Hey fatbagg the Recto is on shipment and will be here in couple of days. I'll go to a friend's place which has a stock Recto to A/B those together :).
Will post some video clips
New JP-2C owner here. Very happy with the amp so far it plays better and has more characteristic than my old Mark V 25.
That being said when I tried inputting some of JP's settings for lead (Channel 3, EQ2), I found that it sounds a bit too tangy and there is a bit of hair on the high end while...
Update:
Turning presence down seems to do the trick. It removes the fuzziness but make the tone a bit too dark. Still waiting for that pedal to boost :D
Hey guys thanks for your replies this is a lot of information for me to sit down and dial it in little by little to test haha.
I have found the tone that I was referring to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQOI_0LGrDI
Hell's Kitchen by Dream Theater. Please listen to the mini solo start at...
Thanks for your input LesPaul.
I am totally happy with that since I have plan to sell this V 25 to get me a JP2C but adding an overdrive pedal to the lead sound must do something :)) doesnt it?
Anyone can show his idea?
I love my Mk V 25 but I just realized that the lead tone is a bit too edgy and rough on the high end for me (I used it mostly on the 2C+ mode). No matter how i tweak (EQ and knobs and modes) the edginess is still there so I'm thinking it is the characteristic of the amp to be like so.
Ideally...
Hi guys,
I have just received my Mk V 25 for about more than a week from Sweetwater. Everything works fine and sweet but today when I was playing I suddenly notice a drop of volume then I immediately check the tubes and one power tube was glowing much hotter than the other (please see the pic)...