Recent content by oyster

Don't skimp out on your cab. You have a great amp, and it needs a great set of speakers to compliment it. The speakers are so important!!! I have a recto 2x12, with V-30s...and a recto 4x12 also with V-30s. The V-30s are great speakers for a very wide range of music. Nothing beats a 4x12...

That pretty much sums it up.

Mic your amp. Mic your amp. Mic your amp. V-amp / pod / Vetta / etc. sound poor direct and so do direct outs on amps that have them...there is no substitute for a great tube amp mic'd. I've tried em all, take my word for it.

Incorrect statement. The Roadster is in fact a Dual Rectifier, as is the Road King.

I concede that the deficiencies in digital sound production vs. analog could be an academic issue only if technology advances beyond a certain point (ie. what a human can actually differentiate) but (a) it is a physical impossibility for a digital process to perfectly emulate an analog one...

[RANT ON] Since we're talking about Line6's flagship Vetta, True, non-musicians can't tell the difference usually and audiences may even prefer something like Vetta that can approach more closely what they hear on an mp3. True, Vetta is possibly the most versatile amp out there. True, Vetta...

Go for the 2x12. 8)

1. try EL34s 2. try a recto cab

Just thought I'd mention... My Roadster NEVER pops. :shock:

- You will notice that members of The Mark IV Mutual Admiration Society tend to be the most opinionated and vocal around here. But many others are the same way; their current amp is always "the best", the holy grail...others are no good or substandard. Interesting psychology. :idea: - I own...

The Mark IV Mutual Admiration Society meeting will now come to order... :twisted:

Everything you said is true with the exception of "anyone who tells you otherwise is intimidated & scared of it". Putting down everyone else who disagrees with you and characterising them that way, is naive at best. Here's an example of a valid opinion that happens to differ from yours...

On both my Roadster and my Single Recto, although of course they always sound like a recto, there is a distinct difference in sound AND feel when using different tubes. Yes it is more pronounced when cranking the power tubes but it is still obvious at lower volumes. I've tried many different...

1. you can almost certainly use the JJ EL-34s. 2. you can order an "integrated quad" of 2x6L6 + 2xEL34 that will all run on EL-34 bias setting on your roadster, from Eurotubes. It is a great sound using both types of tubes. (you can also get E34Ls, KT77s, 6V6s that will also run in the...

Yes, and in my experience I would describe the difference as "very pronounced". Like as in, my wife could maybe even tell. :twisted: