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Hey all, I’m the kind of guy that buys guitars/amps and keep them a long long time. It takes me years to bond with an amp and once i’m there I stay. So my last purchase was a 68 Custom Fender Deluxe Reverb (reissue) and I am hooked. I like it so much I wanted to buy another to run in stereo...

Most people like new toys and come on the boards to rave about a recent purchase. The sad part is watching these same amps go up for sale 6 months later. I truly believe it takes years for a guitarist to "connect" with an amp. So here is my review of the Rectoverb after two years of...

Many here have highly recommended the addition of the 2x12 cab to improve the sound of my RoV. I finally found one on the used market. I havent really had much of a chance to fire this up yet, but after a few minutes of A/B swapping the standard speaker with the new cab, I'm not hearing a huge...

For fun, I decided to try the preset settings in my Mesa boogie manual exactly as they are written. Months later , I haven't changed a thing. I think the presets sound incredible. Anyone else feel the same way? Dam I love this amp. It grows on me more and more every day....(1 year after purchase)

OK OK....so I know many people here feel that the recto overdrive is more than anyone could possibly need. I agree that it goes nuclear without a pedal... But I was curious I purchased a visual sound 66 for fun and am BLOWN AWAY with the sound. It is very different than the stock over drive...

for the first 10 months or so with my ROV I went without effects (except a boss chorus). Most of my playing goes directly to my amp without my pedal board but I thought I'd have some fun from time to time. I'm trying to capture the tone from Gilmore's solo on another brick in the wall--I'm...

I've owned a Mesa ROV for about 9 months and I am just now trying the amp at extreme volume levels. (I live in a town house and have a home for a few weeks to crank things up) How hard can I expect to push this amp? It gets VERY loud but if I push it past 2:30 on the output (master set at...

Someone on this board has mentioned that the addition of a Mesa cabinet to the ROV combo really makes a difference. Was it the 2x12 dual rec cab that worked well? Also, I'm curious to know how the ROV combo fits on top of the cabinet. Is it a good fit? If anyone has pictures that would be great.

Is my guitar cable. Call me crazy, but I like to keep the sound as pure as possible. Single coiled Strat+guitar cable+Mesa amp= pure bliss. No effects period. With this in mind, I'm looking to buy a high end guitar cable and possibly a replacement speaker cable. I'm leaning in the direction of...

A second hobby of mine is high end audio and it happens that I have a big box full of extra tubes to play with. I couldn't help but toss a few of my leftover EL34's into my ROV. (Electro Harmonix and Svetlanas) Changing tubes on this amp really changes the tone in a huge way. THe difference is...

Well I'm sure I'll take a beating for this, but I'm thinking of buying a speaker cabinet for my ROV mainly to raise my amp so I can see the knobs. (No they aren't memorized at the moment) I'm also hoping to get a cabinet that the ROV will fit on top of for a nice look. Does anyone know of a...

Years ago I owned a Conrad Johnson stereo amplifier that used EL34 tubes. I forgot that I saved two matched pairs in my closet, Svetlanas, and Electro Harmonix. Can I expect good things moving to EL34's? Can anyone describe the difference? I plan to do a little "tube rolling" tonight...

Well my amp will not power up and smells as if something is burning. I'm hoping its just a tube/fuse but am unsure where to start...Im under warranty, but have a feeling this is not going to be fun.. Any tips where I should start? Is a burning smell normally a dying tube?

I'm curious to see what type of music people play with their Mesa Boogies. Please answer with the most common music you play and the music that you purchased your amp for.

The more I visit this site, the more I'm coming to realize that the majority of the people here are into hard rock and metal. I'm curious to see what people mean when they describe "good tone". Are we talking Van Halen or Metallica, distortion? Are we talking about the three kings, t-bone...

OK, don't laugh. I see a lot of talk about recto this, double recto that etc...etc.. It's probably time I ask what the hell it is. I just purchased a Rectoverb 2, so my guess is that my amp has some of this "recto" thing everyone mentions. Can someone please fill me in as to what a recto is?

I went out and purchased a rectoverb combo as a trial and there is no way this amp is leaving my home. Guitar center is pretty clever "loaning" out mesa boogie. I followed some of your tips, I have all my dials (except output) set close to 12:00. (good starting point). Channel 1 pushed is...

The last time I touched a guitar was back in my head banging kid days. I've decided to start playing again and purchased a Rectoverb combo and a American Strat deluxe "V" neck. (Impulse buy) I made my purchase at Guitar center and have 30 days...So far I'm loving the amps sound. Did I make the...