Thinking about a Recto

tjjmon · Apr 16, 2011

I have a Mark V that I really like but for some reason a Dual Rect sounds interesting. There isn't any music stores in my area that carry Mesa's and the You Tube demos don't do any amp justice. What type of tone differences can I expect?

fluff191 · Apr 16, 2011

tjjmon said:
I have a Mark V that I really like but for some reason a Dual Rect sounds interesting. There isn't any music stores in my area that carry Mesa's and the You Tube demos don't do any amp justice. What type of tone differences can I expect?

Whatever your Mark is, the Recto is not. Mark can be very tight and articulate or delicate and soft. The Recto is massive lows, softer feel but more 'oomph' behind the chords IMO.

As for clips, I have some of my Recto:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11676233/Horizons_HM75.mp3 - with WGS HM75's
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11676233/Mesa_Clip4.mp3 - with Celestion Vintage 30's

Hope that helps.

ElectricTurkey4369 · Apr 17, 2011

Fluff pretty much nailed it.

One can not sound like the other. Recto's are very forgiving and huge sounding.

screamingdaisy · Apr 17, 2011

They're about as opposite as you can get while somehow still managing to achieve the signature "Mesa" sound.

Mark = Tighter, more compressed, smoother.

Recto = Bigger, less compressed, rawer.

Those are generalities of course, as you know that the Mark has several different modes that sound quite different from each other, as does the Recto.