Members AgentOrange Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 One of the guitarists in my band bought around my old Rectoverb combo to jam with today, and {censored} me was it scooped. Maybe its becuase im used to playing my DSL since my diezels not working so well, but even with the mids cranked it just got pissed all over by the marshall. I thought it was tight and sounded good, but with another amp, especially a marshall, you just couldnt hear the thing when we were playing together unless it what a lot louder. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redeye5 Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 One of the guitarists in my band bought around my old Rectoverb combo to jam with today, and {censored} me was it scooped. Maybe its becuase im used to playing my DSL since my diezels not working so well, but even with the mids cranked it just got pissed all over by the marshall. I thought it was tight and sounded good, but with another amp, especially a marshall, you just couldnt hear the thing when we were playing together unless it what a lot louder.James yeah, not news to me, thats why I play a Marshall style amp now for the record I DID own a 2 channel recto, sold it 3 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 One of the guitarists in my band bought around my old Rectoverb combo to jam with today, and {censored} me was it scooped. Maybe its becuase im used to playing my DSL since my diezels not working so well, but even with the mids cranked it just got pissed all over by the marshall. I thought it was tight and sounded good, but with another amp, especially a marshall, you just couldnt hear the thing when we were playing together unless it what a lot louder.James I went from my dual rec to various other amps. Currently I'm playing an Orange Rockerverb which has a voicing that's sort of in between a Marshall and a Recto. It's got the chewy mids but it's got lots of thickness and girth. IMO, running a marshall and a Recto in stereo sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 One of the guitarists in my band bought around my old Rectoverb combo to jam with today, and {censored} me was it scooped. Maybe its becuase im used to playing my DSL since my diezels not working so well, but even with the mids cranked it just got pissed all over by the marshall. I thought it was tight and sounded good, but with another amp, especially a marshall, you just couldnt hear the thing when we were playing together unless it what a lot louder.James Yeah, playing a Marshall will do that to ya. I could never seriously play a recto, the frequencies just aren't there without a lot of tweaking that shouldn't be necessary to make it sound good. I like rectos for recording. But I wouldn't bother with them live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 My 2 ch Triple is not scooped sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 My 2 ch Triple is not scooped sounding. -dares TU BE to spend some time with a good Marshall- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redeye5 Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 Tube, is yours a low serial number recto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 -dares TU BE to spend some time with a good Marshall- Spent PLENTY of time with good Marshalls. clay_finley on here has old school Marshalls out the ass. I've spent plenty of time playing through them. Love 'em! I just think this "all Rectos sound scooped" thing is bologna. Does mine have the same midrange voicing as a Marshall? No. Would a Marshall bury me in a band mix? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AgentOrange Posted February 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 IMO, running a marshall and a Recto in stereo sounds great. Absolutely it does. We always used to get compliments on our mix from people when i had that Rectoverb and my other guitarists boosted 2203. That said, the other thing they would always mention was that no one could hear me! The mix sounded good, because we were filling different parts of the spectrum, but any lead parts just got lost. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 Tube, is yours a low serial number recto? It was made in '94 so probably not. I don't have it here to look at the number it's at our practice spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AgentOrange Posted February 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 Spent PLENTY of time with good Marshalls. clay_finley on here has old school Marshalls out the ass. I've spent plenty of time playing through them. Love 'em! I just think this "all Rectos sound scooped" thing is bologna. Does mine have the same midrange voicing as a Marshall? No. Would a Marshall bury me in a band mix? I think not. Thing is, this amp used to be mine, and when i plugged into it, i thought it sounded {censored}ing awesome, but the moment we tried to jam together, it just wouldnt sit right. The midrange dial is just in a really odd place in the spectrum compared to the marshall. I loved it, dont get me wrong, but i was instantly reminded of what made me get rid of it. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 I guess I should mention that I boost it with an SD-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redeye5 Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 It was made in '94 so probably not. I don't have it here to look at the number it's at our practice spot. Ah, the only reason I ask is because the first 600 or so had the OT from the Mark series. After that they changed to a recto specific OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TU BE Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thing is, this amp used to be mine, and when i plugged into it, i thought it sounded {censored}ing awesome, but the moment we tried to jam together, it just wouldnt sit right. The midrange dial is just in a really odd place in the spectrum compared to the marshall. I loved it, dont get me wrong, but i was instantly reminded of what made me get rid of it. James They're not for everybody. I would love a Marshall to run in stereo for MY rig to be honest. Or maybe a 5150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 they can be if you dial them in wrong... That said I've never found a recto that sliced through the mix like a Mark series amp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9ball Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 i knew this dood who played in a band- i heard his DR with g12t75s and told him to bring his V30 cab next time and it sounded alot better then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JKD Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 A Marshall with a typical G12T75 cab plus a Recto with a v30 cab should be total win as far as mix goes...but I can only imagine the holy sucking vacuum there'd be if you played a Recto with G12T75s....I hate that speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GodBlessTexas Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 they can be if you dial them in wrong... That said I've never found a recto that sliced through the mix like a Mark series amp... I am learning this. Man, I REALLY miss my Mark IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 .No, of course not, unless the user dialed it in idiotically. Rectos have TeH ToaN NoBz too, just like all amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 :poke: (I google imaged "scooped mids") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mickaroony Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 I don't like my recto through my gt75 cab that much - through the mesa v30 cab its win, also the greenback cab was quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 I don't like my recto through my gt75 cab that much - through the mesa v30 cab its win, also the greenback cab was quite good the 75 is one of the crappiest sounding speakers I've ever heard overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Say Ocean Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 I have a DSL100 and a triple rec. The triple rec isn't scooped per se. Not as many high mids as the DSL100, but it can have mids. For the record, I use v30s and I think the combos have cl80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 FWIW I don't necessarily think they sound scooped as much as I think the midrange voicing of rectos is tuned very predominantly towards the lower mids, almost approaching the bass range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 FWIW I don't necessarily think they sound scooped as much as I think the midrange voicing of rectos is tuned very predominantly towards the lower mids, almost approaching the bass range.Thick and chewy in the 500hz area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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