Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier does 80’s Hair Metal (no boost)

Use good studio monitors or headphones/earbuds for best sound.
Signal chain: Charvel Pro Mod/Gibson LP - Recto - UA OX Marshall 4x12 Greenbacks - SM57/Royer 121 - Apogee Duet - iMac - GarageBand - Reverb/delay for solos via Vanhala plugin.

[@devinponder6072]

This can't be happening. A KZbin video featuring someone that actually knows how to make a Mesa Rectifier not sound like ass. And even more impossible... he's not down tuned going chuga chuga! What's happening? My heads going to explode! P.S I've got a multi-watt dual, a 3 channel Triple and a Rectoverb 25 combo. Just warms my heart to run across someone on KZbin that's figured out they do more than chugging.

[@BPToneReview]

It’s difficult to find for sure. Todays gen is all into uploading vids which happens to be modern chug Cookie Monster screamo. Most 40yr olds and up are not posting vids of what they grew up on which is 80s and 90s rock/metal.

[@devinponder6072]

@@BPToneReview Exactly

[@hotroderdk]

It’s so thick and juicy! It’s totally got that “best of” modded 80’s amps thing going on! Sounds killer!!

[@fjk1138]

Sounds great all the way around, nicely done!

[@SluggerStark]

Sounde so good, Brent!! 👍

[@ballinbbbenji]

Just bought one. This was exactly what I needed 🙏

[@wizardsouthJP]

Sounds good Brent

[@BPToneReview]

Uberschall JP thanks Justin! I know how you like 80’s Hair Glam so this was for you lol

[@wizardsouthJP]

Brent Pearcy hahaha, play some Badlands, Jake E Lee is one dude from the 80’s I dig, and Lynch. King’s X counts as 80’s for me, no hair/glam for me.

[@LPMojoGL]

Badass

[@szveszs]

Convincing tone

[@genojohnston3583]

sounds great.. I had the cap mod -ALA Dean Deleo, done on mine.. Cleans up the recto fuzz... Great amps! So underrated.. Swap one more cap and you cab get AC-30 clean outta channel 1 ..

[@BPToneReview]

I ended up sending mine off to John Tokarski of JT Amps a year ago. It’s a complete beast of an amp.

[@anubis1335]

🤘🏻

[@SSStinger6]

What would you say is best for these tones but can then still also get pretty heavy: Multi-Watt Rectifier, Badlands, PRS MT100

[@BPToneReview]

100% Badlander in my opinion.

[@FEAROWNAGE]

I’m curious, considering that channels two and three on the latest revision sound identical, why did you choose the second channel in particular? Thanks!

[@BPToneReview]

I had the vintage mode already assigned to channel 2 and the vintage mode is what I used for this vid.

[@zombies418]

In person they sound different and have a slightly different feel. Channel 3 has a bit more gain on tap and a touch more bass where as channel 2, if you can dial it in right, is more like a very hot rodded jcm800. Personally I don’t like the raw modes on either channel, it’s just too round sounding for my taste even with the treble and presence maxed out

[@24MusicCarats]

Is a 2 channel dual rect capable of this under vintage mode? Any pedals needed or other gear?

[@BPToneReview]

No, not the rev G older 2 channels. I mean you can but it’s sounds flubby and undefined. You’d want to tighten it up with a boost of some type. May also look into the Badlander. While the mutiwatt revision is definitely an improvement, it still wasn’t enough for me and had John Tokarski of JT Amps (26 yrs with Mesa Boogie) mod the amp for me. He restructured the low end for a big but tighter thump, shifted the mids higher and removed the fizz and buzz. Also the raw mode has way more gain but with the same improvements mentioned above. Still a recto voice but improved 10 fold.

[@24MusicCarats]

@@BPToneReview damn so your multiwatt isnt stock? Where is this Mesa Tech at? Petaluma? I have a rev g and can get a multiwatt but idk if i wanna go thru all the mods. What do you think of the DSL100 for these tones ?

[@BPToneReview]

@@24MusicCarats in this video it’s 100% stock. John at [e-mail] is who modded mine. He’s in L.A.

[@guitarlandtv9977]

is it multiwatt version ?

[@BPToneReview]

Yes :)

[@guitarlandtv9977]

@@BPToneReview which year do you remember?

[@BPToneReview]

@@guitarlandtv9977 it was bought in 2017 but not sure if it’s an actual 17 or maybe 16.

[@guitarlandtv9977]

@@BPToneReview Thank you so much !