All user reviews for the Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier Solo Head

50 watt amp 2 channel all-tube ...
2 pedal switches (bright / saturated and boost / no boost).
Effects loop constantly active.
8ohm mono.

I put 7 because I am frankly disappointed that you can not disable or enable the effects loop through the bottom bracket ...
I also find that the length of the cable bracket is really poor especially on big stages ...

UTILIZATION

Easier to use is not!
You turn the knobs and it sounds ....
Manuel really not helpful ... Do not just turn her head if she is not related to HP.

SOUNDS

Very good sound throughout ... provided they are connected to the HP Mesa / Boogie or ENGL ... otherwise it's dirty, not precise ...
The clean sound is nice but no more. (It is not Fender)
The crunch sound is very good (it is well worth a big fat Marshall)
The sound is very good vintage Lead
Lead Modern sound is excellent.

In all cases there is a huge dynamic range and the spectrum is very wide ...

Big disappointment all the same when I use the effects loop (mix to 100%): loss of precision, dynamics, and cleanliness and this dramatically ... for this reason I put 7

I play mostly metal, but also blues and rock.
I played on Gibson SG and 7 Strings ...

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this head in 2000 and I've never found better in terms of its versatility and (I've tried everything: Fender, Orange, Marshall, Engl, Rivera, Soldano, etc.) must also say ... aesthetic level that is no better: she is really beautiful is thrown on stage ... a show in itself <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_lol.gif" alt="" />

I am tempted by Diezel VH-4, but frankly it's ugly.
So I think I would go on because it offers Dual Rectifier activation through the effects loop pedals ...

What I like most about this head:
Its look, its power, small footprint (less 2fois a big HK, Marshall, etc.), Modern Sound Lead, robustness, and its manufacturing quality copy, reliability (never failed in 10 years).

I think this head is a pure success, you really feel it was designed, engineered and assembled by rockers to rockers ... really a beautiful thing ...

The Mustang Amps, and like any good American it is well worth its price.

LOL

The Mesa/Boogie Single Recitifer is the 50 watt version of the famous Rectifier line that Mesa offers. However, just because it's a 50 watt amp doesn't mean it's a slouch. In fact, this is one of the tighter amps in the Mesa series. It features two channels with independent EQs and voicing switches, a solo boost, EL34/6L6 switch, parallel effects loop and a slave out feature.

UTILIZATION

Despite this being a 50 watter and missing the tube rectifier switch, this amp breathes fire. It's loud enough for any situation out there and will bury the hardest hitting drummer. The voicing switches help make this amp fairly versatile, too. The solo boost is probably the coolest feature on this amp; I really wish I had one on my rackmount rectifier. The loop, however, is bad. It can never get fully wet (fully serial or however you want to describe it). It's always like around 90%. That's probably the biggest drawback about this amp, utilization wise.

SOUNDS

The thing sounds so pissed off that it's ridiculous. Personally, I always throw an overdrive in front of rectifiers to really tighten things up. Once you do that, it can play any kind of metal you can think of. Although this is primarily a metal amp, it can do some decent cleans with the help of the voicing switches. Lead tones are decent, but I wish they'd be a bit more chewy. Midgain on this is sometimes hit or miss, depending on what you're going for.

OVERALL OPINION

The amp is a great amp for those looking for a metal tone, especially once it's boosted. If the Dual Rectifier is too much money, this is an awesome alternative. It has enough power to play on stage with the hardest hitting drummer, has a pretty good amount of features and is pretty cheap on the used market. Just be aware that the effects loop is kinda finicky when it comes to certain effects.

Mesa head lamp 50w amp.


UTILIZATION

Specifies that I wish I did not availing oneself of this amp. I recorded in studio and also played on that of a friend.

I confess to having an amp ultimate esper, its perfect for the styles and tt I t dcu.
In fact it is well suited for heavy rock, but I t surprised that bcp user adding a distortion pedal to. I found that it lacked a little something saturation.
For sounds clear, ca t almost sounds complicated bypass with the lack of reverb. WADA is really an amp rock metal.

SOUNDS

Should your music style?
- Mine, no. I love metal but I need something that qque dlivre a real crunch blues, and jazz-funk cleans with real momentum. I do not think the account is there. For the best disto AC passes but I think that the ENGL is provided. Vintage, I do not see the (?)
I used the studio thinking that I would have the same quality cleans those combos. See anything.


OVERALL OPINION

I know very well the Powerball, the Marshall, Peavey 5150 very good quality price ratio AMA, etc. ..
To the metal, I prefer the Powerball. I think the single correct a very good report quality price. We can find easy opportunities for about 1200eur.
50w is very sufficient.
Needless Specifies that you can not play at home with AC. Repeat / studio / concert then.
My overall opinion is that it is a good amp but have played on it without the aqurir I thought it would be largely multimdia the powerball. So I put an average rating of good for mackerel versatility. you see what you are looking for.

Amp any lamp.
With an impressive range of adjustment.

It's 50 watts but what does it spits!
2 channels, 2 modes and 3 modes in clean saturated (since version 2) and different from version 1 with only 2 modes saturated.
Version 1 did not, my remarks are to be confirmed.

Note, I do not know the difference in sound with the dual (100w) but in any case, I can say that the 50w is plenty sufficient in terms of volume to play again (I do not exceed 1 / 3 for my with ball and hand-pack)

UTILIZATION

For an apartment, count only play on its clear as it is much weaker than the popping sound.
For the saturated sound is not worth it, he must juggle the threshold of "I have no sound" and the threshold of "wow this is too much" ... typical of tube amps.
The configuration can be simple and complicated, let me explain ...

With this amp (and a good guitar) was at once a pleasant sound to hear the sound of grinding with an impressive presence. on the other hand, if one wants to find the sound that suits us perfectly, the game becomes more exciting but longer-law ... and the panel is important, what is fun.
But it is only happiness!

For the manual, I can not answer, I just read the news about things that needed to be careful not to damage it.
To adjust the sound, it was with the hassle of trying to me ...

SOUNDS

I just located my usage to help you understand the positives and negatives that I could attribute to rectify this head ...

I went through a Marshall 8240, provided that overlook the big sound, you understand me ... (This was to make my debut rock but considering the price, I could not afford better)

I then made a big leap forward with a Mesa Express 5:50 to play at home with his Mesa.
In its clear I was blown away, beautiful! (As much as 5 watts in 50 watts but above 50 ...)
But what was my disappointment with distortion ...
Wanting a rock sound that is the punch (not metal I mean, really now) I quickly realized, to my cost, that the 5:50 ET to really rock the Blues, on the other hand, for which he done its job. (Well again, it's still my opinion)

But with the correct, you enter another dimension. The sound is distinctive and unmatched in my opinion (subject to find one, but I think not, check in each case)
Always it is only the modern mode (most used for me) and a gain little pushed, the sound makes me, well ... some particularly pleasant sensations ... What is enjoyable! (Excuse the term).
It comes in, it's clean and not mushy (some say there may be better but I could not test) in any event, what a slap! ...
Severe snoring ca ...

I have not been able to test the effects in the loop (noting that the loop is not activated / deactivated by switch) and it seems to me that his biggest negative point.

It is also true and it is a time lag in channel change but hey, nothing is perfect ...

Hence my score of 8.
If that does not bother you, the note may be higher ... it almost makes me sick at heart not to put him over.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week.

I could exchange it against my Combo Express 5:50 and do not regret.
I lost the speaker in history and currently plays on the Marshall that a colleague has generously lent for the occasion ... I want to thank because without him I can enjoy.
I dare not imagine what it can give a 2 * 12 Series Rectifier ...

Do not see this as a idolâtrerie this brand or what model amp but really, I'm seduced.

I was much under the spell of clear sound of the Express, as there is love crazy popping sound ...

It goes without saying that I will ever be the choice if I had not already done so.
As everyone said, nine is expensive, very expensive but the quality is there ... therefore may be more to choose from OCCAZ.