Soooo… $3499 for the RI Dual Rec?

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Greazygeo said:
121 works fine by itself for me.
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Agreed. I’ve recorded a ton of guitar using a 121 as the primary mic and a 57 added in for sizzle 5-7 dB below it.

I actually like the tone in the MB video and can hear the quality of the distortion in the amp. I think they could have recorded a brighter tone, and that could be anything from the mic position, mix of mics, or even low passing too low.

Either way I think we all know the amp is going to sound godly, I’ve yet to play a Mesa amp not named the Heartbreaker that sounded bad.
 
Chronic Narnia said:
The $3,500 price tag on these is insane. The MW with more features was way cheaper brand new before bring discontinued.

Anyways, I still believe that the Road King II is the best Rectifier ever made.
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Agreed 100%. The RK2 even sounds better at low volumes than any other recto. It’s the super recto.
 
desertdweller said:
Agreed. I’ve recorded a ton of guitar using a 121 as the primary mic and a 57 added in for sizzle 5-7 dB below it.

I actually like the tone in the MB video and can hear the quality of the distortion in the amp. I think they could have recorded a brighter tone, and that could be anything from the mic position, mix of mics, or even low passing too low.

Either way I think we all know the amp is going to sound godly, I’ve yet to play a Mesa amp not named the Heartbreaker that sounded bad.
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This vid sounds to me more room than amp. My recto in the room sounds more like that in the vid. Close mic’d 57 is ok for some stuff and I use it too, the 121 by itself is ok too, just different.
 
desertdweller said:
Agreed. I’ve recorded a ton of guitar using a 121 as the primary mic and a 57 added in for sizzle 5-7 dB below it.

I actually like the tone in the MB video and can hear the quality of the distortion in the amp. I think they could have recorded a brighter tone, and that could be anything from the mic position, mix of mics, or even low passing too low.

Either way I think we all know the amp is going to sound godly, I’ve yet to play a Mesa amp not named the Heartbreaker that sounded bad.
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You haven’t played a Nomad or a Blue Angel then. 😊
 
ChuggNorris said:
So you had to add a boost to make the amp not what it was to really like it....

That's crazy.
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An amp doesn’t have to be a turn key magical blackbox of mysticism that does everything you need and makes all your troubles go away all by itself.

A great amp can also be one of several elements in an entire signal chain. In other words, an amp can be great if it's a great platform. Thinking about amps as platforms you can manipulate with whatever outside gear you want is a perfectly valid way to approach them. Rectos especially.
 
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I don’t see people going for paying over $2000 for an original 90s two channel G, even with this new price of the reissue. Unless you’re really hard up for a crime chassis, these are a hard sell.
 
skoora said:
I don’t see people going for paying over $2000 for an original 90s two channel G, even with this new price of the reissue. Unless you’re really hard up for a crime chassis, these are a hard sell.
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They sound almost exactly like Rev f, just like how the 2c+ reissue is super accurate. Would I pay that price? No, but I think the price isn’t terrible given the prices of comparatively good amps.
 
Yehuda said:
They sound almost exactly like Rev f, just like how the 2c+ reissue is super accurate. Would I pay that price? No, but I think the price isn’t terrible given the prices of comparatively good amps.
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Not in the clips out there yet, but you’ll see soon :)
 
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