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braintheory
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They’re pretty much there already (for the earliest revisions) as are some mark iic+’s. Both my 1972 SuperLead 100 & Rev C Dual Rectifier are among my favorite amps, but if I was forced to keep just one it would be my Rev C for that growl on its orange channel. Traded my 1967 Marshall Tremolo 50 last year. Some of us just like good sounds independently of what bands or recordings used them. Those Marshall’s also are nowhere near as rare
RaceU4her
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No, but only cause chrome chassis two channels are just so sexy looking. If I was still in the market though and saw this I think it might have persuaded me in the direction of going MV or at least give it more of a look than before, especially if I was gigging still.
psychodave
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He sounds like he is being paid.
Bardagh
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This is true but even more true for music with real singing where the character of the vocal track carries everything. A lot of times in death metal and other subgenres with “extreme” vocals the vocal is more buried under the guitars than you would find on more traditional heavy metal and especially anything more mainstream. In extreme metal its like everything rides on the success of the instrument tracks whereas in other music it’s the vocal tracks.
In stuff closer to pop music it’s funny when you pay attention to a mix how little of a guitar track actually gets into it. Unless it’s a really stripped down arrangement, acoustic guitars sometimes have nothing left but the trebly aound of the strings and you could almost mistake it for a shaker.
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The One
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He's always sounded like that. He has kinda Unique Delivery. Like The Bob Ross of Amp Videos. Here's a Happy Little Riff for ya.
Brandonrz
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I think that bothers me a fair bit. Anyone who doesn’t slam something occasionally for sucking I’m skeptical of taking seriously. Not every piece of gear out there is good. Some shit just sucks. But when it’s a sponsored video of course it’s all good.
headlessdeadguy
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I have a Tremoverb and a 3 channel. No interest in any other.
anomaly
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Dude, I'd worry more about 500hz, actually 500 - 800hz. 360 - 370hz is great for adding warmth, punch, and is especially good for lead tones. You know that tent they made for Hetfield on the black album? That was to capture more of the frequencies in the 300 - 400hz area on the room mics. That was supposedly the key frequency to Hetfields rhythm tone, and gave his palm mutes a unique punchy sound.
You know the 240hz slider on a Mark series amplifier? It's actually centered around 371hz and when you see pics of Hetfields live rig during the early 90's he had his 240hz and 2200hz sliders dimed, that's where he was getting all his cut, because his 750hz slider was cut dramatically. I know that that slider is great for adding some punch and thickness to a guitar tone, but not too much or it does get muddy. Depends on the guitar being used as well. A thin sounding guitar I would have that slider above the middle line.
All guitar tones are mid heavy in reality. Where do you think the grind comes from? The mids. Even Dimebag had more mids than you think, especially on FBD and TGSTK. But that kinda scooped guitar tone only works when you make the guitars the focal instrument and work your mix around the guitars. You gotta thin out the drums, and lower the bass to make that kinda scooped Vulgar Display Of Power tone work for you. VDOP is a great sounding record, but they don't make records like that anymore for a reason. You notice that the guitars on records like VDOP and ...and justice for all are not even low cut? Because the bass was mixed so low and was so thinned out.
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RaceU4her
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anomaly
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IMO the earlier ones like the Rev C and D are much different, while I think the multiwatt rectos sound pretty damn close to a rev F or G, they get those tones pretty convincingly.
anomaly
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I think of it more like a combination of the low mids and very high mids, almost in treble territory. 3k is where all the attack is, pick attack and such, but it's also the top of that grindy area.
Techdeth
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Im good with ANY dual or triple rec. of course my Hermanson is my favorite but it’s does not matter for me . With a boost I’ll be ok with any rec
anomaly
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Even a shitty 3 channel one?
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braintheory
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You say that now, but try a Rev C or D and you may feel differently after. Tropicana vs Fresh Squeezed. I could also boost any rec and be “ok” with it, but I wanna be more than ok lol. The Hermansson one I’m sure would be tighter & more attack-y than any other. That seems to be his thing. For stock ones at least I find my Bad Lander to be the tightest recto I’ve tried. I bet that could be a cool platform for Hermansson to do his thing on it
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Techdeth
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They are awesome. Absolutely.
Techdeth
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I’ve tried them all . I just know the dna and how to get what I want out of them. I honestly loved every recto I’ve played after boosted and gated . Plugging straight not all are good . But they all can be for me atleast
japetus
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I would take ANY Recto right now, I don't even have a high gain head! I have been missing having one.
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braintheory
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Yes, that’s why I used the Tropicana vs fresh squeezed analogy because the flavor itself is roughly the same, but not the quality/complexity of tone in the various versions just like the various levels of those juices lol. I also boost them to get my ideal sound with them
They all can be for me as well and sound great… unless they’re lined up side by side where the quality differences in tone get exposed. That’s what I care about
Techdeth
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That sucks , got to fox that when you can. What you using ?
