Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier - Playthrough
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Signal chain:
Ibanez RGD2120--Maxon OD808---Triple Rectifier--THD Hotplate---Mesa Roadster 2x12---Shure SM57---Apogee One
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You can tell this killer tone isn't from the Rectifier, but rather coming from Ola's crotch. Look where the mic stand is placed. Ola, you really can make anything sound good!
That Maxon OD is hanging on for dear life.
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I was never able to afford an amp like this but when I filled in for a few weeks with a local hardcore band I was able to use one of these and ever since I've considered it to be the absolute best amp I've ever had the opportunity to use. Such a heavy, bur not muddy tone with no modulations. I'll get one someday.
I dearly miss my 2-Channel Triple. This demo sounds divine.
What were your settings? I'm having trouble with getting a crunchy low end like for pulloffs. Alot of bands like slipknot or in this moment have very crunchy low end tones even on single picked strings. I tune low in the bs or as but cant find the sweet spot. I use a ts od pedal and have that set correct and Seymour Duncan's pickups. It either sounds too flubby or thin on single cord strums. Sounds fine doing chords so I'm not sure how the single cord crunch is achieved
It also doesn't have any fizz which i thought they all had. I use silicone diode bold
@@nathanbarth7909 just play with it bro....you should find it.
Third channel is the best
@@nathanbarth7909 whatever your sound is , there is not set precedent .
Ola You're so young
And I still come back to this amp for metal, every time.
@dingle1 actually that's just the shaft, the tip of my penis is a SM57
I recently got a Dual Rectifier and the matching oversized cab. I was worried it would be too "Metal" for me, as I play in a cover band ranging from Eric Clapton songs to Breaking Benjamin to Stone Temple Pilots. I can say with absolute certainty that this amp can dial in ANY tone you want! Those different modes (raw.vintage.modern) on each of the gain channels really react and FEEL differently. I haven't been this pleased with an amp in a looooooong time!
Me too (modern cover band) and yes you can dial it in!
I 3rd this comment. 90s cover band here and this amps my monster
@hawg427 glad you like my videos! And I changed the text, ok now? ;)
I would not give god any credit though for my playing. In Sweden we practice to get good at what we do.
Clean boost + tube overdrive makes amps like these shine
To anyone looking to buy one of these I pulled the trigger today and let me tell you...this amp is something else. After going to a high gained tube amp I will never go digital again. This amp instantly bumps. The second channel is my favorite. It’s one of those things where you’ve always wondered “why can’t I get the sound I need” I’m here to tell you get a high gained tube amp. This amp in general is just a monster
perfect balance of the amp and pedal gives you great tone... literally
I've been using a 2 channel and a thee channel for at least the last 15-20 years and they never disappoint! Brutal tone
Same. I bought mine in 2001, it was a used 90s amp.
when i hear this guitar tone, i am filled with the overwhelming feeling that something is all at once very, very, wrong. that at the core, something has gone terribly wrong with the universe, and the impending apocalypse is as inevitable as death itself, from which there is no hope from escape.
Your description makes me want to buy one even more than I did before
shatteredsquare Straight fishing for the top comment. I’ll admit it was impressive lol
Pretty much the best amp ever made.
I have the same! and it sounds Exacly the same! Love it or hate it.. for 440 tune thrash.. it´s mindblowing. great review!
IF YOU EVER GET FRUSTRATED WITH THIS AMP I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE IT
Well, 6 years later, I have one solo interested?
@@nuffdoggiggey4103 I'll take it 🏃
@@nuffdoggiggey4103 gimme
I wish you could see my terrified face as I heard the first notes... This sounds SO violent
I own a triple rec and this tone is so easy to get that it isn't funny. Just get a guitar with active pickups, set the amp on channel 3, gain to 7 or 8, presence to 5, bass/mid/treble to 7/5.5/7 and you are all set. I use EMG 808 pickups and set it to 6.5/6/7 due to the pickups's naturally scooped mids and super low end. The trick to getting the best tone is a decent boost up front (ibanez tube screamer, Maxon equivalent, etc.), keeping the FX loop active with other pedals in the loop and back into the amp. There is something about the effects loop return that adds a bit more saturation to the finished tone. It isn't guitar gain as much as simply a volume boost before hitting the power amp for the real power boost.
Brandon Curtin I've heard a lot of different opinions about Recs , but nothing about fx loop acting a bit "as a boost" per se... really cool to hear! I don't really find it hard to believe that you can easily get a mind blowing tone with a trirec, a boost and a good guitar... But I have to be honest, the demos I hear on youtube of this amp rarely amuse me (compared to its potential and its deserved fame). Anyways, how do you feel about the amount of master volume necessary to make this amp work properly? I've read tales about trirecs cranked on 4x12s that needed sandbags on the back, otherwise they would move backwards for the amount of air pushed... lol
I have never heard of a trirec pushing a cab like that, but they sound amazing at loud volumes.
As far as the volume controls go, for best tone (important note: this is with the master volume and fx loop active. You can operate the amp with the master volume bypassed and each channel volume acts like master volume. This recommendation is not for that mode as it is rarely used.), crank the clean channel to something like 8.5, and both distortion channels to about 6. From there, just use your master volume as your only volume knob. Adjust the solo volume as you see fit. The solo volume knob is purely boost, so when it is active, think of it as adding that amount to your existing channel volume. Some guys will use channel three as the rhythm tone and channel three as the solo tone. Why? Channel two's presence knob is maxxes out at a much lower level than channel three. This will prevent your solos from being too screechy. It works very well in that manner. The amp is way more flexible than you would initially think.
Brandon Curtin so it doesn't need to be "Bleeding ears" loud to get tight? Good news, although I don't really think I'm in the position to get one soon hahah
I think the 5150 line is tighter at low volumes but the recs have better tone along with the mark IV and V and JP-IIC.
The Most Celebrated Super-Heavy Metal Guitar Valve Tube Amp Of All Time.
That would be the VH4, but the Recto takes the cake in popularity for sure.
I agree, but I still like the Mark series more.
Ola ... the master of testing all high gain amps. Pisses me off when I see demos done with high gain amps and they are all like "Ok, this is how this amp sounds on the clean channel ... now .... this is how this amp sounds at medium settings ... blah blah blah". Nobody really gives a shit about what these amps sound like on the "clean" channel/setting. We wanna hear these things wide open ... all balls !! Ola does this \m/
Dude, your heavy riffs are so inspiring
Thanks for these videos. You have done a great job letting the amps come through so we can sonically make some comparisons.
Thanks for the video. Nice to hear it goes heavy and crunchy without watching 10 minutes of bullshit
That maxon OD is the only overdrive I been using lately and wow
You've done a fantastic job at dialing in a tone that tightens this amp up nicely. The OD seems to help it too. However it has a kind of scoopy feel with a fat low end that doesn't really do it for me. I like the Mark tone (and the Peavey 5150 family) more.
@guitargod445 thanks. all those amps you mention are great. It's more about how much money you have. the 6505 is the cheapest, but I would go with a dual rectifier or a Mark V
@GoreSmasher I use mine as a clean boost(gain:0, tone:12, volume:MAX). want even more turn the gain knob.
Ola... you are the best for demos... all amp companies should thank you
yeah, ola was a pure recto guy for quite a long time and owned a dual some time ago.
I love that "rip" like sound you get from rectifiers. cant wait for my dual to arrive :D
Before I saw this video, i didn't like rectifiers, i thought they were to bassy, but now I see the beauty, if you will, of the tone, and realize this is the only amp for me, starting to save up as we speak. Thanks, btw :)
Look at Ola playing an Ibanez lol. Back in the daaaaaaay
@kudlajz If you want a scooped Metallica tone only... get a Rectifier. If you want to do Their 90s-10s sound... Get a Mark IV... They sound really good with high mid range.... They can also be scooped for a Justice tone and Puppets.
@LegoBen That's because it's an old school two channel recto. The ones you are talking about (and ones like what I have) are the three channel versions. I've never got to play through a two channel but supposedly they slay the newer 3 channel versions.
Oh ya the tone on these beast of amps
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectumfire
@Tony Sarrio no u
The Rectifiers just sound so pissed off, which is exactly why I love them.
@EternalDamnation11 i just traded my mark v for a reborn dual rec
having played both if you want heavy thick metal distortion tone go for the dual rec
if you want good solo tone and less bottom end with more brightness go the mark v
both are really good amps the mark v can achieve black album tone easily but it dosnt do the modern stuff really well ! hope this helps !
I can tell a lot of people haven't played a recto in real life,mesa didn't make a bad amp first of all🤣.this didn't give you a good idea of how this amp sounds and its not his fault .you have to play this amp to hear the creamy sustain and tightness of it at high gain settings.and these aren't like a 5150 thats only good for metal and thats it,there's a lot of tones available in these amps in raw and vintage mode.go play one
@ClosedUnsink
U can see "Triple Rectifier Solo Head" on the amp.
Yes!
@livepunx I do that too because the longer your cable is, the more the signal deteriorates.
man, every time I watch a mesa boogie amp video, i always say 'i need one'
love my 2 channel triple rec, got a good deal as the guy was hard up for money and a good deal on a recto os 4x12 with the uk v30s, sounds amazing and I can use any pedal to adjust the volume so I actually can saturate the tubes pretty happy with it, am really liking the orange amp sound too, I play most melodic punk but would imagine being able to get any sound I want from the trip rec, I use a metal zone I can really get some nice mids and lows and highs for that matter, all in all really nice rig though, nice vid..
@AKAJACE1337 It's a Maxon OD808. Basically the same as a Tube Screamer.
Crazy sounds from that AMP !
one of the best rectifier playthroughs! soundwise..
You should do a close up of the amp at the start of the video people can check out the EQ instead of having to deal with 854 people asking for it, just an Idea. great video man.
8 years and still sounds goood
12 years and still sounds good
NICE !!!
looks like you need a longer patch cable though
@wannagotopopeyes well it works for its purpose, but still the speaker cones will move less so it doesn't completely do the amp justice.
@juiceabuser the usual, gain at zero, tone at 3 o clock, volume at max
wow. the beginning sounded even better than the DAR FBM100 playthrough when you plugged in the rgd2120z
Here I go
GET RECT
@Farewell2Life Nah that is not needed the axe has perfect OD sims
@fudd67sgto
XXX is probably your best shot. Tri Recto costs a ton, but Mark V is pretty much the best amp you can get. A mark IV is almost as good, though both are very expensive. XXX is my personal recomendation.
@GuitarRazze We shot some footage last night of the 333XL up against a powerball 2 with a fatboy cab. There was little if anything in it, even though the ENGL had an extra channel.
@givemeajackson ,all amps sound better with a boost,but depends what type of a boost.For example clean boost will make any amp more alive.
@666RiffsOfDeth666 as it says in the video, I'm stating where I'm using the overdrive or not!
Best sounding amp for heavy riffs
I like that you get articulation from the strings pretty well on this amp, but i don't like the way it articulates them, if that makes sense. For me, it's too tinny.
Second setting is the best!
sounds badass with the maxon od on. i have a modded maxon od pedal.
@GuitarRazze That would be cool. When I get one I'm gonna borrow my buddies RK rectifier and do a shootout, and maybe a powerball 2.
Maxon OD 808 it's an overdrive,distorsion came out of the amp.
Recto's sound horrid without a boost. and when you crank em. but there is a middle ground with the boost that sounds very tasty. great job
@shauncobra no real differrence in tone, at least between triple and dual. don't know about the single, but even the mini rectifier sounds very similar!
@ClosedUnsink This is the old version, only the new ones have the 3 chanels
The Triple has more of a lower midrange grunt to it. Just search for a comparison here on youtube, there are several excellent ones.
fucking love your solos
@StivO2005 the Solo, 3 channel heads sound a lot better. i played one yesterday with no boost and it got a decent enough amount of gain. and it was also at low volumes. these things are monsters at high volumes. but when low, then yes, a boost is needed. but as i said, the solo's are much better. nicer cleans too
Hello Bro, I have a question. How can get the same tone using the Mesa Triple Rect 3 channel and the mxr zakk wylde overdrive? could you share the settings please. tks so much. regards
not much difference in sound or tone, just the triple has more headroom making the sound more open, more clear. Both are great amps.
@expressyourselfist nah, i tried a clean boost with an engl invader, it was much better without. it really depends on the amp.
I got a 150 W with a 4x12 Mesa Cab. I tried it with the T808 Pedal, but to be honest I think it sound better without the pedal :) We play metal
It chugged.
More than a handle...
@pisnahuj10 it's not even out yet...
@givemeajackson no mate thats an old one !
they seem to have cleared up the fizz with the new ones i dont think there fizzy at all to be honest !
and there pretty tight to
I have this head matched with a Mesa 2x12 and Orange 2x12. Total bliss :P
He's very rarely used rectos. He uses Mesa Mark III C+'s, Mesa Mark V's and Axe Fx's
@shauncobra no problem.
@shauncobra the pre-amp circuits are the same. but i've played both and the dual was far better. your choice though, they're both cool. you just need a boost badly for the triple to get it tight.
@SevrenSavage nah. nothing beats that sludgy, angry, pissed off guitar tone that they had on the iowa album (especially the iowa album)
for a mark morton tone youll want to go with a boogie mark 4 or 5
tone at 1:22 is amazing!
not very much. just more headroom, so the triple at the same volume as a dual sounds like the dual at a slightly lower volume. but since there's a 50 watt option, not very much.
I've got me one! Never will sell it!
Need more rectifiers in my life
GOD THAT SOUND GOOD!!!!!!
Yes! 🤘🤘🤘
I really dig these videos you're doing. I think you do the rest of us a great service by demoing all these amps and letting us know what they sound like (or can sound like).
By the way, what gauge of strings do you have on the RG2120?
@GigglePantsMcGee Hm alright thanks. I'll have to actually READ the manual instead of skipping around. I got it used at an amazing price but it didn't come with the pedal, and the pedal alone costs like $200 where I've found it.
That first tone is what I hear in my head when I dream of playing metal riffs. The very definition of "beautifully brutal" imho.
Doesn't seem like Petrrucci's been having any issues with the rectifiers "blending".
that's my amp!!! awesome amp.....
Mine too!
Love the first sound so much. Creamy and delicious
@dingle1 Epic! Im really considering getting a bugera 333xl or then the trirec, with the zilla fatboy! : D
I literally JUST watched your Peavy 6505 play through video and it sounds like shit compared to this one. Holy shit Mesa Boogie is amazing.
@MrGoth777 Don't know if you've seen my signature Solar7 guitar but it's neck through :)
Stupid newb question: The Triple Rectifier outputs 150 watts and the 2x12 can handle 120 watts. Is that a problem so long as the amp is kept down to reasonable levels? I ask because I noticed Ola is running it like this, I just got a Triple Recto myself, and the money is starting to run dry.
Cant wait to hear more Dar!
@GuitarRazze It's going to take a while, we shot over an hour of footage.