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I would say just try it out and see how you like it. I don't think it matters too much how long your cable runs are since it is going to get buffered in the GT-100. Whether you return the left and/or right only depends on whether you are using stereo or not. The effects loop should be true...

I was considering that it doesn't matter as much for a tube amp (mostly based on experience). But you're right, the output transformer really is the thing you're trying to take care of in a tube amplifier. Let's face it, tube amps are designed to make tube replacement easy, but those...

Unfortunately, resale value on the RKII is not as much as you would expect. The main reason is because you can get a Roadster for around $1500 and this drives the RKII price down. On the other hand, that makes it super affordable to get a used RKII around $1600-1800. I bought mine brand new...

Unfortunately, resale value on the RKII is not as much as you would expect. The main reason is because you can get a Roadster for around $1500 and this drives the RKII price down. On the other hand, that makes it super affordable to get a used RKII around $1600-1800. I bought mine brand new...

You can definitely plug your 16 ohm cabinet into your 8 ohm speaker output. What you don't want to do is to plug a higher ohm speaker output into a lower ohm cabinet. In other words, you don't plug an 8 ohm cabinet into a 16 ohm speaker output. The reason for this is that the amount of current...

I get good results with my RKII by placing all my channel volumes at 12 o clock and then equalizing them with each other (really only necessary with the Modern mode as it increases the negative feedback). Then I adjust the whole amps volume with the output volume. One way of thinking of a...

I have a RKII and I just bought Tremoverb in January, and I just sold it a month ago. If you were to own both amplifiers, you are going to find a few things... 1) Roadster/RKII feels like you have two DR's in one box (right? 2 recto channels, 2 clean channels) 2) Roadster/RKII Tweed mode feels...

I second the idea of owning both a Recto and Mark series amplifier. The two amps have their similarities, but they are both different in terms of feel and playability. I love my RKII's ability to be real spongy and bottom heavy while I like the Mark V's ability to have tight, articulate tracking...

Well I have both the Road King 2 and the Mark V. They're both excellent heads and I love them both. Clean sounds are great on each one and there is tons of variety in sounds. They don't sound exactly alike, but I like to say that the vintage mode on the Recto sounds almost exactly like the...

Hmm, that does seem like a big difference especially when you've got the other modes at around 8:30/9:00 on the channel masters. My volumes are all slightly different, but they're more or less the same. I have noticed that I need to run ch1/ch2 higher than ch3. There's just too many things...

Mark I is my favorite mode. It's kind of loose feeling with loads of low end (I have to run the bass control on off), but it is soooo smoooth. I use the preset contour at 12 o'clock with this mode and I can get really nice breakup picking sounds out of it. My next favorite is Edge which I...

My favorite setting for channel 2 is Gain all the way up, treble at 12 to 3 o'clock, middle all the way up, bass < 9 o'clock, contour all the way up, master at or less than 9 o'clock. I find that cranking the mids causes the attack/sensitivity of the channel to go up for me. Also, realize that...

I have a G-System and I think the effects are really, really good. Everything is super clean and nice and I expect the Nova System to be pretty similar as far as quality goes. I opted for the G-System because of the extra effects and flexibility (i.e. 4/5CM). I have a GT-8 also and I never...

Get the 1x12. I have an 5:50 1x12 combo and it only weighs 56lbs. It's really not bad carrying it around. It is heavy, but it's not ridiculous. Also, you should try out the 5:50 as well. The 6L6 tubes have a really nice clear sound to them and a different feel than the 5:25. I think the...

I haven't heard of any mods. This is my favorite clean sound too! FAT and CLEAN are great, but I love the TWEED mode.

I love the Express clean sound. It actually is pretty dead on with the Mark 5 FAT mode in channel 1. And to start more controversy, Burn mode sounds the same as the Mark 5 MK IV mode in channel 3 but with less gain.....same sonal character. Actually, the gain control goes until just the point...

I think the Mark 5 is a better match for that kind of thing. Mark 5 has some great british inspired sounds along with the smooth lead sounds from the MARK series history...plus the clean channel is super awesome with clean, fat, and tweed modes.

I love my Road King II...awesome amp. I love having the extra options so I can experiment with different kinds of tones and the potential for being a really flexible recording amplifier...just my thing...plus I wanted the Road King before there was even a Roadster...so I made my dream come...

I agree, I love the way the recto sounds. It has plenty of lows, really saturated hi-gain, and the looser feel makes it a joy to play through. I just remember listening to my favorite artists using rectos--Art Alexakis from Everclear, Kevin Griffin from Better than Ezra, and Mike Turner from...

The Mark 5 is great and so is the Roadster (well I have the Road King II--basically the same thing). I think the Mark 5 has more of a classic sound and a metal sound. I think the Road King II has more of a modern rock sound to it. I love em both and they are very different amps (albeit with...