Mesa/Boogie 90s Dual Rectifier Standard Black Bronco
Product information "Mesa/Boogie 90s Dual Rectifier Standard Black Bronco"
The slightly different Boogie amp! When it was introduced in 1992 the Rectifier series hit like a bomb. The first Mesa/Boogie amp for the heavier side of music. The characteristic, powerful sound of the Rectifier amps has since shaped the nu‑metal, metal and rock scenes.
Now Mesa/Boogie offers the 90s Dual Rectifier, an authentic reproduction of the valve amplifier that redefined high‑gain and supplied much of a generation’s soundtrack, with some welcome improvements such as enhanced cleans that improve the sound without changing it. Here you have the chance to own an original made by the same craftsmen who built them 30 years ago.
- Channels: 2
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 64,8 x 25,4 x 25,0 cm
- EQ: 2x bass, mid's, treble, presence
- Gain Levels: 2 per channel
- Housing size: Fullsize
- Impedance: 4/8/16 ohms
- Includes: Footswitch and cover
- Inserts: Series
- Power: 100 W
- Power Amp Valves: 4 x 6L6 or 4 x EL 34
- Power Range: 51 - 100 W
- Pre Amp Valves: 5x 12AX7
- Special Features: 5U4 valve rectifier
- Technology: Valve
- Weight: 18,6 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?
