Mark IV versus Rect-O-Verb

[Beauregard]

Okay so this is a really subjective question, but how does a Rectoverb 50 combo stack up to a Mark IV-b in terms of cleans and reverb quality and what about the gain, how different are the crunchy tones?

I'm really interested to hear what y'all have to say.

 

[joe web]

the cleans on the rectoverb is the best clean you get on the recto amps (except the roadster/roadking). the reverb works well and sounds good, compared to the reverb on the DC amps (tubedriven reverb), the recto-reverb is a bit "colder". don´t know if the MIV has a tubedriven reverb or not.

the gain-channel is typical recto style. very open gain structure, which is cool for fat rhythm work - very brutal sounding - but lacking on single notes (as with most of the recto amps). the MIV is more compressed and warmer sounding.

i don´t have a MIV, so don´t ask my any further questions, but i played through it in the past a few times.

 

[Beauregard]

Thanks. I think I'll pick up a combo tomorrow, I'm a rhythm player so it just might be perfect.