Master of All Trades

I've owned this amp for four years, and it has never ceased to deliver on any occasion. I've used it for pop, country, funk, metal, and indie rock gigs and sessions, all requiring wildly different tones. Even four years later, I still feel like I've barely scratched the surface of what the Roadster can really do, and regularly twiddle knobs and switches just to see what new sounds I might discover. On any given day, I can have Bassman grit, Vox chime, Plexi crunch, and Dual Rec growl just a footswitch tap away. Not to mention separate wattage, reverb, and FX loop controls per channel, a built-in Variac, and the ability to swap 6L6s with EL34s. Quite possibly the last amp you'll ever need.

Amazing tone and versatility

This amp is amazing. The 4 channels each have their own voice. Everything is customizable down to the finest detail. My previous amp was good at one thing and one thing only. This amp is good at anything I have thrown at it. I researched for months looking for the right amp and decided this Roadster would be the one, and it have not had any second thoughts. It's quality construction, comes with a cover and heavy duty foot switch. The manual alone is a gem! So detailed but easy to read. Check out what other people have said and watch video reviews online and try it for yourself. You won't regret it.

A Total Monster!

I was in the market for a Mesa HD for studio use. I've mainly been mic'ing and fighting with certain older heads that are past their prime. Once I got the beast hooked up and tubes cranked a bit, I slapped the 57 in front and was completely shocked. This has to be the easiest I've ever had it to get a great sound and hitting sweet spots. The sound was completely massive and saturated. Perfect eq curves and great piles of high gain without any post processing. Absolutely wonderful. If you're fighting a tone battle, or never getting the sound in your head, this is the amp! There's no real science to getting a great guitar tone, it's the just equipment you choose to use!!!

Like the Roadster

Over the past eight years my go to amplifier has been a Rivera. They have great a great combination of a ‘fender clean’ and a solid distortion sound. I’ve played many Mesa’s over the years and currently own a Recto-Verb. Until the Roadster my take on Mesa was they had the heavy distorted sound down but you had to decide if you wanted ‘Dream Theater’ or ‘Nickelback’ distortion, and just forget about the clean channel because it was an afterthought. Not the case with the Roadster! The clean channel blows my mind. I like playing Jazz from time to time and the clean channel can dial up some amazing rich warm tones as well as bright cutting Fender chime. Channel two lets you go from clean rhythm to ‘marshal’ and everything in between. Channels three and four are where you’ll spend your time finding today’s heavy rhythms and leads. The beauty of this amp is that all of these sounds are a foot pedal away.

You get what you pay for, GET ONE !

This is the last amp I'll ever need. It's like 4 amps in 1 and love the reverb with it too. It has all the gain you could ever need. After a 5 month "quest for tone" going out, trying other guys junk, waiting till someone is done showing off at crowded stores, buying a JCM900 SL-X and putting $300 into it and NOT liking the tone, I talked with my touring buddy who was selling his beloved Roadster to upgrade to a Mark V. WOW ! I should have listened to other reviews and just spent the extra money and got the best to start with ! Don't dilly-dally and waste time trying others out, save your coin & JUST GET ONE ! I've been doing this a while and so has my buddy. If it was good enough to go around the world, use it on their CD and live, its OK for me ! and trust me, they're famous and loved ! GET IT, Sweetwater will hook you up !

Awesoms amp!

This amp is everything I had hoped for and more. I play in a cover band and we cover everything from CCR to Slipknot. I need an amp that could cover this range of music and provide inspiration when working on original material. The Dual Rectifier Roadster does not disappoint.

I use this amp with a couple of Fender American Deluxe HSS model strats. The cleans range from sparkling pristine to fat and warm. I absolutely love the brit mode in channel two. It's great for AC/DC and other classic rock tones. The amp has the Dual Rectifier sound in channel 3 but don't think that this is all the amp can do. This is the most versatile amp I have used and I have tried a lot of different amps before this one.

Aside from the awesome tone, the thing I love about this amp (and Mesa Boogie in general) is the attention to detail that has been put into it. The amp comes with a 30' footswitch cable. Never again will I have to set up right on top of the amp because the cable is too short. The amp also comes with a cover and is built like a tank.

In conclusion. The Roadster is nothing short of amazing and is great for a gigging guitar player in a cover band.