Mesa/Boogie OOGIEBMESA Manuale del Proprietario

OOGIEBMESAOwner's Manual

GAIN: (Continued) As a general guideline, the lower regions of this control produce brighter, tighter, faster sounds with enhanceddynamics...the high

TREBLE: As with most guitar amplifiers, the TREBLE Control is the strongest of the three rotary tone controls. Its setting on the RectoRecording Pre

PAGE 8PRESENCE CONTROL: (Continued) CHANNEL 2 PRESENCE is extremely important in achieving the desired lead and crunch rhythmsounds. It responds lik

CHANNEL SELECT:This three position mini toggle selects which of the two channels is active when the footswitch is not in use. It is located in a conve

LIVE - SOLO: (Continued) Channel format. The controls will affect both sounds, so you will not be able to dial up independent Channels,but when used

PAGE 11A.C. POWER RECEPTACLE: The total power consumption for the Recto Pre is 1Amp @ 117 Volts. Thus, a 15 Amp circuit (which is whatmost house cir

PAG E 12FX MIX CONTROL & EFFECTS LOOP: (Continued) The MIX Control has a range that roams between 10% and 100% of the wet blend.It is not possi

PAG E 1 3INMIDI OUTSTEREO (MONO) FX LEFTRIGHTOUTPUTLEFTRIGHT(MON0)AC POWERUNSHIELDED CABLEUNSHIELDED CABLEINPUTSSTANDBYONPOWERONINPUTFT.SW.CLEANBRITF

PAG E 14EXTERNAL SWITCHING JACKS: These three 1/4” jacks make it possible to trigger the two channels of the Recto Pre with an externalswitching dev

PAG E 1 5LIVE OUT: To Power Amp The Recto Pre provides two output channels for feeding signal to either stereo power amplifiers, effectsprocessors (

Greetings from the Home of ToneCongratulations on your choice of the Rectifier Pre as your Guitar amplifier and welcome to the MESA/Boogie family! As

PAG E 16FACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGS:CLEANBRITFATRAWMODERNVINTAGEGAIN TREBLE MID BASS PRESENCE

PAG E 1 7FACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGS:CLEANBRITFATRAWMODERNVINTAGEGAIN TREBLE MID BASS PRESENCE

PAG E 18TUBE NOISE & MICROPHONICS:You may occasionally experience some form of tube noise or microphonics. Certainly no cause for alarm, this qui

PAG E 1 9DIAGNOSING PRE AMP TUBE PROBLEMS:Because your amplifier is an all tube design, it is quite possible that you will at some point experience mi

PAG E 20BIAS ADJUSTMENT: (part of a continuous series)An Article written by Randall Smith thatwe thought you might find interesting.Here’s a questio

PAG E 2 1BIAS ADJUSTMENT: (Continued) Voltage and current are NOT the same. Current is the AMOUNT of electricity, the “quantity” — andis measured i

PAG E 22BIAS ADJUSTMENT: (Continued) Again, this has some merit .. but it’s still not as good as using tubes that are matched in the first placebec

PAG E 2 3SPEAKER IMPEDANCE MATCHING & HOOK-UP GUIDE:IMPEDANCE:Wiring up speakers to provide the most effective load and making sure that all of th

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE MATCHING & HOOK-UP GUIDE: (Continued)PARALLEL:When wiring in parallel, the resistance of the speakers decreases. Two 8 ohm spea

PAG E 2 512544 Ohm Cabinet38 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHMPartial back view of some Mesa amp8 Ohm CabinetSAFE MISMATCH WIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cab

FRONT PANEL:REAR PANEL:Precautions 0Overview 1/2Helpful Hints: RECORDING 2/3Helpful Hints: LIVE 3Instr

PAG E 268 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHMPartial back view of amplifier8 Ohm Cabinet8 Ohm Cabinet68 Ohm Cabinet16 Ohm Cabinet84 OHM 4 OHM 8 OHMPartial back v

PAG E 2 74 OHM 4 OHM 8 OHMPartial back view of amplifier8 Ohm Cabinet8 Ohm CabinetSERIES BOX16 Ohm8 Ohm8 Ohm8 Ohm Cabinet10SAFE MISMATCH124 OHM

PAG E 284 OHM 4 OHM 8 OHMPartial back view of amplifier8 Ohm Cabinet8 Ohm CabinetSERIES BOX16 Ohm8 Ohm8 Ohm16 Ohm Cabinet13SAFE MISMATCH WIRING

ON TRIODES, PENTODES & IRISHMEN:With apologies to Friends and Relatives from the Emerald Isle - who will make their appearance soon enough - the

ON TRIODES, PENTODES & IRISHMENT: (Continued) Thus a diode tube - one with a cathode and an anode - is mostly used to rectifyalternating current

ON TRIODES, PENTODES & IRISHMEN: (Continued) Thus the proper cocktail waitress - visible through the louvers - is scantily cladso as to be all

PAG E 32WARNING: To reduce risk of fire or electric shock, replace fuse with same type and rating only. Do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.R

The Spirit of Art in Technology OOGIEBMESAThank you for trusting MESA/Boogie to be your amplifier company and we wish you many years of toneful enjoym

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PRECAUTIONS & WARNINGSYour MESA/Boogie Amplifier is a professional instrument. Please treat it with respect and operate it properly.USE COMMON SE

OVERVIEW:Congratulations on your choice of the Rectifier Recording Preamp and welcome to the Mesa/Boogie Family! This all-tube, two rackspace instrume

RECORDING:1) Always use the supplied A.C. Mains Cord provided and connect the unit to a grounded (3 pin) A.C.outlet. If you experience groundrelated h

If you have less than satisfactory results with this instrument after reading the manual and believe it to be operating normally; we suggesteither try

INPUT / FT.SW.First remove the protective covers from the tubes (plastic webbing) before connecting the A.C. cord to a powerreceptacle.INPUT: Connect

CHANNEL 2 MODES:RAW: This Recto mode is the lowest gain of the three in CHANNEL 2 s’ high gain lead channels. Its less saturated nature greatlyenhan