Can anyone identify this Mesa preamp?

[koalasaurus]

I sent it over to Mesa and they had no idea what it was, maybe someone here does? I cannot for the life of me find anything online like this, kind of fishy.

 

[dirtyfunkg]

Any photos of the back?

My guess is that if you email Mesa, they'll answer the question for you. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a knockoff recto pre.

 

[RaceU4her]

i remember seeing a couple of these for sale somewhere, i think it was a russain builder?

 

[koalasaurus]

Yep I emailed them and the response was "I have never seen that before." That's what I was guessing, that it's some knockoff.

Here is the backside of it

 

[Snave]

It's not a real Mesa. Some kind of Russian copy preamp.

 

[japetus]

I am always interested when I see oddball clones and stuff like this. Like what if it is actually some holy grail sounding piece of gear but it's so obscure that nobody would take a chance on it. Of course on the other hand, it could be a re-housed DOD grunge and catch fire.

 

[koalasaurus]

That's exactly what I'm thinking, part of me wants to buy it and see what happens. I know I shouldn't, but I'm intrigued..

 

[RaceU4her]

That's exactly what I'm thinking, part of me wants to buy it and see what happens. I know I shouldn't, but I'm intrigued..

id take a risk for 300

 

[mooncobra]

Very strange , if Mesa didn’t have a clue as to what it was, it’s obviously bogus

 

[japetus]

Dare I say can you ask for gut pics? I'm guessing they won't, it would just be interesting to see the innards.

 

[boltzthrower]

Animal Sound. I have pedal pre's of his E530, JCM 800, SLO 100 and Recto. Legit tones.

http://preamps.ru/rectifier.html
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rectifier-mini-head/232898050508