Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier: Tube Amp Maintenance 101

Tube Amp Care and Maintenance: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
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[@WalmartTom]

1:22 I felt the pain

[@abc56735]

Need to do this with my 5150 III. Keep pushing the cleaning to another day. It have been almost 10 years since I bought it. lol.

[@SayiTube]

i like the way you play and you presentation !!!100% ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thanks for sharing !!!

[@wadepatton2433]

Givin' 'er a bit of the ole in/out in/out eh? Great editing and music, I cannot believe I watched the whole thing. Kept my interest. Well done.

[@Zantrop64]

Noob question : why are there missing valves ?

[@michaelguenther3141]

Taking out half of the tubes reduces the output, the 100w head becomes a 50w one. It reduces the headroom and makes it break up/distort earlier IIRC.

[@mikewilky7288]

@@michaelguenther3141 is it safe?

[@jensenparker5504]

He halves the wattage of it so he can use his 6505 combo like a cabinet

[@whitneyschuster2439]

i own this exact amp and i was told by Mesa techs that this is indeed safe, HOWEVER there are a few things you must do: - remove one rectifier tube as well (doesn't matter which one) - use the next lowest impedance speaker output. for example, if you were using the 8 ohm, you now need to use the 4 ohm into the same speaker setup - make sure the two tubes that you leave are NOT on the same side! 50W mode is fun as hell 😁

[@moisesmohamed6023]

instaBlaster...

[@h34dyl4m4rr]

Yo! You missed a prime opportunoty to do an asmr video of you cleaning this. But anywho loved the video. It was cool to see what tube amps are like and what it takes to maintain them.

[@sohamsengupta6470]

This hurts me. Every single second of it. I can't even afford those tubes ffs

[@OfficialSNMvids]

That is one clean babied Mesa Dual Recto \m/

[@DVincentW]

Music is really good too..

[@laa0fa502]

Well time to get an amp tech

[@sicaurzica]

I was searching for a tube amp one KZbin and got this notification, nice :)) I'm glad I did tho The amp I was searching was the Marshall DSL20H, seems like a nice and powerful little amp.

[@J_Braz_]

Yeah I bought one a few months back. Only $480. Now they're 8 bills and backordered. Any problems with yours?

[@ryantandy307]

this vid is painfully effective

[@nickl2401]

Hey man weird question, but what year is this model?

[@zain8687]

(3:25) 😈nice job

[@WintermintP]

What spray were you using to clean the pots?

[@manbird2184]

My dream amp is a dual Rectifier

[@blcklstd6156]

Mine is a triple

[@sohamsengupta6470]

I guess the real question is: does it have a puny single diode rectifier or A FOOLL BRIDGE RECTIFIER

[@AirSoftGod001]

so buy one

[@David-cb9ec]

@@blcklstd6156 i own a triple rec and its the same thing as dual

[@TheGospelGuitarist]

@@sohamsengupta6470 You can go solid state rec or tube with a switch.

[@sicaurzica]

What is the background music?, it sounds so beautiful, is it a Skyrim track (A Night in The Forest or something like that)

[@stephenleebrownsr5521]

This isn't funny, it's informative. Jerk. :)

[@dwightschrute4506]

Stephen Lee Brown Sr IKR?! I thought it was going to be funny 😡

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

I fully expected some unhinged boomer tech going off on not knowing what to do 😅…. This was fun 👍

[@kingnothing2161]

How long can the caps hold their charge? Mine had tubes removed and shipped to me about 5 days ago, should be safe yeah?

[@shckltnebay]

What amp? May or may not be.

[@wadepatton2433]

The only discharged cap is one that you've safely verified as discharged. Fatal is serious. Be sure.

[@whitneyschuster2439]

just discharge them, every single time. takes 10 seconds. caps can keep high voltages for weeks under some conditions, it's not worth the risk.

[@BETHO1917]

Alguém dizer que produto é esse spray que ele tá usando pra limpar??

[@luiscarlossilva3744]

Limpa contatos para eletrônicos . NÃO pode usar wd não ! E usar luvas , pois esse amplificador armazena alta tensão nos capacitores .

[@gearheadroom]

Why you installed only 3 tubes? You did any MOD ?

[@edgardoarroyo7418]

Why you installed only 3 tubes?

[@realtruenorth]

Lethal voltages when unplugged? How can this be true? Do the capacitors store that much juice?

[@djstatix26]

Yes.

[@josephalvarez9841]

Yes

[@kathleenchristian1842]

can i use wd40?

[@luukpeeters9474]

ooooh god this hurts

[@ccelaya]

What kind of cleaner is he using?

[@J_Braz_]

You ever find out? He sprayed the f out that stuff for sure. Must be some type of contact cleaner. Deox-it perhaps?

[@krisharrop3764]

Unless your using isopropyl alcohol on your input jacks and tube sockets you will be leaving behind contaminants that will become conductive. That will destroy an amp. Only replace valves that are bad unless you have money to burn.

[@otavio048]

Heydo you have a voice?

[@kangaroofoot]

lol!

[@Cancun771]

Why does it have all these empty tube sockets?

[@thet740]

If you only place 2x power tubes on the Mesa Dual Rectifier you will get 50 watts instead of 100w, which for at home solo play, would be more ideal. I use an attenuator on my dual rec with all tube slots populated (100w) to get to bedroom levels. The new DR model known as the ''multi-Watt'' has a switch that sets it to different wattages without needing to remove tubes,

[@jamescassidy4045]

@@thet740 For 50w operation on these, if one did want to run on the Tube Rec, does it matter what socket you place the tube in, and does it def only need one? Also for SS Rec operation in 50w, does it need a Rec Tube at all, or do you just put one in for safety, or incase you want to use it?

[@shckltnebay]

Should at least buy her dinner first, what lube you using?

[@DVincentW]

Because 2:46 the in and out

[@user-or6hg9rq7h]

Why only 3 power tubes?

[@ParanormalGuitarChannel]

In order to decrease the wattage of that amp from 100W to 50W. I didn't have a proper speaker cab back then.

[@progpogs]

2:40 😩

[@michaelczesnozki1671]

Why don't you retube your entire amp, but just every other one?

[@Slappy_McSpankme]

He's running it at half power (50 watts instead of 100)

[@sohamsengupta6470]

@@Slappy_McSpankme I know that that affects your clean headroom, but does it affect your sound in any way? Also, does the steel plate that goes over the grille serve any purpose, or is it just decorative?

[@richardwillard]

should this man could he possibly be let loose to work on very old sports car carburetors? bot sure the amp will work now

[@popefang]

Very lonely man

[@alfredmiguelgarcia647]

Gutar give away 😁✌️

[@311splawndude8]

I don't recommend doing anything in this video. That was embarrassing to watch as an amp owner.