Mesa Rectifiers vs Big Muffs?

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Caca_Spaniel_123

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I know, totally different animals. Its just that I''ve been digging The Smashing Pumpkins as of late and the idea that a Rectifier might work for alternative rock came across me. I own a Big Muff so I'm familiar with the sound.

IMO Rectos are the sound of 2000s radio rock, with a boost it does more extreme metal tones, neither fit the bill for 90s alternative rock.. But it has channel switching that lets it go from clean to distorted, kinda like engaging a Muff.

The Recto has a tube rectifier option and the sponge mode which lowers the plate voltage, I thought these combined with the red modern channel can do the fizzy fuzzy scoopy saturated distortion sound thats what I hear from my Muff.

Then again I never see people use these on the red modern channel so I wouldn't know. What do you folks reckon?

I would probably pair it with a Marshall 1960A with T75s. Billy used Marshall cabs.. also happens to be the one I own.

There is this new 90s Rev F reissue that sounds less saturated and more raw than the multiwatt, not sure which version will work for me.
I could use some sounds for bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Narrowhead, Softcult..
 
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Are you trying to make a Rectifier sound like a Big Muff ?

Or make a Rectifier sound like Punkin ?
 
When you use a muff just make sure you run into a boost and then into the muff. Sounds so much better….because science!!!!
 
don't use a recto with a 1960A with the scooped G12T-75. The amps are voiced for their V30 cabs!
Don'T get the most expensive recto versions if you don't even know if it will work out.

Diezel amps can get pretty fuzzy if you use beafy Pickups/heavy strings or downtune...
Billy corgan used a Diezel VH4 at one point
 
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I've always thought this. A recto's high-gain "wall of sound" shares a lot of DNA with the Big Muff in girth and feel. It's not exact, but the similarities are noticeable.
 
SonVolt said:
I've always thought this. A recto's high-gain "wall of sound" shares a lot of DNA with the Big Muff in girth and feel. It's not exact, but the similarities are noticeable.
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yeah ok, but those differences mean the world to me.
Some of my favorite sounds are recorded with a recto
on the other hand I don't think i would (still) play the electric guitar if there only was the big muff:D
 
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valve said:
yeah ok, but those differences mean the world to me.
Some of my favorite sounds are recorded with a recto
on the other hand I don't think i would (still) play the electric guitar if there only was the big muff:D
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I more meant you could cop the Big Muff thing with a Recto, but not vice versa.
 
I have a killer Black Russian one that japetus gave me. I love the Gilmore thing it does but my hm2 does it better… I’m still trying to wrap my head around the best way for me to use it. Using a boost pedal with it makes all the difference in the world though. Sounds crazy but it works…
 
Rectos don't do the big muff type of sound IMO. My JCM 900 SL-X does with the preamp volume control maxed. I would also look at stoner amps like Orange, Matamp, Sunn...
 
Definitely different. But some similarities. Big bass, scooped midrange, angry bees highs. Add in the rest of the band more similar than different. It's almost like the tube and solid state version of that type of sound. They both can sound like a V8 pegged.
 
Caca_Spaniel_123 said:
I know, totally different animals. Its just that I''ve been digging The Smashing Pumpkins as of late and the idea that a Rectifier might work for alternative rock came across me. I own a Big Muff so I'm familiar with the sound.

IMO Rectos are the sound of 2000s radio rock, with a boost it does more extreme metal tones, neither fit the bill for 90s alternative rock.. But it has channel switching that lets it go from clean to distorted, kinda like engaging a Muff.

The Recto has a tube rectifier option and the sponge mode which lowers the plate voltage, I thought these combined with the red modern channel can do the fizzy fuzzy scoopy saturated distortion sound thats what I hear from my Muff.

Then again I never see people use these on the red modern channel so I wouldn't know. What do you folks reckon?

I would probably pair it with a Marshall 1960A with T75s. Billy used Marshall cabs.. also happens to be the one I own.

There is this new 90s Rev F reissue that sounds less saturated and more raw than the multiwatt, not sure which version will work for me.
I could use some sounds for bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Narrowhead, Softcult..
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Rivera M/S series Slavemaster circuit will get you the Big Muff sound AND the articulation so you don’t have to layer forty fucking tracks.
 
stephen sawall said:
Definitely different. But some similarities. Big bass, scooped midrange, angry bees highs. Add in the rest of the band more similar than different. It's almost like the tube and solid state version of that type of sound. They both can sound like a V8 pegged.
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I wonder what the recto sounds with single coils.. strats in particular.
 
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