I found a Rectoverb Series 2 for $400!!!! Need a Reverb Mod

[Monsta-Tone]

I found an ROV combo on Craigslist today for $400! Couldn't pass it up.

What a great amp! I was trying to save for a Roadster (or the RK 1 combo that I also found on CL) when I found this one!
I know it's not as versatile as a Roadster or RK, but it sure will do the trick for the price!

Anybody have a good mod to make the reverb a little slower and more lush? It's not bad, but it sure isn't great. The decay is way too fast and hard, not tube like at all.

 

[Blaklynx]

Congrats. That's cheap.

The reverb is weak as you've noticed. Pretty sad considering the price of the amps when new. There's no excuse for it. I use a Tech 21 Boost RVB w/trails pedal in the loop. It's a very good sounding pedal and is very adjustable. I keep the amps reverb off obviously.

I know of no amp mods, plus a pedal allows you more variation, anyway.

 

[Monsta-Tone]

Once in a while, I find a guy that is moving back to the Mainland and has to sell all of his stuff cheap. I feel bad for him (I've been there twice myself), but just couldn't pass this amp upE It needed a handle and has several tolex dings, but who cares. I had a handle in stock (last one) and the amp is so big and heavy that it's just going to get more dings as it's life goes on.

As for pedals, I have a G-Major 2 and a Ground Control Pro that I'll be using with it.
I already modified the loop to Series.

I'm sure there has to be a way to change the speed of the reverb. I don't remember much about soid state circuitry, so I don't know where to start.

 

[Heritage Softail]

Luck feck.....

:lol:

 

[cyber104]

Don't modify anything!

Throw a Holy Grail Nano in the loop and call it done.

I have a Series 2 RV Head and I love it.

Put a TungSol in V1 and it will make a world of difference for the cleans.

It's a great amp

Chris

 

[thejay]

Wow what a steal!

 

[Monsta-Tone]

The guy didn't have any pictures up and he barely had a description.
The ad just said, "Mesa Boogie Combo Amp."
He said it was a Single Rectifier 1x12.

I almost didn't call, but I just traded my Dual Rec for some very much needed work on my truck's exhaust (and I got a sweet Schecter C-1 Classic neck thru on the deal).
My band played a party on Saturday night. I was really missing the Recto's distortion. The DC-5 is great, but it's no Recto!

The guy said he had no way to take a picture so I sent him a picture of an ROV combo. He kept insisting that it was only a Single, not the ROV.
I called him and asked if it had reverb. When he said that it did and that a few other guys were interested, I told him I would be there in 20 minutes!


It still had the stock tubes. I replaced V1 with a JJ and V2 with an NOS Groove Tubes USA (not sure who made it), and the clean channel is much better now. I also replaced the power tubes with Ruby/JJ 6L6's.

 

[talltxguy]

Wow! I would have picked it up as well. :lol: Congrats!!

 

[Monsta-Tone]

:lol: Now I really need to sell the DC-5!

Pretty cool to have a Mark IV & a Rectoverb at the same time!