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He endorses Randall amps now anyway. Has his own model.

I have a THD Hotplate for my Recto-Verb 2 series and have found that I don't like it. It is hard to get bedroom levels on this amp without it because the Output knob is so sensitive, but the tone just goes away when using the Hot Plate. The thing I've discovered is a main part of your sound and...

When will Mesa Boogie/Why haven't they, do a re-issue of this famous amp? I want one.

In the Petrucci video at the mesa boogie web site, at the end of the rig video, he pulls out this drawer full of effects, some of them being overdrive pedals. That has got to effect the tone alot. He is not just running straight into the front end of these amps. So you will not get the same tone...

Ok. Well, I gave it a go and works good as long as you have something plugged in to complete the loop. With no cords plugged into the effects loop, I got no sound. So if I wanted to run the amp with no effects, I had to put a patch cord in to complete the loop. Is this how its supposed to be...

What about the overdrive pedal?? Is it reeally needed with any of his amps? Do I need one for my Rectoverb Series 2 combo?

What is the difference in doing this mod than just turning up the knob all the way? Electrically, it is almost the same thing. I would like to say that I think the loop as it is stock sounds like crap anyway. Turning the knob up past halfway really turns the sound to poo-poo even without the...

No one has said anything about the overdrive pedal he uses in the video of his gear. Isn't that a big part of his sound too? Is it really neccesary to use an overdrive pedal with a Recto??