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For me, it has to be a first gen (non-multi-watt) 3 channel Triple Rectifier. I saved up for so long to buy that thing, and I had to wait about a month before I could buy the cab to play it through, and I was so excited, but when I finally turned it on, it was just…meh. Too much low end that...

Thirty-fucking-nyne. I remember hair metal from I was a kid, but I was also watching Knight Rider, AirWolf, and Dukes of Hazard, while my parents were blasting Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan (hehe), and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

I have one that will get me by for now, but I’m still on the hunt…I’m just not as desperate as I was thankfully! PM sent! No, it’s not the Coli. It’s a SimulClass “long head”, so it has the open port if anyone wanted to do the “R2” mod without sacrificing any of the other controls.

Hi guys! Want to trade for a Mark III Blue Stripe? I’m gearing up for live shows again, and I find myself in need of a Mark series amp. Specifically, I’d like to pick up a Mark III Black Stripe (or No Stripe). I’m also open to Mark IIs of varying revisions, but I need a GEQ. I currently have...

I agree. I bought a 3 channel Triple Solo Head (non-multi-watt)and I could not get it to sound usable, no matter how hard I tried. I fought with it for 3 years and finally sold it. I just couldn’t dial out the fizz in the treble, or the mush of the bass. Fast thrash riffs and single note funds...

Would you feel comfortable sharing the mods you made? I’d love to hear about them!

I totally agree! I love the voicing of these early Rectifiers, but I still keep my Rev Gs around because they sound so much different…so much more “Rectifier” like. EDIT: Like RXR mentioned above, there are sone mods that can be done to make the modern 3 channel Rectos sound more like the...

My Revision C (and D) is nowhere near as tight as my Coliseum or my other “normal” Mark IIIs. But, with that being said, they play as tight as you can expect an amp to track while having tonal depth they have. It sounds and feels to me like the early Rectos straddle the line between the fast...

Why not?! I’ve run a stereo rig with my Coliseum on the left channel, and my Triple Rec on the right. But, Pre-Pandemic, I was running the Mark IV.

Congrats man! I wish I could find another Mesa locally. BTW, are you certain you nabbed a Rev. G? Normally, the Rev. Gs all has the larger Mesa logo...

Hey Donnie, I’ve played all the amps in question. In my personal opinion, the Mark V’s modes for the IIC+ and the IV aren’t that close. It’s hard to describe, but I’d say the biggest difference is in the FEEL of the Mark V: - the Mark IV mode seems less “complex”. The best way I can try to...

My last ex had a very creative idea and ordered me a custom guitar strap from these guys... https://www.doubletreble.com/guitarStrapShop.jsp# It is the nicest leather strap I have ever played with. However, I will warn you, the ex had some heated interactions with owner, so maybe stay away...

Hahaha! Do they handle ferret rights too?! Sorry, no Herbert here...but I do have a few Coliseums and Triple Rectifiers in the stable.

I can visualize exactly the sort of scenario you are explaining. I had a buddy that was a great lead player, but had the worst, overly-trebly tone I ever heard. For months, I just wanted to hide a Wah in his FX loop, and lock it in the heel-down position without him knowing. Eventually, the...

Hahaha...ice pick city is not a fun place to be! I wonder if your presence pot was replaced at some point? Thankfully, I can run my pots in a more usable range, but I don’t goose them.

Edit: I’m speaking straight from memory, so you may want to research Skyes rig, but I specifically remember his rig with Blue Stripe Coliseums. Keep in mind, the Blue Stripes existed in 1987, and I remember a few late 1986 examples, but I don’t have my pics readily available. There were also two...

Well, I’d have to say no. Yes, the Blue Stripes are the most pissed off of any of the stripes, but I wouldn’t describe them as harsh unless you’re running the presence super high. Personally, i have 2 Blue Stripes: a Coliseum and a Simulclass. I run my treble on my Blue Stripe really high...

Stock? I personally think the lead channel would be in the ballpark, but I think a Purple would be a little less aggressive than Sykes tone. If you’re trying to nail Sykes tone, you’d be better served using a Blue Stripe like he did, but you could pick up a Black/Purple/Red/Blue Stripe and have...

The first III I ever played was a Purple Stripe, and I really regret not picking it up. The Lead Channel certainly sounded different...more dark, and missing some of the responsiveness of the No Stripe Channel 2 was much, much lower gain than any of the other revisions I ever played, but the...

I love my No Stripe. I used to read how much lower the gain was on Black/No Stripe Mark IIIs and pretty much wrote them off for my needs...until I played a few. Yes, they have less gain than a Blue and even a Red Stripe, but they have plenty of gain for any genre you want to play. I certainly...