Van Noord
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Finally acquired a Recto the other day. I've wanted one for a while, one popped up locally and I got it for a good price.
The amp is pretty near mint condition.
It's a Series 2 Single 50 with custom silver tolex. Not sure about the story there, but it actually looks really nice.
The amp sounds great, very dynamic, and a ridiculous amount of gain. The Modern mode is crazy. Lots of gain and volume. I'm running it in Vintage mode with the gain at 45% and boosting it with a Route 808 and sometimes an V4 OCD. I like the fat throaty tone of the vintage mode more than the modern.
It sounds great with all my cabs and all different speakers actually. The best being V30's and WGS R30's.
I'm finding that Rectos have their outstanding reputation for a reason. I've played them before, but never had the chance to really get in depth with one. It has a finicky but also fascinating eq section. Lovin it.
The amp has Mesa 5881's in it. Which I thought was kind of cool. I thought they came stock with regular 6L6's, and as far as I know these are the original tubes.
It also has a Mesa stamped JJ in V1 and the other 4 pre's are all the same tube which I can't identify.
Also, I paid $670 for it, which from what I'm seeing is below the current used market value(?) Especially considering it's a mint Series 2
Pics...
The amp is pretty near mint condition.
It's a Series 2 Single 50 with custom silver tolex. Not sure about the story there, but it actually looks really nice.
The amp sounds great, very dynamic, and a ridiculous amount of gain. The Modern mode is crazy. Lots of gain and volume. I'm running it in Vintage mode with the gain at 45% and boosting it with a Route 808 and sometimes an V4 OCD. I like the fat throaty tone of the vintage mode more than the modern.
It sounds great with all my cabs and all different speakers actually. The best being V30's and WGS R30's.
I'm finding that Rectos have their outstanding reputation for a reason. I've played them before, but never had the chance to really get in depth with one. It has a finicky but also fascinating eq section. Lovin it.
The amp has Mesa 5881's in it. Which I thought was kind of cool. I thought they came stock with regular 6L6's, and as far as I know these are the original tubes.
It also has a Mesa stamped JJ in V1 and the other 4 pre's are all the same tube which I can't identify.
Also, I paid $670 for it, which from what I'm seeing is below the current used market value(?) Especially considering it's a mint Series 2
Pics...
