Mesa Rectifiers

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Re: Mesa Rectifiers

As for cabs, I've read that the Mesa's don't sound that great unless they are ran through the matching cab and that the cabs are voiced just for the amp. Is this just the model speakers used or because of the half open back design? I was planning on just using my Marshall 1960A with V30's and G12-75's.

The Mesa Recto cab is a little larger than standard sized and is loaded with V30s, it provides the iconic Recto sound with fat low mids, thump, and bite.

The Mesa Stiletto cab is a traditional Marshall sized cab loaded with V30s also and will not be as low-mid heavy and the upper mids will be more pronounced. Some guys use them because they like less low end and faster response.

A Marshall cab with a Recto works fine, it is similar to the Stiletto cab but they sound a little brighter than the Mesa counterpart, especially with G12-75s in the mix.