Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier settings
Panel as on the Multi-Watt Dual Rectifier. Each of the three channels has its own Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence and Master and a mode switch: Clean or Pushed on Channel 1, Raw, Vintage or Modern on Channels 2 and 3. Output sets the level of the whole amp, and Solo is a footswitchable volume boost. The '90s Dual Rectifier reissue has two channels, Orange and Red, and a Loop Active Master in place of Output and Solo.
⚡ Match a tone on this ampHow do you dial in a specific tone on a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier?
A valve amp does not respond to a knob the way a number on a page suggests. Where the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier sits in its own gain range changes what every other control does: the same treble setting is bright at low volume and harsh once the power section is working. That is why copying an artist's numbers onto this amp gives the wrong answer, and why the settings here are written against this amp's behaviour rather than the one the record was cut on.
Name the song you are chasing and Tonelify returns the settings for this exact guitar amp, not the settings the original artist used. Those are two different things: the recording was made on gear most players do not own.
Settings for this amp only ever use controls it actually has, because its front panel is stored in our gear database. You will not be told to set a knob that is not on the amp.
What controls does the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier have?
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier specifications
- Power
- 100W head
- Channels
- Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3
- Voicings
- Clean, Pushed, Raw, Vintage, Modern
- Front panel
- Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Master, Output, Solo
What the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier panel means when you dial it in
100W head. There is enough headroom to hold a clean setting at band volume, so the gain control does the driving rather than the master. It has a presence control, so the top end above the treble band is set separately from the tone stack. That is the control to reach for when a setting sounds close but harsh. Gain and master volume are separate, so the preamp can be driven hard at a volume that is liveable. Where a tone sits between the two is part of the answer, not a detail. 3 channels, Channel 1, Channel 2 and Channel 3, and a setting only means something once the channel it belongs to is named. The selectable voicings are Clean, Pushed, Raw, Vintage and Modern. Picking the voicing comes before the knob positions, because the same numbers land somewhere else on each one.
Tones to try on a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier questions
What are good starting settings on a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier?
Start from the middle of the range on Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass and move one control at a time. There is no single correct set of numbers for this amp, because the target changes with the song. Tonelify writes the values for a named tone against this amp's actual panel: Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Master, Output, Solo.
Can the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier get a metal tone?
It depends on how much gain the amp makes on its own. Where a valve amp runs short of gain, a drive pedal in front of the input adds saturation and tightens the low end at the same time, which is how most of the amp's own range gets extended. Tonelify says which of the two routes a given tone needs on this amp.
Does Tonelify support the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier?
Yes, and its front panel is stored, so settings only ever reference controls this guitar amp has: Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Master, Output, Solo. You will not be told to set a knob that is not there.