Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five User Manual

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CHANNEL2(Redindicator/bottomchannel),featurestheiconicRectohighgainsoundsinboththeirfaces,theiconicliquid
wallofVINTAGEandtheaggressivefuryofMODERN.
VINTAGEexcelsatthick,highgainchordingandsinglenotesoloingwithanelasticfeelandabroadharmonicspread.Ithas
alooser,moreorganicsoundandtheoverdrivedrapesitselfaroundthenotescreatingahuge,three-dimensionalimage.VIN-
TAGEsoloworkisfurtherenhancedbythe10WattPowerposition.Here,theattackenvelopechangesandbecomesrounder
andmorevoice-like,whileupperharmonicsrecedeslightlytocreatesinglenotesoundsoftruebeauty.VINTAGEand10Watt
complimenteachotherinwaysthatwillopennewdoorsfortheRectothatwerepreviouslyopenonlytomore“wellbehaved”
or“cultured”amps.Itmayalsoopenwidetheeyesofcurrentbig-powerRectoownerswhoexperienceforthefirsttime,what
thispowerrange/wiringstyledoesforasoundtheyhadtypecast.ThisisanewandexcitingfaceofRectoanditwillsurely
expanditsstylisticfootprint.
MODERNistheoppositeineveryway.ThisaggressiveModecomesrightatyou-maybeevenforyou-withstunningattack
andahi-midbumpthatkeepsthingspercussiveandtrackingwithhyper-accuracy.Itisalmosthardtobelievethatthisamount
ofgaincanbeinfusedandyetstilldeliveraresponse–especiallyinbassfrequencies–withthismuchspeedanddefinition.
ButthisispureRectoandMODERNcontributesanequalparttoachievingitsstatusastheothermostrecordedsoundinRock.
Needlesstosay,MODERNisallaboutallthingsHeavyandMetal.Andwhilethissoundisbestdemonstratedusingthe25Watt
Powersetting,besurenottotypecastMODERNtooquickly.Usingthe10WattPowersettingtosweetenthemidsandsoften
theattackhere,showsanothersidetoMODERNaswellthat’smoreforgivingandvocal,creatingagreatalternatesolovoice
withalittlemorepunchanddynamiccontent.
Wekeepsayingit,butit’shardtooverstatethevalue,effectivenessandstylistic“power”oftheMulti-Watt™ChannelAssign-
ablePowerswitches.Thesededicatedwattagerangechoicesunveildifferentpowercharacteristicsandcolors–sotheyare
reallypower“voicing”switchesaswell.InthisRecto,thechoiceofEL84powertubeswiththeiramazingclipcharacteristics,
promptedustoexplorethedifferentwiringschemespossible.Thisexperimentationledtothe10WattPowerModebeingwired
forTriodeoperation.This“morevintage”wiringschemesweetensandroundsoutthesound,turningwhatmightotherwisebe
alowervolumeversionofthesamevoice,intomore“soulful”Rectoexperience.Usethe25Wattsettingforitsboldattack,
tighttrackinglowend,increaseddefinitionandalloutheadroom.Thissettingworksgreatwithallthesoundsandcertainly
showcasesthemightinessintheMiniRec,shockingunsuspectingplayersandbystandersalikewithpowerandsonicsize.But
anytimeyouneedtotamethislittlebeastandputavintagepatinaofwarmthandsilkinessaroundthings…kickdownto10
WattsandenjoyawholenewanddifferentworldofRectoexpression.
JumpingaroundtotheRearPanel,youaremetwithalessoninelegantsimplicity.NothingherebuttheACPowerSocket,the
LoopandtheSpeakerOutputs.WhilethisstandsinstarkcontrasttomanyotherMESAmodels,includingtheMini’sbigpower
Rectobrothers,itwasadecisionbasedonstylistic,genre-appropriatetraditionsandnotacostcuttingroadtoapricepoint.In
fact,manyfanshaverequestedsimplerfeaturesetsfromusovertheyearsandthe“lunchbox”formatistheperfectarenafor
thisconceptualdeparture.
TheEffectsLoopontheMiniiswiredinSerieswiththedrysignalandisHardBypassableforthosepuristswhoprefertoadd
processinglaterinthestudioenvironment.Ironically,ourtestshaverevealedthatnearlyallplayersoptfortheLoopengaged
permanantely,citingenhancedrichness,athreedimensionalqualityandan“openness”tothesound.Wearepleasedbythe
addedjuicethesetubestagesimpartonthesignalasit’snoeasyfeattoaddaLoopthatenhances-ratherthanrobs-Tone.
Wellthatwrapsupthefly-byoverviewoftheMini.Nowit’stimetogetintotheModesandControlsofthislittledynamo.

Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five Specifications

General

Brand	Mesa/Boogie
Model	Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five
Category	Musical Instrument Amplifier
Language	English