Recto Vintage mode tones

[TREC]

I'm wanting to know peoples thoughts and settings for the vintage mode on rectos.

Cheers

 

[tom241]

i dont own one, but i have played a few
its a great sounding medium gain setting, with the option to have massive tweaking done to it.
i spose it would be good for old school metal, wouldnt do the newer stuff i reckon.

 

[pokerrules47]

LOVE vintage mode... that is where the majority of my playing is. I use moderate gain, bass around noon, treble just a touch above noon and mid around 11. Presence is always changing for me.

 

[TREC]

Yeah I agree, I like vintage, you can get a nice warm tight sounds. I also use a Maxon od808 with mine.

 

[cellardweller]

I've also been wondering and have only dabbled lightly with the Vintage mode...I don't suppose it would be quite so useful for high-gain/metal stuff?

 

[njsurf]

It great for hard rock sounds. I actually prefer it to the modern sound. I have channel 2 set up in vintage and 3 in modern when I need a more aggresive sound.

 

[clutch71]

While there is a noticible volume drop between Vintage and Modern, Vintage still has plenty of gain (ie it will do metal) and it is a little warmer and more organic to my ears. While Modern had it's place in my tone palette, Vintage was my favorite. Great for the DR Era Tool stuff. Vintage mode is what makes me miss a Rectifier the most.

 

[tunedown]

I love the Vintage channel. It's incredibly versatile. Of course it does a great glassy classic rock (depending on Bold or Spongy and whether you're using the Tube Rectifiers).

For High-Gain applications, It can do really tight, sorta "over-gained" Metal. It's really easy to get a dirty low end with a clear and warm high end for single-note work at the same time.

My favorite sound to get out of the vintage channel is a great heavy/sludgy tone. Good for hardcore/punk influenced death metal (like Entombed or Disembodied for example, or Trap Them for a more modern example) or low-tuned d-beat influenced music (Cursed, Trainwreck, Rise and Fall etc.). Most of the modern d-beat bands just crank Marshall-style Heads or put pedals in front of (for example) an Ampeg V4, but IMO the vintage channel of the DR does a much better job of performing both high-gain/low-tuned AND providing a level of warmth and clarity that the Marshall doesn't do when it's pushed too hard. The Marshall's gain has to be cranked (in the former example), whereas in the latter (with the DR) you've got plenty of gain to dial in just the right amount. And even though the channel is voiced with slightly more mids the presence still comes in very useful to adjust for attack depending on your picking style.

The Orange/Vintage is equally as useful as the Modern/Red channel.