Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head Triple Channel

Amp was made in late 2000. I bought this amp brand new especially for the newly added third channel, which I was pleasantly surprised they added! (It sure beats the hell out of the Nomad. Why they discontinued the DC series is still a mystery.)
I believe this amp has all the features I'd want.
I use this playing in a variety of clubs, frat parties, etc, & so far, has been more than enough with plenty of power to spare.

I use this amp with a variety of guitars; a 77 Les Paul w/Duncan '59's, a Les Paul Studio Lite w/496R & 500T, a Tele with a Gibson 498T humbucker in the bridge position & a Gibson 490R (I think) in the neck position.
I play a wide variety of rock 'n' roll from Chuck Berry to Buckcherry, with a side order of Southern twinged country stuff.
First, I'll start with the clean channel. It is MUCH cleaner & glassyer than my previous Dual Recto. In fact, that was the "nail in the coffin" on my decision for buying this amp. Previously, I A/B'd my old Dual Recto with a Peavey Classic 30 (which had a beautiful clean sound). Although the Boogie may not be as clean as that or say a Fender Twin, etc., it certainly gets the job done without breaking up like my old one did. It has a clean/pushed switch, but I definately use the clean.
The second channel is probably the most versatile one, because it takes off from where the clean channel leaves off. I really like this channel for some of the classic rock stuff we play. I have it set to the "vintage" setting, & get kind of an "Orange" amp sound of it.
The third channel absolutely kills! It also took about an hour to set, too! It is totally different & a lot more sensitive than my previous Recto. My only suggestion is to pay special attention to the presence knob! This makes a world of difference.
Another suggestion before trying out one of these amps is to check the back of it & see what the FX loop send knob is set to. When I first played it in the store, it was loud at low volume levels. It turns out some jackass had it (FX send) turned up all the way, instead of at unity gain. After turning it down, the amp sounded so much better! Duh!
Also another suggestion is to try out different speaker cabinets. There is a big difference. The recto cabinets are very ballsy & loud. Personally, I use an old Marshall (early 70's) 16 ohm with Greenbacks, which gets a great crunch. Depending on your musical style, definately try out a number of cabinets!!!
Yet another suggestion is to consider the spongy/bold switch on the back (again, depending on venue situation). The bold setting will give you the full 100 watts of unbridled power. The spongy cuts the power & gives you more control over the overall volume. Just a suggestion, though.

Funny thing happened when I bought this amp. The store had two of them, & I took the first one home. The master volume control on the second channel was F'd up. I wiggled it & the volume was cut in half. Apparently either an oversight from the factory, or more than likely, an overzealous idiot who previously played it in the store.
Needless to say, I took it back & exchanged it for the other one. I've had it for about a month & no problems.
I've never had any problems with Boogies - I've owned four of them. I always play with a backup (my lead singers rig, which is also mine - he's too damn cheap to get his own) because freak things do & will happen. So I still stand by my rating of 9 because of that one incident.

I believe this amp has a one-year warranty.
I have only called Boogie once, not for a problem but a silly question. I left a message & they returned my call within the hour & answered my question in a professional, friendly manner.

I've been playing for over 12 years, professionally for five.
Other gear includes the Marshall cabinet (previously mentioned); Line 6 MM-4 modulation modeler; Line 6 DL-4 delay modeler; Boss octave pedal; and Cry Baby 535Q wah.
If it were stolen, I would beat the crap out of the idiot if I found him. If not, I'd buy another. If it were lost, I'd kick myself silly.
There is nothing I dislike about this amp, except I still wish they made the rackmount version for some reason. Oh well, can't have it all.
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2000 Three Channel You know what it is

This is where it get tricky. Some people think there going to plug into a amp and it going to know their ass off like this thing does. The problem is that you need to have good pickups, speakers and must be able to tone tweak. I could make this thing sound like dog shit or the holy grail just by tweaking.

Haven't had it long enough, but so far so what.

Tien Lawrence over at mesa is the coolest. I'd suggest talking to him if you can. Very knowledgeable. Be prepared to leave a message,he will get back to you. Also, Georgia the front lady is a tough lady, but very business. You have to be when 1000 people a day call and have of them don't know what the hell they need.

Killer head. I have a JCM 2000 and this head. Both rule for diffent reasons. Just remember one thing, no one amp will do it all! Why do you think Joe Perry has 20 friggen amps on stage. But, this amp was worth the wait, I believe this amp is made for MEtal, Hardcore. They tryed to make it more for other types to, which it really does good, but if you're looking for that fender sound, don't get a marshall!!!

New 2000 (2001?) Recto with the channels (and 8 modes). Basically, the amp has three channels: green, orange, and red. The green channel has two modes (clean and vintage), and the orange channel has three modes (raw, vintage, and modern), and the red channel has the same three modes as the orange channel (but they sound different, of course). Also, one of the biggest plusses of this new model is the footswitch. 5-buttons: Chan 1, Chan 2, Chan 3, Solo boost, and FX loop. The previous recto had one channel change button on it's footswitch, and that's all (ugh). The most featureful tube amp I've ever used.

Needless to say, this amp has many (many, many..) different sounds to play with (With all the different modes, and rectifier selection, and power section selection (spongy, bold), etc.). Some of the channels are very easy to get a great sound out of, some take just a little getting used to (hour or so, no big deal).

The orange channel is incredibly easy to tweak and get sounds out of, almost all of which are good. I know it's a cliche to say so, but this amp with just the orange channel would be a great amp.

The clean (green) channel is just that, a clean channel. If you crank the gain you can get a little purr out of 'er (which is nice) but the orange channel is better for that sort of thing. The clean is vastly improved over the the previous recto, and considering the type of amp it is, the clean is very nice (and versatile). You can dial in a nice warm clean, or get a bit more gain in there and get that "sparkling" sort of clean so many people love. Of course, it's not a little vintage blues combo designed to do that one thing very well and that thing only (like some of the nutbars who review these things expect them to be) but it does quite well for a 100-wat Head Of Death(TM) :).

The red channel is a little tougher to get a good sound out of. I didn't like the channel at all at first, and you probably won't either. However, once you learn to tweak it right, this channel has some KILLER heavy sounds. The sound cuts through in a band setting and sounds, well, killer... once you get a sound like the one I'm trying to describe, you'll know it. When I first started messing with the red channel it just sounded like muddy garbage, but you get used to tweaking it, and can get some great sounds (as a tip, go easy on the gain, at 1/2 it's super-heavy, it doesn't need to be cranked for anything).

Very versatile once you learn to tweak it.

I havn't had it for very long, so I really can't pass judgment here, but Mesa has a tremendous reputation for reliabilty.

Never called.

If it were stolen, I'd beat the bastard that took it to death, etc. etc., blah blah blah. :)

I compared it to lost of other amps (mostly mesas, some marshalls and other brands which have slipped my mind) and it was the hands-down winner in every department (well, the blue angel had a better gritty blues sound, but what do you expect..).

There's really nothing else I could want out of this amp. I can't emphasize enough that you need to get used to tweaking it before you'll be able to hear the full potential of this amp (especially with the red channel)