Single Recto power

[comraderose]

Iv been in the market for a new amp for a while. My favorites bands use them. And overall they seem like a solid amp. I cant quiet afford a dual so im looking at an alternative. A single recto. My concern is that it only being 50 watts its not going to be loud enough to play over drums in a non-miced situation live. Would it be better to just save for a while longer and get a dual recto? I play only metal

Is this true? Im sure this question has been asked before but i searched for it and couldnt find anything

Thx
-Evan

 

[Jak0lantern01]

How bid a venue will you be playing? I played a club last summer and never approached the 50% level of my volume. Actually, I was asked to turn down and we do play metal.

 

[comraderose]

Were you un-miced?

But yea. Any big venue its not a problem because of the mics but we play outside sometimes to w/o any mics and some of the crapper venues dont have them. Right now im useing a 150w solid state and it does the job but the tone is terrible. And i no 50 watts of tube is not the same as solid state wattage

 

[TheRazMeister]

I was aksed to turn down in a non-mic'd situation with my output on around 6..the Rectoverb is one of the loudest 50 watt amps in existance.

Iv been in the market for a new amp for a while. My favorites bands use them. And overall they seem like a solid amp. I cant quiet afford a dual so im looking at an alternative. A single recto. My concern is that it only being 50 watts its not going to be loud enough to play over drums in a non-miced situation live. Would it be better to just save for a while longer and get a dual recto? I play only metal

Is this true? Im sure this question has been asked before but i searched for it and couldnt find anything

Thx
-Evan

 

[diaz]

Iv been in the market for a new amp for a while. My favorites bands use them. And overall they seem like a solid amp. I cant quiet afford a dual so im looking at an alternative. A single recto. My concern is that it only being 50 watts its not going to be loud enough to play over drums in a non-miced situation live. Would it be better to just save for a while longer and get a dual recto? I play only metal

Is this true? Im sure this question has been asked before but i searched for it and couldnt find anything

Thx
-Evan

If you have a proper speaker cab to go with it, it will be plenty loud. You'll even have plenty left on tap.

I used a 65W solid state amp for a while, and my drummer would completely drown me even when I was cranked all the way (eww). Then when I got my 5150 2x12 combo, a 60W tube amp, my prayers were answered. It was balls to the walls louder than the 65 watt Solid state. Hell I was even louder than my other guitarist's 250watt solid state head with a 4x12!

Its not even comparable, the tone is unmistakeable and the output volume is just blistering. Try a single rec at a store and crank it in a sound room. You will quickly find that you don't need to go far to reach your 150W SS amp's output volume.

-D

 

[cellardweller]

Yep, my Solo 50 head was PLENTY loud enough vs. the bass players 300 watt SS amp, with plenty of knob to spare!

 

[Johnson]

wattage doesn't equate to loudness. For example, a 100watt Dual rectifier is not twice as loud as a 50watt single rectifier. While there is a difference in volume (the 100w DR being louder) it is actually only louder by a few decibles. Goodluck!

 

[TheRazMeister]

Sure it is!!! I have this amp that goes to 11...which is 1 louder than amps than only go to 10.
8)

wattage doesn't equate to loudness. For example, a 100watt Dual rectifier is not twice as loud as a 50watt single rectifier. While there is a difference in volume (the 100w DR being louder) it is actually only by a few decibles. Goodluck!

 

[Jak0lantern01]

Hehe. Anyway, i was un-mic'd. Outdoors may require a decent cab.

 

[domct203]

You will not believe how loud a 50W Single Recto is. IMO, I would play both the Single and Dual and then deciede. As stated earlier, it's not a volume thing, it's a dynamic and 'feel' thing when comparing the two.

Dom

 

[flatliners77]

the difference is more in the option than in the power

 

[wildrat666]

wattage doesn't equate to loudness. For example, a 100watt Dual rectifier is not twice as loud as a 50watt single rectifier. While there is a difference in volume (the 100w DR being louder) it is actually only louder by a few decibles. Goodluck!

5 decibles are twice as loud!!!! but back to the question.
Ive got a rectoverb single recto and my bandmate plays a peavey 5150 and I outpower him with my amp.
the single recto is a tight loud amp and a perfect alternative to the dual recto

 

[wildrat666]

by the way I only play metal, death brutal meta ala entombed, carcass, morbid angel, nile

 

[flatliners77]

But less options

 

[Johnson]

wattage doesn't equate to loudness. For example, a 100watt Dual rectifier is not twice as loud as a 50watt single rectifier. While there is a difference in volume (the 100w DR being louder) it is actually only louder by a few decibles. Goodluck!

5 decibles are twice as loud!!!! but back to the question.
Ive got a rectoverb single recto and my bandmate plays a peavey 5150 and I outpower him with my amp.
the single recto is a tight loud amp and a perfect alternative to the dual recto

I am not sure I understand what you mean by "5 decibles are twice as loud."

 

[wildrat666]

actually 3 decibles are double up. read about sounds and decibles then you will find out that it is double up the volume

 

[mikeymike]

actually 3 decibles are double up. read about sounds and decibles then you will find out that it is double up the volume

No, 3 decibels is basically the minimum volume increase that must occur for a human to notice the difference. In order to gain this 3 db increase you must roughly double the power. So basically to sum it up, It's not twice as loud. It's the next notch in loudness.

 

[wildrat666]

yes but it twice as much. the human ear only thinks it is twice as much at 10 dec+. it does nt matter, the single recto is a loud amp. it is enough to cut through in a band situation

 

[mikeymike]

yes but it twice as much. the human ear only thinks it is twice as much at 10 dec+. it does nt matter, the single recto is a loud amp. it is enough to cut through in a band situation

Ok, whatever you say... so 153 db is twice as loud as 150db got it. :roll:

 

[wildrat666]

maybe you are right. I only know that to get 3 extra decibel you´´ll need more watt. 153 decibel is twice as much as 150 db