Recto Lovers - what would you buy now?

[saxxamafone]

Many versions of the recto now kicking around out there.
Some insanely over priced of course depending on the rarity.

If you were in the market now for a good recto... what would you be buying?

From what I've seen and heard, the multi watts seem to be a decent meeting point of good tone at a reasonable price?
Or do they still fall short to the Gs and Fs etc?

 

[Dimebag11]

Rev F then MW

 

[DragonCrestPC]

Multi-Watt is my favorite of all the different revisions i've owned ( F - MW )

 

[napalmdeath]

Multiwatt was, and still is my favorite. Problem I had with it though, was too damn loud for home use.

I also dug the Single Rectifier with some JJ KT77's, but the FX loop is garbage.

 

[Racerxrated]

Rev C rules them all. But, rare as hens teeth.

After that, I'd go F then MW but Triple only.

 

[Dale B]

Just pick up a newer MW.

 

[RaceU4her]

from everything ive heard i would grab a triple MW

 

[saxxamafone]

I'd rule out anything earlier than F I think purely due to the prices of those.

Regarding the triples, main thing I hear is the mids and tightness sits in a slightly different place to duals

 

[Techdeth]

My Hermanson dual rectifier gives me what I need there . If you don’t go that option I’d take c then f

 

[GJgo]

I've had plenty so I'll weigh in.

1. The Rev C is king, buuuuut.....
2. Rev F triple is next. Note if you're going to get a 2 channel, the triple is tighter than the dual. ...and in reality you boost them all. Tone isn't really different.
3. I prefer the Dual MW to the Triple MW because the mids sit in a better place and the tightness is the same. MW are voiced like the F. A MW in 50W mode is very player friendly.
4. Tremoverbs are amazing as well.
5. Early small logo Gs are also very good. Later "normal " Gs are just normal.

Happy hunting!

 

[Mr. Willy]

I had a 2 channel Dual Recto from ‘94 many years ago. No idea what rev it was, but I thought it sounded very good. Wish I still had it.

 

[rottingcorpse]

Tremoverb.

 

[Candiria]

Badlander if I was buying new.

For used I would wait for a good price on a Rev G, or a multiwatt if you need a clean channel. Everything else is too expensive.

Tremoverbs were my favorite, but I can't justify $2k for an amp I bought and sold multiple times for $750 within the past 5 years.

 

[fek]

Bought a new Tverb in 1995 I think. Loved that amp! Sold in a moment of young stupidity. Kick myself everyday.

Played several other Recto's and they were not for me. I would love to try a C, but the talk above has me leaning toward a Dual MW. Cost and ease of obtaining being the main factors.

 

[Rex Rocker]

Same question, except a bit more specific:

Which would be the Recto that fits these characteristics better? Scooped lower mids, BIG sub lows, and aggressive and bright highs and high-mids?

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Rev C... chrome chassis.

 

[cetanu]

RevC/D is the only Rectifier I really liked and it's quite different from later revs. So it would be a RevC/RevD, a clone of those or a Framus Cobra V1 which is what a Dual Rectifier would like to be and it's on par with the RevC/D.

 

[easstudios]

Multi Watt or old Tremoverb combo are the best options now that won’t cost a bomb.

I love a Rev F but the prices don’t really make sense when you can just get a MW. Rev G is solid too if the price is good - I’d just say a MW is no worse of an amp and you’ll get more features and newer components.

I don’t really see the point in a Rev C/<500 Rectifier, they sound cool in their own right but it’s more of a party trick to me and not really the rectifier sound I most associate with. Cool for bragging rights/collector quality

 

[Spaceboy]

I love the multi watts.

 

[BesaMoogie]

If you need versatility go for the MW. If you want pure tone go for an F or G. The MW sounds a little more polished or Hifi, but the frequency spectrum it delivers reminds me of an F.