Members nyck Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Compare them please!Will the dc-5 sound just as huge as the recto? do they both have a big punchy thump in the low end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sex Panther Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Single Rectifier > DC-5 Best bet is to hear them in person if you can. Both good amps IMO, but I prefer the Recto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nyck Posted December 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 why is it better, in your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RJofGreatness Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 i find the recto more aggresive with a lot more lower mids. cool stuff here DC - 3 anyway (all that i have tried) has a more tolerable gain, can be turned up higher and not be a fizzy mess. but still, sticking to less gain sounds better. for more insane metal varieties = recto > DCrock and softer stuff = DC > rectoversatility = DC > rectoclean tones = DC > rectoaggressiveness = recto > DCeffects loop = DC > rectodarkness = DC = recto it really depends on what you are after but if it isnt some heavy heavy metal or wall of gain punk and rock, you are better off with the DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darklord0424 Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 I'm also very interested in how the DC heads sound. I've been thinking about getting one for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kreso Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 I used to use DC-5 for some 5 years, (several hundred gigs, radio, TV, studio...). When I plugged into a Recto I was floored how brilliant and open it sounded on "dirt" channel. DC has a wonderful clean (including juicy break-up), but the hot channel (I don't remember how it was called) is mushy, fizzy, dark and seriously lacks definition. Compared to DC, Rectos sound much more defined and crisp (though they are inherently dark sounding as well). And, please disregard the utterly deaf idea that Rectos are good only for "detuned Nu-metal riffing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darklord0424 Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hmm very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nyck Posted December 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 I used to use DC-5 for some 5 years, (several hundred gigs, radio, TV, studio...). When I plugged into a Recto I was floored how brilliant and open it sounded on "dirt" channel. DC has a wonderful clean (including juicy break-up), but the hot channel (I don't remember how it was called) is mushy, fizzy, dark and seriously lacks definition. Compared to DC, Rectos sound much more defined and crisp (though they are inherently dark sounding as well). And, please disregard the utterly deaf idea that Rectos are good only for "detuned Nu-metal riffing". which recto did you try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RJofGreatness Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 I used to use DC-5 for some 5 years, (several hundred gigs, radio, TV, studio...). When I plugged into a Recto I was floored how brilliant and open it sounded on "dirt" channel. DC has a wonderful clean (including juicy break-up), but the hot channel (I don't remember how it was called) is mushy, fizzy, dark and seriously lacks definition. Compared to DC, Rectos sound much more defined and crisp (though they are inherently dark sounding as well). And, please disregard the utterly deaf idea that Rectos are good only for "detuned Nu-metal riffing". you are right, but the tones of nu metal riffing are so easy to achieve. the rectos are capable of more than that for sure but it is just perfect for it. most of the other things it can do are only really found with some really odd EQ settings that most people never think of. you got to check that Recto settings thread for some good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kreso Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 which recto did you try? I tried several dual rectos (in store) and played a short tour in Australia with a rental Triple Recto (with matching 4x12 cabinet). Yummie! Also, an idea: the significant difference might be the cabinet thing. I bet DC would sound much tighter if plugged into a closed back 2x12 or 4x12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darklord0424 Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 I tried several dual rectos (in store) and played a short tour in Australia with a rental Triple Recto (with matching 4x12 cabinet). Yummie! Also, an idea: the significant difference might be the cabinet thing. I bet DC would sound much tighter if plugged into a closed back 2x12 or 4x12. What exactly was your rig w/ the DC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kreso Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 What exactly was your rig w/ the DC? It was really simple: This guitar into this pedalboard and DC-5 combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darklord0424 Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Ahh ok, I was under the impression you were using the head w/ a seperate cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RJofGreatness Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 cool guitar man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kreso Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 cool guitar man! I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kreso Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Ahh ok, I was under the impression you were using the head w/ a seperate cab. No, I was too lazy to actually try it with GenzBenz G-flex 212 before I sold the amp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darklord0424 Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 No, I was too lazy to actually try it with GenzBenz G-flex 212 before I sold the amp... Bummer, If I got one I would be running through a buzz-bomb (If It ever gets here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mtnb1kr Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 I've got a DC-5 with a 2x12 recto cab and the dirty channel can be pretty aggressive. Maybe not Triple Recto aggressive but also not near as nu-metal fizzy either. For what it's worth the dirty channel on the DC series amps was suppossed to be modeled on the Recto series. The clean on the Mark series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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