RockGuitarX
Miles of Machines
Hey just out of curiosity, what's the main difference when you select Silicon Diodes to Vacuum Tubes?
My Dual Rectifier video review/demo
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The tubes are saggier and make it less responsive; might be ok for blues or other semi-distorted stuff (or maybe clean, I should experiment), but for anything hi-gain it's crap IMO (ironic since it's the namesake of the amp! 
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AudioPhile777
Mathew Cohen
Well, for those who wanted to hear the differences under a mic:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...reat-amp-greatest-amp-2-ch-recto-content.html
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...reat-amp-greatest-amp-2-ch-recto-content.html
HAhahahaahahahah, thanks dude, high praise indeed!
And yeah, I couldn't resist rubbing it in at the end 
Felix Neumann
Member
Haha this sounds Metaltastic, dude! Cool review & you playa goddamn cool guitar style. The recti sounds dangerously evil with your set up..even with youtube quality
Great video. Those settings are almost identical to what I use on the red and orange channel, respectively, on my 3-channel DR.
And regards to the rectifier tubes, I hated the stock Mesa rectifier tubes...much too mushy/saggy and useless for tight, high-gain playing. But I replaced them with a pair of JJ GZ34's and I absolutely love them. Extremely tight..probably as tight as the silicone diodes, but more musical sounding. I highly recommend them.
And regards to the rectifier tubes, I hated the stock Mesa rectifier tubes...much too mushy/saggy and useless for tight, high-gain playing. But I replaced them with a pair of JJ GZ34's and I absolutely love them. Extremely tight..probably as tight as the silicone diodes, but more musical sounding. I highly recommend them.
Uladyne
Greg
I'm not gonna comment on the amp, because I want one too bad and I just don't want to think about the fact that I'll probably never have one, but is that a George L's cable I see going into the amp? I love those!
Haha, Canare with Neutrik connectors actually (from the TS to the amp, it's a Planet Waves from my guitar to the TS)
Uladyne
Greg
lolzgreg
Cereal Shipping Sneapster
well the first recto's were out in the first 90's, well it was designed in the year of '89 but it was commercialized for sure in the 90's.
Correct me if I am wrong
I called it "a rectum-fryer" the first time I saw one considering how ass-frying the 3-channel models tone is
I've never played a two channel, only seen and heard on these forums. Metaltastic has made it pretty clear that it romps the rump of most other metal amps out tharr so I'm considering getting one. Any specific year I should be looking for, or are the two channelers (minus the first run or two) pretty much identical?
-Greg
Yeah, after serial #3000 or so, all the 2 channels are totally identical, so I'd say just look for one in good shape!
Djabthrash
Member
pifos_2
des scoubidoubidous wha !
"french people again" ahahah
well Marcus :Smug:
being european, i got a racktifier, so 2channels.. in a rack
"gnagna gnagnagna gna"
very affordable.
its a 85 in the bridge in the guitar you used for the video ?
well Marcus :Smug:
being european, i got a racktifier, so 2channels.. in a rack
"gnagna gnagnagna gna"
very affordable.
its a 85 in the bridge in the guitar you used for the video ?
Chryst Krispies
Vanilla Gorilla
I liked your lecture in the beginning. I felt like I was at Amp School. Messy Boog 101 class with Prof. Tastic.
"french people again" ahahah
well Marcus :Smug:
being european, i got a racktifier, so 2channels.. in a rack
"gnagna gnagnagna gna"
very affordable.
its a 85 in the bridge in the guitar you used for the video ?
Hahahaha, touche
And no, that's the 81 in the bridge for that vid, I've been using the 85 for awhile but find it way too muddy for my setup (and my tastes), but the 81 is also undeniably too sterile, so I'm gonna try Blackouts!Similar threads
