Anyone find the smaller Rectos to be tighter when cranked?

[Anonymous]

I'm looking at gutshots of the Single, Dual and Triple, and I'm noticing that they all use the same amount of filtering capacitance for the output tube plates (110uF, to be specific). It's been too long since I've played a Single or Triple, but with that amount of filtering, it would make sense that cranked - relative of course, not to the same volume - the Single would be tighter than the Dual which in turn would be tighter than the Triple.

Has ANYONE had this experience?

 

[Nitrobattery]

Opposite. The Triple has more headroom. Less power tube saturation with more muscle = tighter, faster response.

 

[Anonymous]

Opposite. The Triple has more headroom. Less power tube saturation with more muscle = tighter, faster response.

I understand that the Triple will be tighter at the same volume as the others. I guess what I'm asking is if you dialed in the three amps to have the same amount of power tube saturation, not the same volume, which would be the tightest?

 

[YellowJacket]

FWIW, a 2 Channel Dual with two power tubes pulled is much tighter than one running all four power tubes, that that is before the power section saturates.
I don't really know that a saturated power section is tight. Generally, a big clean power section with a sweet sounding preamp is what makes high gain a useable tone.

 

[Anonymous]

FWIW, a 2 Channel Dual with two power tubes pulled is much tighter than one running all four power tubes, that that is before the power section saturates.
I don't really know that a saturated power section is tight. Generally, a big clean power section with a sweet sounding preamp is what makes high gain a useable tone.

Yes! That's what I was thinking might have been the case. I'm going to have to try.

Honestly, I like just a little bit of power tube saturation in the Rectifier. I love to put it right on the edge when I can!

 

[Nitrobattery]

FWIW, a 2 Channel Dual with two power tubes pulled is much tighter than one running all four power tubes, that that is before the power section saturates.
I don't really know that a saturated power section is tight. Generally, a big clean power section with a sweet sounding preamp is what makes high gain a useable tone.

That's because the amp is now running in-between 8 and 4 ohms

 

[Anonymous]

FWIW, a 2 Channel Dual with two power tubes pulled is much tighter than one running all four power tubes, that that is before the power section saturates.
I don't really know that a saturated power section is tight. Generally, a big clean power section with a sweet sounding preamp is what makes high gain a useable tone.

That's because the amp is now running in-between 8 and 4 ohms

It's possible that the different impedance causes the tighter sound, though on the Dual, it would be 4 ohms into an 8 ohm cab, not anywhere in between (since there are two pairs of tubes, unlike with the Triple).

I think what I'm going to do is just try the amp with more capacitance in the PSU - double, in fact, which is the same amount the 5150 uses. Will report back, hopefully with clips!

 

[YellowJacket]

Bare in mind that at 50watts, there are half the tubes so the output tranny isn't working terribly hard.

 

[VanWreckto]

I know that my Single sounds much tighter than my buddies Triple at full jam levels. More bite and cut too.
I like to run two 8 ohm cabs with my Single at 4 ohms. It sounds great at loud volume.

 

[ChrisRocksUSA]

My ROV's tone tightens up as I increase the mids. I keep the mids at around 1130 or 12 o clock. Lovely tones

 

[b0nkersx1]

FWIW, a 2 Channel Dual with two power tubes pulled is much tighter than one running all four power tubes, that is before the power section saturates.
I don't really know that a saturated power section is tight. Generally, a big clean power section with a sweet sounding preamp is what makes high gain a useable tone.

I believe you, but I have a Road King II and the amp is tighter going from 2x6l6 to 4x6l6 and even tighter so when I blast all six.

It also gets tighter as the volume goes up, but I don't blast it to the point of power tube saturation.

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

I have found that the bigger wattage amps when cranked sounds tighter. The Single Recto does have less low end from the get go, which may give the appearance of a tighter low end...

 

[Anonymous]

I have found that the bigger wattage amps when cranked sounds tighter. The Single Recto does have less low end from the get go, which may give the appearance of a tighter low end...

How do you mean it has less low end from the get go?

 

[Stratocaster]

I have found that the bigger wattage amps when cranked sounds tighter. The Single Recto does have less low end from the get go, which may give the appearance of a tighter low end...

How do you mean it has less low end from the get go?

Different inherent tone...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7f92E70M48

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

I have found that the bigger wattage amps when cranked sounds tighter. The Single Recto does have less low end from the get go, which may give the appearance of a tighter low end...

How do you mean it has less low end from the get go?

The Single Rectifier sounded like it has less low end and brighter sounding than a Dual Recto IME...