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For such a revered metal amp it is always a shock when the younger Recto crowd get one and complain!
It's a 1970s metal amp really so has to be assessed with that in mind.
And then hit with a big EQ mid hump and you get Slayer.
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Currently gassing for one. The small Plexi is a thing of beauty and I'm enjoying it immensely.
Funny enough, I have a Recto, and the lower gain 800 would be a nice compliment to the collection.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
The Recto isn't really that high-gain either... the old Dual Caliber series has tons more, as does something like a 5150.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It's very nice - I don't use a lot of reverb and when playing live I don't use any at all on dirty sounds but to add a bit of space when playing in the house it's lovely.
Also been trying other drive pedals.
SD-1W
Hardwire CM-2
and the Boost side of the Thorpy Veteran SI
The CM-2 is the most TS like and sounds a bit like Early Metallica. The SD-1W is fatter in the lows.
The Boost on the Vet is great fun. Doesn't add any drive itself but does add a boat load of compression as it hammers the amp. It's like having more drive but without having more drive. I'm liking that a great deal.
Next up with be running the amp clean and trying my AMT R2 Legend. It's the best Rectifier in a box I've ever heard, and it has a tighter low end than a real recto, without needing a TS in front of it.
Looking forward to that - when the house is empty.
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It's a great amp. Bold and punchy, and also very subtle with the low input.
I ran it clean today with my AMP R2 preamp and it worked very well with that. Very Dual Rec sounding.
Still liking the SD-1W best at the moment - it's the quietest OD I've got, although the Boost side on the Thorpy is glorious in a different way.
Going to try the 4CM with my Helix at the weekend, and maybe just the power section with the Helix too.
One thing I have missed from not having a valve amp is the smell - it's lovely!
I picked up a Digitech Polara for a bit of reverb and that's very nice too.
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I'm interested ti know if you've tried it at volume yet (I'll be gigging mine) and also if you've got any ideas as to what cabinet and speakers work well with it.
I've got a couple of tubescreamers and an sd1 in the house ready!!
As I said in your cab thread - I'm using a Jet City 2x12 loaded with Eminence.
£170 and it sounds fantastic to me.
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For volume options a spark boost works great in my mini jubilee loop and I think the bigger version is mega cheap at guitarguitar at the mo