Members muckdawg24 Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 So how does Mesa get their gain as opposed to Marshall? I'm assuming just different circuitry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomcatMF Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Rectifiers are also useful for clipping an AC signal, which will give you distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 they switch over the power like exafro said.Now the difference is that SS rectifiers do it quickly (i think 0.1 ms) and tubes do it slower (0.3-0.44 ms) thus giving you a power sag. Vintage amps used tube rectifiers and therefore had a different feel to them, and vintage nutters love that {censored}. I could be wrong...But I don;t think my 1964 Fender Twin has a tube rectifier. And it's NOT :tight:! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inertiatic_SKS Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 I really wish Marshall would start making amps with tube rectifiers again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 I could be wrong...But I don;t think my 1964 Fender Twin has a tube rectifier.And it's NOT :tight:! It does not. A tube rectifier doesn't automatically equate a loose amp, and a SS rectifier doesn't automatically equate a tight amp. It's all about the circuit design, including the tube recto, but also the PT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Erock503 Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 yeah, i don't know how you idiots got loose from sag. two totally different things.i think the triple rectos have a diode rectifier, and two rectifier tubes instead of the dual's diodes and single rectifier tube. this is necessary to provide enough current to run 6 power tubes instead of four, AFAIK. that, or mesa just needed a good name for recto with 50 wattsmore than the dual.... 3 rectifier tubes in the triple rec, 2 in the dual rec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kinggeoff Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 3 rectifier tubes in the triple rec, 2 in the dual rec. that makes much more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 okay, so the triple rec has 3 rec tubes. I'm curious, does this mean its MORE saggy? or are they just to handle more power at the same amount of sag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 okay, so the triple rec has 3 rec tubes. I'm curious, does this mean its MORE saggy? or are they just to handle more power at the same amount of sag? A single rectifier tube can only rectify a certain amount of current, so adding a second and third rectifier allows the amp to rectify much more current than a single tube rectifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 17 Tubes Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 okay, so the triple rec has 3 rec tubes. I'm curious, does this mean its MORE saggy? or are they just to handle more power at the same amount of sag?Are we going back to you telling people "vintage amps have tube rectifiers", or should we just skip over that part an move on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yabba Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 yup, there's a rectifier tube for each pair of power tubes in the triple rec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrispsullivan Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 wait wait wait, let me get this straightall amps have rectifiers right?or is it just most?or neither? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 wait wait wait, let me get this straightall amps have rectifiers right?or is it just most?or neither? All tube amps have a rectifier. All it does it turn the AC voltage coming from your wall into DC voltage that the circuit operates on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrispsullivan Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 All tube amps have a rectifier. All it does it turn the AC voltage coming from your wall into DC voltage that the circuit operates on. okay thats what i thought someone earlier told me i was wrong when i said that they all have rectifiers or maybe it was because i forgot to specify tube amps in particular thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mackin Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 did the girl with 3 boobs in total recall also have 3 ass cheeks? if so, where was the hole? to keep it on topic, in a triple rectifier, what does what and how do you select? That was a cool movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uncle_Milton Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 mint chocolate chip is the best ice cream flavor STFU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members logansc Posted December 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 mint chocolate chip is the best ice cream flavor I would have to agree but specify that it must be the white mint chocalte chip not the green, white is much more refreshing and pleasant:wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 3 rectifier tubes in the triple rec, 2 in the dual rec. just went and checked, and that is correct. both of those amps also have the option of using the SS rectifier. and the number of rectifier tubes is more a function of the necessary current than some naming convention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zehn Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 Wrong Not wrong he's right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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