Recent content by MikeyV311

I know I'm bringing to life an older thread here, but some pictures/and or sound samples were requested concerning my Torres Boogie Mite 3W Build.. SO Here are some pictures of my completed build. (hoping that this link will work...) Also I plan to upload some audio clips for anyone who might...

:shock: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have been searching for pictures of the exact modification you just made for months! The power tube board on my RoV Series 2 was driving me nuts every time I opened my amp! Especially after perusing so many wonderful pics of old school dual's! I knew I...

...I ordered a boogie mite 3w kit to build last summer as my first tube amp project. Luckily I know enough about electronics to make it through shoddy instructions, but I was still successful on my first try! Although it was buzzy and noisy in general, it worked. Anyway the head had just been...

Hey there. I have an AHB-2 Metal Blackout in the bridge of my ESP LTD MH-50 and the thing just F'n screams! I have had similar experiences with the feedback you mention. With the AHB-2, there is a jumper on the back of the pickup for a 10db boost. I wired the contacts to a switch that I...

Series 1 Recto's do not have a built in Bias switch to use EL34s on the fly. To do achieve this in a Series 1 you would have to open up the amp and modify the BIAS supply to use the EL34 tubes. Introduced in the Series 2 recto's is a very convenient BIAS select switch on the rear panel of the...

Rectoverbs do not suck at all... you just have to learn how to dial them in right

Hmm yeah my Rectoverb Combo does the same thing pretty much.. also on the modern channel too after 4:30 it gets REALLY bright all of of a sudden... I also read somewhere that changing the mid POT to a 25k Audio would give a better control over the midrange spectrum. Any advice?

Fuckin sweet dude. I just got a RoV Series 2 used nice and cheap =) Hearing your recording inspires me to play more, and actually record some of my own original material.. I've been in a musical funk for a while from too much heroin, but slowly coming out and gettin better! Thanks for your...

Right now I am in-between bands... so at this point I really only get to play my Recto in my bedroom or living room at those levels... I've heard of people using a patch cord in the FX loop to get more saturation at a lower volume level? Would someone be willing to educate me on the finer points...

Dont know if this will help but I just stuck some Ruby EL34's in my new Rectoverb 50 S2. They sound fantastic!! It even still seems like they are biased a bit cold. But yeah it is very simple. Flick the bias switch to EL34, put in the tubes and crank her up!!

your mesa is built tough man... if everything is functioning correctly, I wouldn't worry about it. As long as the amp hasn't experienced zero load, (no speakers) for a while, or way too low of a load (about 2 ohms or less), all should be well! =)

Just finished building my first DIY FX box, and by the title of my post, you can probably tell that it's a TubeScreamer replica! =) I went kind of in the backwards direction with my DIY stuff. I started off by building a 3W Boogie Mite from Torres Engineering, and then went on to start with the...

I am new to the boogie thing.. Just got a Rectoverb Series 2 Combo and am Completely in love with it. Only other Mesa I've had a chance to demo is a Nomad 45 1x12. Rectoverb Combo : 9/10 probably bc I'm into more extreme styles of music. Nomad 45: 8/10 : Very versatile, three channels is nice...

Just wanted to say I agree completely with what you guys are describing. Garbage in=Garbage out, especially with such an expressive amp. I've been playing for 14 years now, and I've already found many errors in my playing that I didn't notice before. These amps really bring out what is coming...

I've been looking into buying a Boogie for a little while now. I play mostly hardrock and metal, but I also have appreciation for the lighter side of playing... I've heard the rectifiers are pretty much meant for metal, but all of the boogies I have heard seem to be pretty high gain amps, and it...