Best Recto?

[Rogueleader]

Dual? Triple? 2 Channel? 3 Channel? Rackmount? Which revision?

Just interested in hearing your opinions!

 

[bryan_kilco]

From my understanding, the older Dual 2-channels are more sought after than 3 channels and Triples.

But I can't say from experience. I hear good things about the new line that recently came out too, with the switchable wattage. I'd say any one of them BUT the Single will sound pretty close to the same.

 

[PhilTheBeard]

Out of all the recto's i have ever played i have liked my 2 channel dual recto trem-o-verb the best. But i have heard nothing but great things about the early rev dual recto's.

 

[Empathy]

Have to say the best sounding recto I've witnessed was a 2008 model Roadster. Second would be a 2010 Chode King. After that, you're looking at Revision F's and earlier, two-channel triple rec's, everything else onwards being comparatively meh.

 

[Jaymz]

I like the Roadster

 

[AboutBlank]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...5150-ii-6505-rectifier-comparison-thread.html

 

[sprack]

Caveat to that is the Roadster/Road King have the same clean section as the Lonestar. It's nice.

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...5150-ii-6505-rectifier-comparison-thread.html

 

[BLUElightCory]

Not saying these ARE the best, but the best sounding Recto's I've ever tracked were:

- Mid 90's Rackmount Dual Rectifier
- 3-Channel Triple Rectifier w/ Eurotubes tube kit

The worst Rectos were:

- Early 2000's 2-channel Dual Rectifier
- Mid 2000's Single Rectifier

Granted, these results could come down to the player, guitar, amp condition, etc., but I figured I'd share my personal experience.

 

[some-dude]

I have a 2ch Dual Recto (Rev F, circa 1992) and a Roadster. Both are great, but if push came to shove I'd have to give the nod to the Roadster. Better cleans, channel assignable rectifiers (vintage/tube lead vs modern/diode rhythm), an effects loop that doesn't suck the soul out of my amp, the ability to have clean/rhythm/lead without compromise, solo boost, etc....

I also think that the Roadster's channel 3 vintage produces a lead tone that's way better than anything I could get out of my 2 channel.

I know people value the older (Rev C through F) Recto's because they're leaner and more aggressive, but I find I can get pretty much the same response out of channel 4/modern by dialling back the bass and turning up the presence.

This post will probably knock another $200 off the value of my old Recto, but that's the way I feel about it. I sometimes plug in my 2 channel when I'm bored and want a change, but I actually prefer the sound of my Roadster so it doesn't usually last all that long.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Any triple (though I suppose 2-channel over 3) and Roadster IMO! After extensive tonal research, I've determined that the triple does indeed have a different tone from the dual (punchier and less buzzy mainly), and the 2 channel is slightly (SLIGHTLY) less buzzy than the 3 channel; the Roadster is slightly darker but fucking chunky as a motherfucker

 

[guitarguru777]

O 2 channel dual recto trem-o-verb

+10000000000000000

 

[ang3]

check this out

 

[Empathy]

check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAbCLZrxG8

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF HIM

But srsly, cool video. Managed to make the roadster sound like someone flushing a family of plagued squirrels down a toilet (read: bad).

 

[bryan_kilco]

So umm....did they have him perform all that and reamp through both, and greenscreen the amp/cab in there?

They both sound really similar, the Roadster a bit darker sounding. I prefer Recto.

 

[kvoid]

1) Tremoverb
2) Road King II
3) Roadster
4) 2 channel early
5) 3 channel new (2010+)
6) 2 channel later date or triple channel

I prefer the triple to the dual. The single is a piece of shit, totally different amplifier. The Tremoverb is fairly different to all of them on the inside. But I should stop hyping it right the fuck now as I'm still to get one

 

[PhilTheBeard]

1) Tremoverb
2) Road King II
3) Roadster
4) 2 channel early
5) 3 channel new (2010+)
6) 2 channel later date or triple channel

I prefer the triple to the dual. The single is a piece of shit, totally different amplifier. The Tremoverb is fairly different to all of them on the inside. But I should stop hyping it right the fuck now as I'm still to get one

+1 on the Tremoverb still easily my fav recto i have ever owned.

 

[some-dude]

check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAbCLZrxG8

It's not a totally fair comparison. Historically, vintage and modern modes require a different presence pot values. The 2 channel Rectos got around this issue by actually sharing the presence pot when cloning channels. It's why turning channel 1's presence up increases the presence in channel 2 when orange is cloned to red.

In the 3 channels Rectos channel 2 is optimized for raw/vintage while channel 3 was optimized for modern. The RK/Roadster also have this optimization. This is why in that demo channel 3-modern and channel 4-raw/vintage sound like shit.

Starting with the Multi-Watt Recto they installed ganged presence pots in channel 2 and 3, so when you switch modes it also switches presence pot values. This is why channel 2-modern and channel 3-raw/vintage sound normal.

Now... if you want two channels of vintage or two channels of modern then the 2010 Recto is obviously a better way to go... however, if you want one channel of vintage and one of modern then the RK/Roadster's optimization is a non-issue.

 

[GuitarHack]

Here's one of their videos comparing the 2010 Recto to 2009 Recto.

Both are going through a 2x12 Recto Cab, not the cabs in shot. Can't believe the difference. The 2009 seems quite a bit muddier.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJInfJSkMsI&feature=player_embedded[/ame]