I just finished playing my recto for a few hours. Some post they use less gain, more gain, more mids, less bass, high presence, dimed gain, high master volume, scooped mids, dimed mids, maxed treble, EL34 tubes, 6L6, NOS tubes only, JJ's are crap, EH tubes rule, playing with red shoes only.... ad infinitum.. 8) I am going thru a less bass more mid phase with it, playing an old Ibanez 540 early 90s, gain almost dimed and turning back the guitar volume a tad and then back up for more sizzle. It is pretty hard to get a bad sound out of the amp if you use common sense. Exploring what the amp will do is relaxing if you don't take it too serious.
For as much money as the amp costs, you could take it to a music store and get someone experienced with a RECTO to show you a few typical set ups and explain how the gain/tone/volume all work together. From the questions you have, getting a good understanding of the amp would be a suitable starting point. First step in not being a RECTO noob. Not a bad thing. I'm a tube noob, but learning. One trip with you amp to the music store will answer 9 months of questions on this forum. Unless you just like the conversations....... That's cool too.
