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Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Solo Head
Leulapin Leulapin
Published on 09/28/04 at 09:36
All Tube Amp 150Watts, plus brand new a priori.

2 channels, clean and saturated paramtrable in three choices, clean and crunch switch-saturated modern derrire.

Pramplifications 2 (diodes or lamps), medium bass rglages Acute each channel + master prsence and gain for each channel also.

Two types of power

line out with volume paramtrable

effects loop with lamp dedicates an input, output power 2x4ohms, 1x8 ohm, 1x16 ohms. Switch to channel and effects loop. Assignable effects loop one channel or both.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is simple but long since rglages are fine and the sound is trs diffrent depending on whether one is close or not to baffle
The sound is excellent, the attacks are clear and trs prcises Drout in which beginners must "relearn" to play means all errors.
The manual is tlchargeable recently. It contains a bit of everything but is generally satisfactory.

SETTING THE The effects loop is what is most dlicat, dedicates the lamp that changes the volume gnral does not help.

SOUNDS

It should be (very) well what I do, ie the mtal saturated. It's the sound of saturation dclenche headbanging throughout the room and puts a smile on lvres other musicians. Crystal clear sound is clear and easy prcis but drool on the big attacks, we feel that the head is made for the saturation.
This gives the lamp a prampli trs his warm, bluesy rock and then heavy mtal type. With prampli diodes, we obtain a more cold but more prcis, and it is the one that can push the saturation to its limits. ie trs away while remaining clear.

All the above effects are not suitable, I used a Boss GX700 and his silent rotten (grsillant digital). Since I have a G-Major TC Electronic is even better than the sound is still not as good effects ... The same problem arises with the effect INSRE pedals in the loop.

It is noted that the head does its full potential that grows in an adaptive baffle. A mesa 4x12 cabinet quip in cllestion vintage 30 is the references. In the baffles in ENGL clestion also gives a vintage 60. For the less fortunate marshall speaker cabinets lack safe but when even give satisfaction.

OVERALL OPINION

Trs trs good amp, much like any mesa boogie complt but without major weakness.

I've had almost 3 years and am fully satisfied.

The effects loop seems to me the only improvement, capricious and parallle. Bypass the same changes when the sound ... and less powerful. It is the only black spot.

Have a flight case for not rglages that are lost in transport is strongly recommended.

Change all the lamps of all is quite expensive (about 300/2000F), are strongly advised to remove the lamps that are not used (the rectification circuit lamps in my case) to make some economy. This amp is fairly robust if we do not heat shock on it and if we let be the ventilation. Do not entrust Repair Tool as aggressive rparateurs MESA / Boogie if it can be biting your fingers.

If you count the weight of the head and the cabinet that goes derrire must be tough to carry a minimum throughout and have adapted vhicule. Having said that price you can almost buy a car expr