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JerEvil wrote:

ZEEGLER wrote:Was that a Mammoth? I seem to remember you had a couple of really cool Mammoth custom builds.

It was. Great fucking guitar, just really shied away from pointy shredders over the last year or so and away from tremolos even more so. I still have the white and black one I designed and the San Dimas he built for me. He is currently building me a Neck Thru Les Paul Custom in honor of my brother who passed last year. It's loosely based on the Zakk LP's. My brother always wanted a neck thru version.

It's going to look like this:

That is fucking cool Jer!!

JerEvil wrote:

ZEEGLER wrote:Was that a Mammoth? I seem to remember you had a couple of really cool Mammoth custom builds.

It was. Great fucking guitar, just really shied away from pointy shredders over the last year or so and away from tremolos even more so. I still have the white and black one I designed and the San Dimas he built for me. He is currently building me a Neck Thru Les Paul Custom in honor of my brother who passed last year. It's loosely based on the Zakk LP's. My brother always wanted a neck thru version.

NOOOOO! You couldn't wait until I got some money together? Damn, that's too bad. I almost traded for a DR earlier this year, but realized that I didn't want the hassle of flipping it because it wouldn't get any play time.

SuperFlyinMonke wrote:

JerEvil wrote:

ZEEGLER wrote:Was that a Mammoth? I seem to remember you had a couple of really cool Mammoth custom builds.

It was. Great fucking guitar, just really shied away from pointy shredders over the last year or so and away from tremolos even more so. I still have the white and black one I designed and the San Dimas he built for me. He is currently building me a Neck Thru Les Paul Custom in honor of my brother who passed last year. It's loosely based on the Zakk LP's. My brother always wanted a neck thru version.

NOOOOO! You couldn't wait until I got some money together? Damn, that's too bad. I almost traded for a DR earlier this year, but realized that I didn't want the hassle of flipping it because it wouldn't get any play time.

No worries man, I told you, if I EVER sell the white one, I'll let you know!

awesome. I've yet to play an EL-34 loaded one. They all need boosts in my opinion, but they can sound amazing.

JerEvil wrote:

fretless wrote:

yes please

I'm thinking she should be forum mascot

What boost do you guys like with the rectos?

When we did our record, we used an OCD. Sounded tits to me!

Can't wait to hear your opinion of her tones!

Tube tones are personal, I've always liked the 6L6 tones more. Just "feels" right to my ears, like how metal of today is to sound, you know.

Either way, crank that bad boy UP and post a review!

Derek

Viesczy wrote:Can't wait to hear your opinion of her tones!

Tube tones are personal, I've always liked the 6L6 tones more. Just "feels" right to my ears, like how metal of today is to sound, you know.

Either way, crank that bad boy UP and post a review!

Derek

Will do!

I thought my recto needed a boost until until I started actually playing it with my band. Now I don't think they need one at all. It robs the amp of it's open organic quality. I also used to not think they had enough gain but as the old saying goes with rectos, it's all how you dial it. Once you get enough signal going through the preamp the liquid lead feeling is there in spades.

There are my settings I use on my recto:

Master Volume 9:00
Presence 10:00
Bass off
Mid 1:30
Treble 1:30
Gain 2:00

Mesa Tradish cab with v30s, Gibby LPs with BKP Painkillers

Tommy Eisen wrote:I thought my recto needed a boost until until I started actually playing it with my band. Now I don't think they need one at all. It robs the amp of it's open organic quality. I also used to not think they had enough gain but as the old saying goes with rectos, it's all how you dial it. Once you get enough signal going through the preamp the liquid lead feeling is there in spades.

There are my settings I use on my recto:

Master Volume 9:00
Presence 10:00
Bass off
Mid 1:30
Treble 1:30
Gain 2:00

Mesa Tradish cab with v30s, Gibby LPs with BKP Painkillers

I will definitely check these settings out. I hear these can be tricky to dial in. I always prefer NOT boosting if possible.

JerEvil wrote:

Tommy Eisen wrote:I thought my recto needed a boost until until I started actually playing it with my band. Now I don't think they need one at all. It robs the amp of it's open organic quality. I also used to not think they had enough gain but as the old saying goes with rectos, it's all how you dial it. Once you get enough signal going through the preamp the liquid lead feeling is there in spades.

There are my settings I use on my recto:

Master Volume 9:00
Presence 10:00
Bass off
Mid 1:30
Treble 1:30
Gain 2:00

Mesa Tradish cab with v30s, Gibby LPs with BKP Painkillers

I will definitely check these settings out. I hear these can be tricky to dial in. I always prefer NOT boosting if possible.

Me too, 2203s are the only amps that are boost or GTFO IMO

Just remember those mesa preamp circuits are just like old school hot and cold water faucets. It's about how much flow you and what mix temperatures your putting in. 2 much of one thing and that dominates and no matter how much you turn the knobs past that point it doesn't really change anything, and the treble is like the hot water, It's like more gain also, to much of it and the other knobs don't really do shit.

JerEvil wrote:No worries man, I told you, if I EVER sell the white one, I'll let you know!

Sweet. I hope I'm done school by then.

Congrats dude. No recto hate here. I have had the dual and triple, honestly like the dual better. It's more open and a bit more organic.

Did I just say organic and recto?

I did.

Tommy Eisen wrote:Just remember those mesa preamp circuits are just like old school hot and cold water faucets. It's about how much flow you and what mix temperatures your putting in. 2 much of one thing and that dominates and no matter how much you turn the knobs past that point it doesn't really change anything, and the treble is like the hot water, It's like more gain also, to much of it and the other knobs don't really do shit.

Great analogy!

Too often folks don't cut anything from what they've EQ-ed in, or they simply EQ with their eyes.

I mean how many times do we hear folks complaining that X amp is hard to dial because of the active EQ? Too often!

Derek

Maxon OD808 is the boost you want...but any TubeScreamer will work.

I really like Rectos...I miss mine and I'll have another some day.