RK 1 / RK 2 Question

[katsumura78]

A lot has been said about these 2 amps but I haven`t found this. Are the dirty channels 3 and 4 the same on both amps ? Basically if I put the same settings on both will I be able to tell which amp is which. Thanks.

 

[phillyred79]

To my ears they are voiced differently. With the settings identical (same tubes, eq, vintage vs raw vs modern etc) channel 4 has a lot more brutal gain on tap. You can dial in similar sounds in the lower gain ranges. Think mashall-esque. But Ch. 4 definitely has more to give gain wise.

Some say having 4 channels is a little over-kill, but I find it works out very well. Ch. 1 - fenderish cleans, Ch. 2 nice bluesy break-up, Ch. 3 classic rock crunch, and Ch. 4 heavy modern sizzling gain. Check out my YouTube video. Do a search for 'phillyred79.'

 

[siggy14]

I think he ment, between RK1 and RK2, where channel 3 and 4 changed. From what I understand they are suppose to be the same. But I have a friend with a roadster that had a RK1 before and he thinks they sound different.

To my ears they are voiced differently. With the settings identical (same tubes, eq, vintage vs raw vs modern etc) channel 4 has a lot more brutal gain on tap. You can dial in similar sounds in the lower gain ranges. Think mashall-esque. But Ch. 4 definitely has more to give gain wise.

Some say having 4 channels is a little over-kill, but I find it works out very well. Ch. 1 - fenderish cleans, Ch. 2 nice bluesy break-up, Ch. 3 classic rock crunch, and Ch. 4 heavy modern sizzling gain. Check out my YouTube video. Do a search for 'phillyred79.'

 

[katsumura78]

Yeah I did mean between RK1 and the new RK2. I was just wondering if they were different and if so by how much.

 

[siggy14]

Well according to my friend, he said the new roadster is closer to the dual rec, where the RK1 that I now own is closer to the tremoverb, this of course is while judging red channel. I have to agree, the RK1 is close to my tremoverb, and with my previous RK1 I had i noticed the same thing.

I havent had much of a chance to play his roadster or a new RK2 yet so I cant tell you if his discription is acurate, but he is not slob when it comes to tone so i trust his judgement.

Yeah I did mean between RK1 and the new RK2. I was just wondering if they were different and if so by how much.