Overview - Mesa/Boogie Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five Owner's Manual

CONGRATULATIONS
on your choice of the Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five and Welcome to the MESA Family. The instrument you
have chosen rides atop a 20-year legacy of world-class high gain performance and hit-making sounds that have been at the
core of – and even a catalyst for – some of the very best of Modern Rock. You will quickly find that its Mini moniker and physi-
cal size bear no resemblance to its stature, power and command over blistering-tight overdrive in the realm of big gain Tone.
Don't think for a moment this is a trendy down-line toy or marketing-derived imitation of our mighty Recto. This is the real
deal... in every way a high-end instrument. Lurking within this expensive metal chassis, lies one of our most expressive and
nuance-enhancing circuits to date and it creates an exciting, adrenaline-producing Tone machine... one of the most fun to play
in the entire MESA collection.
Whether you're rockin' hard or putting the immense versatility of the Mini's four Modes to bear on a variety of styles, you'll get
years of inspiration and enjoyment from this little gas-in-glass-powered jewel. We always strive to build classics, icons that
you'll treasure amongst your most valuable musical instruments. From the feedback we've received thus far... it seems the
Mini Recto is on its way toward achieving that status.

Overview

Like its original two channel forefathers, this Recto keeps things straight ahead and easy to navigate. This
generation features two footswitchable Channels that each contain two Modes and while it looks basic and drives easy, a world
of stylistic versatility lives within these two simple rows of controls.
CHANNEL 1 (Green indicator / top channel), focuses on rhythm sounds, both clean and overdriven. The CLEAN Mode delivers
sparkling, big-headroom rhythm sounds that breathe with rich, warm air on the bottom end. When driven to clip and combined
with the 10 watt Power setting, this Mode misbehaves with real attitude and shines for urgent, yet soulful, Blues solo sounds
and furry Rock rhythm. PUSHED aptly describes what to do with the second Mode in Channel one and here you'll find the next
region of gain. With a more stripped EQ and just enough added drive, PUSHED invites aggressive Rock rhythm and Crunch
styles to the party and even taunts your mid-gain solo work, especially in the 10 Watt Power setting.
FRONT PANEL: MINI RECTIFIER Twenty-Five Head
CLEAN
PUSHED
INPUT
GAIN
FT SW
VINTAGE
MODERN
REAR PANEL: MINI RECTIFIER Twenty-Five Head
~
120 V
1 A
60 Hz SLO
1 A
BLO
CAUTION:
Unplug power
before replacing
fuse
Mini Rectifier Twenty-Five
Owner's Guide & Operating Manual
TREBLE MID BASS
CAUTION!
TUBE GUIDE
5 x 12AX7
A T A
LL UBE MPLIFIER
2 x EL 84
CAUTION: CHASSIS SURFACE MAY BE HOT!
Multi-Watt
PRESENCE MASTER
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I N I W E N T Y I V E
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POWER
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