Members Joeballz Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I recently picked up a Mesa Boogie Rectoverb v2. I'm looking to get a Killswitch Engage/Parkway Drive type sound out of it or anything close to that genre. I'm also using a Maxon OD808. I'm trying to achieve this sound at a bedroom level if possible. If anyone can guide me with this please help me thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Can't be done. Rectoverb is more of a country amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanFTWL Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Vintage mode, lots of mids, put the treble at 0 and use the presence to control your highs. Also keep the bass fairly low. If you're boosting, gain shouldn't be past noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 country amp? this amp has a ton of gain i wouldnt call it country. honestly im just not good at tweaking amps yet. I was hoping someone could just help me out for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Go buy a Tubescreamer... Boost the recto with it... epic tones will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 country amp? this amp has a ton of gain i wouldnt call it country. honestly im just not good at tweaking amps yet. I was hoping someone could just help me out for now. I was {censored}ing with you, bro. Bro. Srsly, what Bryan said is pretty much right on. Boost it in vintage mode and crank the mids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DEADBYDAWN Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 That amp doesn't sound too good at low volumes. I would buy a AMT E1 and run it into the return on the loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Metal zone intoMetal zone up front. MetalZone into metal master in loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 lol ok sorry than ive been getting alot of stupid responses from people lately in forums my bad. Neways i just got a Maxon OD808 today. My current settings for it are overdrive 7 tone 12 balance 5. It definitely made a huge difference. I dunno if you guys got any better settings for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanFTWL Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 The Maxon OD808 is a wonderful boost. Use it with the gain at 0, tone to taste, and balance at full. That will tighten the amp up and give it that grindy bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanFTWL Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 The settings I told you are how I ran my old 2ch Dual. Here's a video:[video=youtube;FTDRTGX14nw] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 lol ok sorry than ive been getting alot of stupid responses from people lately in forums my bad. Neways i just got a Maxon OD808 today. My current settings for it are overdrive 7 tone 12 balance 5. It definitely made a huge difference. I dunno if you guys got any better settings for it. I would turn the overdrive way down and the vol all the way up. Play with the tone knob to taste. It works better as a clean boost hitting the front hard. Edit: again, Bryan beat me to it. And I hear he plays country now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madrigal77 Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Metal zone intoMetal zone up front. MetalZone into metal master in loop. You're forgetting about 50 more Metal Zone's and a TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 whats the reasoning using vintage mode to achieve this sound and not modern mode? just wondering i would have thought modern mode woulda been the channel to use but guess im wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanFTWL Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Vintage mode has a stronger mid range that is warmer sounding and hits you harder, also it doesn't have the fizz going on that the modern channel has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Go buy a Tubescreamer... Boost the recto with it... epic tones will follow. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missingastring Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Vintage mode has a stronger mid range that is warmer sounding and hits you harder, also it doesn't have the fizz going on that the modern channel has. This. I used to be so disappointed with Recto's. Then I tried vintage mode. Changed my opinion forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 i bought this amp because i believe its a good all around amp. but honestly was i better off buying a peavey 6505+ 112 combo which was my other choice? The Rectoverb im guessing is a more versatile amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanFTWL Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 If I had to buy another 6505+ or another Rectifier, I'd buy a Rectifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 yea well when u say rectifier u talking about a rectoverb or a rectifier head? Also is the rectoverb pretty much the same as the head versions? Are the heads more metal than the rectoverb? just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanFTWL Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 If anything I prefer the Rectoverb and Tremoverb to their counterparts, (Rectoverb-Single Rectifier, Tremoverb-Dual Rectifier). I find they have a little bit more character to their tone, if that makes any sense. But yeah, don't second guess yourself, you got a great amp, just try some settings out and see what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I always start with the tone controls at noon and then fine tune from there. The controls are all interactive so it makes it a little tricky. For instance the more treble you dial in the less an effect the mid and bass controls have. My settings vary wildly from one guitar to the next. My strat with a duncan hot rails gets nice and crunchy with the gain at 9-10 o'clock boosted but my LP I gotta turn it up to about noon to get the same saturation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 yea im sticking with it. I honestly never realized how quality mesas were until i got this thing. Imma just have to spend more time tweaking it til im happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 There's a whole lot of lore built up around the various Rectifier models and revisions. If you want the in depth story on it go over to the boogie forum. The skinny is that the most sought after ones are typically the old (rev F, G and older) two channel Dual rectifiers, as well as the Tremoverb (one of my favorites) and the Ractifier which is the rack mount version of the standard dual. The rectoverb is alot more like the old two channel duals tonally IMO than many of the other amps. The differences are pretty subtle but they're there. I had an old 2 channel dual I bought new in the mid 90's that was a killer amp. I also had a Road King. I think the RK was a better amp but it was also hugely complicated and really heavy. If I could own one it'd be a Tremoverb but they're hard to find. My second choice at this point would be a Rectoverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Vintage mode, lots of mids, put the treble at 0 and use the presence to control your highs. Also keep the bass fairly low. If you're boosting, gain shouldn't be past noon. IMO those settings sound like shit at bedroom levels. Thats better for cutting through a mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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