Late 90s and current Triple Rec (both 3 ch) differences?

[norrin radd]

the title says it all.
I've listened to a few clips of un-modded 3 channel Triple Rec from the late 90s. Are they different to the current ones?

 

[boss4]

Yes, generally speaking, the new ones are more bright (hi-gain), more metal less numetal tones if you like and improved clean on ch1.

 

[siggy14]

The old 3 channels will not just sound like nu-metal, and basically you could make the new one do nu-metal as well, basically the newer ones are brighter and less fizzy at low volumes. Honestly you can go with either.

 

[norrin radd]

Thanks for the info guys! do you know how could I get the year production starting from serial number?

 

[boss4]

What I meant was that the old 3ch ones have a darker tone, so it will suit the numetal genre better, not only - nevertheless the boom of the recto was with the numetal scene! It still is a very versatile amp; I have one and I love it but I've put an OD pedal in the front so it brings me more that metal tone which I like better. The new ones capture more the true essencial of metal (IMO), they are brighter and a bit tighter. Both can reproduce excelent tones so its a matter of taste... Almost forgot, in the new ones you can reduce the watts per channel.

As for the Recto history you can allways read this thread: http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?t=1699&highlight=history