: Vigier supra, Ibanez Prestige RG2550, ESP Eclipse. Never disappointed.

I play mainly on the positions and clean Normal Saturation vintage. With just these two channels you can do anything, just have fun with the gain on the front panel and your volume knob and voila.

The only drawback in my opinion, it is perhaps too big a difference between the normal and clean clean and pushed the saturation and saturation modern vintage. When we pass from one mode to another, you have to turn it down or up because the noise level is very different. Then we like it or not ..

OVERALL OPINION

At first, I did not even bother to test it because I was looking for an amp with a good clean and I had in mind that the correct series amps were amps big rockers only .. Error, really big mistake.

I tested other Mesa boogie:
- TA 30: The cleans are great (the 3 normal and top boost tweed), but I find HiGain channels 1 and 2 HiGain really disgusting, even after 1 hour test store, I really do not understand their interest .. For me it was like playing on a Boss DS1. After this is subjective, but I not loved
- Express 5:25: Cleans very clean, although much less possibility that the Transatlantic 30. Channel 2 offers a lot of clean sounds, so there is something for all tastes. Saturated channel level, it is but it does not offer enough to sustain me.

These two mesa format (head not combo) were a little expensive and much less skilled than the mini rectify ..

At other brands I tried the Marshall JVM: I teach you anything, it is for rock, clean limit is nonexistent.
Two-Rock: Mono channel. Clean the best you'll hear in your life but you have to put good price. From mesa, 25W: 1200 €, In Two Rock, 35W = 2200 €

Rectify the mini is the perfect compromise: it has a very good clean and beautiful saturation that made the reputation of the series correct.

With the same budget, I would do this choice. With the extra money, I would price a Two-Rock