Mesa Boogie 2x12 Rectifier Wedge Cabinet - Black Bronco / Black Grille

In the 1990s, when the Mesa/Boogie Dual and Triple Rectifier were defining the sonic landscape of hard rock and metal, the Rectifier Wedge cabinet was out there on the world’s biggest stages doing the work — a rare format that never achieved the widespread availability of the horizontal Recto cabs but earned a devoted following among players who discovered its advantages. That cabinet is back as a limited release reissue, and the validation is immediate: John Petrucci of Dream Theater and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters are currently running these on tour. When players of that caliber, with the stage budgets and backline access to run literally anything they want, choose this cabinet on active touring cycles, the Interstellar Tone Traveler pays close attention. The 2x12 Rectifier Wedge is built on the same fundamental platform as the legendary horizontal Recto 2x12 — marine grade Baltic Birch construction, closed-back voicing, two Celestion Vintage 30 speakers at 120 watts / 8 ohms — but angled into a wedge format that sits on the floor and fires directly at the player.

That wedge format is the whole conversation. The debate over in-ear monitors and floor monitors comes down to one thing that neither can replicate: the physical interaction between moving air and guitar pickups. When a speaker pushes air at the instrument’s body and strings, the pickups respond — there is a feedback loop of information between what you’re playing and what the amp is producing that is part of the guitar’s fundamental voice in a live performance environment. No headphone, no IEM, no floor monitor running direct signal can reproduce that. The Rectifier Wedge solves the stage volume problem not by eliminating that interaction but by putting the cab where you can actually hear it — aimed at you, at a volume that lets you hear yourself clearly without filling the entire stage. The band plays at lower overall volume, the sound engineer gets control back, and you get the natural, full guitar sound that the Vintage 30s and the Recto footprint were always capable of together. Win all around. One Parallel Out. No slip cover or casters included.

Speakers: 2 x Celestion Vintage 30 
Power Handling: 120 watts
Ohms: 8 Ohm
Speaker Outputs: One Parallel Out 
Dimensions: 30 1/8" W x 17 1/4" H x 22 3/4" D
Cabinet Material: Marine Grade Baltic Birch
Weight: 70Lbs
Accessories: Does not include slip cover or casters