NAD: Mesa Boogie Mini Rectifier

[NippleWrestler]

They've been covering a ton of ground for decades, I just think the context in which they became famous with nu-metal, baggy jeans, wallet chains, that sorta thing didn't really speak to its adaptability... and tbh they didn't help themselves with the treadplate, it put it in a box pretty early on with just the looks. But they have a great clean channel, a ton of options - very versatile things that deserve their place on the Mount Rushmore of amps. And they'll also chug with authority.

[Kris]

Had one of these briefly back when they were released.Fantastic little amps and really only one of the lunchbox sized heads that gave me the required volume with out losing its bowels like all el84 high gain amps do

[hamo]

The other one I was keen on around the same time was the Carvin V3 head, I always thought of them as being in the same sort of ballpark.

[Bg]

The other one I was keen on around the same time was the Carvin V3 head, I always thought of them as being in the same sort of ballpark.

Yeah I had one a few years back, for a short period, not sure why it didn't gel

[The Scarecrow]

The other one I was keen on around the same time was the Carvin V3 head, I always thought of them as being in the same sort of ballpark.

Yeah I had one a few years back, for a short period, not sure why it didn't gel

Something about the gain structure was odd from memory - I had one for a few months as well. Clean was okay, the high gain channel felt compressed and a bit uncharacteristic. The crunchy one in the middle was the best sounding.

[Aquila Rossa]

The crunchy one in the middle was the best sounding

I have found that to be true with a few multichannel amps I have had, no matter the brand. I'd get a nicer high gain tone by boosting the crunch channel than I would get from the hi-gain/lead channel. Get the amp to the point is crunching quite a lot but still has dynamic range and cleans up. Then slam it with an OD/boost pedal -- or two, so you have tiers of of boost kind of thing. It just seems to be the right recipe -- for the tones I like at least.

There are amps out there that have great lead channels though. I've just never had one myself. I suspect Griff's Headfirst amp might be one of them.

[NZTone.e]

The crunchy one in the middle was the best sounding

I have found that to be true with a few multichannel amps I have had, no matter the brand. I'd get a nicer high gain tone by boosting the crunch channel than I would get from the hi-gain/lead channel. Get the amp to the point is crunching quite a lot but still has dynamic range and cleans up. Then slam it with an OD/boost pedal -- or two, so you have tiers of of boost kind of thing. It just seems to be the right recipe -- for the tones I like at least.

There are amps out there that have great lead channels though. I've just never had one myself. I suspect Griff's Headfirst amp might be one of them.

Wasn’t it for sale a while back?

is it still?

Hmmm, food for thought…

[Slowy]

Tony is our new Molly.

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Tony is our new Molly.

At least he's not Sootying around.

[Slowy]

Tony is our new Molly.

At least he's not Sootying around.

That is a next level+ skill.

[Sleep]

Coolest looking mini I've seen! Enjoy

[Molly]

Nice. I ruined mine by getting the chassis powder coated beige...

[olegmcnoleg]

Nice. I ruined mine by getting the chassis powder coated beige...

I seem to remember it was "Misty Buff"? And to be fair, I actually liked it. Though it is not a very metal colour. Whereas the one in this thread knows who it's buyers are and what they want

[NippleWrestler]

Nice. I ruined mine by getting the chassis powder coated beige...

I seem to remember it was "Misty Buff"? And to be fair, I actually liked it. Though it is not a very metal colour. Whereas the one in this thread knows who it's buyers are and what they want

It looks a lot less metal now than it did when I bought it. I'm not sure purple stain is the most metal of finishes... Which was the whole point

[robthemac]

Nice. I ruined mine by getting the chassis powder coated beige...

I seem to remember it was "Misty Buff"? And to be fair, I actually liked it. Though it is not a very metal colour. Whereas the one in this thread knows who it's buyers are and what they want

It looks a lot less metal now than it did when I bought it. I'm not sure purple stain is the most metal of finishes... Which was the whole point

I love it! Jarrah or somethhing, ay?