Knot_Ur_Mom
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Picked up my fist Rectifier (a Single) super cheap but the transformers are rusted up… like a lot. Guts look clean. Plugged it in and it sounds decent. All I know is that it’s a series one single rectifier.
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xfactor23
Active member
Ew. I’d get some new transformers for that. Rest of it looks good but yeah what happened to it?
dave74
Well-known member
It sure was sealed-up well. The inside looks new and the outside looks like it barely survived armageddon.
serial 01234 f'n yeah!
serial 01234 f'n yeah!
ZEEGLER
Well-known member
Leave the transformers alone. A well known amp guru told me that rusty transformers are fine.
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tpruitt
Well-known member
Agreed. Amp looks fine.
Best mesa I ever owned was a single rectoverb. Killer amp
Best mesa I ever owned was a single rectoverb. Killer amp
Sneerim
Member
The guts are clean and rust on the xformers is cosmetic only. Clean it up and enjoy your new amp!
Knot_Ur_Mom
New member
I got for $800 is what happened to it ?
Knot_Ur_Mom
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Yes, I'm of the understanding that a rusty transformer is of no consequence.
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itsme
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Someone locked that thing up in a sweat box
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xfactor23
Active member
Or a cat pissed on the transformers, I've never seen a transformer look like that haha.
BesaMoogie
Well-known member
A lot pf transformers tend to corrode or even have some rust on them over the years. Not as much as yours, but they do. If the internals look fine (no corrosion) I would leave it.
BesaMoogie
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dave74
Well-known member
Probably Cougerkumm!
PBGas
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According to a friend who wears the tan pants, the rusty transformer sounds better because it is "worn in" and has better sympathetic vibrations through your entire signal chain resulting is better tone.
Knot_Ur_Mom
New member
Most likely Cougarkumm
Devin
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I've seen plenty of amps with transformers rusted like that tbh
Never been an issue
Never been an issue
Knot_Ur_Mom
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This article is great read thank you the link ??
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jaycal6
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Very underrated and undervalued amps. They rip.
Knot_Ur_Mom
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They do rip. But it’s about rip a whole lot more. It’s currently on its way to Sweden to get modified by Henric Hermansson ??
squealie
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Jesus Christ.
Did that thing go on an expedition to find the northwest passage?
Did that thing go on an expedition to find the northwest passage?