AboutMatt Maguire Expertise I am new to allexperts, but have plenty of knowledge and experience in the realm of Sublime. Guarantee: you will receive an answer within 2 days of posting the question -- I have no feedback so far and would like to build some.
I can answer most questions about the band, the significance of the lyrics, the show dates,
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influences and related music.
Experience I have been a huge fan for 14 years, I ran a server which distributed Sublime's live and unreleased music 24/7 for 4 years, I have answered questions about the band daily for years on their old website, and I know some of the largest collectors in the world. I created the 5 CD bootleg "Rewind Selector" which documents the influences of Sublime and was the topic of a Spin Magazine interview.
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Expert: Matt Maguire Date: 3/4/2008 Subject: Triple Rectified?
Question Hi Matt!
What is Bradley talking about in Same in the End when he says "triple rectified @#% son of a B&%$#$? This is a trademark of Mesa amps but what does it mean?
Thanks,
Dennis
Answer Dennis --
the key to that lyric is he says "*I'M* a triple-rectified ass son of a bitch"...he's just throwing a line in to mention his very expensive amp which I see you have already identified as the Mesa Boogie Amplifier seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv0PtDuNaaE
Perhaps he wanted a way to tie in the line about rec-tite, which I have explained in a past answer, so he mentioned his triple recto.
If you were simply asking about what a rectifier is -- it's an amp that uses ACDC current: "an apparatus in which current flows more readily in one direction than the other, for changing an alternating current into a direct current." (www.dictionary.com)
