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The Lenz arrived back in April (at the height of tariff stupidity so I got brutalized there) and the Wizard has been here for a couple of weeks at this point (awesome transaction with @MetalHeadMike )
On the Lenz; as somebody who has enjoyed other people playing on a Recto but has never personally gelled with one (Never played a Rev C, had a Hermansson modded Triple prior to his current standard mods, played plenty of others) this addresses all of my issues. Has the definition and feel that I always find lacking. Plenty of definition and aggression while still scratching the voice itch of a recto. Have to say it’s a winner overall and would highly recommend.
The Hell Razor I have not had as much time with….but will say it is a tricky beast and am admittedly struggling a bit with it. This is a E34L model with a serial number of 26; not certain if that makes it a recent or early build? The sweep range to some of the controls in combination with the amount of somewhat overlapping and interacting controls (the multiple gain and bright knobs) makes it very easy to very quickly make a wrong turn into a tree when dialing it in. There is greatness in it for sure, but it definitely requires more work than almost any other amp I own to get there.
The midrange voicing of it also seems to be far more sensitive to speakers than other amps, but that could also just be a function of the previously mentioned challenges. Knee jerk would be the mids are quite similar to what I recall from the last modern classic I owned, but it’s been several years since that so I could be off in the woods in that assessment. With Fane F70s (not F70g) it is easy to get into a very boxy and unpleasant area (the Fanes can do that on their own though), but with enough tweaking that accentuation can just be turned into massive amount of thump and punch. My Redback/v30 cab seems to be the most natural match for it at this stage. Or at least, the easiest to dial in.
When it is dialed in, it has all the characteristics you would want. Massive amount of air movement, clarity, and aggression. Probably most overlooked is how awesome this can get on some more moderate gain/not super aggro metal. Tele with wrhb going after late 90s Midwest indie rock is very satisfying with this amp. Overall, still figuring this one out but I think it will be a keeper.
On the Lenz; as somebody who has enjoyed other people playing on a Recto but has never personally gelled with one (Never played a Rev C, had a Hermansson modded Triple prior to his current standard mods, played plenty of others) this addresses all of my issues. Has the definition and feel that I always find lacking. Plenty of definition and aggression while still scratching the voice itch of a recto. Have to say it’s a winner overall and would highly recommend.
The Hell Razor I have not had as much time with….but will say it is a tricky beast and am admittedly struggling a bit with it. This is a E34L model with a serial number of 26; not certain if that makes it a recent or early build? The sweep range to some of the controls in combination with the amount of somewhat overlapping and interacting controls (the multiple gain and bright knobs) makes it very easy to very quickly make a wrong turn into a tree when dialing it in. There is greatness in it for sure, but it definitely requires more work than almost any other amp I own to get there.
The midrange voicing of it also seems to be far more sensitive to speakers than other amps, but that could also just be a function of the previously mentioned challenges. Knee jerk would be the mids are quite similar to what I recall from the last modern classic I owned, but it’s been several years since that so I could be off in the woods in that assessment. With Fane F70s (not F70g) it is easy to get into a very boxy and unpleasant area (the Fanes can do that on their own though), but with enough tweaking that accentuation can just be turned into massive amount of thump and punch. My Redback/v30 cab seems to be the most natural match for it at this stage. Or at least, the easiest to dial in.
When it is dialed in, it has all the characteristics you would want. Massive amount of air movement, clarity, and aggression. Probably most overlooked is how awesome this can get on some more moderate gain/not super aggro metal. Tele with wrhb going after late 90s Midwest indie rock is very satisfying with this amp. Overall, still figuring this one out but I think it will be a keeper.
