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Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier 3 Ch NMW - $1,700 (Nanaimo)
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(3 Ch NMW)
Also, grab it while its priced lowest on the market. If it doesnt sell soon, I'll just be listing it on Ebay/Reverb for $2200-2400.
This amp has been a beast for me in the studio the past 6-7 years, and all in all in its lifetime hasn't had super heavy use. I bought it off a friend who owned it from brand new, and I bought it in 2018 or so, and used it maybe 3-4 times a year.
That said, not many people know this; but one of the worst things for any sort of amps/gear/circuits, whether tube, or Solid state is to sit unused for months, and years. I religiously power on every amp/piece of gear I own at least once every month, or two minimum. It just helps keep a bunch of things happy, with electrolytic capacitors being the #1 thing. It keeps them formed, and healthy, but it also keeps other components happy, and even tubes, and transformers.
Needless to say, this amp has never had an issue, and Ive always babied it, and kept it clean, and changed the tubes when I bought it in 2019. Also, Ive gone through, and tested every tube on my professional tester, and they are all strong, and matched, with no shorts etc.
This amp is super versatile, and dont listen to what you read online about 2 Ch's being way better etc. At the end of the day, they are all much closer than they are far, aside from just an inherently bad sounding amp. I think 2 Ch Rectos are cool, for sure, but all the hype is blown way outta proportion, especially after you boost a Recto anyway, and with all thats possible in pre/post production. TBH, Ive never been in the studio, wanted a Recto tone, and thought ahhh dang, if only I had a 2 Ch Recto, ya know hah! Also, I think people forget to pay tribute to just how much more versatile 3 Ch Rectos are with the Raw/Vintage/Modern modes on the Orange/Red Channel, and the better sounding Clean Channel, which has the pushed mode. Between Clean Pushed, all the way to Orange Vintage can get awesome Classic, more British esque tones.
Can meet in Nanaimo, or Vancouver!
Cheers!