Congratulations on your purchase of the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier! It's a legendary amp known for its powerful tone and versatility, and I'm sure you're going to love it. The Dual Rectifier is a true workhorse that can handle anything from crushing metal to silky smooth cleans. It's an investment in your sound that will pay off for years to come. Enjoy and rock on!
The controls of the Mesa Boogie are interactive, meaning turning the dial on knob affects the other knobs. Adding gain in a Mesa Boogie also adds base so you have to turn the bass control down and the high control up.
Even with the treble up and the bass down, there’s still a ton of bass on tap 😅. Sounds great playing by yourself but still find I need to remove some 100 and 200hz for a mix situation 😁
This is so awesome, Im also a mega incubus fan and was fortunate enough to buy one of these, the tone is so unreal, and honestly I don't think I'll be buying another amp for a very long time, congrats nick🤘🤘🤘 if anyone needed or deserved one of these it's you🤘🔥
These are incredible amps Nick! It’s wild how close your tone is to Mike’s just from the amp alone. I’ve always loved Mesa, especially the Heartbreaker combo that they have since that was one of my dream amps growing up.
Nick! Congratulations! I can’t wait to see what the future has to offer with the new amp! The red channel just gives you ‘that face’. Absolutely wonderful!
Thank you! I’m excited too 😁. Absolutely! Been listening to these amps my whole life with various bands so when you get to hear your guitar sound like that, it’s pure bliss 😊🤘🏻
Now we just need to get you a hollowbody and you’ll be all set! Love that you were able to get your hands one one of these. No one more deserving. The covers just got that much more interesting ;)
Yeaaaaaah! Congrats Nicks! I know how you feel when you played the first time in your tremoverb, so happy for you! I have some tips for you. 1) Never sell it. You will regret. 2) Change for EL34 tubes and 12ax7 for preamp. My old mesa turn into a beast after that. 3) For get the Mike tone when he plays live, I used the Digitech Tone Drive always on. The clean channel become a little dirty and the red channel get more heavy and definition (the tone drive cut some bass frequency). I recorded some morning view songs before I sold my tremoveb (so sad), using the speaker out and IR too. It sounds really amazing! Let me know if I can help you ok? Congrats again and have fun Nick!
Awesome!! I’ve just been looking at picking one of these up off reverb but was concerned about the oppressive (to me) low end but you seemed to have it tamed really well. For me it was between the tremoverb and a Marshall JVM410 but I think you’re video is swinging me!
I’m really impressed with it - can go from sparkling cleans to all out gain machine! Really versatile amp. Definitely find an eq pedal is a big help to tame the low end - mine is just before the amp and you can change the sound even more by putting it in the effects loop if needed. It also works really well with a tube screamer. The one thing I find is the amp is great for chords and riffs but a bit lacking for lead playing so the tube screamer helps tame the lows, add some high mids and makes the amp “sing” a bit more 😁. If you do pick one up, I hope you enjoy and thanks for watching! 😊👍🏻
Oh man you've gone and done it. This thing sounds absolutely massive... crazy how it really is instant incubus sound! Planning on making any Patreon related videos with this amp? I love to peep settings that others are using. I've got the little Mesa Rectoverb 25 head and cab myself and while plugging straight in its like 85% there (that slightly scooped fizzy rectifier sound is awesome) after some tweaks you can really get it to almost clone the tone regardless of what guitar you're using. I've also found that the EQ controls on the front of the Mesa amps are really responsive and allow you to get rid of the EQ pedal with a bit of fiddling.
It’s so awesome and will save me a ton of time with eqs etc! There will definitely be updated tutorials to detail amp settings on Patreon 👍🏻. That’s cool with your Rectoverb too - if you like that Mesa sound, there really is nothing like just getting one 😁. I’m slowing getting to grips with the eq - soooo much bass from this thing. Even worse as Mike always uses the neck pickup too 😅. Thanks for watching 😊🤘🏻
For Morning View, Mike actually recorded with a Mesa Maverick 2x12 that the producer owned. I have one and it nails the Morning View tones across the whole record!
🤔 the Maverick looks like it has a slight angle to its cab? Any image or video I’ve seen from the Morning View recording days looks like a straight cab? Pretty sure he went from Tremoverb heads on science and make yourself to the Tremoverb combo for Morning View?
Gabriel, he recorded with a Tremoverb (head) pluged into a 1X12 Celestion Vintage. He talk about that in a interview for Guitar World Magazine. Pretty simple for a killer tone!
@@Fitzgerd great! Now, Fun Fact, During the Make Yourself era and during the recording sessions of Morning View, He did have a Black version of the Mesa Trem-O-Verb you have and used it, but I wonder if along during the recording sessions for Morning View, he got out and bought this version you have. Wonder what’s the difference between the black version and beige version.
As far as I know they are the same amp just different colours 🤷🏻♂️. I think he used a head for science and make yourself and may have paired it with a different cab - maybe a Mesa 4x12? And for Morning View just changed to the 2x12 combo instead?
Definitely keen to see an amp sim version. I've got the STL Tonality Josh Middleton plugin which has a very excellent sounding Dual Rectifier, but struggling to find the sweet spot to land on those Morning View tones. Would love a video to offer some guidance!
Ah ok cool! That is certainly on my list of videos to make, I just need to find the time to do the comparison myself at home and create the video 😅. I’ll try not to keep you waiting too long 😊👍🏻
Really great sounds! Some of the best Tremoverb stuff I've heard on CZcams! Curious to know where you had the gain set for the clean part around 7:34. I bought one of these recently, but I think the LDRs have failed unfortunately, as I get too much gain on the clean setting, and barely any change when changing to vintage high gain. I noticed it's still got a little bit of bite to it there, and you mentioned the pickups being reasonably low output, so it would be really cool to know what your settings were.
Hey Josh and thank you! Sorry to hear you may have LDR issues - read that’s a common problem with these amps 😖. The gain for the clean stuff was probably 12 o’clock is and the same for the vintage high gain as well. I can get a nice clean with the gain about 10 o’clock with my Ibanez and the master about 1-2 o’clock. Hope that helps?
@@Fitzgerd Definitely sounds like mine is misbehaving then! Also that master is crazy high! Are you using the effects loop active master as well? You can push a huge amount of extra volume and gain by cranking the settings for the effects loop on the back!
Ah man, that’s a pain 😞. Anywhere near you that can take a look and get it back working again? 😄 that’s the joy of using the Two Notes load box - I can crank the masters without it killing me 😆. I’m not using the effects loop master in this video - it’s totally bypassed 😊
4:30 The Rectifier isn't an overly tight amplifier so I'd suggest trying to run the gain as low as possible. The sweetspot is at around 1 o'clock, past that these amps start to become really bloated (people tend to run the gain way too high on these amps). One thing I find is that the guitar also plays a big role in how thight these amps can get. I own a Ibanez RG550 and even with an eq cutting all the low end before my Triple Rec, I can't get it to sound that great. My Gibson LP on the other hand doesn't require any form of boost to sound tight. And definitely try out that channel cloning switch in the back. The name is kinda misleading because both channels aren't exactly the same and you can't really clone one channel to become exactly like the other. So "cloning" one channels mode to be like the other channel gives you a slightly different sound. 6:16 One trick to take some of the fizz and harshness out of the red modern channel is to set the presence much lower than you would on most other amps. Around 9 o'clock is where I like set presence on my amp.
That is really helpful and interesting, thank you! I have read similar things and I think I had the gain around 1ish for this video. Interesting about your Ibanez too - what pickups does your Les Paul have? I’m intrigued by the channel cloning but haven’t messed about with it yet 👍🏻 The presence definitely changes the character a whole lot and absolutely sounds better lower to my ears 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Hey no problem. The Gibson has the stock humbucker set, which are the 490R and 498T. The RG has the V7, S1 and V8 standard Ibanez pickups in it. The channel cloning is a bit strange but you can download the manual for the amp and this should clarify how everything works. There are some weird modes like for instance when you clone red to vintage both of the presence controls are active. In red modern the presence pot works a bit differently compared to most other amps. This has to to with the modern mode, which changes the behaviour of the poweramp in a drastic way. In modern mode the poweramp starts to interact heavily with the speaker, it's kinda like having both presence and depth cranked on a regular amp.
Interesting! I have had a read through of the manual but must admit, I glossed over the channel cloning part as it seemed so strange to me 😆. I’ll definitely have to play about and see what happens 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd The cloning feature is definitely worth trying out. The old Trem-O-Verbs are even a bit more flexible than the 3 channel models, because the vintage and modern poweramp style can be selected independently from the gain modes on the front panel. I actually prefer the orange channel set to modern on my 3ch. Triple over the red channel in modern mode. The orange channel on the old 3ch. is the same as having orange set to modern on the old 2 channel heads. The only Rectifier where every mode is truly the same regardless of the selected channel is the Multiwatt version which I also own, but honestly I much prefer the sound of the older Rectifier heads over the newer MW heads. At some point I had an EMG het set in that RG550 and even than it sounded not that much better or even tighter than with the regular stock pickups.
So cool. Really seems like the old models were designed to give as much tonal flexibility as possible, while still retaining that typical Mesa Rec sound!
I’m excited for you! Mesas are the best. I play a Mark V. I had a rev G rectifier back in ‘97 and preferred the orange channel. Have you cranked the speakers yet?
Thank you! Nice! The Mark series seems to be a great all rounder? Great rhythms and a great lead tone? I have got to crank it attenuated but not full power…yet 😁😉
@@Fitzgerd Yes! I’m a metal player so the Mark is a more focused very ‘tight’ chugga-chugga rectifier type tone for me without having to go solid-state and has a great smoothness for leads!
Hey bro I was really interested in how you set up head phone on your amp. I have a roadster and would love to use head phones also. Do you mind explaining a little more how to do this? Cheers
Hey! So you’ll need a load box. I’m using the two notes captor x. I can disconnect my speakers in the Tremoverb and plug them into the captor x and use headphones with that 👍🏻
It really is awesome! Yes it does to my ears, at the lowest volume, I can talk over the top of it (with a slightly raised voice 😁). Very manageable levels and the ability to take the speaker out of the equation and play with headphones is amazing. You are free to choose any speaker impulse you want then and have the amp sound any way you like! All in all, I’m incredibly happy with the setup 😊👍🏻. Thanks for watching 🤘🏻
I think there are some fractal presets out there for the Tremoverb. No idea how good they are but a google search should throw some up for you 👍🏻. Good luck 😁🤘🏻
Yes, incredibly well! There is an effects loop too but I haven’t ever used it. I’ve read that it’s not the best but can be modded and there are pros and cons to this too. So far everything in the front of the amp sounds great 👍🏻
I have gone through a few of your videos and I am not seeing anything that lines up with how he would have used the DOD 250 preamp / overdrive with his rectifier. Do you find you are able to get all the Morning View tones with just the various amp modes?
I believe Mike added overdrives to his amps during the crow tour. That seems to be the case in his rig now as well but he only uses an overdrive on the clean channel of the tremoverb to add some grit when he wants to. For morning view tones, his PRS at the time played a huge factor in the sound as he could blend in a piezo pickup with the magnetic pickups and the big archtop he played sounds so unique anyway! Add the tremoverb to that and certain microphones to record the sound and boom, you have morning view tones - no extra overdrive pedal needed 😁
Amazing amp you got there, i had a Rev G dual rectifier (it's basically the same minus some features) a few years back when i was in a incubus cover band. It sounded glorious live. Back in those days one guy who came to our show asked if i was interested in a Archtop Prs (like the og Mike had, with out the piezo), he asked me roughly 3000 euros for the guitar. It seemed silly money for a guitar back then, plus i wouldn’t be comfortable to take something like that live. But guess what? Now they cost almost double that amount ! If i knew what i know today i would have bought that guitar. My favorite tones from Mike are from the morning view era. And those guitars (spruce top, mahogany back) are a crucial part of that sound, even more than the amp imo. czcams.com/video/pZjgAQeN27E/video.html This is a well known clip, the guy is even playing trough an old boutique amp that as el84 tubes (couldn't be more different than the mesa), and the tone is uncanny. And recently i found this dude: czcams.com/video/MBibM1IcJ1A/video.html He's not even using an amp! Just some digital unit, and he really nailed the tone! It's those guitars I tell you! Those old Prs are magical! They have an amazing woody tone. You have to get a Prs hollwobody one day, but stay away from these new SE models. Those are a waste of money, rather poor replicas of the real thing. Anyway, keep doing these amazing videos! I love to see till this day guitar players being inspired by the great Mike Einziger. He is my Jimi Hendrix!
Thanks so much! Ah man, there’s always “the one that got away!” I would love one of the late 90s to early 2000s hollowbodies, they are just so expensive - I may have a video coming up about the newer se hollowbody though…😁. Mike is the reason I got into guitar as a kid so to make these videos and have people respond so positively is just the loveliest thing. Thanks so much for watching 😊👍🏻
I actually messed up with this video and I was using the default impulse that comes with the IR Loader Pluse by Lancaster Audio! I can highly recommend the tone core bundle by OwnHammer. This has 2 variations of Vintage 30 but they are from a 4x12 closed back Mesa cab instead of the 2x12 open back that the Tremoverb has. I have a hunch that they may have used an Sm7b which is included in the tone core bundle too. Give that a try and see how you get on - may need to remove some 100-200hz as it will be a bit on the muddy side with the 4x12. Hope that helps 😁👍🏻
Congratulations, Nick! That's a dream amp for most Incubus fans.
Thank you! It’s certainly one that I never thought I’d own 😊
Congratulations on your purchase of the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier! It's a legendary amp known for its powerful tone and versatility, and I'm sure you're going to love it. The Dual Rectifier is a true workhorse that can handle anything from crushing metal to silky smooth cleans. It's an investment in your sound that will pay off for years to come. Enjoy and rock on!
Thank you! It’s an absolute beast and I love it 😍. Thanks for watching 😁🤘🏻
@@Fitzgerd Now you just need a PRS McCarty Archtop.
😁😉
The controls of the Mesa Boogie are interactive, meaning turning the dial on knob affects the other knobs. Adding gain in a Mesa Boogie also adds base so you have to turn the bass control down and the high control up.
Even with the treble up and the bass down, there’s still a ton of bass on tap 😅. Sounds great playing by yourself but still find I need to remove some 100 and 200hz for a mix situation 😁
Mesa's EQ controls are awful and I'm tired of people pretending otherwise
Brilliant man! Nailed all those Incubus riffs. Tone was spot on!
Thank you! 😊👍🏻
This is so awesome, Im also a mega incubus fan and was fortunate enough to buy one of these, the tone is so unreal, and honestly I don't think I'll be buying another amp for a very long time, congrats nick🤘🤘🤘 if anyone needed or deserved one of these it's you🤘🔥
Thanks so much and congrats to you too on snagging one of these beauties! Don’t think I’ll be buying another amp anytime soon either 😁🤘🏻
The smile while playing the Wish You Were Here riffs say everything! What a tone!
😁 it’s truly glorious!
I finally got a tremoverb a few months ago. Great addition to my arsenal.
Nice! Love mine even more every time I use it 😍😁
These are incredible amps Nick! It’s wild how close your tone is to Mike’s just from the amp alone. I’ve always loved Mesa, especially the Heartbreaker combo that they have since that was one of my dream amps growing up.
Thanks Brett! I’m super happy with it and never in a million years thought I’d own one 😊🤘🏻
Nick! Congratulations! I can’t wait to see what the future has to offer with the new amp! The red channel just gives you ‘that face’. Absolutely wonderful!
Thank you! I’m excited too 😁. Absolutely! Been listening to these amps my whole life with various bands so when you get to hear your guitar sound like that, it’s pure bliss 😊🤘🏻
THIS is the video I’ve been looking for in regards to an Tremoverb. Incubus is a cherry on top! Thanks!!
My pleasure, thanks for watching 😊👍🏻
There's no one who deserves it more than this man. Congratulations 👏
Happy for you
That’s so kind of you - thank you very much 😊🙏🏻
Crazy how much Privilege is just that! 👍
I know right! Get the right cab and mic combination and you’d get even closer but the amp does a good amount of the work 😁👍🏻
Now we just need to get you a hollowbody and you’ll be all set! Love that you were able to get your hands one one of these. No one more deserving. The covers just got that much more interesting ;)
Thanks so much for that kind comment, I really appreciate it 😊👍🏻
This is so awesome man! That’s fun also where did you get that shirt… I really want it
Thanks! I made the shirt myself, the link to my shop is in the description of the video 😁🤘🏻
@@Fitzgerd oh ok!!
I can’t find it anymore 😔
Should be here? nick-fitz.creator-spring.com/listing/it-s-an-einziger-thing?product=387
@@Fitzgerd I bought the hoodie! Thanks man
Wow, they are amazing. One of my friends had one in the early 2000s.
Awesome! I’m very happy with it 😊👍🏻
The holy grail of tone. Good pickup Nick!
Thanks Nick! Really happy with it 😊👍🏻
Awesome video
@@lowtonezf104 thank you! ☺️🙏🏻
Yeaaaaaah! Congrats Nicks! I know how you feel when you played the first time in your tremoverb, so happy for you!
I have some tips for you. 1) Never sell it. You will regret. 2) Change for EL34 tubes and 12ax7 for preamp. My old mesa turn into a beast after that. 3) For get the Mike tone when he plays live, I used the Digitech Tone Drive always on. The clean channel become a little dirty and the red channel get more heavy and definition (the tone drive cut some bass frequency).
I recorded some morning view songs before I sold my tremoveb (so sad), using the speaker out and IR too. It sounds really amazing! Let me know if I can help you ok?
Congrats again and have fun Nick!
Thanks so much Pedro! I’m definitely going to hold onto it 😁👍🏻. Appreciate that kind and helpful comment my friend 😊🤘🏻
@@Fitzgerd you are welcome my friend!
Wow nice pedro
Awesome!! I’ve just been looking at picking one of these up off reverb but was concerned about the oppressive (to me) low end but you seemed to have it tamed really well.
For me it was between the tremoverb and a Marshall JVM410 but I think you’re video is swinging me!
I’m really impressed with it - can go from sparkling cleans to all out gain machine! Really versatile amp. Definitely find an eq pedal is a big help to tame the low end - mine is just before the amp and you can change the sound even more by putting it in the effects loop if needed. It also works really well with a tube screamer. The one thing I find is the amp is great for chords and riffs but a bit lacking for lead playing so the tube screamer helps tame the lows, add some high mids and makes the amp “sing” a bit more 😁. If you do pick one up, I hope you enjoy and thanks for watching! 😊👍🏻
This. Is. Sick! Congrats, dude!
Thank you! 😊👍🏻
Beautiful. Thank you so much for this video.
My pleasure, thanks for watching! 😊👍🏻
Awesome sound! Looking forward for the comparisons! :)
😁🤘🏻 I’m looking forward to comparing them 👍🏻
Oh man you've gone and done it. This thing sounds absolutely massive... crazy how it really is instant incubus sound! Planning on making any Patreon related videos with this amp? I love to peep settings that others are using. I've got the little Mesa Rectoverb 25 head and cab myself and while plugging straight in its like 85% there (that slightly scooped fizzy rectifier sound is awesome) after some tweaks you can really get it to almost clone the tone regardless of what guitar you're using. I've also found that the EQ controls on the front of the Mesa amps are really responsive and allow you to get rid of the EQ pedal with a bit of fiddling.
It’s so awesome and will save me a ton of time with eqs etc! There will definitely be updated tutorials to detail amp settings on Patreon 👍🏻. That’s cool with your Rectoverb too - if you like that Mesa sound, there really is nothing like just getting one 😁. I’m slowing getting to grips with the eq - soooo much bass from this thing. Even worse as Mike always uses the neck pickup too 😅. Thanks for watching 😊🤘🏻
Nostalgic sound 🙌
😁 the sound of my childhood 😊🙌🏻
thats really cool mate, im excited for the stuff you will do with it!
Thank you! I’m looking forward to putting it through its paces 😊🤘🏻
Congrats Nick! you’ve just scored an incredible amp my friend.
Thank you! I’m definitely glad I took the plunge. Just hearing the tubes warm up when I turn it on makes me smile 😁🤘🏻
For Morning View, Mike actually recorded with a Mesa Maverick 2x12 that the producer owned. I have one and it nails the Morning View tones across the whole record!
🤔 the Maverick looks like it has a slight angle to its cab? Any image or video I’ve seen from the Morning View recording days looks like a straight cab? Pretty sure he went from Tremoverb heads on science and make yourself to the Tremoverb combo for Morning View?
Gabriel, he recorded with a Tremoverb (head) pluged into a 1X12 Celestion Vintage. He talk about that in a interview for Guitar World Magazine. Pretty simple for a killer tone!
Sweet! Now all you need is a PRS Hollowbody II like Mike had in the Make Yourself - Morning View Era.
I may have something to share about that soon too 😁😉
@@Fitzgerd great!
Now, Fun Fact, During the Make Yourself era and during the recording sessions of Morning View, He did have a Black version of the Mesa Trem-O-Verb you have and used it, but I wonder if along during the recording sessions for Morning View, he got out and bought this version you have. Wonder what’s the difference between the black version and beige version.
As far as I know they are the same amp just different colours 🤷🏻♂️. I think he used a head for science and make yourself and may have paired it with a different cab - maybe a Mesa 4x12? And for Morning View just changed to the 2x12 combo instead?
very nice sound
Thank you, I’m very happy with it 😁👍🏻
Pure madness. Love!!! Need!
😉😁👍🏻
Absolutely ridiculous how close you got to Mike’s tones, Privilege in particular. Heard that and was like “woah-that’s it, that’s the tone”.
I know right! That vintage high gain setting is pure bliss and the modern high gain is just the classic sound of the late 90s/early 2000s, I love it!!
This was the missing piece. It sounds perfect! Congrats buddy
Thank you! Should make my life a lot easier 🤣🤘🏻
Definitely keen to see an amp sim version. I've got the STL Tonality Josh Middleton plugin which has a very excellent sounding Dual Rectifier, but struggling to find the sweet spot to land on those Morning View tones. Would love a video to offer some guidance!
Ah ok cool! That is certainly on my list of videos to make, I just need to find the time to do the comparison myself at home and create the video 😅. I’ll try not to keep you waiting too long 😊👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Look forward to it!
On point dude.
😁🤘🏻
Found one local today for $500. Made dash to purchase. Safely in my studio now……
😮 that is an amazing price!! Congrats and enjoy 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Really great sounds! Some of the best Tremoverb stuff I've heard on CZcams! Curious to know where you had the gain set for the clean part around 7:34. I bought one of these recently, but I think the LDRs have failed unfortunately, as I get too much gain on the clean setting, and barely any change when changing to vintage high gain. I noticed it's still got a little bit of bite to it there, and you mentioned the pickups being reasonably low output, so it would be really cool to know what your settings were.
Hey Josh and thank you! Sorry to hear you may have LDR issues - read that’s a common problem with these amps 😖. The gain for the clean stuff was probably 12 o’clock is and the same for the vintage high gain as well. I can get a nice clean with the gain about 10 o’clock with my Ibanez and the master about 1-2 o’clock. Hope that helps?
@@Fitzgerd Definitely sounds like mine is misbehaving then! Also that master is crazy high! Are you using the effects loop active master as well? You can push a huge amount of extra volume and gain by cranking the settings for the effects loop on the back!
Ah man, that’s a pain 😞. Anywhere near you that can take a look and get it back working again? 😄 that’s the joy of using the Two Notes load box - I can crank the masters without it killing me 😆. I’m not using the effects loop master in this video - it’s totally bypassed 😊
4:30 The Rectifier isn't an overly tight amplifier so I'd suggest trying to run the gain as low as possible. The sweetspot is at around 1 o'clock, past that these amps start to become really bloated (people tend to run the gain way too high on these amps). One thing I find is that the guitar also plays a big role in how thight these amps can get. I own a Ibanez RG550 and even with an eq cutting all the low end before my Triple Rec, I can't get it to sound that great. My Gibson LP on the other hand doesn't require any form of boost to sound tight.
And definitely try out that channel cloning switch in the back. The name is kinda misleading because both channels aren't exactly the same and you can't really clone one channel to become exactly like the other. So "cloning" one channels mode to be like the other channel gives you a slightly different sound.
6:16 One trick to take some of the fizz and harshness out of the red modern channel is to set the presence much lower than you would on most other amps. Around 9 o'clock is where I like set presence on my amp.
That is really helpful and interesting, thank you! I have read similar things and I think I had the gain around 1ish for this video. Interesting about your Ibanez too - what pickups does your Les Paul have?
I’m intrigued by the channel cloning but haven’t messed about with it yet 👍🏻
The presence definitely changes the character a whole lot and absolutely sounds better lower to my ears 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Hey no problem. The Gibson has the stock humbucker set, which are the 490R and 498T. The RG has the V7, S1 and V8 standard Ibanez pickups in it.
The channel cloning is a bit strange but you can download the manual for the amp and this should clarify how everything works.
There are some weird modes like for instance when you clone red to vintage both of the presence controls are active.
In red modern the presence pot works a bit differently compared to most other amps. This has to to with the modern mode, which changes the behaviour of the poweramp in a drastic way. In modern mode the poweramp starts to interact heavily with the speaker, it's kinda like having both presence and depth cranked on a regular amp.
Interesting! I have had a read through of the manual but must admit, I glossed over the channel cloning part as it seemed so strange to me 😆. I’ll definitely have to play about and see what happens 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd The cloning feature is definitely worth trying out. The old Trem-O-Verbs are even a bit more flexible than the 3 channel models, because the vintage and modern poweramp style can be selected independently from the gain modes on the front panel.
I actually prefer the orange channel set to modern on my 3ch. Triple over the red channel in modern mode.
The orange channel on the old 3ch. is the same as having orange set to modern on the old 2 channel heads.
The only Rectifier where every mode is truly the same regardless of the selected channel is the Multiwatt version which I also own, but honestly I much prefer the sound of the older Rectifier heads over the newer MW heads.
At some point I had an EMG het set in that RG550 and even than it sounded not that much better or even tighter than with the regular stock pickups.
So cool. Really seems like the old models were designed to give as much tonal flexibility as possible, while still retaining that typical Mesa Rec sound!
I’m excited for you! Mesas are the best. I play a Mark V. I had a rev G rectifier back in ‘97 and preferred the orange channel. Have you cranked the speakers yet?
Thank you! Nice! The Mark series seems to be a great all rounder? Great rhythms and a great lead tone? I have got to crank it attenuated but not full power…yet 😁😉
@@Fitzgerd Yes! I’m a metal player so the Mark is a more focused very ‘tight’ chugga-chugga rectifier type tone for me without having to go solid-state and has a great smoothness for leads!
Awesome! Everyone loves a good chugga-chugga riff machine 😁🤘🏻
Hey bro I was really interested in how you set up head phone on your amp. I have a roadster and would love to use head phones also. Do you mind explaining a little more how to do this? Cheers
Hey! So you’ll need a load box. I’m using the two notes captor x. I can disconnect my speakers in the Tremoverb and plug them into the captor x and use headphones with that 👍🏻
Sweet, man. Thinking about picking up on on eBay too. Nervous about the volume though. Sound good through that attenuator?
It really is awesome! Yes it does to my ears, at the lowest volume, I can talk over the top of it (with a slightly raised voice 😁). Very manageable levels and the ability to take the speaker out of the equation and play with headphones is amazing. You are free to choose any speaker impulse you want then and have the amp sound any way you like! All in all, I’m incredibly happy with the setup 😊👍🏻. Thanks for watching 🤘🏻
I want to recreate mike’s tones but on fractal but I’m not sure it has the tremoverb gotta play around with it.
I think there are some fractal presets out there for the Tremoverb. No idea how good they are but a google search should throw some up for you 👍🏻. Good luck 😁🤘🏻
Do you feel like the tremoverb takes pedals well both the dirty/clean channel
Yes, incredibly well! There is an effects loop too but I haven’t ever used it. I’ve read that it’s not the best but can be modded and there are pros and cons to this too. So far everything in the front of the amp sounds great 👍🏻
I have head version. I've been tried many rectifiers. To me Tremoverb is the best. I will never sell mine.
Nice! They are brilliant amps 😊👍🏻
I have gone through a few of your videos and I am not seeing anything that lines up with how he would have used the DOD 250 preamp / overdrive with his rectifier. Do you find you are able to get all the Morning View tones with just the various amp modes?
I believe Mike added overdrives to his amps during the crow tour. That seems to be the case in his rig now as well but he only uses an overdrive on the clean channel of the tremoverb to add some grit when he wants to. For morning view tones, his PRS at the time played a huge factor in the sound as he could blend in a piezo pickup with the magnetic pickups and the big archtop he played sounds so unique anyway! Add the tremoverb to that and certain microphones to record the sound and boom, you have morning view tones - no extra overdrive pedal needed 😁
Amazing amp you got there, i had a Rev G dual rectifier (it's basically the same minus some features) a few years back when i was in a incubus cover band. It sounded glorious live. Back in those days one guy who came to our show asked if i was interested in a Archtop Prs (like the og Mike had, with out the piezo), he asked me roughly 3000 euros for the guitar. It seemed silly money for a guitar back then, plus i wouldn’t be comfortable to take something like that live. But guess what? Now they cost almost double that amount ! If i knew what i know today i would have bought that guitar.
My favorite tones from Mike are from the morning view era. And those guitars (spruce top, mahogany back) are a crucial part of that sound, even more than the amp imo.
czcams.com/video/pZjgAQeN27E/video.html
This is a well known clip, the guy is even playing trough an old boutique amp that as el84 tubes (couldn't be more different than the mesa), and the tone is uncanny.
And recently i found this dude:
czcams.com/video/MBibM1IcJ1A/video.html
He's not even using an amp! Just some digital unit, and he really nailed the tone! It's those guitars I tell you! Those old Prs are magical! They have an amazing woody tone.
You have to get a Prs hollwobody one day, but stay away from these new SE models. Those are a waste of money, rather poor replicas of the real thing.
Anyway, keep doing these amazing videos! I love to see till this day guitar players being inspired by the great Mike Einziger. He is my Jimi Hendrix!
Thanks so much! Ah man, there’s always “the one that got away!” I would love one of the late 90s to early 2000s hollowbodies, they are just so expensive - I may have a video coming up about the newer se hollowbody though…😁. Mike is the reason I got into guitar as a kid so to make these videos and have people respond so positively is just the loveliest thing. Thanks so much for watching 😊👍🏻
what was the impulse response you were using? have a multiwatt rectifier and trying to dial in some morning view tones!
I actually messed up with this video and I was using the default impulse that comes with the IR Loader Pluse by Lancaster Audio! I can highly recommend the tone core bundle by OwnHammer. This has 2 variations of Vintage 30 but they are from a 4x12 closed back Mesa cab instead of the 2x12 open back that the Tremoverb has. I have a hunch that they may have used an Sm7b which is included in the tone core bundle too. Give that a try and see how you get on - may need to remove some 100-200hz as it will be a bit on the muddy side with the 4x12. Hope that helps 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd thanks for the quick reply!
@@Dreadzombie no problem 😊
Anyway you could capture this amp using Neural Amp Modeler?? :D
I’ll have a look into it 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Sweet!! Thanks man!
Woow thats Fckn expensive
Depends who’s selling it 😉. I got this one for a really good price considering what it came with 👍🏻
Man, i really don't know how you can made this amp sounds so bad... It's an amazing amp... I think it's because you listen to Incubus.
I agree, it is an amazing amp and as I’m trying to get as close as possible to early incubus tones - it sounds pretty great to me.
Very cool Nick! Congrats!!!
Thank you! 😊🙏🏻