Rectifier in a box

[Little Pigbacon]

Well, this is happening.

[Hsb]

Nice buy

[PFDarkside]

Yes! It’s got huge bass. Also, with the boost on its like a big fuzz at certain settings.

Your Wampler AIAB collection is starting to look like mine!

[Little Pigbacon]

The only Wampler I have now is a Tumnus Deluxe. I haven’t bought the Pinnacle Deluxe yet; I figured I’d get the discontinued stuff first — Triple Wreck, Mad Professor The 1.

[Rich_S]

Here's slightly different question: How would you get a '90s Recto punk/pop/ska sound out of this assortment of stuff, without buying anything? This is for recording, not live. I generally run whatever I'm using through a H&K Red Box for cab/mic simulation.

Amps

• Champ clone
• 18 Watter clone
• Direct through Catalinbread SFT (Ampeg in a box) clone

Pedals

• Xotic BB Preamp
• Rat clone
• Boss SD-1
• Big Muff clone
• Boss DS-1
• Whirlwind Gold Box

Obviously, I'll try various things until I get a tone I like, but I think this is an interesting mental exercise. What combinations would you try?

[devastone]

AMT R2 - https://reverb.com/item/34446912-amt...-effects-pedal

[Little Pigbacon]

AMT R2 - https://reverb.com/item/34446912-amt...-effects-pedal

My objection? And I’m not even kidding — the box doesn’t look sexy. But if the Triple Wreck doesn’t do it for me, I’ll probably get one.

[LLL]

I have an AMT M2 (JCM 800 clone) and it is excellent.

So if their R2 is of the same tonal quality (no reason why it wouldn't be), I would also give a nod to the AMT R2 a la devastone

[dystrust]

Here's slightly different question: How would you get a '90s Recto punk/pop/ska sound out of this assortment of stuff, without buying anything? This is for recording, not live. I generally run whatever I'm using through a H&K Red Box for cab/mic simulation.

Amps

• Champ clone
• 18 Watter clone
• Direct through Catalinbread SFT (Ampeg in a box) clone

Pedals

• Xotic BB Preamp
• Rat clone
• Boss SD-1
• Big Muff clone
• Boss DS-1
• Whirlwind Gold Box

Obviously, I'll try various things until I get a tone I like, but I think this is an interesting mental exercise. What combinations would you try?

I'll take the challenge...

I think for my first shot at the 90s Recto tone with that gear, I'd try the Rat with the gain around half way boosted with the BB Preamp into the 18 watter. That will hopefully be the right sort of fuzzy with a fat bottom end to at least get close to that pop punk sound.

[Francois]

Even the old Sans-Amp v2 had a preset called "California" (for Mesa-Boogie)
But there must be better modelling amp now (Kemper and so on...)

[devastone]

I have an AMT M2 (JCM 800 clone) and it is excellent.

So if their R2 is of the same tonal quality (no reason why it wouldn't be), I would also give a nod to the AMT R2 a la devastone

I've used the P2 and S2 and both are very good. The R2 has cab sim, preamp, and distortion box outputs, so very versatile.

[Little Pigbacon]

Even the old Sans-Amp v2 had a preset called "California" (for Mesa-Boogie)
But there must be better modelling amp now (Kemper and so on...)

Well, there's certainly worse.

[Little Pigbacon]

[Little Pigbacon]

This is easily the best RIB pedal I’ve tried. Not that all of them have been billed as RIB pedals. More like drafted.

[PFDarkside]

This is easily the best RIB pedal I’ve tried. Not that all of them have been billed as RIB pedals. More like drafted.

I haven’t tried a bunch but it has that bass and grind. I like the soft switch version too.