Mesa Boogie Mini Rectifier Twenty Five Head | Review

Combining the classic 2 channel/ 4 mode Recto preamp with their exclusive Dyna-Watt power amp, Mesa Boogie has revolutionised perceptions of the compact amp can achieve bringing boutique tones and putting them into a ‘lunchbox’ sized amp head. Nick Jennison test drives the Mesa Boogie Mini Rectifier Twenty Five Head.
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[@willhaze7807]

Wow! It's amazing that the Mini Rectifier has been out as long as it has and only now with this demo is there a proper play-through review of this amp. Fantastic demo with excellent play-throughs of all the features of the amp AND sufficient explanation of what each segment is covering. Bravo on finally getting a good demo of this amp out after all these years!

[@KenNewmanMusic]

This is HANDS DOWN the best amp demo video I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Clear, tons of technical info and absolutely stellar musicianship. My compliments ....

[@TheJCHdez]

Best mini rec demo ever, great playing and selection of tones

[@Mondayman622]

Probably the best demo of this little amp in KZbin land. I just got this head and cab last night and this is a great reference video to dial in my tone!!! Thank you for such a great demo...

[@Thirteen31Music]

Nice to finally see a proper review/demo of this amp. I played on one of these in a shop recently and was blown away by how amazing it sounded. It has some serious serious balls but has stunning clean and pushed sound too. Also agree with the other comment on the volume boost when you switch to the modern mode - caught me out and now my ears are still ringing

[@fjk1138]

FINALLY - someone who plays this little beast the way it should be played! Great demo!

[@Dani_Cano]

And that's how a review is done. Brilliant!

[@BigMikeGuitar]

Nice to see a proper review!

[@sukekiyo2945]

What an excellent presentation and demonstration. Not to mention what a fine player, too ...

[@RoaldKoger]

What an awesome sounding amp!

[@robertciaschini7625]

Brilliant playing and analysis. I need to practice!

[@blizzbee]

Very nice to see this refresh review and demonstration. Had this amp since 2013. didn't play it much lately because it has one BIG problem... The problem is its BIG loud volume LOL. A bit too loud to get its optimum tone in the not-so-large space. Great amp anyway.

[@OfficialSNMvids]

I'm late to the party, but have been looking into getting a smaller amp instead of lugging my 100 watters and thoroughly enjoyed your review on the Mesa Mini recto! Keep on rockin' \m/

[@MarkoPavicMusic]

Great amp, great playin' by Nick!

[@lorenzschmidt6484]

Man you’re awesome I got this amp and finally know how to dial in some nice sounds (as soon as I can play like you😂) well done good job 👍

[@79lpcustom]

Great demo! You may have sold me on one of these! Thank you!

[@a.vandenhoek1289]

Great amp and a good presentation.... love the clean tone settings.....I have bought it

[@a.vandenhoek1289]

Yeah..... and I also bought the McCarty today

[@elvis_chen]

Nice demo! Thanks

[@Smoothtlknwhtboi]

Great demo and even better demo er

[@robertciaschini7625]

Beautiful playing btw... Cheers!

[@martinscholes9314]

Great playing, too!

[@dano8736]

Amazing tones! I was debating on what my next amp was gonna be. Not anymore! Just ordered one and it arrives today. Nice playing by the way! Hand made amp in the USA, it's hard to beat in the lunch box category.

[@nickevil4494]

Great choice. I've been gigging one for a year now and absolutely no regrets.

[@chrisdrumz7]

What do you think about it now? A year later?

[@leonemesis87]

4 years after, how did it go?

[@breakthewallprod6439]

sound is awesome!! and the player is really good!

[@123primoz]

Great review

[@angrytroll27]

Reminds me of the Surfing with the album guitar tone.

[@guillermopenagosgallegos4405]

Mini rectifier vs PRS mt-15???

[@AkiraSpectrum]

Killer sounds! Great review. Hard not to want this amp after this video :-)

[@JosephCee]

I review enjoyed this demo. Now Id like to see the Rectoverb 25.

[@alecyeager6624]

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[@stevenneufeld3791]

great video!

[@davidgann3251]

What microphone is used to mic this amp? 57 on a 1x12 cab placed at the edge of the center cone?

[@sujithedwin]

❤Amazing Review

[@MarkoPavicMusic]

Love it!

[@UnpleasantDog]

Awesome!

[@musicworkstujuh8109]

What cab type that you use in this video?

[@robertciaschini7625]

I think playing thru a 2x12 cabinet is crucial to tone quality. I'm sick of my single Celestion on my combo amps. I'm very tempted to get a small head some day.

[@florian6240]

It's all a matter of the style you are playing : 1x12 and combos do have a very specific sound, very focused and boxy. That boxyness can be a problem if you are into metal for example, but on other styles, a lot of people love that boxyness, myself included. I plug my mini rec on a 4x12 with eminence swamp thang and it sounds humongous, it kills every other 4x12 I tried, but sometimes I like to use my V30 1x12, just to change a bit. Also if I have a blues, jazz gig I will use my 1x12 because it suits more the tone I would be after, but on a more rock/metal gig, I'd definitely use my 4x12. In other words , one is not "better sounding" that the other, it's all a matter of style first, and taste second

[@gabrielebarbarossa5689]

What an amazing tone you got out of this lunchbox. Especially the lead tone how did you got such nice smooth lead.I own one as well and i just love it. But i just cant get a smooth lead tone because of that high end sizzle/crackle these rectifiers got. Does anyone has some tips or tricks? Keep shredding mate!

[@florian6240]

Presence is your friend in this case, turning it down will thicken, warm and smooth out your tone : what channel are you using for your leads ? Have you tried the pushed mode for leads ? This mode is absolutely killer and unbelievably versatile, try this : pushed mode with gain maxed, treble between noon and 2pm, mids maxed (this is crucial because it adds gain and smoothness), and bass at zero (also crucial, because in the green channel, the more gain you add, the less bass you want). Then again I suggest the presence between 6 and 9 o' clock, unless you have a massively dark speaker. The mini rec is to me the most versatile amp I have played and gigged in a long time, the only one that came close was the studio 22 + that I still regret selling. I know a lot of people would tell me about the mark series, which are also fantastic sounding amps, but they are the polar opposite of rectos : marks are super focused sounding, mids heavy and tight, while rectos are super open sounding, rather mid scooped and somewhat sagging in the low end. But the mini rec with its EL84 is way tighter (than its big brother's 6L6 counterpart), while still sounding open, huge and tri dimensional. Also if you are a boogie owner, read its manual, it is filled with crucial infos of how your amp operates and functions. If you don't have the manual, you can download it from boogie website, so you don't have any excuses now ;)

[@tankermanjake]

Damn dude you can play

[@maow001]

reverb is coming from the amp or you are using external pedals ?

[@hamadxjm]

I have this amp since 4 years. It sounds amazing but there are 2 main issues with this amp and I am thinking to replace it with a Victory amp. First, there is so much hiss when the amp turned into red channel, whether fx loop is engaged or not, the hiss will not go away. Second, the volume level almost doubles when I just switch between the vintage and modern modes in the red channel and I cant do that in live situation. It sounds amazing but I wish these 2 issues can be resolved.

[@Dave_OnTheRoam]

For the hiss put a Gate(Smart Gate by MXR for example) in loop.

[@robvoyles]

Rocktron hush kills the hiss instantly, dead quiet..... and the vintage and modern modes are not foot switchable so that is something not intended for live playing. set your switches then foot switch between channels. works perfect.

[@BbYyTtOo]

I'm buying one of these in a few months time, I'm in love with that tone for a very long time. I have a question, we all know that Gibson souds great with Marshall, Stratocaster with Fender amps. Guys, which guitar will make that amp sound the best??? I will use this amp mostly for metal. I'm thinking about ESP ltd SNAKEBYTE with EMG JH James Hetfield Signature Humbucker Set, or I should go with some Gibson??? Or maybe some Duncans???

[@chrisdrumz7]

There is not such a guitar that will make the amp sound best, it's down to what you like. Personally I would get a PRS with this amp

[@chitkasametananankul2896]

You may just switch to new PUs that come with more Treble.

[@ashleyjackson8538]

Does it help if you a good looking chap ? This is the bit I struggle with

[@justinTime077]

*what’s the diff between this, a double, and a triple Rect?* I really need to know. I wanna buy one bad, but not sure if I could save money and still get the tone I want! 🤩

[@florian6240]

Mini mec is 25 Watts powered by a pair of EL84 : dual rec is a 100 Watts, triple is 150 Watts, both are powered by 6L6 tubes. Preamp is the same, with slight tweaks for the mini rec to accommodate for EL84 tubes. Hope that clears everything.

[@nomadronin7361]

This amp has that Lynch tone built in.

[@mmagoon67]

I love how people are always complaining that the big amps are too loud but then all the reviews on these micro amps they're coming out with talk about how loud they can get.

[@nw379]

Wish it was easier to see what the dials are set to...almost impossible to see!

[@samwestonpotter]

All the high gain rhythm sounds he was demoing basically sound identical.

[@soundescapemn]

I have a question. Sorry in advance, I'm a huge scrub when it comes to things like looping and using multiple fx at once. So, I boost this thing's modern channel with a boss super overdrive, and to me it sounds great. I also have the single button channel footswitch that came with the amp. Is there any possible way I can get my SD-1 to turn on/off at the same time I switch from clean to dirty channels? I hate having to hit the channel switch THEN the SD-1, or have the SD-1 just on all the time making my dirty tone sound great, but messing up my clean tone entirely. Is there any way to fix this? Would the solution be a pedal looper? If so, how would I set that up to have the Mesa Footswitch get paired in a loop with my SD-1?? Like I said I suck at this. Please help if you can!

[@flynnedwards]

I’m interested in whether in this is possible

[@worsthandleever]

You may have already solved this, as I see your question was posted a while ago. In short, yes - use a looper switcher with a channel trigger that can be programmed with each patch. So patch 1 could be clean channel with the SD-1 off, and patch 2 could be dirty channel with the SD-1 on. The Boss ES-8 is great for this, and can re-order your pedals within a patch too.

[@robvoyles]

just hit the pedal first then foot switch, doesn't take but a half a second and doesn't cost a thing extra. I've always done it that way without a problem.

[@johns1159]

I just purchased a used Mini Recto. Best sound ever for recording.

[@sublimemymind23]

Was he using the 1x12 Cab?

[@schmumoney6260]

I think so, look where the microphone is placed.

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

I want one but I gotta get better at playing before I shell out some cash.

[@DownDeepFishing]

No solo boost :(

[@Malleuss]

I didn't need to listen to anything after the intro. You just sold me a mini rec AND a McCarty.

[@moimeme7839]

Kinsman if I had any money I’d say so😂😂😂🤷‍♂️ amps may all sound quite similar, but the vertical 2x12 stack with a mini rectifier is awesome looking

[@johnnymoraes23]

Is that a PRS Mccarthy? Or is it the Custom 25th?

[@therealjackfisher]

I want it, but its still too expensive :(

[@chuckaudio3191]

Not one bad sound out of that amp! Not one!

[@FEAROWNAGE]

Always a PRS with a Rectifier.

[@blizzbee]

Reminds me of Limp Bizkit.

[@moimeme7839]

That sure djents😂😂 nice demo

[@spacejockey4746]

Unfortunately, it doesn't take much to play that shit.

[@chrisdrumz7]

@@spacejockey4746 go ahead and play Bleed by Meshuggah

[@spacejockey4746]

@@chrisdrumz7 I've played that tune A LOT several years ago. And I still enjoy it (and the entire album, in fact) when I'm in the mood for it. So I do apologize by calling the entire genre "shit"; because there are good bands that play that style. However, it just starts to sound like the same thing when you listen to it too much. And it's annoying when so many people seem only to appreciate the most down-tuned, most distorted, most compressed guitar tones.

[@chrisdrumz7]

@@spacejockey4746 that's true, chugging on the 8th string is not that hard. The hard part comes when you combine odd beats and crazy solos in the middle

[@nathanbarth7909]

Is this too loud for an apartment on 10 watts?

[@mrbadsound]

That's an absolute beaut. But I already couldn't choose between ironball and the rest of the lunch pale kids

[@rodrigovalarezo6816]

Josef Wright Mini rec all the way dude..Ironball sound more like "digital"

[@mrbadsound]

Rodrigo Valarezo hey mate, what kind of heavy music do you play, and if you were allowed just one pedal to throw in front of the mini rec, what would it be?

[@fredriksvard2603]

Rodrigo Valarezo i find it overrated, now looking for either a prs 15w or a full sized rectifier. I’m not convinced lunchboxes have the punch for metal.

[@rodrigovalarezo6816]

@@mrbadsound I play modern metal like Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage and BFMV..but this amp is really versatile on cleans as well..if I had to put just one pedal will be the Flashback delay..maybe a HOF reverb too...and for metal I use ZW44 and NS2...cheers

[@rodrigovalarezo6816]

@@fredriksvard2603 Maybe you right about the price...but modern channel is almost the same punch as Triple rects when paired with 2x12 Rect Cab..besides consider that Mesa is handcrafted in USA and the price of this thing raised almost 20% since I bought it..so as investment its ok..never loose value..

[@liys540]

this amp sounds great but a lot of hiss comes from the mini beast itself when you turn to modern channel

[@matrixmodulator]

Hey, just wondering if you solved it after 7 months?

[@robvoyles]

Rocktron hush kills the hiss instantly, dead quiet. all high gain amps have to use noise suppression.

[@bustercampfiresongs]

That is a significant amount of hair.

[@zacharycollins6548]

GI has some great players, but goddamn they all over play on demos.

[@toadvinem]

Get a real amp not an imitation. These lunchbox amps just don't cut it.

[@robvoyles]

what is an imitation here?...... real amp just smaller.