Roadster or 2-Channel Rev F Dual Rec???

[Monsta-Tone]

:lol: Gas is the mother of all mothers!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've really been loving my 2 channel DR! The cleans are passable, but the distortion tones are awesome!

I just went to a fellow BB member's house to pick up a 4x12 traditional.
He has a brand new Roadster!
It's not for sale, but it looks really sweet.

I had one of the 1st ones and it had the footswitch popping issues and some tech service bulletins.
I wasn't in a band at the time, so I never got to unleash it.



Which would you rather own?
I fully understand that the 2-Channel would be more aggressive, but the Roadster looks way more versatile!
Plus, I play a lot of clean stuff!

Have they fixed the popping footswitch issues?
Is there a delay when channel switching on the Reverb, like there is on the Lonestar?
Am I an idiot?!?!?!?!?!?! :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

2 channel DR all the way. I believe that besides cleans, any other tone will be better than the Roadster.

That's just me though; I'd rather have a simple setup that sounds killer than something more complicated where I have to sacrifice tone. Seems like that's something you'll have to weigh in and see for yourself. The Roadster may very well be better for you...

 

[wolf]

I`ve got F revision DR and I`ve played C revision too.I owned G rev 3 ch. recto as well.I can say F revision has best cleans.No doubt C rev has better distortion on drive ch..But compare to other DR revisions F rev is winner.Go for it you will love it.

 

[wildrat666]

hmm..it is a tough question. ive got the rev D and a Roadster. love em both. but the cleans on the roadster is awesome. I would take the Roadster for metal tones too.

but it is something with the 2 chan dual. something magic. harder to get too.

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

The popping still happens, but it's easily fixed by stepping on all the switch whilst the amp is on standby...

And if it had to be only one amp, I would take the Roadster over the 2 channel Rectifier...

 

[Monsta-Tone]

The popping still happens, but it's easily fixed by stepping on all the switch whilst the amp is on standby...

And if it had to be only one amp, I would take the Roadster over the 2 channel Rectifier...

What about a delay in the Reverb switching, where the reverb cuts out for a second during channel switching and then comes back in?


The problem is, I don't play just Metal. If I did, the 2 channel would never go away.
I play lots of bluesy type stuff, clean melodic stuff, classic rock/Santana type stuff, hardcore punk, etc.

While I think that the distortion on the 2 channel is phenomenal and very versatile, the cleans (so far anyway!) just are no match for the DC-10's I used to have.

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

Hey Andy!

Let's see if I can chime in, and give you a good summary of all my ideas, since I'm the one that started this in the first place :wink:

First thing, the Roadster just slays in a band situation. If you never got to turn it up and really get it working, then I believe you missed out A LOT on the head.

Switching wise, the only time the amp pops is the first time I switch to Channel 3. After that, all the amp switching is silent (or the pop is so small that you can't hears it in a band mix to save you life). Cycling through on Standby definitely helps. I have no crazy popping problem like other forum members have posted about.

As for your reverb question, I will check on that at our next band practice.

The versatility on the Roadster blows me away. I'm in a metal band, and a lot of our songs an turn into Channel 4 modern, and riff away. BUT, the awesome sounds in this head have brought me to use a bunch of different tones in our songs, and I believe the change added a nice diversity to our mix.

Finally, if you're in a 3 piece band, you have a lot of ground to cover. As you mentioned, you guys do a lot of genres. The Roadster will cover all that. As I told you, I sold my 2 channel DR, which I loved dearly....it had a SICK distortion tone, but in the end, I don't miss it at all. Honestly, I prefer the Roadster to it by far.

The 2 channel DRs are great....they do have something special...BUT, to say they're better than all of Mesas offering isn't really fair. They're just another amp with a different tone. For me, the Roadster is the holy grail of Mesa amps, and I've been through a few

Plan B could be to grab a Stiletto combo (or some other one with great cleans) and A/B it with your rectifier. The Roadster isn't a cheap amp...if you'd be willing to buy used on the Roadster, then you're not taking that big of a hit, but the price jump from your Recto to a NEW Roadster could almost get you a used Stiletto combo, which has GREAT cleans, and a variant of gain too.

Just some ideas, and best of luck!

 

[Monsta-Tone]

:lol: I knew you would say that!

I don't see myself carrying 2 or 3 amps around. It would piss me off in a big hurry. That's the main reason why I'm leaning toward another Roadster.

The one I had was ridden with problems, and it drove me nuts, but it looks like they have the bugs worked out!


I would definitely buy used. There's no way I can come up with $2,000.

 

[Monsta-Tone]

I gotta say this though.....

The Triaxis and 2:90 looks fricking killer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just don't know if it would have the same responsive characters that a head would.

 

[Fixxer6671]

My experience and I have a REV C, is that the 2 channels are on another level of brutality. That said the Roadster is still freaking brutal, just different.

If you can get both, and have it as a reference. :twisted: