NAD- Mesa Rev G Triple Chrome

[Beyond Black]

So yesterday I scored this beauty, locally. Thanks to GJgo for the hook up! Good looking out, bro! It’s a ‘94 Rev G, and near mint. It’s actually my first Rec, so I’m pretty excited to find a nice old one. You old Recto pros have any cool tips? Settings? Boosts? Tubes?... I played it all night thinking that the master didn’t work, while I used the channel volumes, with a huge volume jump at 9 o’clock, until I discovered that with the loop on bypass, the master doesn’t work. What loop setting do you set it on?
So far I love it, it’s a beast! Knobs are all around noonish, give or take, and I’m boosting it with an SD-1. How do you like to set the master and channel volumes? Thank you in advance!

 

[Racerxrated]

Congrats man! Looks evil. Those are killer monstrous amps....I will be joining the club again soon!

 

[cardinal]

Congrats! I use to have one just like that.

Last time I had some Rectos, I ran everything pretty much at 1 o'clock in red modern mode with the SS rectifier and the loop bypassed. Sometimes the low end would be a bit much, but I would run a VFE Standout at unity gain and use in front of the amp as a high-pass filter to cut some of the rumble.

 

[crankyrayhanky]

That looks amazing!

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

So yesterday I scored this beauty, locally. Thanks to GJgo for the hook up! Good looking out, bro! It’s a ‘94 Rev G, and near mint. It’s actually my first Rec, so I’m pretty excited to find a nice old one. You old Recto pros have any cool tips? Settings? Boosts? Tubes?... I played it all night thinking that the master didn’t work, while I used the channel volumes, with a huge volume jump at 9 o’clock, until I discovered that with the loop on bypass, the master doesn’t work. What loop setting do you set it on?
So far I love it, it’s a beast! Knobs are all around noonish, give or take, and I’m boosting it with an SD-1. How do you like to set the master and channel volumes? Thank you in advance!

Nice score.

I leave the loop bypassed as I like the tone better that way. Don't be afraid to crank up the presence.

 

[psychodave]

Nice score.

There was one at my GC last year for $1,000. I passed when I should have jumped. I could have sent it in to Boogie for any revision for only a few hundred more. I’m seeing chrome Rectos selling for over $2k these days.

 

[Exo-metal]

Lotsa love for the triple, so sick. You might miss that one Jer.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Damn...you're on a tear...good for you bro! Had a MW dual and thought it was a great amp. I should check out a triple someday.

 

[GJgo]

Stoked for you man! I knew about this one through word of mouth, it's only a few serials away from mine. Didn't need two so I shared the info

These early blackface triples are special amps. Second only to a Coliseum in MOTHER OF GOD factor when you crank it through a full stack.

 

[Shask]

My old 2-Channel Triple looks just like that also. Mine is a '99 though.

My EQ changes quite a bit depending on the volume level. I think I start with the Korn settings of B:1 M:11 T:1 (oclock), and then presence is like 9 oclock on the red channel. I fidget with it a lot though depending on if I use a boost or not, and which boost I am using. Also, which guitar and tuning I am in.

I used to bypass the loop because it makes the amp lose lowend, but then I did the loop bass suck mod, and generally always have the loop on now for better volume control. I think I keep the channel masters about 10-11 oclock, and then the overall master at 11 or 12 oclock depending on which deafening level I am going for.

 

[Beyond Black]

Thank you all! It’s a beast, I love it! Knobs are all around noon give or take, less mids, more bass. My Maxon OD9 is working really great as a boost. Better than my SD1 and Buxom Boost. Not gettin the amp super tight, but tight enough. Amps sounds HUGE! Fat, raw, and aggressive. I see what all of the excitement is over these.

 

[Beyond Black]

Nice score.

There was one at my GC last year for $1,000. I passed when I should have jumped. I could have sent it in to Boogie for any revision for only a few hundred more. I’m seeing chrome Rectos selling for over $2k these days.

Thank man! What updates are you speaking of, or would you recommend? What do they do? Got any tube tricks for this amp?

 

[Beyond Black]

Stoked for you man! I knew about this one through word of mouth, it's only a few serials away from mine. Didn't need two so I shared the info

These early blackface triples are special amps. Second only to a Coliseum in MOTHER OF GOD factor when you crank it through a full stack.

Jeremy, thank you again! I greatly appreciate it! Great amp, I’m having a blast with it. Just got done cranking it though two 4x12’s and it sounds massive. So huge and aggressive. Beast of an amp!

 

[Beyond Black]

My old 2-Channel Triple looks just like that also. Mine is a '99 though.

My EQ changes quite a bit depending on the volume level. I think I start with the Korn settings of B:1 M:11 T:1 (oclock), and then presence is like 9 oclock on the red channel. I fidget with it a lot though depending on if I use a boost or not, and which boost I am using. Also, which guitar and tuning I am in.

I used to bypass the loop because it makes the amp lose lowend, but then I did the loop bass suck mod, and generally always have the loop on now for better volume control. I think I keep the channel masters about 10-11 oclock, and then the overall master at 11 or 12 oclock depending on which deafening level I am going for.

I’ve also got the loop bypassed for that reas. What mod are you talking about?

 

[skoora]

An EQ in the loop is great for recto’s. Just set loop to 100%. Small bumps on the EQ sliders can have a big affect. Remember when using the loop the channel masters become FX send levels.

 

[Snave]

My old 2-Channel Triple looks just like that also. Mine is a '99 though.

My EQ changes quite a bit depending on the volume level. I think I start with the Korn settings of B:1 M:11 T:1 (oclock), and then presence is like 9 oclock on the red channel. I fidget with it a lot though depending on if I use a boost or not, and which boost I am using. Also, which guitar and tuning I am in.

I used to bypass the loop because it makes the amp lose lowend, but then I did the loop bass suck mod, and generally always have the loop on now for better volume control. I think I keep the channel masters about 10-11 oclock, and then the overall master at 11 or 12 oclock depending on which deafening level I am going for.

I’ve also got the loop bypassed for that reas. What mod are you talking about?

"There is a 2.2uf capacitor connected to pin 3 of tube V4a (which is the effects loop recovery stage).
Changing this to a 10uf tantalum capacitor should eliminate the tone suck or at least reduce it substantially.
Just be sure to install it in the right direction with the "+" end connected to pin 3. This worked great for me."

Mike B. verified this mod (not the exact cap value) and did it to a Recto I sent in for service. Still not transparent, but better than stock.

 

[Shask]

My old 2-Channel Triple looks just like that also. Mine is a '99 though.

My EQ changes quite a bit depending on the volume level. I think I start with the Korn settings of B:1 M:11 T:1 (oclock), and then presence is like 9 oclock on the red channel. I fidget with it a lot though depending on if I use a boost or not, and which boost I am using. Also, which guitar and tuning I am in.

I used to bypass the loop because it makes the amp lose lowend, but then I did the loop bass suck mod, and generally always have the loop on now for better volume control. I think I keep the channel masters about 10-11 oclock, and then the overall master at 11 or 12 oclock depending on which deafening level I am going for.

I’ve also got the loop bypassed for that reas. What mod are you talking about?

"There is a 2.2uf capacitor connected to pin 3 of tube V4a (which is the effects loop recovery stage).
Changing this to a 10uf tantalum capacitor should eliminate the tone suck or at least reduce it substantially.
Just be sure to install it in the right direction with the "+" end connected to pin 3. This worked great for me."

Mike B. verified this mod (not the exact cap value) and did it to a Recto I sent in for service. Still not transparent, but better than stock.

Yep, thats it! The stock value cuts the bass too high. Around 300hz if I remember right. Changing it lowers the cutoff so that much more bass is let through. Makes the loop much more transparent.

 

[bubbastain]

Killer amp man. It was just like two years ago that I finally learned how to dial in Mesa amps. Starting with my Mark III blue stripe. Same with the Rectifier I had. Two 4x12’s is always the answer.

 

[Beyond Black]

An EQ in the loop is great for recto’s. Just set loop to 100%. Small bumps on the EQ sliders can have a big affect. Remember when using the loop the channel masters become FX send levels.

Do you mean set both loop levels at 100%?

 

[Beyond Black]

My old 2-Channel Triple looks just like that also. Mine is a '99 though.

My EQ changes quite a bit depending on the volume level. I think I start with the Korn settings of B:1 M:11 T:1 (oclock), and then presence is like 9 oclock on the red channel. I fidget with it a lot though depending on if I use a boost or not, and which boost I am using. Also, which guitar and tuning I am in.

I used to bypass the loop because it makes the amp lose lowend, but then I did the loop bass suck mod, and generally always have the loop on now for better volume control. I think I keep the channel masters about 10-11 oclock, and then the overall master at 11 or 12 oclock depending on which deafening level I am going for.

I’ve also got the loop bypassed for that reas. What mod are you talking about?

"There is a 2.2uf capacitor connected to pin 3 of tube V4a (which is the effects loop recovery stage).
Changing this to a 10uf tantalum capacitor should eliminate the tone suck or at least reduce it substantially.
Just be sure to install it in the right direction with the "+" end connected to pin 3. This worked great for me."

Mike B. verified this mod (not the exact cap value) and did it to a Recto I sent in for service. Still not transparent, but better than stock.

Sounds cool, man. I’ll probably send to Mike B for a servicing, and when I do I’ll have this done too.