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Title: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: jim_inme on March 12, 2008, 01:49:28 PM
Hey everyone, found this on my trails and thought someone might be interested!

http://home.arcor.de/guido.boehne/Boogie%20new.htm (http://home.arcor.de/guido.boehne/Boogie%20new.htm)

Its an article about someone making their own Mesa DR it was pretty informative. Its in german, but i ran it through google translator and it seemed pretty decent.

Google Translator: http://www.google.co.uk/language_tools?hl=en (http://www.google.co.uk/language_tools?hl=en) (just copy the hyperlink above into the "translate a webpage" section and click "german to english"

hope someone finds this useful!
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: Renegadrian on March 12, 2008, 09:05:26 PM
Mmmm...Don't know why, but it seems I got error and can't connect to that page...Try again tomorrow...
Should be interesting!
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: ConanB on March 12, 2008, 11:36:10 PM
Love it. Great pics and great end result.
One of my goals with this hobby is to make a tube amp. Long way off but this is great inspiration, and buying an old amp off ebay for parts had never crossed my mind.
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: ambulancevoice on March 13, 2008, 06:26:49 AM
oh your god....
that so cool

also
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Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: Austin73 on March 13, 2008, 07:18:19 AM
looked pretty cool but I couldn't find the schematics or pcb layouts to have a really close look.

Any ideas?

Aus
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: axg20202 on March 13, 2008, 09:28:30 AM
http://www.tubefreak.com/mesa.htm#mark1

http://www.drtube.com/guitamp.htm
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: jim_inme on March 13, 2008, 12:54:55 PM
well im glad people are interested!

id love to make a dual rectifier but i dont have the knowledge, experience or time required! hope someone here does it though, would be great to see!
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: bancika on March 13, 2008, 01:14:02 PM
recto is in the essence a clone of SLO and there's a SLO clone forum dedicated to cloning this amp with well documented and road tested layouts. I recommend trying that. It's a three channel amp with two channels footswitchable and sounds great (just built one).
Cheers
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: ConanB on March 13, 2008, 07:23:02 PM
I'll have to check that forum out. My goal is a multi-channel footswitchable tube amp, as I currently love my old multi-channel Laney only it's SS so I'd like to mess with tubes.
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: Fender56 on March 13, 2008, 07:29:22 PM
Ouch!!! Not for the fisrt-time builder!!!  :P

First step will be to try the P1-ex or maybe the High Octane, at AX84 web site!!!
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: soulsonic on March 13, 2008, 07:44:56 PM
I like the DIY LDRs he made for channel switching. When I built my SLO clone I used relays.
It's nice seeing that circuit built with turret board - I'd wager it sounds better than the Mesa original. :icon_razz:
He did a really good job with the chassis and cabinet as well!
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: JoeGuitar on March 13, 2008, 07:46:49 PM
Quote from: bancika on March 13, 2008, 01:14:02 PM
recto is in the essence a clone of SLO and there's a SLO clone forum dedicated to cloning this amp with well documented and road tested layouts. I recommend trying that. It's a three channel amp with two channels footswitchable and sounds great (just built one).
Cheers

+1 on the SLO clone forum.  I built one of those & it's a great amp.  I rarely play any of my other amps since building this one.  ;)

(http://i30.tinypic.com/2uigejc.jpg)

Joe
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: ambulancevoice on March 14, 2008, 02:33:16 AM
Quote from: JoeGuitar on March 13, 2008, 07:46:49 PM
Quote from: bancika on March 13, 2008, 01:14:02 PM
recto is in the essence a clone of SLO and there's a SLO clone forum dedicated to cloning this amp with well documented and road tested layouts. I recommend trying that. It's a three channel amp with two channels footswitchable and sounds great (just built one).
Cheers

+1 on the SLO clone forum.  I built one of those & it's a great amp.  I rarely play any of my other amps since building this one.  ;)

(http://i30.tinypic.com/2uigejc.jpg)

Joe

now thats a beautiful @#$%ing amp! you should make the chassis black though
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: soulsonic on March 14, 2008, 08:58:15 AM
Red, chassis should be red.

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/malexc/Outside2.jpg)

:D
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: jim_inme on March 14, 2008, 05:19:28 PM
Quote from: JoeGuitar on March 13, 2008, 07:46:49 PM

(http://i30.tinypic.com/2uigejc.jpg)

Joe

that looks great. if you went to sell that commercially, a lot of people would be interested.

Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: MetalGuy on March 14, 2008, 05:32:38 PM
Very detailed project /site is in polish/ + pictures + PCBs /scroll down/  for the 2 channel DR:

http://znik.eu.org/content/view/41/44/
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: kurtlives on March 14, 2008, 05:48:17 PM
Quote from: bancika on March 13, 2008, 01:14:02 PM
recto is in the essence a clone of SLO and there's a SLO clone forum dedicated to cloning this amp with well documented and road tested layouts. I recommend trying that. It's a three channel amp with two channels footswitchable and sounds great (just built one).
Cheers
Can I have a link to this forum?
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: bancika on March 14, 2008, 07:28:47 PM
http://sloclone.yesterdaysrevolt.com/
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: ambulancevoice on March 14, 2008, 07:43:32 PM
Quote from: JoeGuitar on March 13, 2008, 07:46:49 PM
Quote from: bancika on March 13, 2008, 01:14:02 PM
recto is in the essence a clone of SLO and there's a SLO clone forum dedicated to cloning this amp with well documented and road tested layouts. I recommend trying that. It's a three channel amp with two channels footswitchable and sounds great (just built one).
Cheers

+1 on the SLO clone forum.  I built one of those & it's a great amp.  I rarely play any of my other amps since building this one.  ;)

(http://i30.tinypic.com/2uigejc.jpg)

Joe

what tolex did you use by the way? looks real gothic like
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: soulsonic on March 14, 2008, 08:27:02 PM
Quote from: ambulancevoice on March 14, 2008, 07:43:32 PM
what tolex did you use by the way? looks real gothic like

Gothic? LOL! That's fake Western Cowboy boot leather!
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: JoeGuitar on March 15, 2008, 09:49:57 AM
Yeah - it's black western tolex.

I ended up buying a whole roll of the stuff...........

(http://i29.tinypic.com/2vjzp76.jpg)

Joe
Title: Re: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier DIY
Post by: ambulancevoice on March 15, 2008, 09:52:03 AM
Quote from: soulsonic on March 14, 2008, 08:27:02 PM
Quote from: ambulancevoice on March 14, 2008, 07:43:32 PM
what tolex did you use by the way? looks real gothic like

Gothic? LOL! That's fake Western Cowboy boot leather!

it looks like it to me
i hate western shit so i wouldnt recognise it