Question on Recto Pre Users

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Before you start pointing fingers at the recto pre I suggest you plug it into the effects return of a guitar amp and see how it sounds. The best thing would probably plug it straight into your friend's Recto head effects return and see if it sounds better.


Greg

 

[disassembled]

Did you try it out before you bought it?

Greg

 

[disassembled]

Yes that explains a little bit. So many things could have happened.... the piece could have had a problem prior to the sale, shipping damaged it, a tube has been bad all along, etc.


I think it would be best to just bring it to a Mesa dealer and have them swap the tubes out and do their magic. I bet you could get it diagnosed for free if you bring it in a store and just have them troubleshoot it on the spot.





Greg

 

[123thefirst]

I suspect that without a speaker emulator you're not going to get a sharp bass response that you can feel. The resonances of the cabinet are very important. I need to turn up the "Thump" control on my ADA MicroCab to about 3:00 to get that nice responsive chug.

 

[123thefirst]

Hmmm. I myself can't imagine using modern for a bass hefty sound or feel. You can crank the mid range for a more woolly sound. As I remember, even cranking the bass in modern will give you just more lower mids, which is cool in itself.