NAD: Mesa Rectifier Connoisseurs

[Wizard of Ozz]

First big thank you to Jim Seavall @ Scumback Speakers for helping get this amp! Jim you are the man!! Thanks!!

Rectifier fans will dig this... about a week ago I found one of the grails of the Rectifier line... I give you the 1992 Rev C Dual Rectifier in Chrome and Black, sub #250 serial. It's the one on top. It's sitting on a Rev F Triple. The Rev C is pretty rare as it was only made for 3-4 months in early 1992, when they switched the circuit to Rev D. Revs A/B for the record were prototypes not released to the public, nor artists. The main difference is the tightness, presence, and brighter all around tone. The Rev C is pretty different from what we think of as the classic "Recto Sound"... tighter, brighter, way more range on the presence pot... and the volume pot has a decent sweep... not on/off... low volume/ear bleed like the Triple Rev G it's sitting for example. And you can actually turn up the bass pot without getting the mushy mud city tone. It more like a MK3 + Modern Rectifier hybrid amp. Really cool, different sound.

And since I had some others around (Triple Rev G and a Triple MultiWatt), I made a few comparison clips of them all. The Maxon OD9 is my favorite Recto boost, even more than the OD808, so that's what I used. OD9 set to Drive 9:00, Level 3:00, Tone 1:00. Clips are:

ESP Custom Shop Snakebyte with stock EMG Het Set-> straight in to amp or boosted with Maxon OD9 (as noted below)-> amp-> Diezel 4X12 frontloaded V30s-> miced off axis with a Shure SM57-> UA Apollo MKII-> Logic Pro X. Nothing else added or subtracted. No editing or equalizing in Logic. Clips are dry.

Rev C Dual:
1. Dry: https://soundcloud.com/user-768095258-70430618/revc2
2. Boosted: https://soundcloud.com/user-768095258-70430618/revc4-od

Rev F Triple:
1. Dry: https://soundcloud.com/user-768095258-70430618/revf2
2. Boosted: https://soundcloud.com/user-768095258-70430618/revf1-od

MultiWatt Triple:
1. Dry: https://soundcloud.com/user-768095258-70430618/rectomw1
2. Boosted: https://soundcloud.com/user-768095258-7 ... ectomw2-od
3. Boosted: https://soundcloud.com/user-768095258-7 ... ectomw3-od

 

[psychodave]

That amp was stolen from me. Send it back and I’ll call it even. Haha

Congrats on a killer amp.

 

[Racerxrated]

Congrats! Cool amp. I like the Rev F Triple best...although all were fairly close.

Thanks for posting!

 

[phil b]

Love my Rev. C. I got it brandy new! Also had #180 something in chrome but this one sounds quite a bit better.
Happy NAD!!

 

[japetus]

I have always lusted for one of those. Awesome amp man.

 

[Metal1977]

Congrats, killer amps!!

 

[errrrrl]

Grats dude! I liked your Rev C clips best.

 

[stephen sawall]

Awesome

 

[Superunknown]

Is this the version with Soldano SLO circuit?

 

[Metal1977]

Is this the version with Soldano SLO circuit?

The Rev C is the first available version of the rectifier, supposedly a copie of the SLO circuit. The orange channel set to modern should give you the closest result for that sound.

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

That amp was stolen from me. Send it back and I’ll call it even. Haha

Congrats on a killer amp.

You too eh? I’ll add your name to the waiting list.

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Is this the version with Soldano SLO circuit?

Supposedly. Never compared schematics, but they sure don’t sound alike to me. For sure.

After owning 3 SLOs, I much prefer the Mesa Rectifier tone... regardless of version (except the first 3 channel models... meh).

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Love my Rev. C. I got it brandy new! Also had #180 something in chrome but this one sounds quite a bit better.
Happy NAD!!

Cool. Post some pics if you can.

These do sound different. I used to have a Rev C a long time ago... not even sure why I sold it. But there is something different to them. Just not net hype and forum folklore. Pretty evil sounding for a 26 year old amp.

 

[Superunknown]

Is this the version with Soldano SLO circuit?

Supposedly. Never compared schematics, but they sure don’t sound alike to me. For sure.

After owning 3 SLOs, I much prefer the Mesa Rectifier tone... regardless of version (except the first 3 channel models... meh).

Good to know! Congrats man!

 

[gibson5413]

You know...next to the "holy grail" Rectos I think the Multi-Watt holds its own. I thought it sounded a bit more clear. I may have liked it best. There was a growl in the Rev F that sounded really good too. Congratulations on the new amp!

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

You know...next to the "holy grail" Rectos I think the Multi-Watt holds its own. I thought it sounded a bit more clear. I may have liked it best. There was a growl in the Rev F that sounded really good too. Congratulations on the new amp!

Thanks.

None of them sucked for sure. The Rev F and MW were right there. No bad apples here.

 

[Racerxrated]

Is this the version with Soldano SLO circuit?

I have a Rev G Triple, and with a mid flavored boost in front I think it's VERY close to my last SLO. Scary close. But I also think a VHT D60 is very close as well.

 

[SpiderWars]

Congrats! I think it's so cool that Jim helped you score that.

 

[LunatiBSW]

Love it bro! Recto madness!

Im really liking my new MW, great amp!

 

[Metal1977]

You know...next to the "holy grail" Rectos I think the Multi-Watt holds its own. I thought it sounded a bit more clear. I may have liked it best. There was a growl in the Rev F that sounded really good too. Congratulations on the new amp!

Thanks.

None of them sucked for sure. The Rev F and MW were right there. No bad apples here.

I had a bunch of 2 channel rectos C, D, F & G and i still own the chrome chassis Rev D. A couple of years ago i tried a 3 channel and didn't like it at all, i found it too fizzy and flubby even boosted.

Recently i rent a Dual Multi-Watt and gave it a spin, i was impressed how good it was.