Dual Rectifier Rev C on reverb! #0015

[RJF]

First, completely worth the price. These amps are more geared towards collectors at this point as someone already touched on. I wouldn't even consider selling my mint blackface rev C for under $3500.

I'm also one that has owned a bunch of early rectos and the first thing I always do is switch them to EL34's. My stock rev F is really good, I've had it for over 10 years now, and my triple rev F that was modded by Kyle Rhodes is really, really good. BUT, my best recto has been my rev C. A tube screamer in front and that amp is just awesome sounding. I've had about 4 different rev G dual and triples and while they are pretty close to an F, I prefer an F and earlier. I could care less about cleans, don't think I've ever even tried the clean mode on most of them. Orange to modern with a boost in front.

The one recto I've never had the chance to play with is a rev E, they are actually probably the hardest revision to actually find. There were only about 120 of them made.

 

[RJF]

IMO just get a '94 or earlier Trem-o-verb. Kills any of the Rectifiers IMO.

Yea...NO.

It's all personal preference tonally. If the Rev. C's were so awesome then why did Mesa do any revisions at all? For me, I've tried a ton of Rectifiers, including the hyped pre 500 models, I prefer the Trem-o-verb over all of them.

That is what a lot of companies do, especially Mesa. THe earlier the revision, the more "soldanoish" it tends to sound with the way it cuts and the mids. Obviously music in the mid 90's was making a big change towards sloppier guitar tones with grunge and Nu metal. Mesa is in the business to sell amps, and revised their products to fit what people wanted at the time.

I've had 1 tremoverb. I thought that thing sounded terrible. Loose..., looser than any early 2000's 3ch dual I've ever played through.

 

[NewWorldMan]

First, completely worth the price. These amps are more geared towards collectors at this point as someone already touched on. I wouldn't even consider selling my mint blackface rev C for under $3500.

I'm also one that has owned a bunch of early rectos and the first thing I always do is switch them to EL34's. My stock rev F is really good, I've had it for over 10 years now, and my triple rev F that was modded by Kyle Rhodes is really, really good. BUT, my best recto has been my rev C. A tube screamer in front and that amp is just awesome sounding. I've had about 4 different rev G dual and triples and while they are pretty close to an F, I prefer an F and earlier. I could care less about cleans, don't think I've ever even tried the clean mode on most of them. Orange to modern with a boost in front.

The one recto I've never had the chance to play with is a rev E, they are actually probably the hardest revision to actually find. There were only about 120 of them made.

Completely agree with you, though I tend to prefer 6L6's. My Rev F and Rev G sound almost identical, but my Rev G is an early production one which I do think sounds a little different from the later 90s G's. My Rev G is also (oddly enough) built into a Rev C chassis, complete with "7-10" channel 1 volume script and serial loop. I had them all Rev's here more than a few times simultaneously.

Funny enough, I actually like the cleans on Rev F and G, especially when cloning modern over to channel 1. It's big, bold, punchy...non Fender-ish, but in a good way.

Meshuggah actually broke out the Rev C on the new album.