Well the problem with this kind of thinking is that you will never listen to guitar tones in isolation. So even though you would like a guitar tone in isolation it doesn't matter if it simply doesn't cut in a mix. IMO this is the kind of thinking that leads to drastic post-processing and I'm trying to avoid this type of comparisons but here it is:
Sorry. I disagree. There are focal points in all music. Sometimes it's the guitar, sometimes the kick drum, sometimes the vocal, etc...
If a guitar tone is good... then what you like about it, you should try to keep, and mould the rest of the material around it.
And that will change from section to section. Sometimes a chorus will need more guitar cutting through, whereas a verse or bridge will need more bass.
I also like C the best. And to my surprise... it's the Marshall. <3
Damn you!!! The only clip I preferred the recto cab was the low gain solo'ing at around 2 minutes. The stiletto just killed the recto for everything else. Now I hate my cab.uke:
...in that comparison. Lots of factors to take into account as well, not the least of which is that that comparison shows nothing in a full band mix. I personally don't think that comparison is the best way to guage those cabs performance. I just find it funny that the only people who ever post that video are the anti-Recto cab people, it seems that it's the only sort of hard evidence that the Recto cab has ever sounded bad on recording. A lot of us wouldn't be here on THIS forum if it weren't for the Recto cab and the sound it made. Just my opinion...
I also like C the best. And to my surprise... it's the Marshall. <3
Well the problem with this kind of thinking is that you will never listen to guitar tones in isolation. So even though you would like a guitar tone in isolation it doesn't matter if it simply doesn't cut in a mix. IMO this is the kind of thinking that leads to drastic post-processing and I'm trying to avoid this type of comparisons but here it is:
A long while ago I got to play a Recto cab and a Stiletto cab side by side. It seemed that this video lined up exactly with my personal experience. I was looking at getting a Stiletto cab until I decided that I chose not to support Mesa due to the fact that I don't like the way Randall Smith does business. I was nervous when it came to choosing another company for a cabinet but in the end was quite happy with what I got. For my playing style I cannot have a cabinet that has aggressive high mids as I struggle with them always being too harsh when I start layering many tracks.
Then again my taste in guitar tones differs drastically from the norm on these forums.
Certainly no offense meant on my part, I definitely appreciate your point of view either way.
I was more noting the fact that more or less any time someone makes a "don't buy the Recto cab" point, that video ends up getting posted. From my own point of view, if I were sitting in front of my Recto cab and heard that tone coming out, I would look to re-dial the amp or maybe fix mic position.
OT I know, but has anyone here ever used either an Orange or Mesa cab w/ T75s or with a V30/T75 combo?
I like 1 in that test.
The thing about this test though is that you really need to change the amp settings for different cabs.