90s Dual Rec Reissue vs. Recent Multiwatt Dual Recs

[GJgo]

I don't have time to deep dive this now but I'll leave this here & circle back later. IMO the DR RI is the best Recto ever made, with a couple honoroble mentions like the Rev C and Triple F.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

Fwiw I have never played through either, but everything I've read from owners about the new RI's being slightly tighter, and more present/articulate in the mids is very much inline with what people said about the rack mount versus regular head version version of '90s Dual Recs. There were many pages on HCAF and other forums dedicated to the Rackmount being the best version of the OG Dual Recs for metal because of those differences.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

GC currently has a used ‘93 Tremoverb combo for sale…asking $1300

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/M...Rectifier-100W-Combo-Tube-Guitar-Combo-Amp.gc

As much as I loved my '96 I always wanted to compare it to the earlier ones with the Mark III transformer set. The consensus was the earliest ones had a greater dynamic range, and a good deal less sag and compression.

 

[GJgo]

There's a lot of amp to amp variance baked in there. As an example... The Ractifier I had was the loosest, saggiest Recto I've ever played.

 

[Eazy-ESP]

The demos have been growing on me. Definitely sounds more mid rangey, not such a massive loose bass like the MW. I do like that sound in the MW to when I had it. More for rock rhythm. It’s almost like the bass comes through slightly delayed. But for what I’m looking for today, the 90s seems cool.