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Mesa Boogie
Recto-Verb 25 1 x 12 Guitar Combo Amp
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Limited stock available in select stores only 1 Available through Gear Hunter from $1600
Introducing the Recto-Verb Twenty-Five 1 x 12 Combo, the Reverb-endowed, fraternal-twin of Mesa's little Mini Rectifier lunchbox thats been taking names all over the globe. This even mightier package is slightly larger - long-spring Reverb tank and boast all the same great performance that the Mini Rec is famous for and more. Plus, the classic vinyl-covered birch cabinet provide a wide array of custom finish options to fully personalize them.
The lush tube-driven Reverb widens the sound and sweetens the attack just a bit, increasing its versatility and appeal for players who favor lower to medium gain in their style. But dont fret... for those into heavier tones the trademark Recto sounds are all here and completely authentic.
So whether youre rockin out or putting the immense versatility of this new Rectos four Modes to task on a variety of styles, youll find inspiration and a huge fun-factor in these exciting, super-portable Combo amp!
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
- Custom Designed AND Handcrafted Exclusively in Petaluma, California
- All Tube Amplifier: 2xEL-84 Power Tubes & 6x12AX7 Preamp Tubes
- Fixed Bias for consistent, maintenance free performance
- Patented Multi-Watt, Channel Assignable Power Amp (Patent 7,602,927) featuring Mesas proprietary Dyna-Watt technology providing two power levels with different wiring configurations via independent 10/25 Watt Power Switches
- Choose from:
• 2 power tubes operating in Class A/B Triode for lush harmonics and a sweet liquid feel at lower volumes, producing 10 Watts or;
• 2 tubes operating in Mesas exclusive Dyna-Watt Class A/B Pentode for maximum power, punch and clarity, producing 25 Watts
- 2 Fully Independent Channels with 4 Style Modes
- Channel 1 features: Clean or Pushed Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (10/25 Watts) and Independent Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel) & Master Controls
- Channel 2 features: Legendary Vintage or Modern High Gain Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (10/25 Watts) and Independent Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel) & Master Controls
- All-Tube, Long-Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Control (rear panel)
- All-Tube, Fully Buffered FX Loop
- Aluminum Chassis
- External Switching Jack for Reverb
- 1 Button Footswitch (Channel 1/2)
- Slip Cover
- Dimensions: 17" H x 19" W x 11" D Weight 41 lbs.
- 12 Fillmore 75 Speaker
The lush tube-driven Reverb widens the sound and sweetens the attack just a bit, increasing its versatility and appeal for players who favor lower to medium gain in their style. But dont fret... for those into heavier tones the trademark Recto sounds are all here and completely authentic.
So whether youre rockin out or putting the immense versatility of this new Rectos four Modes to task on a variety of styles, youll find inspiration and a huge fun-factor in these exciting, super-portable Combo amp!
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
- Custom Designed AND Handcrafted Exclusively in Petaluma, California
- All Tube Amplifier: 2xEL-84 Power Tubes & 6x12AX7 Preamp Tubes
- Fixed Bias for consistent, maintenance free performance
- Patented Multi-Watt, Channel Assignable Power Amp (Patent 7,602,927) featuring Mesas proprietary Dyna-Watt technology providing two power levels with different wiring configurations via independent 10/25 Watt Power Switches
- Choose from:
• 2 power tubes operating in Class A/B Triode for lush harmonics and a sweet liquid feel at lower volumes, producing 10 Watts or;
• 2 tubes operating in Mesas exclusive Dyna-Watt Class A/B Pentode for maximum power, punch and clarity, producing 25 Watts
- 2 Fully Independent Channels with 4 Style Modes
- Channel 1 features: Clean or Pushed Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (10/25 Watts) and Independent Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel) & Master Controls
- Channel 2 features: Legendary Vintage or Modern High Gain Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (10/25 Watts) and Independent Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel) & Master Controls
- All-Tube, Long-Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Control (rear panel)
- All-Tube, Fully Buffered FX Loop
- Aluminum Chassis
- External Switching Jack for Reverb
- 1 Button Footswitch (Channel 1/2)
- Slip Cover
- Dimensions: 17" H x 19" W x 11" D Weight 41 lbs.
- 12 Fillmore 75 Speaker
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Best amp I've ever owned 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Langley, British Columbia
This is hands down the best amp I've ever owned, and that is many, including probably the very first Marshall 100 watt JCM 800 2203 that ever appeared in Canada. The amp I had prior to this was also a Mesa, Stiletto Ace 50 watt with the 2X12 Celestion V30's. That was also a killer amp, but also 100lbs, and too much for my 61 year old body. This one is less than half the weight, but all the volume and tone you could ever need for almost any application.
Posted by Jamie on Nov 16, 2022
Incredible combo 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Victoria, British Columbia
Sound enormous for its size. build quality is exceptional. If you want to best out of it at lower volumes youll want to get a Powerhouse attenuator. Clean channel is very nice as well.
Posted by Des on Feb 26, 2022
Awesome! 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary, Alberta
I've owned this little beast for over 3 years now and have no intention of ever parting with it. About a year ago, for poops and giggles, I put a celestion gold in it and now I giggle....a lot. The new speaker made the reverb incredible. I have no tone-aficionado adjective to describe it, other than amazing and unexpected.
I love this thing and Mesa does a poor job of marketing this beastly gem.
I love this thing and Mesa does a poor job of marketing this beastly gem.
Posted by Dave on Apr 12, 2020
Mesa Hit A Home Run With The Recto-Verb!!! 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
Very straightforward control layout. Not too many dials & switches.......but enough to give you some serious tonal variations. Fabulous cleans, even if you need pristine clean. For my live shows I usually used the ?pushed? side of the clean channel for a bit of break up. For lead excursions I use the ?modern? switch but tone down the gain a bit, as there is quite a bit of gain on tap. Great sustain & note definition. Nice to have a dedicated reverb on both channels.
I play small to medium sized venues. More than enough clean headroom for small venues. For medium sized venues YMMV. For one venue I used a custom 2x12 extension cabinet. That did the trick. More than enough volume. Excels at bedroom volume as wel.
The amp is extremely well built as you would expect with a Mesa. I?ve had the amp for a little over a year. Absolutely no issues with the amp to date.
I run a Zoom MS-70CDR in the effects loop. (Runs on AA?s, so it?s one less power supply to worry about). I require fewer pedals with this amp. Guitar> Boss TU-3> Earthquaker Spatial Delivery > Earthquaker The Depths> Earthquaker Grand Orbiter> Chase Tone Secret Preamp> Mesa Rectoverb..........on a Voodoo Labs Dingbat Small with an ISO 5.
I couldn?t be happier with this amp. This is my forever amp!
I play small to medium sized venues. More than enough clean headroom for small venues. For medium sized venues YMMV. For one venue I used a custom 2x12 extension cabinet. That did the trick. More than enough volume. Excels at bedroom volume as wel.
The amp is extremely well built as you would expect with a Mesa. I?ve had the amp for a little over a year. Absolutely no issues with the amp to date.
I run a Zoom MS-70CDR in the effects loop. (Runs on AA?s, so it?s one less power supply to worry about). I require fewer pedals with this amp. Guitar> Boss TU-3> Earthquaker Spatial Delivery > Earthquaker The Depths> Earthquaker Grand Orbiter> Chase Tone Secret Preamp> Mesa Rectoverb..........on a Voodoo Labs Dingbat Small with an ISO 5.
I couldn?t be happier with this amp. This is my forever amp!
Posted by Mark Joseph on Jul 20, 2018
An amp that does it all - no joke! 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Halifax, Nova Scotia
If you've gotten to this point, you've probably read every online review and forum post about this amp. It's all true. It's an amazing amp and you should buy one.
My only complaints are that it's hard to dial in (tone stack operates differently on Mesas than other amps) and while it can give you Fender like cleans, it is still a very darkly voiced amp. You'll never get a Marshall-like fizz but you'll get a good approximation.
The reverb is worth the price difference over the Mini Rec. It's huge sounding, although muddier than a classic Fender reverb.
I'm curious as to what a speaker swap will do for the sound, but out of the box this thing is awesome.
My only complaints are that it's hard to dial in (tone stack operates differently on Mesas than other amps) and while it can give you Fender like cleans, it is still a very darkly voiced amp. You'll never get a Marshall-like fizz but you'll get a good approximation.
The reverb is worth the price difference over the Mini Rec. It's huge sounding, although muddier than a classic Fender reverb.
I'm curious as to what a speaker swap will do for the sound, but out of the box this thing is awesome.
Posted by Matt on Jan 21, 2018
The Real Deal 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store London North, Ontario
I am a senior that has been around amps all my life. I built a few myself over the years from scratch too. I even owned the first Marshall stacks when they first came to Canada. I also own some Fenders and a Victoria 45410 59 bassman combo hand wired. Every amp has a voice, but this one has them all. The Fillmore speaker is amazing. This amp is so much better than anything else out there these days for all any analogue pure tones and drive. You will not find these at any Walmart either. The attack on 25 watts is killer. The 10 watt setting is so smooth and loud as hell.. No regrets in any way. Very little and subtle tweaking needed to find your sound. or dozens more. Buy one. Worth every cent and that much better than the rest of the competition.
Posted by Nick Gurr on Dec 6, 2017
Great Amp!! 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Burlington, Ontario
I have been playing guitar for 30 years and have owned numerious guitar amps. Engl Powerball, Engl Fire Ball, Mesa Roadking, Marshall DSL, and many more. I picked up this baby after I was having issues with my Line 6 DT25 which is a great sounding amp. But reliably issues made me have to trade it in. All I can say is the rectoverb 25 can get you any sound you want .. You do have to spend a little time to learn what the dials do. It is pricey but well worth owning.
Posted by anonymous on Jul 18, 2015
Had mine for almost a year now 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton South, Alberta
And I love it. Beautiful clean tones to heavy crunch and everything in between. I had listed it to sell in a moment of post Christmas financial crisis. While waiting for the ad to be answered, I played it for a couple of hours and knew I couldn't sell it. It just sounds that good.
Posted by anonymous on Jan 22, 2015
Tone Monster 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Oshawa, Ontario
I bought this amp because I needed a variety of functions in a dependable combo. Something that would sound good in a bedroom and then rip up a club at night. This amp does it all.
Les Paul and Strat both sound great. Even my Martin and Resonator ...with little or no hum. Great quality.
The reverb is huge and each channel can be controlled individually. The down side is the Reverb knobs are on the back. Also, reverb is on/off via a footswitch that is NOT included.
Aside from that ...perfect.
Les Paul and Strat both sound great. Even my Martin and Resonator ...with little or no hum. Great quality.
The reverb is huge and each channel can be controlled individually. The down side is the Reverb knobs are on the back. Also, reverb is on/off via a footswitch that is NOT included.
Aside from that ...perfect.
Posted by Dutchboypete on Nov 25, 2014
The Ultimate All-in-One Amp 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I bought this amp to replace my Peavey 6505 212 and I don't regret it. This little amp is very loud and can easily play a club. The build quality is top notch, as one would expect from Mesa. The real selling feature on this are the tones you can get out of it. Really, there are no limits, on channel 1 the clean sounds are awesome and on the 10 watt setting if you drive it hard you can get some very nice clipping. For Vox fans, it nails the crunch sound perfectly on the pushed setting.
On Channel 2 the vintage setting is awesome giving that full saturated OD sound. The Modern setting takes you into that tight bottom high gain recto sound we all know and love (plus it runs very quiet, no hissing like the 6505 and great for recording).
I know the price point is high (I wrestled with it for a while) but this is worth it. Really, you won't need another amp, ever.
On Channel 2 the vintage setting is awesome giving that full saturated OD sound. The Modern setting takes you into that tight bottom high gain recto sound we all know and love (plus it runs very quiet, no hissing like the 6505 and great for recording).
I know the price point is high (I wrestled with it for a while) but this is worth it. Really, you won't need another amp, ever.
Posted by anonymous on Jul 12, 2014
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| Recto-Verb 25 1 x 12 Guitar Combo Amp | 407120 |
