Tonal issue need some help please

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Hey there,

I'd consider replacing the bridge pick up first (if not both at the same time). Depending on your budget of course a Digitech Bad Monkey is a great Tubescreamer like OD pedal that also benefits from a separate Bass control. $50 new.

As far are pickups go, there are a lot of great recommendations in this thread. I'd start with a Seymour Duncan. Lots of choices and bang for your buck. JB. Custom. Custom Custom. Custom Hybrid. Duncan Distortion. Just for starters.

They have a 'pickup calculator' on their website. Start with type of set up and go from there. The other good thing about Duncans is that they will often facilitate swapping pickups if you don't like your choice. They've done that for me. I got a JB originally for my Fender Strat. I called. They suggested the Custom/Custom TB11. They shipped it no charge as long as I returned the JB.
https://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup-selector-step-1

Also, there are a lot of other cool tones in this amp. I'm just now starting to spend more time on the clean channel and pushed mode. Lots of great rock tones right in there. Check out this video I just found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ikIbyVtbak



Hope that helps a bit.

Again - I have almost the exact same amp and guitar. My practice time usually starts on clean working on blues licks, bends, harmonics etc and then into Rock/VH stuff and then end on OD/Modern channel working on Killswitch Engage type stuff. All with the same guitar and rarely touch any knobs or pedals. I am a bit of tube snob but honestly a lot of that is over-rated but I do like JJs and I like El34s in this amp too.
 
311splawndude":nykgqouk said:
Hey there,

I'd consider replacing the bridge pick up first (if not both at the same time). Depending on your budget of course a Digitech Bad Monkey is a great Tubescreamer like OD pedal that also benefits from a separate Bass control. $50 new.

As far are pickups go, there are a lot of great recommendations in this thread. I'd start with a Seymour Duncan. Lots of choices and bang for your buck. JB. Custom. Custom Custom. Custom Hybrid. Duncan Distortion. Just for starters.

They have a 'pickup calculator' on their website. Start with type of set up and go from there. The other good thing about Duncans is that they will often facilitate swapping pickups if you don't like your choice. They've done that for me. I got a JB originally for my Fender Strat. I called. They suggested the Custom/Custom TB11. They shipped it no charge as long as I returned the JB.
https://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup-selector-step-1

Also, there are a lot of other cool tones in this amp. I'm just now starting to spend more time on the clean channel and pushed mode. Lots of great rock tones right in there. Check out this video I just found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ikIbyVtbak



Hope that helps a bit.

Again - I have almost the exact same amp and guitar. My practice time usually starts on clean working on blues licks, bends, harmonics etc and then into Rock/VH stuff and then end on OD/Modern channel working on Killswitch Engage type stuff. All with the same guitar and rarely touch any knobs or pedals. I am a bit of tube snob but honestly a lot of that is over-rated but I do like JJs and I like El34s in this amp too.
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Is that your video I literally just watched that the other day great video great tone
 
Not me lol.

Not skilled enough to create such a demo.

I have the head version and flame top C1+


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Thanks man. Finally to a point where I don't have constant GAS. The Splawn and Rectoverb together is just the shit for me.

I really would consider getting at least 1 bridge pick up for one of your guitars before spending a dime on anything else. Nothing wrong with your Avatar and the speakers are broken in. 212s have a great tonal appeal on their own. If your is sitting on the ground I highly recommend propping it up on something or standing it up on end. Get a TS type OD. SD pup: $100 new. Bad Monkey $50 new. That's less than 1 Vintage 30.
 
Easiest way I’ve found to deal with too much rasp on a Recto is to dial the tone knob on your guitar back to 9.5 or 9.

I’ve found trying to dial it back on the amp dulls the harmonics too much and get better results dialling it back on the guitar. Takes some edge off the attack while still allowing the amp to breathe.

YMMV
 
some dude":1xms4fqh said:
Easiest way I’ve found to deal with too much rasp on a Recto is to dial the tone knob on your guitar back to 9.5 or 9.

I’ve found trying to dial it back on the amp dulls the harmonics too much and get better results dialling it back on the guitar. Takes some edge off the attack while still allowing the amp to breathe.

YMMV
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Sweet thank you didn't think of that
 
Little update bought a Mesa cab 2x12 vertical problem solved
 
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