Experience with the Rectifier Roadster?

@Erock - Never played a Roadster but you know what to do. Gladly receive his offer, it will help him lift a burden. Then get it in A/B/Y with your Triple and just see if it has enough of something different. I have a Dual and Single and the Single had that same reverb issue I think. I removed the tank but nothing else. What was your 'fix'?


PiggySmallz said:
I've got a Hellion too. One of my favorite amps I've ever owned. Works really well with the rectifier too.

Either way, I think the Roadster is a good amp. Especially if you like Rectos and want one a little bit darker. I'd just dial back the bass and boost the highs/mids. Pull the gain back and hit the front with a good OD and you'll be pretty happy. Only problem is the loud popping from channel switching.
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I know you know your amps but you are aware of how to clear out that static build up right? Or is this popping something additional on top of known issue.
 
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311splawndude said:
@Erock - Never played a Roadster but you what to do. Gladly receive his offer, it will help him lift a burden. Then get it in A/B/Y with your Triple and just see if it has enough of something different. I have a Dual and Single and the Single had that same reverb issue I think. I removed the tank but nothing else. What was your 'fix'?




I know you know your amps but you are aware of how to clear out that static build up right? Or is this popping something additional on top of known issue.
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Don’t you just have to cycle through the channels when the amp is turned on, still on standby and it clears the pop?
 
skoora said:
Don’t you just have to cycle through the channels when the amp is turned on, still on standby and it clears the pop?
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That's what I do. That "pop" has been present on EVERY version of dual rec I've ever had (Roadsters, Road Kings, Solo, Reborn, etc.).
 
skoora said:
Don’t you just have to cycle through the channels when the amp is turned on, still on standby and it clears the pop?
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Yes, I usually just switch between amps so I forgot sometimes since I don't switch channels a ton on it. I just wanted to mention it incase he hadn't experienced it before.
 
I don't see why the Roadster is harder to dial in compared to any other Recto, personally. I think it just has to be dialed in with the presence/treble higher than other Rectos of the era. And I don't think the presence knob on a Recto will ever not be powerful enough, LOL. But otherwise, seems pretty comparable (in Modern Red)? Of course it needs a boost, but otherwise... it's just a darker Recto with a bunch of bells and whistles. But, I mean, Modern Red Bold Silicon is there.
 
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thanks for the opinions guys. I think he's changed his mind anyway, mother in the hospital, hernia surgery, etc... :LOL:

Looks like it wasn't meant to be. A lesson for everyone. Only loan money to friends if you can write it off as a gift in your own head, no matter what the conditions were. It's an age old rule. :dunno:
 
Erock said:
A friend of mine has owed me money for a while, and wants to make it right by giving me a Recto Roadster. I was with him when we got it, and we got a deal on it because it sounded like a bag of ass at GC I knew what it was because it had reverb, and we brought it to my house and easily fixed it. I had about 5 minutes to hear it working though, before he gleefully went on his way. Is this amp worth keeping or is it a flipper?
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I had a Roadster. Bought it with a Traditional Cab and sold it fast. It's a bit sterile.
 
I remember trying out a roadster way back in the day and thought man it was really flubbed out and dark.

Even more so than the usual Recto.
 
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