Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier - Playthrough

[@alastairtilley3585]

That Maxon OD is hanging on for dear life.

[@sluggo2005]

🏆

[@fender132435]

You can tell this killer tone isn't from the Rectifier, but rather coming from Ola's crotch. Look where the mic stand is placed. Ola, you really can make anything sound good!

[@andrewandrew4970]

I was never able to afford an amp like this but when I filled in for a few weeks with a local hardcore band I was able to use one of these and ever since I've considered it to be the absolute best amp I've ever had the opportunity to use. Such a heavy, bur not muddy tone with no modulations. I'll get one someday.

[@ABHORRANCE831]

I dearly miss my 2-Channel Triple. This demo sounds divine.

[@nathanbarth7909]

What were your settings? I'm having trouble with getting a crunchy low end like for pulloffs. Alot of bands like slipknot or in this moment have very crunchy low end tones even on single picked strings. I tune low in the bs or as but cant find the sweet spot. I use a ts od pedal and have that set correct and Seymour Duncan's pickups. It either sounds too flubby or thin on single cord strums. Sounds fine doing chords so I'm not sure how the single cord crunch is achieved

[@nathanbarth7909]

It also doesn't have any fizz which i thought they all had. I use silicone diode bold

[@mishrockman2532]

@@nathanbarth7909 just play with it bro....you should find it.

[@tucko11]

Third channel is the best

[@tucko11]

@@nathanbarth7909 whatever your sound is , there is not set precedent .

[@restacks8777]

Ola You're so young

[@jonathananthony1901]

I recently got a Dual Rectifier and the matching oversized cab. I was worried it would be too "Metal" for me, as I play in a cover band ranging from Eric Clapton songs to Breaking Benjamin to Stone Temple Pilots. I can say with absolute certainty that this amp can dial in ANY tone you want! Those different modes (raw.vintage.modern) on each of the gain channels really react and FEEL differently. I haven't been this pleased with an amp in a looooooong time!

[@Twobarpsi]

Me too (modern cover band) and yes you can dial it in!

[@3thirty3.90s]

I 3rd this comment. 90s cover band here and this amps my monster

[@slapjawed]

I've been using a 2 channel and a thee channel for at least the last 15-20 years and they never disappoint! Brutal tone

[@Twobarpsi]

Same. I bought mine in 2001, it was a used 90s amp.

[@Xyrium]

And I still come back to this amp for metal, every time.

[@OlaEnglund]

@dingle1 actually that's just the shaft, the tip of my penis is a SM57

[@cdawg-switchhitter2473]

To anyone looking to buy one of these I pulled the trigger today and let me tell you...this amp is something else. After going to a high gained tube amp I will never go digital again. This amp instantly bumps. The second channel is my favorite. It’s one of those things where you’ve always wondered “why can’t I get the sound I need” I’m here to tell you get a high gained tube amp. This amp in general is just a monster

[@MB-yw3pv]

IF YOU EVER GET FRUSTRATED WITH THIS AMP I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE IT

[@nuffdoggiggey4103]

Well, 6 years later, I have one solo interested?

[@bootymeatcrusher_69]

@@nuffdoggiggey4103 I'll take it 🏃

[@bon2yan88]

​@@nuffdoggiggey4103 gimme

[@shatteredsquare]

when i hear this guitar tone, i am filled with the overwhelming feeling that something is all at once very, very, wrong. that at the core, something has gone terribly wrong with the universe, and the impending apocalypse is as inevitable as death itself, from which there is no hope from escape.

[@thinkingjack]

Your description makes me want to buy one even more than I did before

[@kangaroofoot]

shatteredsquare Straight fishing for the top comment. I’ll admit it was impressive lol

[@guitarist321]

perfect balance of the amp and pedal gives you great tone... literally

[@ziggystardust48]

The Most Celebrated Super-Heavy Metal Guitar Valve Tube Amp Of All Time.

[@FEAROWNAGE]

That would be the VH4, but the Recto takes the cake in popularity for sure.

[@mvyper]

I agree, but I still like the Mark series more.

[@DmentedDude]

Clean boost + tube overdrive makes amps like these shine

[@coller666]

Dude, your heavy riffs are so inspiring

[@chreld]

Thanks for these videos. You have done a great job letting the amps come through so we can sonically make some comparisons.

[@Fedethedangerous95]

I wish you could see my terrified face as I heard the first notes... This sounds SO violent

[@brandoncurtin1947]

I own a triple rec and this tone is so easy to get that it isn't funny. Just get a guitar with active pickups, set the amp on channel 3, gain to 7 or 8, presence to 5, bass/mid/treble to 7/5.5/7 and you are all set. I use EMG 808 pickups and set it to 6.5/6/7 due to the pickups's naturally scooped mids and super low end. The trick to getting the best tone is a decent boost up front (ibanez tube screamer, Maxon equivalent, etc.), keeping the FX loop active with other pedals in the loop and back into the amp. There is something about the effects loop return that adds a bit more saturation to the finished tone. It isn't guitar gain as much as simply a volume boost before hitting the power amp for the real power boost.

[@Fedethedangerous95]

Brandon Curtin I've heard a lot of different opinions about Recs , but nothing about fx loop acting a bit "as a boost" per se... really cool to hear! I don't really find it hard to believe that you can easily get a mind blowing tone with a trirec, a boost and a good guitar... But I have to be honest, the demos I hear on youtube of this amp rarely amuse me (compared to its potential and its deserved fame). Anyways, how do you feel about the amount of master volume necessary to make this amp work properly? I've read tales about trirecs cranked on 4x12s that needed sandbags on the back, otherwise they would move backwards for the amount of air pushed... lol

[@brandoncurtin1947]

I have never heard of a trirec pushing a cab like that, but they sound amazing at loud volumes. As far as the volume controls go, for best tone (important note: this is with the master volume and fx loop active. You can operate the amp with the master volume bypassed and each channel volume acts like master volume. This recommendation is not for that mode as it is rarely used.), crank the clean channel to something like 8.5, and both distortion channels to about 6. From there, just use your master volume as your only volume knob. Adjust the solo volume as you see fit. The solo volume knob is purely boost, so when it is active, think of it as adding that amount to your existing channel volume. Some guys will use channel three as the rhythm tone and channel three as the solo tone. Why? Channel two's presence knob is maxxes out at a much lower level than channel three. This will prevent your solos from being too screechy. It works very well in that manner. The amp is way more flexible than you would initially think.

[@Fedethedangerous95]

Brandon Curtin so it doesn't need to be "Bleeding ears" loud to get tight? Good news, although I don't really think I'm in the position to get one soon hahah

[@brandoncurtin1947]

I think the 5150 line is tighter at low volumes but the recs have better tone along with the mark IV and V and JP-IIC.

[@OlaEnglund]

@hawg427 glad you like my videos! And I changed the text, ok now? ;) I would not give god any credit though for my playing. In Sweden we practice to get good at what we do.

[@xXbudred123Xx]

Pretty much the best amp ever made.

[@warpath6666]

Ola ... the master of testing all high gain amps. Pisses me off when I see demos done with high gain amps and they are all like "Ok, this is how this amp sounds on the clean channel ... now .... this is how this amp sounds at medium settings ... blah blah blah". Nobody really gives a shit about what these amps sound like on the "clean" channel/setting. We wanna hear these things wide open ... all balls !! Ola does this \m/

[@WFIST]

Thanks for the video. Nice to hear it goes heavy and crunchy without watching 10 minutes of bullshit

[@donovanrebbechi3334]

You've done a fantastic job at dialing in a tone that tightens this amp up nicely. The OD seems to help it too. However it has a kind of scoopy feel with a fat low end that doesn't really do it for me. I like the Mark tone (and the Peavey 5150 family) more.

[@123lowp]

Ola... you are the best for demos... all amp companies should thank you

[@juanibanezmdp86]

I have the same! and it sounds Exacly the same! Love it or hate it.. for 440 tune thrash.. it´s mindblowing. great review!

[@bobkornbrust7138]

I can tell a lot of people haven't played a recto in real life,mesa didn't make a bad amp first of all🤣.this didn't give you a good idea of how this amp sounds and its not his fault .you have to play this amp to hear the creamy sustain and tightness of it at high gain settings.and these aren't like a 5150 thats only good for metal and thats it,there's a lot of tones available in these amps in raw and vintage mode.go play one

[@brycedadevil2146]

That maxon OD is the only overdrive I been using lately and wow

[@C4ndleJ4ck]

I love that "rip" like sound you get from rectifiers. cant wait for my dual to arrive :D

[@OlaEnglund]

@guitargod445 thanks. all those amps you mention are great. It's more about how much money you have. the 6505 is the cheapest, but I would go with a dual rectifier or a Mark V

[@SkullCrusherStudios]

Mesa Boogie Triple Rectumfire

[@bucknasty69]

@Tony Sarrio no u

[@jboner668]

@LegoBen That's because it's an old school two channel recto. The ones you are talking about (and ones like what I have) are the three channel versions. I've never got to play through a two channel but supposedly they slay the newer 3 channel versions.

[@deathcore1239]

wow. the beginning sounded even better than the DAR FBM100 playthrough when you plugged in the rgd2120z

[@givemeajackson]

yeah, ola was a pure recto guy for quite a long time and owned a dual some time ago.

[@artvasch147]

man, every time I watch a mesa boogie amp video, i always say 'i need one'

[@MrTrixzzzz]

Look at Ola playing an Ibanez lol. Back in the daaaaaaay

[@mishrockman2532]

...just wondering....why does anyone downvote this shit....

[@TerranMacKay]

You should do a close up of the amp at the start of the video people can check out the EQ instead of having to deal with 854 people asking for it, just an Idea. great video man.

[@Abyssvx]

@Bojiggles1214 I like to have a lot of mids on my sound. It beefs it up and adds a crunch. Kinda like the 90s - present Metallica tone. Beefy and chunky. Which one would you suggest? I don't wantto spend over $2500

[@pisnahuj10]

Before I saw this video, i didn't like rectifiers, i thought they were to bassy, but now I see the beauty, if you will, of the tone, and realize this is the only amp for me, starting to save up as we speak. Thanks, btw :)

[@purge2240]

The Triple has more gain than most and you use a boost?

[@Twobarpsi]

The pedal adds some compression.

[@jonathanlanda1264]

love my 2 channel triple rec, got a good deal as the guy was hard up for money and a good deal on a recto os 4x12 with the uk v30s, sounds amazing and I can use any pedal to adjust the volume so I actually can saturate the tubes pretty happy with it, am really liking the orange amp sound too, I play most melodic punk but would imagine being able to get any sound I want from the trip rec, I use a metal zone I can really get some nice mids and lows and highs for that matter, all in all really nice rig though, nice vid..

[@FEAROWNAGE]

Here I go GET RECT

[@baba8397]

If multiwatt and 2 channel were same price. What would y’all get?

[@isaacclarke1597]

I like that you get articulation from the strings pretty well on this amp, but i don't like the way it articulates them, if that makes sense. For me, it's too tinny.

[@Abyssvx]

@Bojiggles1214 Would a Mark series amp or a Dual Rectifier be better for playing 80s and 90s rock/ Metal. Like Pantera, Slayer and Metallica

[@fjk1138]

The Rectifiers just sound so pissed off, which is exactly why I love them.

[@TobyKBTY]

Stupid question: If im just gonna play indoors, will a good cab still make a big difference as opposed to a small handmade 2x12?

[@sonyskymaster]

NICE !!! looks like you need a longer patch cable though

[@woodoo003]

Crazy sounds from that AMP !

[@OlaEnglund]

@GoreSmasher I use mine as a clean boost(gain:0, tone:12, volume:MAX). want even more turn the gain knob.

[@theendofacircle]

@SynasizedVengeance Are you using it on vintage or modern? Do you have it set on silicone diode? Whens the last time the tubes were changed?

[@paulsenification]

one of the best rectifier playthroughs! soundwise..

[@tucko11]

Oh ya the tone on these beast of amps

[@GASTONTHIBAUT777]

which is the computer teacher do you like? is true that the two channel triple rectifier is the best of all? that review would give me if you would have to choose thanks

[@JimmyTorque]

How hard do you normally have to gate a recto to get the brutals out of it?

[@JosephCee]

I literally JUST watched your Peavy 6505 play through video and it sounds like shit compared to this one. Holy shit Mesa Boogie is amazing.

[@CrossPain11]

@AKAJACE1337 It's a Maxon OD808. Basically the same as a Tube Screamer.

[@DivorcedFL]

@GuitarRazze That would be cool. When I get one I'm gonna borrow my buddies RK rectifier and do a shootout, and maybe a powerball 2.

[@raskolnikov1873]

I really dig these videos you're doing. I think you do the rest of us a great service by demoing all these amps and letting us know what they sound like (or can sound like). By the way, what gauge of strings do you have on the RG2120?

[@AutoDidactic26]

@livepunx I do that too because the longer your cable is, the more the signal deteriorates.

[@TristanJCumpole]

@fearedse Angled in from the centre 45°? That's very traditional. Mine looks just like a Telefunken U47.

[@elsantish]

Hello Bro, I have a question. How can get the same tone using the Mesa Triple Rect 3 channel and the mxr zakk wylde overdrive? could you share the settings please. tks so much. regards

[@Inudutias]

fucking love your solos

[@mike.ashton]

Recto's sound horrid without a boost. and when you crank em. but there is a middle ground with the boost that sounds very tasty. great job

[@MrGoth777]

Hey Feardse! i noticed you use alot of bolt on gutiars, do you prefer bolt on over a solid neck through construction? my personal taste is neckthrough, something about it tickles my pickle :P

[@stelioslioste9398]

Hey Ola, great job, love your videos and that tone man is awesome. But help me to understand please im new in learning gear and amps . I notice that in a lot of your videos with high gain amps , you use maxon-OD808 in your signal chain. Why is that? You use it for tone shaping or to add gain? And what settings do you use on the OD808? Thanks!

[@figureeightli]

im looking for a hi gain amp but i wouldnt be playing metal on it, more post punk/hardcore-ish kind of stuff, and i cant decide what to get. mesa, peavy,..ect, and im not necessarily looking for a head and cab because im going to use it to record, so a combo would do. do you have any suggestions? also im looking for something that is versatile

[@Madbutcher305]

@fudd67sgto XXX is probably your best shot. Tri Recto costs a ton, but Mark V is pretty much the best amp you can get. A mark IV is almost as good, though both are very expensive. XXX is my personal recomendation.

[@Jaimelrz]

Congrats man!!! your video are amazing!!! Greeting from Peru!!! I want to ask you why you use an OD with the Mesa? Isn´t the gain of the amp enough?

[@DivorcedFL]

@GuitarRazze We shot some footage last night of the 333XL up against a powerball 2 with a fatboy cab. There was little if anything in it, even though the ENGL had an extra channel.

[@alexzemaitis1207]

Why does every triple rectifier video have metal songs in the demos? can you play some punk like what Tom Delonge did on his Triple Rec.?

[@internalember231]

Most likely to show the versatility of the amp, as metal is way more versatile than punk.

[@System_Down]

sounds badass with the maxon od on. i have a modded maxon od pedal.

[@dusted04]

@EternalDamnation11 i just traded my mark v for a reborn dual rec having played both if you want heavy thick metal distortion tone go for the dual rec if you want good solo tone and less bottom end with more brightness go the mark v both are really good amps the mark v can achieve black album tone easily but it dosnt do the modern stuff really well ! hope this helps !

[@givemeajackson]

@dusted04 aint that a new one? i highly doubt that they change anyfing significant in terms of tone since everyone wants the original recto sound!

[@ShaunWitt]

can you get this high of a gain on a dual or single rectifier? are they basically just lower powered than the triple? or is there a real difference in tone?

[@AllisonsDegradation]

not much difference in sound or tone, just the triple has more headroom making the sound more open, more clear. Both are great amps.

[@fudd67sgto]

i play metalcore like killswitch engage so what amp would be better? peavy 6505, peavy valveking, peavy xxx, mesa dual recto, mesa tri recto, or marshall jcm 800?

[@GoreSmasher]

Hey Broseph. Mind sharing your Maxon OD808 settings for very high gain? Pretty please.

[@RICHO20]

hey very nice sound! do u use any kind of gate to keep it that quite?

[@pyramidhead1361]

What's the thing you plugged from your Maxon to your amp?

[@DYLANCRAZYAS]

hey, whats that green pedal on top of the amp is that like a nosie gate pedal or something.

[@1xRacer]

Cant wait to hear more Dar!

[@alanharper1718]

Hi, Im looking for the best amp for metal that has that signature ( Metallica ) sound. Does the Mesa triple reflecter your playing sound just as good without the pedal your using? this is something I am definitely considering of purchasing in the future. Im currently using a line 6 spider 4 120 watt and looking for an upgrade because i recently bought the emg jh pickups on my epiphone les paul and hoped that it would make a huge difference in the sound and it ended up not sounding great at all, would you recommend this to me?

[@nuts0that]

Is money an issue? If not, then by all means buy a Triple Rectifier and the Maxon OD808. You'll be able to create loads of awesome sounds, including a Metallica-type sound. But that amps gonna set you back two grand before you've even looked at speaker cabs! Plus a hundo for the pedal. If money IS an issue (lord knows it is to me) then there are cheaper ways... You can find Dual Rectifiers for less money (especially 2nd hand) but even then they cost shit-loads. But they have all the same circuitry as the Triple Rectifier, they're just 100W instead of 150W. And 100W (even though it sounds like less than your 120W Spider) in a tube amp that's MEGA loud! For maximum corner cutting you can get away with much cheaper amps. Pretty much any proper tube amp head will kick ass with a decent boost pedal. You can get an Ibanez TS-9 for a fairly reasonable price. I reckon you can keep your Epiphone and your EMGs. No matter what though... the one thing you can't skimp on is the speaker cabinet!

[@nikitofin]

hey dude did you try the tremoverb or the rectoverb? cheers

[@ZediBaptista]

Hey guys quick question out there and need your help, since I have a 150w triple rec, does the cabinet I plug it to have to have a minimum of 150w too, or will I be ok in getting a normal recto cab 2x12?

[@wolfgang2007aaaaaaaa]

Hmm is that V30 speakers in that 212 or C90's? Also Ive never seen head before, I thought triple rectifiers had 3 channels? This one looks like a single rectifier...

[@GiordanDrago]

Maxon OD 808 it's an overdrive,distorsion came out of the amp.

[@demonbike666]

Is there much difference in tone from the first generation 2 channel heads like this one compared to the new 3 channel heads?

[@Abyssvx]

@kudlajz If you want a scooped Metallica tone only... get a Rectifier. If you want to do Their 90s-10s sound... Get a Mark IV... They sound really good with high mid range.... They can also be scooped for a Justice tone and Puppets.

[@kenny111887]

do u like the triple rectifier (including maxon od808) better than the diezel VH4 (with maxon od808) ?

[@EternalDamnation11]

How do you think this amp would do in a live environment? I'm completely stuck on which amp to get, and just want a comparison between this and the mark v on how they would do live. thanks!

[@FatSynthDude]

Stupid newb question: The Triple Rectifier outputs 150 watts and the 2x12 can handle 120 watts. Is that a problem so long as the amp is kept down to reasonable levels? I ask because I noticed Ola is running it like this, I just got a Triple Recto myself, and the money is starting to run dry.

[@baba8397]

I too wonder this

[@OlaEnglund]

@wannagotopopeyes well it works for its purpose, but still the speaker cones will move less so it doesn't completely do the amp justice.

[@dusted04]

@fearedse any preference between the 2 or 3 chanel head ! i currently own a multiwatt 3 chanel head but the 2 chanel dual rec has always interested me !

[@pisnahuj10]

@ClosedUnsink This is the old version, only the new ones have the 3 chanels

[@subwidatwil]

hey, ive got a triple rectifier and im using a mxr zw44 overdrive right now. if you know, how does it compare to the 808? thanks.

[@ariskoskinas]

I am sure now that this amp is better than everyone else you have tested...

[@SeverinoSE]

Ola Englund Great sound and thanks for sharing! I was wondering... The 2x12 cabs are less loud than 4x12's, right? I apologise if this is a silly question :) And, if it is, I assume the 1x12 cab would be even quieter?

[@masterzparkour]

Yes.

[@SeverinoSE]

Pedro Iago Thanks, buddy. About these tones, it seems that either because he used an attenuator or because of KZbin's compression, they don't sound so different as in real life.

[@crestfallenode]

Which do you prefer? three channel or two channel rec?

[@garyjfoster]

love the videos man....great job