Opinions / rep on Mesa Dual Rectifier Solo?

[beachjammer]

I have a single rectifier rectoverb combo and I'm really happy with it. Since it has the built in reverb then all I need is my wah pedal and a cord to plug in. They're virtually pedal free amps in my opinion. I play everything from heavy rock to country with mine. They really let the tone of whatever guitar you're using sing out as well.

[roodyrocker]

One of my amps is a Dual Recto and as mentioned previously, they are a bit tough to dial in but once you do so they sound great! Also, if you dial it in at low volume then crank it, it changes substantially. It really is an amp to be appreciated at high volume/live settings and not bedroom volumes.
I've run some pedals through its loop and they sounded fine. Takes a bit of tweaking to match the volume when the loop is on vs. off but works fine.
Can't go wrong with one of these amps.

Rudy

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[fritzreiser]

One other amp to consider is the Mesa Tremoverb. It is a Dual Rectifier, but sounds a bit smoother than the Solo heads. I think that the lower gain modes are voiced better for that type stuff as well. Sounds very good at low volumes, too.

[shreddermon]

Man, the more I read up on the effects loop thing, the more I think I'm bummed. Otherwise, I was really thinking this was the amp for me.

Strangely, the Mesa's owner's manual says that it has a toggle switch on the back for switching between series/parallel. But no such switch actually exists on them. Ooops!

[hippietim]

I went to an open jam on Friday night. They had a few Fender Hot Rod Deluxes, Recto-Verbs, and a Fender Twin. The Fenders sounded fantastic. The Boogies were awful sounding IMO. I'm not a fan of the Boogie rectifier line but I've used them in the past and have never had a problem dialing in a tone that was reasonable but these Recto-Verbs were thin and buzzy on the high end and flubby on the low end. They didn't cut through, they pierced through. I was using a PRS McCarty that is a superb sounding guitar. The others folks that used the Boogies sounded bad too with a variety of other guitars.

[Twisteramps]

I preferred my JSX over my rectos I owned (two racktifiers, a 'blackface' pre #500 SN two channel, and a single recto.) Main reason was:

1) the JSX has an effects loop that works well with damn near anything.

2) Clean on the JSX is better than the Recto

3) Easier to dial in the rhythm and lead channels on the JSX than Recto - if you're not careful, the recto can be a one way trip to mudville.

4) JSX actually allows you to bias the tubes without a mod. Imagine that.

JSX is also a lot cheaper on the used market than a dual recto.

Both are great amps, I give the JSX the nod though. If it was built by a trendier company than Peavey and cost more it would be legendary.

Pete

[madryan]

I preferred my JSX over my rectos I owned (two racktifiers, a 'blackface' pre #500 SN two channel, and a single recto.) Main reason was:

1) the JSX has an effects loop that works well with damn near anything.

2) Clean on the JSX is better than the Recto

3) Easier to dial in the rhythm and lead channels on the JSX than Recto - if you're not careful, the recto can be a one way trip to mudville.

4) JSX actually allows you to bias the tubes without a mod. Imagine that.

JSX is also a lot cheaper on the used market than a dual recto.

Both are great amps, I give the JSX the nod though. If it was built by a trendier company than Peavey and cost more it would be legendary.

Pete

I just locked a JSX up at a local store for cost. New amp, full warranty all that jazz. I'm picking it up either tomorrow or Thursday. I know you liked 6L6's with yours better, but what else did you find worked well with the JSX. I'm playing a fairly wide variety of music these days and really dig the chunky crunch the thing puts out.