So a few days ago I mentioned that we were going to be putting all the Godsmack equipment that we purchased from Sully up on auction.CLICK HERE! to see the massive list of items! Today I’m going to show you guys a few of the pieces of guitar gear that we got from them and give you some basic information about them. It’s cool to think that we literally have a number of items that the band used to record their songs and sell millions of copies of their records with. The first item that I wanted to show you is the Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier Solo Head.
The Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier has three independent foot switchable channels, with separate EQ and Gain controls on each channel. Each channel also features switchable modes. Channel one can be “clean” or “pushed”. Channel two and three has “raw”, “vintage high gain”, and “modern high gain” modes. This amplifier has a total of 150 watts of power, and you can select either 6l6 or EL34 operation to further customize your tone. I could go into tons more detail describing this amplifier and all the options that it has, but it would take more space than I should take up in the blog. Suffice it to say, this is a staple in modern heavy music and many, many bands, not just Godsmack have used Mesa Recitifier’s to record and tour. Starting bid on the Triple Rectifier is $999.99. Well worth it. In conjunction with the Mesa Triple Rectifier we got half a dozen Mesa 4fb cabs. These cabs have Celestion vintage 30 speakers, they are 280 watts, and offer 4, 8, or 16 ohm operation. They can be used as a mono or stereo cabinet. 
These cabinets have been customized to suit the bands needs. First off, they had custom chrome grills made to make the cabinets stand out on stage. A wall of these together would certainly be impressive looking on stage. Secondly, they attached a chrome microphone adapter to the speaker baffle. That way, they don’t have to mess around with extra stands and setup. You can just attach your mic clip and mic of choice and go. I thought this was a great idea. Anytime you can simplify the setup and tear down your doing yourself a favor, and especially in the case of a touring band like Godsmack, time is of the essence. Simplifying the setup is worth its weight in gold. Say nothing of the fact that the adapter is in the perfect place for properly capturing all the subtle overtones created by the speaker when it starts to overdrive. Such a simple thing that I never thought of until I saw it on their Mesa cabs. Very smart modification. The Mesa Cabs range in starting price from only $399.99 to $499.99 based on condition and whether or not they had the chrome grill and mic adapter extras. They also sold us four of the Fender MH412ST 400 watt Metalhead enclosures.
Now, I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t expecting much from these cabinets, especially when I had just finished ripping through the Mesa 4×12’s using the Triple Rectifier. I have to say though, after I got done blowing my head clean off my shoulders and my hearing came back, I was mighty impressed. To start with, these cabs are rugged. The metal edging not only gives them kind of a cool look, it’s a very smart design. No more broken corners and no more fraying of the tolex on the edge of the cabinets either. All in all a very good sounding cab and by comparison to some of the other heavy duty offerings out there in the world they are relatively inexpensive. Especially if you consider that if you’re one of our local customers, you can pick one of these bad boys up at a starting bid of $249.99. That’s a lot of cab for the money. If your a local Daddy’s customer, we offer in store pickup on our eBay auctions for $10. That way you can save on shipping costs because these things are extremely heavy. Stay tuned for the next few days to get some more of the details on all the equipment that we got from Sully and Godsmack. If anyone has any specific questions relating to the gear that we purchased from them, just give me a call at 800-373-8393 X100 or email bfoley@daddys.com for more information.