Road King Questions

[scottkahn]

Channels 3 and 4 on the Road King II are the same as they are on the RK I. And I never thought it was buzzsaw-ish.

Getting an RK I would be silly since the RK II has the clean voicings from the Lone Star. Sounds like he has a friend looking to sell an RK I .

 

[CJG]

last night while getting some gear from some pro guy, we were talking about rectifiers and when i mentioned i wanted to get a road king he blurted out, "Make sure you get a series I, not a series II as the II has the Buzzsaw distortion like the 3ch. Rectos!"

is the distortion really buzzy on the series II's?

This is not true. But - I predicted that at some point this would happen. :?
It's the embryo of typical hype of stuff that isn't available anymore...in this case RK1...:roll:
I'm a professional user and I've used RK1 for years and now also RK2.
They're both great amps, and so are the 3ch Rectos IMO.

 

[scottkahn]

True, and let me clarify my statement by saying that it's great to get an RK I if budget is a concern -- it's still a great amp all around, but if budget is not a concern, the RK II is the one to go with.

 

[Bruceta]

I have RK II and RK I
They are both spetacular.

Ch 3 & 4 don't sound the same on RK I and II.
Ch 3 & 4 have more gain on RK II.
Also, Ch 4 sounds darker on RK II

In fact, the big differences are Ch 1 & 2. RK II cleans are pristine. Amazing job by Mesa here.