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Has anyone had any experience with both solder and solderless versions? any difference in tone?

Hey guys, i hope im posting in the right section. I have a gibson explorer gothic with i think a 500t in the bridge, im after a super tight, clear, punchy, rhythym tone naturally ive been looking into the emg active pickups, 81 and 85 for bridge but the more i search forums, the more negative...

Hello! im thinking of sending my Mark IV up to Petaluma to have it completely checked out head to toe so to speak. Has anyone had any experience sending their mark ivs for check ups? Does the crew up there do a pretty good job of putting it back into newish shape?

Hello! its been a while since ive posted, ive since traded in my dual rec head for a mark iv b widebody combo. Ive had a lot of frustrations with it, mainly i think because ive yet to give it a full retube to breathe some life into it again, previous owner claimed tubes were a year old, but you...

Hello all! im in desperate need of some advice ive come across the opportunity to obtain a 1994/95? tremoverb 2x12 combo, the guy wants to trade it for my 2005 dual rec half stack. :| im itchin bad to pull the trigger on this one! where i live you dont come across these trems too often, and i...

Hello All! As I was removing my tubes to clean my Dual rectifier(3ch 2005) I thought this would be a good time to learn what those 3 big boxes in there are and what purpose they serve! :D So from left to right what are these 3 boxes, and what do they do? as alway any help or input would be...

Hello all! Has anybody here ever mixed el34s and 6l6s in their amps? Is it even possible to do without damaging the amp? Im just curious as to what effect it would have on the tone haha :shock: any input would be greatly appreciated!

hello all! i have a couple questions about my Dual rec that i was hoping to get some clarification on. On the back of the amp there is a switch that goes between Tube Rectifier and Silicone Diodes Is this to switch between tube rectification and solid state rectification? If i have the switch...

Hello All! i have a Mesa Dual Rec and man oh man i love this thing!!! i had a jcm2000 dsl100 before this and i just couldnt get what i wanted out of it. So, what is your favorite boogie amp? and what makes it better/different? cant wait to hear all your opinions! Cheers! :mrgreen:

Sup fellas! i was hanging out with a couple old pals today and i was showing them the ol' dual rec, and talking to them about tubes, they mentioned how the power tubes and the rectifier tubes looked pretty much the same, and asked me if i had ever accidentally misplace either. so that got me...

I recently bought a 2005 Dual Rectifier, when i bought it the guy had allegedly taken it down to MesaBoogie Hollywood (which was literally right down the street) to have it tested, all the tubes are original but supposedly they tested alright, i brought it home and i've had it for about a week...

Hello all, i recently bought a 3channel DR and one of the rectifier tubes looks kind of cloudy/purple at the bottom is this normal or is it time to toss it out? any input would be greatly appreciated! :) http://s56.photobucket.com/user/thearriaga88/media/20140320_2112471_zps7ed19f6c.jpg.html