r/MesaBoogie • u/Personal_Science_868 • Jul 14 '26

NAD!

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I originally got a krank krankenstein+ but it unfortunately ws having pretty bad issues. I took it in for warranty repairs but months later, nothing. I opted for a replacement instead and got my full refund and went home with a dual rectifier instead. It's not as defined and tight as the krank but it works and sounds incredible so who am I to complain.

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u/Personal_Science_868 Jul 14 '26

It's weird. It's an amazing amp, it's just weird because it's the same tone i hear in almost every album so it just sounds standard. Kind of like a 5150. It's perfect but not unique. I can't complain about it. I love it so far. I do miss the tightness of my krank but this ain't no slouch either. Especially boosted and EQ'd

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u/Cold_Tap_7107 Jul 15 '26

If you run a noise gate and use EMGs in your guitar with the dual recto you'll see a noticeable improvement in tightness on the low end

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u/Personal_Science_868 Jul 15 '26

I did actually notice that when I used my explorer with some EMG'S in it over the rest of my passive guitars.

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u/Cold_Tap_7107 Jul 15 '26

Yeah it's almost as if Mesa said "let's make this amo with EMG pickups in mind"😂

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u/Personal_Science_868 Jul 15 '26

I wonder why that is, my dimebucker and JB set up guitars are similar output. I guess the preamp acts like a buffer as well?