New Amp Day...Mmmm...

[Leuchty]

After heaps of research and hours of contemplating and a (very nice guy on ebay ), I pulled the trigger. I got one.

I FUCKIN got one...yes!!!

Now some picage...

Ooh yes! these things sound fuckin massive!

The MESA and the 6505+ are very different machines. I love them both.

Now I just need a different cab for the Peavey...

 

[petereanima]

congrats!!

awesome setup! and for the cabs: believe it or not, i found the Dual Recti sounding better with an old Marshall 1960 than with the matching Mesa cab - while the Mesa cab seems to fit the 6505 pretty well - just something you might consider!

 

[Leuchty]

congrats!!

awesome setup! and for the cabs: believe it or not, i found the Dual Recti sounding better with an old Marshall 1960 than with the matching Mesa cab - while the Mesa cab seems to fit the 6505 pretty well - just something you might consider!

Thanks man, I was considering a Marshall or maybe Engl.

 

[155]

awesome set up , do yourself a favor and put el34s in the recto! enjoy

 

[TasmanSam]

nice man, should try running those beasts in stereo, now that would be crushing

 

[Apophis]

Congrats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JamesGregory]

Cool amp man! I like the Rectos!

 

[DaveCarter]

Nice score dude! You'll be very happy with it

 

[sami]

you lucky sunuva!

 

[budda]

Nice rig. Isn't the mesa cab stereo? i'd run 'em both through one for now.

 

[Shaman]

Oh yeah! That's the good stuff.

Mesa Recto's are my all-time favourite amps.

Congrats man!

 

[Mattmc74]

Congrats! Thats an awesome rig you have there.

 

[Leuchty]

Thanks everyone.

I plan to try EL34's. And yes I will run the two in stereo and A/B them.

I just found the other speaker cable last night. The Peavey needs a retube though...bad. JJ's should do the trick.

 

[PeteLaramee]

Awesome. All new amp days are awesome.

 

[SpaceDock]

 

[Cheesebuiscut]

/jealous

 

[budda]

Thanks everyone.

I plan to try EL34's. And yes I will run the two in stereo and A/B them.

I just found the other speaker cable last night. The Peavey needs a retube though...bad. JJ's should do the trick.

Put the mesa 6L6's in the Peavey and put JJ EL34's (or KT77's ) in the dual rec.

 

[Leuchty]

Put the mesa 6L6's in the Peavey and put JJ EL34's (or KT77's ) in the dual rec.

Budda, you're a fuckin genius!

I seriously would never have thought of that.

Tell me, what would the 77's give me?

 

[warped]

Killer rig!!! I think you should get a Vader 2x12 - they sound wicked through the Mesa Dual Rectifiers - and lots of heavy bands do the 5150/Vader combo and get wicked tones.. They are still pretty reasonable with all the shipping to Aus as well (< $1000). I think my Vader 2x12 sounds better than my Mesa OS cab with my dual rectifier.

And having a 2x12 is great for portability/saving your back when you don't need to take a 4x12..

Congrats on your rig!! Can you post a quick comparison? Tightness, tonefull-ness, what you like/dislike about each amp? I'm hoping our other guitarist will get a 5150/6505 when he sells his current gear.

 

[kmanick]

congrats ! nice rig you've got going on there.
Kt-77's are like the best of El-34's and 6L6's in one tube. you get the added
EL-34 upper mids but more bottom end . I use them anywhere I would normally use an EL-34.
this my old Rectoverb with Kt-77's in it. (for an idea of what you get with them in a Recto).
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