MadAsAHatter
Well-known member
For so many years I've wanted to like a Mesa Rectifier, but there was always something that just didn't sound right I couldn't get past. It was where I was shying away from Mesa gear. I have a Mesa Titan bass amp that I love & the subway series sounds great. A Mark series always sounded decent to me too when it was dialed in right. I tried many times to desperately like the Recto, but it never happened and I couldn't figure out why. These amps have been used by so many great bands. I kept thinking it's got to be me, not the amp.
I was watching this video comparing a Mark V and Dual Rectifier a few minutes ago. Around the 2:30 point he was playing some triplet like stuff on the Mark V then switched to the Recto. Right there after many years my brain finally clicked. The Recto is just way too flubby in the low to low-mid range and doesn't agree with my playing style. I've never been able to sit back and truly hear how loose the low end can get and it was very apparent compared to the Mark V.
Not that I don't think the Recto isn't a great amp; it is. It's just not for me. If I ever find myself poking around a Mesa gear in the future I'll be gravitating over towards something else like Mark series
.
I was watching this video comparing a Mark V and Dual Rectifier a few minutes ago. Around the 2:30 point he was playing some triplet like stuff on the Mark V then switched to the Recto. Right there after many years my brain finally clicked. The Recto is just way too flubby in the low to low-mid range and doesn't agree with my playing style. I've never been able to sit back and truly hear how loose the low end can get and it was very apparent compared to the Mark V.
Not that I don't think the Recto isn't a great amp; it is. It's just not for me. If I ever find myself poking around a Mesa gear in the future I'll be gravitating over towards something else like Mark series
.