Thank you! Enjoying it a lot.
I respectfully disagree with you on that point. The tube rectifier will influence even the clean sound, softening the attack of notes and allowing them to bloom. The effect will of course be less pronounced then if you really lay into it, but it's there and I can definitely feel it when I play. I think that sag/bloom is one of the main reasons the DRRI sounds so "sweet"; that natural compression just makes it sing.
I'm comparing this to my twin reverb, and to my hot rod deluxe, both amps of course have solid-state rectifiers. The twin sounds sweet (my opinion of course), but it plays with a much (MUCH) stiffer response to pick attack then the DRRI.
I've attached a video I just took this morning playing the DRRI on 3. Hopefully some of what I said comes through on the audio. It may just be more of a feel thing? I dunno, but I notice it.
Sounds great! I love Fender's reverb. Interesting enough, I bought a DRRI yesterday primarily because it's got a tube rectifier; I'm a harp player and can tell a big difference between silicon and glass when I hit my mic hard. I also just love the DRRI's beautiful tone and presence. I have a Traynor YGM-3 RI, which is a hand wired beauty with a closed back, and it's pretty sweet for harp, but I missed the bark of a sagging rectifier. But it's also pretty much an equivalent of the DRRI circuitry/power-wise (el84's vs 6v6's), and to be honest, I don't think there's much difference in attack between them with guitar. Either way, the DRRI is a sweet, sweet amp.
As an aside, my DRRI is a limited edition, with wine tolex, straw colored grill cloth, Jensen P12Q and amp cover. Very pretty amp.
Loved your playing, BTW.
Cheers.