Best Dual Rectifier Tones

[EOengineer]

sort of inspired by some of the tones in this thread. Dual Rectifier Rev G, Bold, Silicone Diodes. No Boost. Epiphone Les Paul with JB.

I love that you leaned into the circuit’s looseness and highlighted how girthy the tones get if not boosted to oblivion.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

I love that you leaned into the circuit’s looseness and highlighted how girthy the tones get if not boosted to oblivion.

Ha yeah, I actually recorded the ideas on another guitar and couldn’t get the right tone out of the amp so I retracked with the JB. The riffs were written around what works with an unboosted rectifier (where it’ll sag and bounce), using a boost would sound cool but something would be lost by tightening it up

 

[riffy]

sort of inspired by some of the tones in this thread. Dual Rectifier Rev G, Bold, Silicone Diodes. No Boost. Epiphone Les Paul with JB.

This sounds so much like mine in the room, it isn't funny!!!

 

[MirrorProfiles]

This sounds so much like mine in the room, it isn't funny!!!

ha they just exude their personality unashamedly. This tone can only be one thing

 

[2dor]

sort of inspired by some of the tones in this thread. Dual Rectifier Rev G, Bold, Silicone Diodes. No Boost. Epiphone Les Paul with JB.

This brought a smile to my face - thanks man. Sounds awesome!

 

[spawnofthesith]

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic played here last night. Unfortunately, I didn't go but the homies opened up for the show. I saw some pictures and apparently P.Funk is using rectos live


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[MirrorProfiles]

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic played here last night. Unfortunately, I didn't go but the homies opened up for the show. I saw some pictures and apparently P.Funk is using rectos live


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on a serious note: Clinton’s band is outrageously good

 

[riffy]

Still love this one!

 

[TSJMajesty]

Still love this one!

Talk about an immediately-identifiable sound!

 

[greatmutah]

I’ve been beating this drum since the late 90s and there’s just a stigma there that’s hard to shake. My other guitar player went into the 5150 camp in the 2000s and detests Rectifier amps. I remember one of the old review quotes becoming Mesa marketing literature - something about being able to cut an entire album without leaving the orange channel, and man THAT IS THE TRUTH.

That modern red channel is such a bright star that people often miss what would be its own classic amp if it had just been a single or dual channel vintage orange channel head. I’d get KILLER tones with teles, LPs, everything.

I’ve had 3 Tremoverbs over the years and the Orange channel is the truth, the light and the way. Don’t get me wrong, the Red Channel with both modes is also amazing, but on the Orange I could live on Vintage High Gain alone. There’s just a sweetness and fluidity to that channel and mode that the other Rectos don’t have. They get close but it’s not the same.

If I were in the market for a Recto again, I’d be hard pressed not to get a Tremoverb again. It’s my favorite Recto.

 

[0XI0]

Talk about an immediately-identifiable sound!

it sounds like three DS-1s in parallel but one is melted, why tf is it so elusive to get right outside of real diamondplate

 

[MirrorProfiles]

bump for this being a god tier thread

 

[la szum]

I’ve had 3 Tremoverbs over the years and the Orange channel is the truth, the light and the way. Don’t get me wrong, the Red Channel with both modes is also amazing, but on the Orange I could live on Vintage High Gain alone. There’s just a sweetness and fluidity to that channel and mode that the other Rectos don’t have. They get close but it’s not the same.

If I were in the market for a Recto again, I’d be hard pressed not to get a Tremoverb again. It’s my favorite Recto.

I feel ya. Not in a weird way, obviously.

 

[Dale B]

These are a few of my favorites:

 

[Snave]

Some Colin Richardson goodness: