I recently picked up a used Recto 1x12 to go with my Mark IV head. I'm telling you the two were made for each other (I know not technically, but they sure do sound nice together).
Anyway, I also own a Recto 2x12 to go with my Road King.
Please be advised the difference I am talking about in tone is very subtle. I think I would have a hard time pointing it out to a non musician in fact.
I noticed recently that tone wise my RoadKing was not matching up well compared to my Mark IV. The Road King sounded excellent, but the high's were just a touch more ebrasive coming out of the Road King.
I attributed it to just the Recto distortion. But I was also thinking that when I got the two I thought they were much more evenly matched, very different, but even in there own rights (I was playing them both through the 2x12, but that thought had not occured to me immediatley).
I have been moving stuff around and I decided to go ahead and plug the Mark IV into the 2x12 to jam for a bit. What do you know, all of a sudden the Mark IV doesn't sound as good. Don't get me wrong, I still thought it sounded excellent, as I did the Road King. But I did notice the problem with the high's being a little more harsh.
So I went and plugged the Road King into the 1x12 and the harshness was gone from the Road King. They were now much more evenly matched again.
Now, both cabs come with Vintage 30's. I have not looked inside either cab, but the guy I bought the 1x12 from said it came with a British made Vintage 30.
The Recto 2x12 is only 3 or four months old. Do the new Recto 2x12's come with Chinese vintage 30's? At some point I will look inside but I am just not dragging it out from where it is at the moment.
Could this be a case of the Brit Vintage 30's vs the Chinees made ones?
I guess it could also be a case of the new cab still not being broken in yet. I rarely let her rip on it.
What is the tone difference as the speakers get broken in?
Also, could it actually just be the cabs themselves? I would have assumed the 2x12 would have had less high's due to having more bass response?
Anyway, I also own a Recto 2x12 to go with my Road King.
Please be advised the difference I am talking about in tone is very subtle. I think I would have a hard time pointing it out to a non musician in fact.
I noticed recently that tone wise my RoadKing was not matching up well compared to my Mark IV. The Road King sounded excellent, but the high's were just a touch more ebrasive coming out of the Road King.
I attributed it to just the Recto distortion. But I was also thinking that when I got the two I thought they were much more evenly matched, very different, but even in there own rights (I was playing them both through the 2x12, but that thought had not occured to me immediatley).
I have been moving stuff around and I decided to go ahead and plug the Mark IV into the 2x12 to jam for a bit. What do you know, all of a sudden the Mark IV doesn't sound as good. Don't get me wrong, I still thought it sounded excellent, as I did the Road King. But I did notice the problem with the high's being a little more harsh.
So I went and plugged the Road King into the 1x12 and the harshness was gone from the Road King. They were now much more evenly matched again.
Now, both cabs come with Vintage 30's. I have not looked inside either cab, but the guy I bought the 1x12 from said it came with a British made Vintage 30.
The Recto 2x12 is only 3 or four months old. Do the new Recto 2x12's come with Chinese vintage 30's? At some point I will look inside but I am just not dragging it out from where it is at the moment.
Could this be a case of the Brit Vintage 30's vs the Chinees made ones?
I guess it could also be a case of the new cab still not being broken in yet. I rarely let her rip on it.
What is the tone difference as the speakers get broken in?
Also, could it actually just be the cabs themselves? I would have assumed the 2x12 would have had less high's due to having more bass response?