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Well, if I remember correctly they were only about $100 cheaper than the Dual, so there wasn’t a lot of incentive to buy them when you could get “the real deal” for $100 more. Because of their voicing (less low, more mid forward) they had a reputation of being more of a rock amp. If you...

Does it still have the stock Russian 2 preamp tubes? Or does it have something different? If the owner put in the effort to swap to EL34s he may have experimented with other things as well. Keep in mind the reverb Rectos tend to be a bit darker/smoother than the non-reverb versions.

That’s what stood out when I saw them. Robert sounded great and the lead guitar cut, but the rhythm tones were weak. As a bass player I felt I should’ve appreciated how forward and clear Robert was, but it just sounded like something was missing.

I had both a Rev F with the Mark III transformer and a Roadster. With the effects loop bypassed I could dial in the Roadster to sound more or less like the Rev F but I couldn’t dial in the Rev F to sound like the Roadster (Roadster had more low end on tap). The biggest difference was the...

A lot of people had never even heard of Friedman until Cantrell started using them.

The guy who sold it may have put his oldest set of tubes in it. Or... they could still be the original tubes and the guy sold it because he couldn't figure out why it sounded like muddy sh*t.

Those look like winged tuners that someone's converted to vintage style shafts, which might be why they're falling apart. If that guitar's a 2001 it should have winged tuners (Phase I) on it. There's two versions that I know of, the originals have a shared D and G screw hole and the 2nd...

D'addario on PRS. With PRS the brightness of D'addario seems to complement them, whereas Ernie Ball sound so dull I keep looking at my tone knob to make sure it didn't somehow get rolled off.. Ernie Ball on my Les Paul. With this guitar the duller sound of EBs seem to help tame it's top end...

I thought like that for about 10 years. Went with lower output and let the amp do the work. Fairly recently I finally that I was wrong and that (IMO) low output humbuckers kind of suck. It was a lesson I should've learned a few times in the past, but I had it in my head that low output was...

Tortex. I bounce between .73, .88 and 1.14. I also like Ultex, but sometimes the sound of it hitting the strings gets on my nerves and I switch back to Tortex.

I've been using one since sometime around October or November. I like it a lot. IMO, the three channels really nails the clean/crunch/lead transition in a way that other Mesa's have never quite nailed. That said, I also like that I can just sit on the blue channel and ride the volume knob the...

The Triple Crown grew on me. I initially got it because I needed something that did a better job of playing lead in a classic rock band than a Dual Rectifier, and it did good at that. Over time I've started dialling it in less classic and more for my tastes and IMO it's fucking amazing. Takes...

The Electra Dyne has a huge bottom end. Enough to burry my Dual Rectifier. It's a dark amp. People say it has a lot of low mids, but another way to look at it is that it doesn't have a lot of upper mids. It fills up a lot of space while leaving that region free. The Electra Dyne does get a...

Edmonton. I've only lived here for around 4 years and been active in the music scene for about a year and a half. My last band was kind of indie/alternative, did fairly well and that scene was fairly cool. All original stuff with some covers thrown in. I'm told the city has a huge metal/punk...

Interestingly, while I hate the Tele headstock shape I hate it even more when someone puts a Strat headstock on a Tele.

I have a Cu24 and the 85/15 is pretty much the exact opposite of a JB. It's a low output PAF style pickup, so generally scooped with a bright top end.

Boomers aren't getting any younger, GenX can only buy so much shit and Millennials seem convinced anything over 20 lbs is too heavy.

Yes and no. I have expectations within each price point. I think a guitar should be well made within that price point with no manufacturing defects, and I think all manufacturers should seek to resolve legitimate issues with their products. Where I get irritated is when people's expectations...

For me it was a PRS McCarty. Bought one, saw the light and sold two Les Pauls, an SG and an Explorer. I'd say it doesn't sound exactly like a Les Paul, but then no two Les Pauls sound alike either so the statement is almost a bit meaningless. It's in the right sonic territory, has some...

The Recto had had more going on. Not as clear, but more lively and more present in the mix. The Uber sounded kind of dull. It was clearer, but tended to get a little bit buried.