Dual Rec 2 ch. vs Dual Rec 3 ch.

Sean in Silence

Sean in Silence

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I know this has probably been discussed A LOT somewhere on this forum
but I can't find it
so is there a huge sonic difference between the two?
Is it worth losing the extra channel to have the 2 ch. rectifier?
I'll be using this head for live use also if that makes a difference
Thanks
If you could post the link to a thread where this was previously discussed that would work too
haha
 
A lot of people seem to find differences in tone, claiming that 2 Ch sounds better, and probably you´ll never use the extra channel.
 
To be honest, I've never played a 2 channel dual recto, so I can't say I've compared the tone of one to the tone of my 3 channel, but I will say this...

I look at amps a lot from a live playing perspective, and for me personally, I really like having 2 seperate channels for lead and rhythm sounds, so I really find that I think the 3 channel (and any other 3 channel amps for that matter) is more useful for my needs. It really depends on the type of sounds you're after. Not only can you give yourself a volume boost with the extra channel but it's easier to dial in a nice lead tone because the presence knob on one channel is more subtle, making for a sweeter lead tone, whereas on the other channel it's a bit more harsh and covers a wider frequency range.

If you find you can get away with just having an EQ pedal to give yourself a nice lead sound over the top of your regular distortion channel, or you really don't play leads, I guess the 2 channel one would be fine. From what I've read on here, they sound a little smoother or something, or have a bit more of a workable high end, but other people do say that the 3 channel ones still sound amazing and the added versatility counters the slightly nicer tone of the 2 channel ones.
 
Live playing convenience vs. tone? I know which I'd pick ;)

But seriously, I've never heard a proper shootout, so I can't be certain, but from all the clips I've heard, the 3 ch. can sound really fucking good, certainly an amp I'd love to own, but they always have something just a bit more processed/slick sounding to 'em than the raw organic tone of the 2 ch. But I'll be borrowing my friend's 3 ch. in the next couple of days to make some comparison clips and settle it once and for all, so stay tuned!
 
Marcus: I would love to here a proper shootout! I'll keep checking back and looking for that shootout:)

Dylan: For the leads I'll be running my Pod using the four cable method (So basically I use all of the effects of my pod while using the distortion on my head), so boosting wouldn't be a huge concern for me

Lasse: what's channel cloning? haha

Thanks for all of the responses!
 
The_Shred said:
Isnt a Roadster close to a 2 channel recto?
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So I've heard, but only from happy (and perhaps defensive :D) Roadster owners. Still, it sounds fucking amazing regardless!

And Sean, channel cloning is the really cool feature that makes the amp able to have 3 different channels, though you can only footswitch between any two. So there's clean, Vintage Hi-gain, and Modern, and with channel cloning, you can footswitch between Clean + Vintage, Clean and Modern, Vintage and Modern, 2 Vintages, or 2 Moderns! And apparently there are slight tonal differences in cloning the Red channel to the top row (and the orange to the bottom), which I'm gonna experiment with soon. You should really check out the manual, it's really well-written and informative!
 
Yup, just you could only footswitch between two at a time, FWIW - and I made some more clips today if you wanna check 'em out here! :)
 
Metaltastic said:
Live playing convenience vs. tone? I know which I'd pick ;)
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To be honest, I know this is a recording forum, so tone is always going to be preferred, but recording for me is more a means of writing music than it is of trying to get the best tones I could POSSIBLY get, and I definitely consider myself more of a good rhythm player and band member/songwriter than I do a recording engineer (or whatever the label is).

In my mind, if the tone of the 2 channels were drastically better than the 3 channel, then I'd probably get a 2 channel myself, and just use a few stompboxes to get myself a lead tone, but from what I understand, the differences isn't clear-cut enough to hypothetically justify the fact that a 2 channel will absolutely always win, and because the 3 channels are still great, I don't mind the fact that I got one over a 2 channel.

Everything about Rectifiers is win anyway so who cares? :D

I need to do more recordings with my 3 channel to become better so I can be a valid contender in the "3 channels are good too!" race, but to be honest, I'm having enough trouble getting my singer and other guitarist to complete their parts for the demo album. :erk:
 
Dylan S said:
but from what I understand, the differences isn't clear-cut enough to hypothetically justify the fact that a 2 channel will absolutely always win, and because the 3 channels are still great, I don't mind the fact that I got one over a 2 channel.

Everything about Rectifiers is win anyway so who cares? :D
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Agreed! :)
 
Well, I just got a 3 channel so no more of this "2 channels sound better" bullshit! :lol:

Seriously though, I've never been happier with a new amp. This thing is just impressing the shit out of me.
 
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