Mesa RevF vs Rackmount RevG Rectifier

[Lasse Lammert]

Here's a wee coparison of my two 2 channel Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers.

One is a RevG rackmount (upgraded with Mercury Magnetics transformers), the other one is a RevF

I used the same settings on both amps, except for the presence knob which works differently on the RevG, so I turned it up to 12:30 on the RevG to achieve the same amount of presence as on the RevF with the pres knob on 9:30.

As you can hear there aren't night-day differences, but the RevG is quite a bit warmer and more "lush" and thick sounding while the RevF is tighter with more clarity and bite.

Both were plugged into a Rectifier 4x12 and a Stiletto 4x12 with an sm57 on each of the cabs.

 

[AmpliFIRE]

Nice comparison. I own a Rev F racto and it sounds massive. I've owned 7 or 8 rectos (several different revisions) throughout the years and none of them sounded as big.

 

[psychodave]

Both sound good. I do prefer the Rev F.

 

[keennay]

Cool! Any reason why the RevG had it's transformer upgraded to Mercury Magnetics? Were they faulty? Was it an improvement over the original?

 

[acalaf]

I prefer the rev g. I had an F and a g at the same time and sold the F. This video gives me some reassurance that I made the right choice as I prefer the G in this comparison. I find the G smoother with the highs placed in a more pleasant sounding frequency to my ear. The f has too many mids and fatigues my ear quickly, plus the top is grainy. Thanks for the comparison.

 

[RJF]

They sound almost exactly alike to me.

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Cool! Any reason why the RevG had it's transformer upgraded to Mercury Magnetics? Were they faulty? Was it an improvement over the original?

I bought it like that