Can a Recto do Van Halen?

[some_dude]

Mesa posted this up yesterday. As a long time Recto user the tone/playing caught me off guard.

[PFDarkside]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

Sounds pretty darn good to me.

I remember a friend's dad was in a cover band back around 2000. His main amp was a Dual Recto, I remember being shocked he was getting great 70's/80's/90's tones of all types.

[Demanic]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

I'd say it's sounds just fine.

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[chadd]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

Sounds pretty darn good to me.

I remember a friend's dad was in a cover band back around 2000. His main amp was a Dual Recto, I remember being shocked he was getting great 70's/80's/90's tones of all types.

They are way more versatile than a lot of people believe. Run EL34s in them and they sound a lot more like a hot rodded Marshall than the quasi-bass amps some guys turn them into.

I use a Road King now and absolutely love it. There are an absurd number of options, but I keep it pretty simple.

[PFDarkside]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

They are way more versatile than a lot of people believe. Run EL34s in them and they sound a lot more like a hot rodded Marshall than the quasi-bass amps some guys turn them into.

I use a Road King now and absolutely love it. There are an absurd number of options, but I keep it pretty simple.

I've got one too. The guy I referenced was a push in that direction!

[some_dude]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

How do you think they compare?

I have both a Dual Recto and a Rectoverb 25 combo... they remarkably similar, yet remarkably different. The video is very accurate to how my ROV:25 sounds, but the clip stands out to me because I've never thought to use it that way.

To answer your question, they both share the same basic Recto sound but the 100 watter sounds bigger, punchier and tracks tighter while the ROV:25 does old school, browned out saggy small amp ready to explode better. I also prefer open back cabs for clean and riding the edge of overdrive type sounds, which is another thing I think the ROV:25 does better than the 100w Recto.

On the big Recto turning down the gain can make it sound kind of bland and boring unless you're playing it at skull crushing volumes where they power section is compressing. The ROV:25 doesn't have that problem... it does those more old school distortion sounds easier and more authentically. Probably has something to do with the EL84s imparting their own raggedy edge early on.

On the ROV:25 the speaker is the real gem IMO. It's less tight and more vintage sounding than a Recto cab. Kind of like a V30 with the harmonics of a Greenback. Probably not ideal if you're in a Metallica cover band, but if you're looking for old school, looser cleans and distortion sounds it's outstanding (IMO).

[some_dude]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

They are way more versatile than a lot of people believe. Run EL34s in them and they sound a lot more like a hot rodded Marshall than the quasi-bass amps some guys turn them into.

Even more so if you plug one into a Marshall cab with G12M-25s.

[JeffB]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

They definitely are more versatile than they are given credit for.

But that vid doesn't sound all that brown/oldschool van halen to me. The playing style is there and fooling ears. It sounds more like his modern 5150 tones.

[Securb]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

A Peavey Bandit can do VanHalen if the guy playing through it can do VanHalen.

[Van Noord]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

Still sounds like a Recto to me. Not EVH like at all IMO. Lacks the proper midrange and treble freqs. Bass is wrong too, you can hear and almost feel the saggy Mesa lowend.
I mean...it'll do...in a pinch, but the player/playing is the main contributor here.

(This coming from someone who actually thinks Rectos excel more at rock/blues tones than they do at metal)

[Gone_Shootin]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

They definitely are more versatile than they are given credit for.

But that vid doesn't sound all that brown/oldschool van halen to me. The playing style is there and fooling ears. It sounds more like his modern 5150 tones.

My thoughts as well.

But like others said above, Rectos are more versatile than people think.

[devastone]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

Not really the old school VH Marshall tones, but still good tones, I could definitely live with them.

[ken361]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

I had the head and cab and no it doesnt do it very good,maybe the v30 didnt work well for it. The DSL blows it away for Marshall tones!

[Jeff5]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

Yeah I had a dual recto reborn for awhile and they are very versatile amps. Of course you won't nail some sounds and will always sound like a recto. But if you can't get a good, full range of tones out of one of those amps you're not doing something right.

[vinta9e]

Re: Can a Recto do Van Halen?

Can a sumo fighter cartwheel? Equally possible as irrelevant.