New Mesa Recto: Badlander

fretmeister

I'm liking this.

spirit7

Sounds like every amp Ola plays through to be fair (like him).  It's got an upper end thing that I'm not sure I like.  Can't put my finger on it!

guitargeek62

Quite like the sound of that! I’m sure I won’t like the UK pricing though, not that I need one anyway...!

Stevepage

I'd love one. Price is apparently the same as the multiwatt dual rectifier which is £2444 on thomann

ICBM

It won't sound as good as an original Rev G.

But I'm probably not the target market since I don't like any of the sounds he's getting. I like them for the non-typical sounds they do.

They seem to have bought all the old stock of Maplins knobs too...

fretmeister

ICBM said:

It won't sound as good as an original Rev G.

But I'm probably not the target market since I don't like any of the sounds he's getting. I like them for the non-typical sounds they do.

They seem to have bought all the old stock of Maplins knobs too...

I had a Rev G. Bought it from Chandlers in about 96-97

I sold it when they weren't popular. Like a right donkey.

Never used it with a drive pedal either - just a Pearly Gates pickup for that gritty mid hump instead. Was excellent.

spirit7

Agree with all of that.  It sounds a little too "high definition" for me, more like a Diezel - doesn't seem to have the Mesa uniqueness that you find in a Mark or good Recto.  

prlgmnr

I love Mesa and many of their amps, but they do have a tendency to make me wonder "what is this for?" with new product releases. Like they seem to release stuff that the most obvious direct competitor for is something they already make.

normula1

ICBM said:

They seem to have bought all the old stock of Maplins knobs too...

that's the first thing I though of

Habanero

Stevepage said:

I'd love one. Price is apparently the same as the multiwatt dual rectifier which is £2444 on thomann

Coda have the head verson advertised for £2049.

Stevepage

Habanero said:

Stevepage said:

I'd love one. Price is apparently the same as the multiwatt dual rectifier which is £2444 on thomann

Coda have the head verson advertised for £2049.

I was just about to post the link till I saw this. That's quite reasonable for a Mesa.

ICBM

Mesa prices will be much lower in the UK now they've bypassed Westside.

nikolas7333

I'm not in the market for one, but I can see these selling well. An updated version of the old two channel recto's, that doesn't need a boost for metal and with a built in reactive load and impulse responses. Rack mountable too.

WiresDreamDisasters

Anyone got one of these yet??

WiresDreamDisasters

Good tones here.

But this is the most jarring gear video I've ever seen!

The jump between beer-swiggin' Britbongman, and super-clean-super-salesman Ameribongman .... made me actually giggle.





Really nice tones though. At 3:35 .... tasty crunches!!!! My ribs hurt there's so much crunch!

Deijavoo

I liked the Jamie Humphries demo with the Pantera type stuff.  Sounded ace to me.

guitargeek62

Yep, sounds great here too:



Bring on the Badlander Mini 25!

WiresDreamDisasters

I really want one of these right now.

Got major AMP GASSSSSSSSSSSS

WiresDreamDisasters

I've done a thing. A bad thing. Will let you know when it lands. I hope it doesn't land badly, and I hope I don't fall badly down the stairs from the top of the landing when badly carrying it upstairs to it's new homeland.

ICBM

WiresDreamDisasters said:

I've done a thing. A bad thing. Will let you know when it lands. I hope it doesn't land badly, and I hope I don't fall badly down the stairs from the top of the landing when badly carrying it upstairs to it's new homeland.

How far can a small Japanese woman throw a large valve amplifier from a first floor window? Answers on a postcard!!

Deijavoo

WiresDreamDisasters said:

I've done a thing. A bad thing. Will let you know when it lands. I hope it doesn't land badly, and I hope I don't fall badly down the stairs from the top of the landing when badly carrying it upstairs to it's new homeland.