Mesa/Boogie 2x12 Vertical-Slant Rectifier Cabinet
Product information "Mesa/Boogie 2x12 Vertical-Slant Rectifier Cabinet"
Is that really not a 4x12?
No, it really is "only" a 2x12 speaker cab! For fans of the slant-cab style and tone, the Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 2x12 Vertical Slant Cabinet is just right. With roughly the same internal area as the horizontal 2x12 Recto cab the overall sound, punch and level of detail are similar, but some players prefer a slant cab for the "monitoring" effect created by the slightly upward-tilted top speaker. When you can’t take a 4x12 to a gig or session, the 2x12 Recto Vertical Slant Cab offers a similar sound without the size and weight... and the styling and huge tone will probably make most people believe it’s a 4x12 cab.
All Mesa/Boogie cabinets are built from the finest pore-free Baltic birch. The speaker baffles feature high-quality joint construction and bracing. The grille is wrapped around a separate grille board. The grille material is made from strong, twisted jute that is dipped in a special coating which tames the high frequencies and thus provides a better response.
All Mesa/Boogie Rectifier speakers are made in Petaluma, California. The Mesa/Boogie 2x12 Vertical-Slant Rectifier Cabinet is supplied with removable Track-Loc™ casters and a matching cover.
- Connections: 2x ¼" Jack
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 70,8 x 60 x 36,2 cm
- Enclosure: Birch plywood
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Includes: Cover and wheels
- Loudspeaker: Celestion Vintage 30
- Loudspeaker Type: Celestion Vintage 30
- Loudspeakers: 2x 12"
- Power: 120 W
- Special Features: Rear-mounted speaker, Vintage style construction / acoustic
- Stereo/Mono: Mono
- Technology: Slanted
- Weight: 31,5 kg
In the late 1960s Randall Smith, one of the most famous amp repairers in the San Francisco Bay Area, was inspired to build his own amplifiers after developing a fondness for the tweed circuits of the 1950s. He loved their organic sound, the effective controls and the way the tone gently moved from clean to distortion and back again when the gain control was used.
To push forward with his own amplifier designs and concepts, he settled in Pentaluma, California in 1969 and worked on further developing his amps.
The characteristic, heavily distorted sound of his Mesa/Boogie amplifiers was initially the result of an electrically mis‑dimensioned preamp. Founder Randall Smith wasn’t sure whether the preamp’s output would be enough to drive the power amp, and he built it with four twin triodes, of which the first seven triodes are still used today to amplify the input signal.
Many years later Mesa/Boogie has grown into one of the major global players in the market for high‑end guitar and bass amplifiers and is a leader in the development of modern amp designs and circuits. The American company also holds several patents on special features and circuits, such as Multi‑Watt™, Dyna‑Watt™ and the Mesa CabClone™ cab simulator, which you’ll certainly come across when browsing our selection of Mesa/Boogie products.
Of course, a maker of such innovative and high‑quality products has by now also gathered a large fanbase among professional musicians who got hooked on Mesa/Boogie amps. The best known users of Mesa/Boogie amps include the already mentioned Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Angus Young, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Adam Jones, Mark Tremonti and Dave Grohl. Of course these aren’t the only famous Mesa/Boogie users, and Mesa/Boogie also boasts a large and steadily growing following among studio musicians and hobby guitarists. Maybe you’ll soon be part of the next generation of the Mesa/Boogie fan community?
