Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five User Manual

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PUSHED:Thismodeisaradicaldeparturefromthesweet,shimmeringblendoftheCLEANmodeslowgaincharacter.Huge
increasesingaininthefirststagesofthepre-ampproduceoneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenallfourmodesandtransforms
whatyouthoughttobeatameandgentlecleanchannelintoaragingcrunchmachine.Thisincredibleamountofgain(fora
lowgaincircuit)alsocreatesoneofthemostexpressivesolomodesinyourRecto.Becausetherearelessstagesofgainfor
thesignaltotravelthroughandthetonecontrolnetworkistunedforthebrighternatureofcleansounds,thismoderesponds
morequicklytoyourpickattackandhasamoreurgent,snappyfeel.Don’toverlookthismodeforsomeoftheMiniRecto’s
coolestoverdrivesolosounds.
NOTE:WhenusingPUSHEDwiththeGAINControlmaxed(5:30),avoidsettingtheTREBLEControlhigherthan(2:30).Settings
above(2:30)maygeneratemicrophonicoscillationincertainpreamptubesintheV1position.Thiscanbeavoidedaltogether
bysettingtheTREBLEControlsensiblywhentheGAINControlismaxed.UsethePRESENCEControlforadditionalbrightness.
CHANNEL 2: VINTAGE / MODERN
VINTAGE:ThishighgainmodeisthefamousliquidRectovoice.Itslushharmonic
contentandfatcreamyfeelisfeaturedinsomanyrecordingsandisnowastapleforsomanyheadedtothestudioforanalbum
project.Combiningthissuperjuicy,expressivepreampwiththeRectos’blackmagicpowersection
createscolorsingainthatmostplayersfindtrulyaddictive.Singlenotesoloworkiseffortlessas
thestringsbecomeeasytoplaywiththeVINTAGEmodesmusicalandnaturaltubecompression.
SpendtimelearningthelowerregionsoftheVINTAGEmodeasthisisaplacewheremanybeautiful
soundslive.
MODERN:Aggressive.ThisisthewordthatbestdescribesthemenacingpowerofthisRecto’smost
rebelliousofallmodes.Atake-no-prisonerscrushingassaultoftopendcutandlightningfastre-
sponsecreatesasoundofunparalleledaggressionthathassetanewstandardforhardcoresounds.Theaddedtightnessof
thelowendresponsecombinedwiththeradicallymorepresenttopendkeepstheMODERNmodetrackingaccuratelyevenat
extremegainsettings.
MULTI-WATT™ POWER
EachChannelcontainsourpatentedMULTI-WATT™powerswitchthatallowsyoutochoose
either25WattsofPentodewiredpoweror10wattsofTriodepowerenablingyoutomatchthepoweroutputandfeeltoeach
ofyourfootswitchablepreampsounds.The10WATTposition(switchdown)rewirestheoutputtubesto
Triodestylewiringforavintage-voicedandoh-so-clippable10wattsofpower.Thisproducesasmoother,
roundervoicethatclipswithawarmerattackcharacteristicandacreamierfeel.
The25WATTsetting(switchup)bringsonlineourpatentedDyna-Watt™Pentodebasedwiringforthe
fullpowerandheadroom.Thissettingispreferredforpristinecleansoundsandtight-trackinghighgain
soundsasitdeliversaburstofpowerandheadroomfarbeyondtheexpectationofitsratedpower.This
ingeniousanduniqueMESAcircuitstoresupvoltageinthepowersectionandreleasesitattheinstantof
attack–whenyouneedit–thensagsdowntoamore“normal”voltageatatime-specificrate.Allthistranslatesintoabouncy,
dynamicsoundandanamazing,precise,yetelasticfeelonthestrings.Puretubemagic!Thiscircuithasbeenappreciatedby
playersaroundtheworldfordecadesandhasfurtheredtheoriginalBoogie“littleampthatcould”legendsinceitsintroduction
inthenow-classicStudio22backin1983.
THE CONTROLS
GAIN
 Thiscontroladjuststhepredominantgainstageineachchannels’circuitwiththefunctionandtaperbeingoptimizedforeach
individualchannel.RememberthatyourRectoisreallytwoseparatemulti-modeamplifiersbuiltontoonechassis,sothougheachchannel
looksidentical,theGAINControlforeachchannelcomesoninadifferentplaceandadjustsadifferentpointinthatchannel’scircuit.
Inmostguitaramplifiers,andespeciallyinall-tubecircuits,theGAINControlisthemostpowerfulcontrolinthepreamp.Itshapesthe
overallstyleandcharacterofthesoundandisresponsibleforwhetherthesoundisclean,overdrivenoranywhereinbetween.Inyour
Recto,theGAINControlisevenmorepowerful.Itnotonlydeterminestheamountofdrive,butalsoactsasanintegralpartofthetone
controlstringaswell.
MASTER
25 WATTS
10 W
25 W
10 WATTS
INPUT
FT SW
GAIN
CLEAN
PUSHED
VINTAGE
MODERN

Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five Specifications

General

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