Soooo… $3499 for the RI Dual Rec?

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TheGreatGreen said:
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Older Dual Recs didn’t have a fan, did they? Wonder if it's really necessary or if it's just Mesa following new regulations or something.
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They removed the Bold/Spongy switch?
 
311splawndude said:
Word. I am a hair metal nerd then because I did the Pre-500 mod on my new Rev G and it smokes :yes:

$1,500 + $125 = $1,625
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What Pre-500 mod did you end up doing? These are the ones I've always read about but never had the chance to do. I have no idea how full of shit or accurate these are:

- Change Orange Channel Gain pot to 500k
- Change Red Channel Gain pot to 1M
- Change Presence Pots to 250k on both channels
- V1-V3 Cathode resistors removed and jumpered
- Remove 33k resistor OR .003uf cap after Orange Channel Tone Stack
- Remove 10pf cap right after Channel 3 Gain pot.
- Remove 2M & 20pf that's parallel with the 680k & .002uf right before V1
 
vultures said:
What Pre-500 mod did you end up doing? These are the ones I've always read about but never had the chance to do. I have no idea how full of shit or accurate these are:

- Change Orange Channel Gain pot to 500k
- Change Red Channel Gain pot to 1M
- Change Presence Pots to 250k on both channels
- V1-V3 Cathode resistors removed and jumpered
- Remove 33k resistor OR .003uf cap after Orange Channel Tone Stack
- Remove 10pf cap right after Channel 3 Gain pot.
- Remove 2M & 20pf that's parallel with the 680k & .002uf right before V1
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After selling my Rev C and regretting it, I did most of these to a Rev G to try to get that sound back, and it just wasn't the same.
 
Bxlxaxkxe said:
I had an old rev f that had Bronco tolex. Was awesome looking actually. I’d be surprised if they offered Taurus as it seems their entire line is Bronco now
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I was actually disappointed in this when I got my VII. Such a downgrade as I’m used to the Taurus tolex and it’s just simply better.
 
vultures said:
What Pre-500 mod did you end up doing? These are the ones I've always read about but never had the chance to do. I have no idea how full of shit or accurate these are:

- Change Orange Channel Gain pot to 500k
- Change Red Channel Gain pot to 1M
- Change Presence Pots to 250k on both channels
- V1-V3 Cathode resistors removed and jumpered
- Remove 33k resistor OR .003uf cap after Orange Channel Tone Stack
- Remove 10pf cap right after Channel 3 Gain pot.
- Remove 2M & 20pf that's parallel with the 680k & .002uf right before V1
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I don't remember the specific details but that sounds about right. I found it on the boogie boards grail tone site. And yeah, I would not expect it to be spot RevC like, but hot damn this mod made my RevG tighter, more open, easier to control - yet still having that RevG juiciness if that makes sense? :dunno:

I've also found I don't need a boost now - which was something I did not expect. But yeah, there have been reports that some people don't like it, and that it took away the juice they liked about the RevG. The Serial Loop mod also made a huge difference to me as well.
 
I was never interested in them when they were used for around $1k…definitely not at $3500.
 
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