Mesa/Boogie Single Rectifier Solo Head - is it good? opinion

[DEICIDEL]

Has anyone on the forum tried it out? From what I have read it has the same guts as the Dual Recto, but only this is 50 watts. List price?

[Doink]

On paper it should sound just like a quieter dual, but ya never know, it may sound different. I think list is $1100, and dealers aren't allowed to discount Mesa. The dual is only $100 more, and the triple is only $100 more than that.

[evopogov3]

As far as my opinion goes, I hate tube amps, with the exception of this one.

I liked the tone I got from it, I can't give a lot of info, but when I played the rec., it sounded good to me.

[tomizm]

Just came back from Guitar Center today and a triple was priced at *$1499. *Yowch. *For just a head?
I'd get a Dual Rec Combo instead.
Now that I think about it, I guess compared to Bogners and the like, $1500 is a steal!

[lastsupper]

The difference on the heads is wattage. *I've played through the single and dual recto heads. *They both sound great. *It's just a matter of deciding how much paint you want to peel off the wall.

dave

[MrGreenGenes]

I've played both Dual and Single Rectos, and to me both sounded great. Both have enough gain and volume to satify a stone-deaf heavy rock player. Attack and definition are top class on both amps.
Anyhow, IMHO Dual Recto's clean sounds were better than Single's and the Dual also had a little more headroom.