Mesa/Boogie 1x12 Rectifier 23 Cabinet
Product information "Mesa/Boogie 1x12 Rectifier 23 Cabinet"
An extra dose of low-end punch
The 1x12 Rectifier 23 Cabinet brings Mesa/Boogie's former (and famous) widebody 1x12 design into the closed-back Rectifier series. This format delivers extra low-end punch that rivals larger 2x12 cabinets, and is the perfect complement to any mid-sized Mesa/Boogie 23" head or combo amp.
All Mesa/Boogie cabinets are built from the finest pore-free Baltic birch. The speaker baffles are joined with a high-quality jointing construction and are braced. The grille is wrapped around a separate grille board. The grille material is a strong, twisted jute that has been dipped in a special coating which filters the upper frequencies and provides a better response.
All Mesa/Boogie Rectifier speakers are made in Petaluma, California. The Mesa/Boogie 1x12 Rectifier 23 Cabinet is supplied with a matching cover.
- Connections: 2x ¼" Jack
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 41.6 x 57.2 x 36.2 cm
- Enclosure: Birch plywood
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Includes: Cover
- Loudspeaker: Celestion
- Loudspeaker Type: Celestion Vintage 30
- Loudspeakers: 1x 12"
- Power: 60 W
- Special Features: Rear-mounted Speaker
- Stereo/Mono: Mono
- Technology: Closed back
- Weight: 16,2 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?
