Updated: Mesa Boogie Rectifier or Stilleto 4x12 Cabinet

[ttosh]

I recommend the Stiletto cab with a pair of Vintage 30 and a pair of H30 with the Herbert. Try it ... you might like it. You might find it hard to find a better sound ?

The larger Mesa cabs have more boom. People that like the boom sound love them. I like using two 4x12 to get the extra bass without the boom. My other cab has a pair of Vintage 30 and Green backs right now.

If you want a more modern scooped sound the 100's are great.

I am going to give the 4 v30's a go at first, then my next try would be V30/H30 combination, good recommendation. I also want to see what the Herbert sounds like with M65 Scumbacks as well.

 

[FourT6and2]

Not sure about all the renaming of their cabs. But, if you're talking about the over-sized vs. the standard/traditional sized, then I'd go with the standard/traditional sized cabinet. It's less boomy and a bit more tight/focused in the low-end.

Yes after quite a bit of research and talking to Boogie Hollywood store the Stiletto cabinet is what used to be the Rectifier Traditional cabinet. It is quite misleading as well on Mesa Boogie's web site as they quote a bunch of artists in their artists section that use Rectifier cabinets, and they only have one Rectifier cabinet as of now the OS one.

When you view their artist endorsements that show Rectifer cabinets and read closely the details page you will see about 90% stay traditional Rectifier which is now Stiletto. Very confusing indeed. I have heard a lot of older Mesa Rectifer cabinets that I loved and based on that was purchasing a Rectifier cabinet. I probably would have been happy, but in the long run I feel the other old Traditional new Stiletto cabinet will be more mid specific and not as boomy which is what I want.

Gheeez.

I think you'll be happy with the Standard/Stiletto Cab. It's built very well. Mesa still makes some amazing cabinets.

 

[russell_holmes]

yes the recto OS is WAY boomy and FAR too much bass, so much that you can't get rid of it no matter how hard you try. better alternative: the marshall 1960 cab. Don't oust it just because it's half the price of the mesa cab. I have both, and I think the marshall, although not as good looking or well built, outperforms the mesa because it is punchy, clear, tight, focused and solid. All it needs is a slight bump on the bass and deep knob to beef up the low end.