NAD! Mesa 90's goodness. Blacker than the blackest black!

[itsallinmyh3ad]

Sup fellas? Hope you're all doing well. Just wanted to share some pictures of my new rig. After owning a Kemper for close to a year, I decided to sell it. I'm barely playing nowadays, but when I saw this amp I had to have it. '99 Dual Recto Blackface, Rev G. Sounds crushing! Also got an EVH 412 yesterday since I didn't have a cab. So far only running a Protone Dead Horse in the front. All I need to get is a noise supressor and a delay.

I've been wanting one of these for a long time, and after seeing Fit For An Autopsy live and talking with Tim about his, I been on the lookout.

So without further ado, here it is:

 

[vick1000]

Nice, I just got a '00 triple myself. Build quality is nuts, didn't even have to glean the pots.

 

[PlumbTheDerps]

HNAD! I'm pretty surprised FFAA uses rectos- I just assumed with the tightness of the music that it was 5150s across the board. Do you know if Putney uses them too?

 

[TheWarAgainstTime]

Looks mean!

 

[TRENCHLORD]

Awesome!

I'm thinking that is actually from earlier though, due to the pointer-style knobs.
It was around the 10,000-11,000 (97-98) when they switched (back actually) to the knurled knobs IIRC.

Does it have the detachable power chord? Mind giving the approximate serial #?

Oh, and also what tubes it come with, the str420?

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

Thanks fellas!

Vick, yes they are! This one belonged to an artist of a big Deathcore band, so it needed a little TLC, because it has its bumps and bruises, but still works like a charm.

Plumb, when I saw them Tim was using a modded 2 channel recto, and Pat was using a Mark V with mesa cab.

Trenchlord, the Serial is R-0125XX. It does have a detachable power cord. The tubes right now are JJ 6l6GC's, but I'm considering switching them. Any recommendations?

 

[TRENCHLORD]

I just pay a few$ more and get the stock mesa440 tubes. I think they're selected rebranded Ruby.
I've tried their str447 (which are EH I thinks) and as much as I like them for what they do well I still just can't do without that big 6L6 depth.

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

I feel you. I thought about getting EL34's or KT77's but I'm still unsure. I need to get new tubes for sure.

 

[vick1000]

Tubes Kits for Mesa Dual Rectifier

I just ordered a complete metal kit for my tri-rec, with the Ruby EL34 BHTs. I prefer the mids of EL34s to 6L6s. Pretty expensive for the tri-rec though ($230 shipped), but I expect good things from what I have heard.

Another thing I am considering is putting a rev C/D spec gain pot on the red channel, 1meg versus 500K, as done here...

The Boogie Board • View topic - Want Pre500 tone? Here's how to get it!

I have a matched quad of E34Ls if you want to try them, I know they can be hard on grid resistors though, just PM me if you want them.

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

Thanks for sharing that, Vick! Definitely looks easy, just need to find the parts. I've also read about the E34L's being kinda hard on the amp. I do appreciate it though! Thanks!

 

[Steinmetzify]

Fvckin rig of death right there. Love early Rectos dude. HNAD!

Why switch out from the Kemper? Not playing as much and it's a big chunk of change to sit there unused or just wanted to go back to tubes?

 

[Promit]

Hm. EVH cab means G12M-EVH, or in other words Heritage series Greenbacks. I wonder how that works out with a Recto, rather than the traditional V30?

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

I really dig it. It sounds comparable to a V30, without the mid spike. It also sounds creamier. Really liking it. Cab feels solid as hell, too.

 

[Endnote]

Seriously, the pictures you took make this look phenomenal. Bravo! I love the look of the blackface plate cover.

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

Fvckin rig of death right there. Love early Rectos dude. HNAD!

Why switch out from the Kemper? Not playing as much and it's a big chunk of change to sit there unused or just wanted to go back to tubes?

Thanks man. Yeah, it was just a lot of money sitting here and not getting used. I got this whole half stack for less than the going rate of a normal dual recto head, so it was a no-brainer, haha.

 

[Trashgreen]

Nice, simple and badass amp setup. That´s pure valve sound right there!!

Congrats!

 

[thrashcomics]

I want one of these so bad

 

[op1e]

Just don't kill that poor 80w cab!

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

Its 100w haha

 

[itsallinmyh3ad]

Just made my first mod...Effects loop from Parallel to Series. Sounds 1000x better.