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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier guitar tones

Songs whose original tone used a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier. Don’t own one? GuitarToneAdapt re-creates the sound on the amp and rig you actually have.

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The Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is the sound of ’90s–2000s heavy — thick, scooped, endlessly saturated high gain with a loose, chunky low end. Nu-metal, metalcore and modern metal live here. It’s darker and looser than a 5150, so matching a Recto tone usually means scooping the mids and adding low-end weight.

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My Own Summer (Shove It) — DeftonesEverlong — Foo FightersAerials — System of a DownSomewhere I Belong — Linkin ParkCreep — RadioheadToxicity — System of a DownDammit — Blink-182Chapter Four — Avenged SevenfoldSunami Style — SunamiMan in TheBox — Alice in ChainsClairvoyant Disease — Avenged SevenfoldDuality — SlipknotDirt — Alice in ChainsSecond Heartbeat — Avenged SevenfoldNumb — Linkin ParkDown — 311Stay Together for the Kids — Blink-182Sonne — RammsteinSay It Ain't So (2024 Remaster) — WeezerClown — KornOne More Light — Linkin ParkBleed It Out — Linkin ParkIn the End — Linkin ParkMy Curse — Killswitch EngageSanta Monica — EverclearWith You — Linkin Park115 (Remastered) — Kevin Sherwood & Elena SiegmanSanta Monica — EverclearI Stay Away — Alice in ChainsComing Undone — KornCold — CrossfadeDecode — ParamoreGently — SlipknotSign Of Life — Motionless in WhiteI Won't See You Tonight, Pt. 1 — Avenged SevenfoldIt's On! — KornMonkey Wrench — Foo FightersFirst Date — Blink-182Got the Life — KornChop Suey! — System of a DownOne Step Closer — Linkin ParkPapercut — Linkin ParkSpheres of Madness — DecapitatedHeavy — Collective SoulDancing Dead — Avenged SevenfoldLa Valse Du Temps — LANDMVRKSOff the Heezay — A Trust UncleanStay Together for the Kids — Blink-182Honor Never Dies — HatebreedBlackest Eyes (Live) — Porcupine TreeBlackest Eyes (Live) — Porcupine TreePlaster 2 (Figure.09 Demo) — Linkin ParkForgotten — Linkin ParkThe Pretender — Foo FightersThe Summoning — Sleep TokenThe Death of Peace of Mind — Bad OmensAnimals — ArchitectsJust Pretend — Bad OmensLaid to Rest — Lamb of GodMystery — TurnstileThe End of Heartache — Killswitch EngageRose of Sharyn — Killswitch EngageHoly Diver — Killswitch EngageStill Into You — ParamoreThat's What You Get — ParamoreAin’t It Fun — ParamoreEternally Yours — Motionless in WhiteVoices — Motionless in WhiteAnother Life — Motionless in WhiteSilvera — GojiraStranded — GojiraL'Enfant Sauvage — GojiraB.Y.O.B. — System of a DownHypnotize — System of a DownLonely Day — System of a DownBlack Hole Sun — SoundgardenSpoonman — SoundgardenOutshined — SoundgardenDown with the Sickness — DisturbedDu Hast — RammsteinThrill — BAND-MAIDPopular Monster — Falling in ReverseWatch the World Burn — Falling in ReverseBlackout — TurnstileFreak on a Leash — Korn

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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier — FAQ

Do I need a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier to get these tones?

No. GuitarToneAdapt models the sound of a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and compensates so you can get close on your own amp and rig — free, in the browser.

What songs used a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier?

My Own Summer (Shove It) by Deftones, Everlong by Foo Fighters, Aerials by System of a Down, Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park, Creep by Radiohead, Toxicity by System of a Down, Dammit by Blink-182, Chapter Four by Avenged Sevenfold, and more.

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