Mike Oxhuge
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Mod design by John Marshall, I believe he designed the Badlander.
marvcus
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Marshall Modded Boogie? That’s some stuff
Tone Monster
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They were already in “mod land” with the C++ reissue…
Tone Monster
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Also, just buy a cheap OD pedal.
ners
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Also isn't this just what the Driftwood Nightmare is? A recto with a built in tubescreamer or something
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angelspade
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Im at least interested to see how it sounds
Jakem
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Next up: ++ mod for a IIC+.
Bossman415
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I believe John also designed the Triple Crown 100, which is a killer amp. Based on the limited information available online, the tight switch is probably a variation of that switch but dialed in for the rectifier circuit. Take that info with a grain of salt. It is just speculation.
GuitarBomb.com is also reporting it is a limited-run model. It's a great idea, but it would've been cool if they offered it in a custom color. I wouldn't go selling the house, the barn, or the chickens for it though. Like @Tone Monster said, "just buy a cheap OD pedal". It'll give you similar results.
dave74
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He also did the multi-watt redesign that was released in 2010. Obviously he did not design the original rectifiers, only the "reborn".
thegame
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It'll probably sound good but as the Recto is generally such an open canvas type of amp and so highly shapable with various boosts, I'm not sure most players will dig having a set in stone, on/off type of boost circuit hardwired into the amp. Part of the fun of Rectos is the user "customizing" it with their type of boost of choice.
bste328
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well, you can turn it off and then use your choice of boost upfront! if it does cost the same as a regular 90s reissue, why not?
BABMusic
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That's cool. The thing I always hated about the Recto was how loose the tone was.
Tone Monster
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This. Not all pickup/boost combos gel with each other.
TheGreatGreen
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Yep those are my thoughts exactly. The description seems to hint that the mod is specifically a built-in tubescreamer circuit with the Level hardwired to 10 and the Drive hardwired to 0, which does seem kinda arbitrary and, I mean if you're going to mod the Recto, it seems limiting. Like if it were me, I'd do a 2-band Dirty Tree TC side style EQ and make that switchable. At least you'd have some adjustability instead of a one-dimensional on/off pre-baked boost.
Then again, the TS is probably the most popular boost people use with Rectos, so if somebody is trying a Recto out in a store and they don't know about the whole "Recto + Boost = Actual Recto" thing (which most people who aren't on forums likely don't know), then it could be a useful trick to let them get the goods without already knowing they'd need to wire up a boost pedal to hear the amp at its best. Then after they get the idea, they can shut off the mod and use their own boost later.
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FourT6and2
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Yeah, probably similar to the Driftwood stuff except it's preset/hardwired.
Some dude on FB was talking about this recently and he was like, "Oh man it would be so cool if it were footswitchable!" Oh, you mean like a boost pedal? Just use a freakin' boost pedal at that point.
Some dude on FB was talking about this recently and he was like, "Oh man it would be so cool if it were footswitchable!" Oh, you mean like a boost pedal? Just use a freakin' boost pedal at that point.
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Nigel
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Nothing is secret anymore.
ners
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I'm now wondering why they just don't throw a Mark series EQ in front of a Recto and call it a "pro version" or some shit.
skoora
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Marshall (amps) and Mesa trying desperately to reinvent a wheel that got handled 35-40 years ago. It barely creates a shrug for me.
This is the kind of thing that should have happened when they released the 3 channel in 2000. Boost or no boost, 3K for a 2 channel recto is so far into fantasy land, I find it impossible to get excited about any of it.
This is the kind of thing that should have happened when they released the 3 channel in 2000. Boost or no boost, 3K for a 2 channel recto is so far into fantasy land, I find it impossible to get excited about any of it.
Code001
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People are saying to "just buy an overdrive", but not only does this add a new switch, it's also $500 less than the normal model. So not only do you get this additional tight switch, but you're paying less overall, as well. Seems like a win-win to me.
