I Think I Want To Trade My E-Rect Mod...

[dfrattaroli]

I'm a Mesa fan and have played and owned many Mesa amps. I'm not sure I "get" the E-Rect mod though. It's a nice mod but to my ears, has less gain on tap than the EG5 and so it's not going to do what I had hoped.

So... I'll leave my Mesa tones to my Mesa amps and try something else.

Let me know if you're interested in a trade. This mod has less than 2 hours on it. It's in flawless condition. I'd like the same back in a trade. I'm interested in the EG3/4, SL2, VX and COD in that order.

Thanks.

Dave

 

[EWSEthan]

Dave, just FYI SL2 has less gain than E-Rect and EG3/4 even less than that. Not sure if youre looking to replace the E-Rect with something for high gain, but as youve probably found, the only mod with more gain is EG5.

 

[dfrattaroli]

I hear you. I just figure I'd try something else. It's funny. At first, I didn't dig the EG5. But now I use it 99% of the time. I'm glad I kept the MHG because it's exactly what I'd hoped it would be. A dark high-gain mod. But I've been around Mesas ALOT. The Erect is a nice mod but I wanted it to be a Rectifier tone and for me, it's just not what I'd hoped for. That said, it's a good mod. I played it again today and thought: "Hmm. Maybe I'll hang on to this one." It has a ton of low end and it's not muddy at all. In that regard, it's better than a Recto.

But I hear so much about the EG3/4 that I regret selling it your other guitarist.

If I do end up trading the Erect, I'm not looking to substitute it with another high-gain mod. I'd like another tone altogether which is why I'm looking at SL2, EG3/4, VX or COD. I think my high-gain needs are covered with the EG5 and MHG.

BTW, my Emi Gov's are starting to break-in in my CAA cubes and I'm hearing some good stuff from the M4 in general.

Dave

 

[jkdsteve]

If you like the basic tone of the ERect...then TS9 that sucker for the

 

[dfrattaroli]

If you like the basic tone of the ERect...then TS9 that sucker for the

I've got a BB preamp I haven't used yet...

 

[jkdsteve]

If you like the basic tone of the ERect...then TS9 that sucker for the

I've got a BB preamp I haven't used yet...

That'll work...it's cleaner and quieter too

 

[broknstuff]

How would you say the MHG compares to the erect and eg5? I love the erect but don't use super saturated gain either. I didn't bond with the eg5 the way it was love at first sound with the other modules, but I'm thinking I might like the MHG.

 

[dfrattaroli]

How would you say the MHG compares to the erect and eg5? I love the erect but don't use super saturated gain either. I didn't bond with the eg5 the way it was love at first sound with the other modules, but I'm thinking I might like the MHG.

In my opinion, the Erect has less gain than both the EG5 and MHG. I typically run the gain dimed on both channels of the Erect and get the same saturation on the other 2 mods by running the gain at 3:00.

The EG5 is brighter and bit more scooped than the MHG. But I've found that the tone controls on the Egnater stuff are so sensitive and have such a wide dynamic range that you could probably get the EG5 and MHG to sound the same if you had to.