Mesa Boogie Roadster

[Bird]

Anyone tried one of these :?:  Thoughts & impressions welcome.

[Simon D]

^ +1. I'm curious to hear what people think of them too.

[indysmith]

it looks terrifying. what could possibly warrant that many knobs!?
I don't understand why rectos need so many knobs - they only really do one sound... why not just have one knob?

[MartinS]

why not just have one knob?

It'd have to go up to 11, of course...

[Bird]

it looks terrifying. what could possibly warrant that many knobs!?
I don't understand why rectos need so many knobs - they only really do one sound... why not just have one knob?

You've been terribly misinformed. You can dial in different settings for each channel.... etc.. just read this
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Rectifier_Series/roadster/roadster.html

[indysmith]

was just reading thru that actually. I might give one a go next time im in town - seems a bit intimidating, albeit a great piece of audio engineering

[Bird]

was just reading thru that actually. I might give one a go next time im in town - seems a bit intimidating, albeit a great piece of audio engineering

 The only really cr@ppy part is that over in your neck of the woods they're very expensive. Taxes and whatnot really drive the price up it. They can be intimidating with all the settings and whatnot you can tweak.

[FELINEGUITARS]

I don't understand why rectos need so many knobs - they only really do one sound... why not just have one knob?

Rectifiers do more than that one sound - it's more the type of players who all rush and buy rectos that are too blame - they only use it for one sound (and play downtuned)

Just saw Y&T/Tigertailz last night and Dave Meniketti uses a Dual Tremoverb or a hired/borrowed Dual Rec and gets wonderful Marshall like tone out of it - but with that something extra thrown in
Really very nice!

[blue]

Just saw Y&T/Tigertailz last night and Dave Meniketti uses a Dual Tremoverb or a hired/borrowed Dual Rec and gets wonderful Marshall like tone out of it - but with that something extra thrown in
Really very nice!

i saw Tigertailz at their headline hometown gig in Cardiff, Jay Pepper was using a Dual Rectifier there.  Sounded great!

[FELINEGUITARS]

Just saw Y&T/Tigertailz last night and Dave Meniketti uses a Dual Tremoverb or a hired/borrowed Dual Rec and gets wonderful Marshall like tone out of it - but with that something extra thrown in
Really very nice!

i saw Tigertailz at their headline hometown gig in Cardiff, Jay Pepper was using a Dual Rectifier there.  Sounded great!

Yeah - was fun to see TT again - have followed them since 1986

It was great to see that a friend of mine (Glenn Quinn) who I used to guitar tech for was playing bass for them filling in for the sadly departed Pepsi Tate

[Bird]

I never did get around to listening to Y & T back in the day. I'll have to grab a couple of those sometime.

A friend of mine has an Meas F-50 and runs it through a marshall 4x12 cab. Sounds absolutely amazing.

[FELINEGUITARS]

I never did get around to listening to Y & T back in the day. I'll have to grab a couple of those sometime.

Try Earthshaker/Black Tiger/Meanstreak/Ten
All great albums

Here is a slightly dodgy CAmeraphone clip from earlier this year
Doesn't do justice to the great sound he has live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aoRIo_aUWI

[Bird]

Cool clip. I'll have to grab a couple of those cds.  8)

[shaman]

a tweaker's delight-expensive to re-tube, thats for sure-it doesnt capture the lead tone of the MKIIC+, but offers flexibility, no doubt..a killer amp
-look for the Mark V early next year... 8)

[Bird]

a tweaker's delight-expensive to re-tube, thats for sure-it doesnt capture the lead tone of the MKIIC+, but offers flexibility, no doubt..a killer amp
-look for the Mark V early next year... 8)

I'm finished school (again) at the end of  March, and after 4 years of poverty (Im too old for this cr@p) I intend to purchase copious amounts of gear. Just in time for the Mark V it seems