I just picked up a rectoverb 50 combo. Super excited

Those Rockerverb 50 combos are great!

Recently I've been playing with an Orange 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30s and it kills with the Single Rec. I'm just using a Revv 2 g3 distortion pedal as a clean boost and a ISP Decimator noise gate along with the Strats nowadays.

I tried to EQ the recto to get rid of the fizz but it is always there (high gain stuff). I live that amp but I'm always fighting with it! The Peavey is night and day when plugged into a 4x12. Yes nice and men but no Alexandria, not yet anyway. Thanks for watching!

I heard if you put a boss ge7 in front of it and cut the treble and boost the low mids on the pedal and bring up the gain a bit on the pedal and take down the gain with the amp then buy a second noise hate like a boss ns2 and put it in the loop of the cab and use a bassier sounding cab like a rectifier cab and put two g12t75 speakers in it along with the stock vintage 30's it'll sound a lot like a Joey sturgis mix, lots I gain but no fizz! A cheaper alternative for the boss ge7 and ns2 would be a behringer nr300, and behringer eq700 they are the same pedals but in a plastic case and for a cab I recommend a burgera 412 cab and for cheaper speakers I recommend a wgs 75 watt speaker(can't remember the name, but look up g12t75 alternative by wgs) the problem with the bugera 412 are the speakers swap the with a wgs veteran 30(vintage 30 copy) that'll help with the fizz!

And I put the ISP in the front , Of the amp

Cool, thanks yeah I could try an EQ in front. That might help but a nice high gain tube amp shouldn't need an EQ ya know? I have an ISP Decimator G-string, wouldn't use anything else but that. Works great.

Oh yeah for sure the eq just cleans up the fizz and adds gain it's transparent and the ns2 cuts fizz out when u rent playing its transparent in the loop if used right! Don't knock it till y try it haha! I used the boss rv5 to open the noise hats a little it was on its lowest Settings so u couldn't hear it ya know but it helped open it and sounded cool I was running the ISP in the look ns2 in front, ts808 of in front, rv5 in loop with an orange 2x12 cab and a peavey 6505+ with an esp ltd ec1000 deluxe with English pickups! So sick!

yeah I hear ya, they have come a long way since these came out.

The recto and 5150 (6505)are both based on the soldano slo so it makes sense that there are similarities. This is actually the 5150II aka (6505+). Back then everyone preferred the 5150(6505) since the gain channel is better. The II has a better clean channel and somehow + made it more popular. I think the 6505+ combo is made in China and "worse" than the head. That is the reason why the combos have always been cheaper aside from having 60w I think they have. I think both amps are great. The 5150 is tighter, but the recto has more depth and is more versatile. They're affordable enough that one can have both really. I think his collection covers everything. DSL, 5150II, single rec and mark III. You really don't need anything else and all of the amps can be had for $6-800 which is awesome. I've seen JCM2000s for less even in nyc. $450-600 depending on condition. That's a great deal and better than the Chinese made "dsl100" Marshall now sells.

+Dr. Emmet Brown Cool! thanks Doc!

Yeah its always cool to find an amp that sounds a little different from the rest of the herd. It is cool to find "your" sound. I think I found that sound from the blackstar and the mesa flux drive. Awesome sound and not the same as everything else.

Interesting! I am actually a drummer but my grandson is the guitar player and he uses the Peavey 6505 with the boss ME 80 affects rack and it's amazing how many sounds you can come up with between the two pieces of gear. For me, it seems a bit overwhelming; too much! But, he's an effects junkie and the ME-80 provides him his fix! Thanks for your input. Rock hard and rock always!

I have never played an ultra but someone that posted on here has a video of one I think. I'm not sure, I have played the American 6505 heads and they are similar to mine maybe a little better not by much. Essentially the same amp but mine is lower wattage and breaks up more at lower volumes. It's god like when plugged into a nice 4x12. The Sword!!!! Love that band!

+Chris “ItSgEtTiNgHoTnHeRe” B Its from one of Pete Cottrells videos. Its the Seymour Duncan JB video he does. Its just the riff idea not exactly the same. Mesa sounds best IMO too.

Yes Mesa has that power lol. I can handle those temperatures! I am your god, anyway check out my guitar rig

Just picked up a rectoverb the other day, trying to get every amp I can get Jt hands on.

Lol, yes good answer

vanson420 That's why I have 9 amps

***** Agreed, Peavey is more scooped sounding IMO, cant go wrong with Mesa for Metal!

+Joseph Surber Yes you definitely need to crank up the Mesa to get what you pay for one, if that is what you will be using it for. The Peavey is better at lower volumes IMO. You could also look into the 6505 mini head or the Peavey Piranha. Check those out too.

+buzzsaw63 im thinking geting a single recto but i got an attenuator having said that do you think i can now safely use the recto in bedroom volumes and get higain tones?

+erszebet The amp starts to sound really good with both the channel master and output at 9-10 o clock. That level is tolerable but it depends where you live and what kind of neighbors you have. I never used an attenuator but yes I've seen videos where people are using them and getting a great sound at lower volume. Check one out at 10 o clock and see if that's ok for your place. If it's too loud then use the hot plate. My neighbors are ok with it as long as I don't use it past 9pm at any volume lol. The mini is more home friendly but since it doesn't have 6L6s it will never get you the real recto sound. It's a nice small amp though as is the mark v:25. I would check them out anyway. You might like one of them.

thank you dude

m fox mesas sound fizzy until you get the volume up to 4ish problem with “bedroom” levels

Frater Simon I would go for the Mesa but there’s a learning curb to them since the eq is stacked. The low affects the highs. Mids affects the low end. Highs affect the mid. 6505 is more straight up but I would recommend a head version since the combos had a problem with the fix loop affecting the sound. If you don’t believe me look up 6505 combo effect loop fix

If you had these amps and played strictly metal you wouldn't use them without the Maxon 808 or a screamer type pedal. Industry standard for metal, just about everyone boosts these. It's really not that much more gain with it, just adds fullness. If your not a fan of this sound, chances are you wouldn't be happy with these amps.. for metal anyway. Thanks for watching!

buzzsaw63 I own a 6505+ Head and a Ultra+ 120 head. I boost neither. love both. I'm not saying and 808 wont improve things for the Peavey's but you don't necessarily need a boost, On the other hand, the Recto is lost without a boost to tighten up the attack.

It's all relative and of course depends on the player. I was always a Mesa guy and I play on the peavey for metal far more than the Mesa, I may as we'll put the cover on. How does the peavey ultra sound? Do you have video of it at all?

I love my ultra, if you can pick one up do it. I don't have a vid though. Fluff has a well produced ultra vid.

For that setup I would recommend the Radial Headbone. The one that I have (bigshot ABY) would work well if you got another cab. Good luck

buzzsaw63 Okay thanks! just out of curiousity, i found out that plugging my micro terror into the fx out on my cr120h enables me to use use boths heads at once but my cr120h is basically acting as a preamp and my micro terror is acting as a power amp. the micro terror is plugged into the 4ohms in my cab.however the cr120h is plugged into nothing but my micro terror. is that safe?

Is the Cr120h solid state? Any tube amp always needs to be plugged into a speaker load. I'm assuming the CR is solid state so that sounds fine to me. If you bought another cab you could get an ABY switch and have the best of both worlds you could blend the two or use one for dirty and one for clean!

buzzsaw63 I'm definitely gonna invest in one! Thanks for the tip! haha I don't mean to be a bother but one last question XD on my marshall cab I have it set to stereo making each side 8ohms. It is safe plugging both my heads in at once? The micro terror is 4ohms and the cr120h has a minimum impedance of 8ohm! I'm running the micro terror through the send output of my boss noise suppressor that's connected to my Cr120h!

If yhe micro terror is 4 ohms you have to plug into the mono 4 ohm cabinet. If your amp has a 16ohm out you can plug into a 4ohm can but never plug your 4 ohm out on your amp into a 16 ohm cab

The tube rectifier wouldn't make a difference for metal since everyone flicks the rectifier switch to silicon diode for metal. For lead sounds or lower gain the rectifier tubes sound nice but the sound is much looser for metal. Mesa is always better no matter what. Better sound, construction, always made in California, fixed bias, holds value better, etc. People usually take care of them. I rarely see beat up Mesa amps for sale, but a ton of beat up Peaveys. Peavey is better bang for buck though and they always will be. The 5150 is a great amp, but it's a one trick pony. It's only good for metal. The rectifier has a good clean channel and you can do anything from blues to hard rock to metal with it. You can also use EL34s if you want which really sounds good. All you gotta do is take the 6L6s out, move the switch to EL34 and you're done. The only thing I don't like about the single rec is that the loop is not footswitchable. This limits the amp with effects for live use.

Yeah, I think the peavey sounds good, but I might have set the gain a touch high on the recto. I love a lot of gain and not everyone likes that much.

+dafxtone You do realize the 1960A is a closed cab, right?

+Eric Wheeler : It's means nothing...

+dafxtone They both need to be run through a Mesa 4/2x12 with v30s. Peavey cabs are well made, but I hate Sheffield speakers. Luckily now they're using Celestions in their cabs.

Yes, Mesa, or Engl or Laboga, some kind of modern cab design for heavy bass. Marshall cabs are good for crunch sound (and they are the best in these territory for me)

I disagree, the mesa cabs are typically loaded with V30's. They are super mid range heavy. I would run a mesa cab if I played in a band to stand out in a mix but for at home I like a little but less harsh and little but more scooped sound for lower volumes.

+rossauce12 Thanks. Actually its called a SM57 without any compression or processing.

Do you own any of these amplifiers? Are you listening through computer speakers? Lots of factors that alter the sound of the guitar. I wouldn't be so quick as to assuming its a mic placement problem. Its the standard slightly off axis placement. You might be familiar with hearing guitar sounds that are processed and EQ'ed to sound better. Like it or not, this is how the amplifiers sound. you might have adjusted the EQ on the amps different than I did but a Mic placement? i don't think so.

+SuomiPerkele I will agree with that, it does make a huge difference. It could very well be the placement of the mic. i was just saying there are a lot of other factors involved and that you should be careful assuming its the mic placement. Personally, I think I had too much gain dialed in. Honestly i am not a producer or anything like that so maybe I can find a better sweet-spot. Anyway thanks for watching. Later.

Ok thanks for letting me know

@@buzzsaw63 do you hear it? It’s like some frequencies are out of phase, I’m sure this is not the tone you get in the room straight to your ears

@@nailed2theX it’s possible it’s out of phase but I don’t think so. It does have a pedal in front and I didn’t EQ anything. That’s really just how it sounds. I bet if you compressed it a little and added some EQ it would sound better

+sk8erps just everything pretty much straight up. A little more gain and a little less bass. Thats about it nothing crazy

Do you play both amps through the same cab?

Rene Perez And? I’m pro-America but the Peavey sounds better.

Ok, post a negative comment for every single person that records with an iPhone or any other garbage cell phone mic. I'm guessing you have plenty of time to do that. It's not perfect but it's a pretty good rough comparison.

I don't even consider Those videos but they could be better than this. Close miking alter the sound of the amp since you are recording just a small portion of the loudspeaker. You should mic that with a condenser some inches away or use more mics, one for every frequency band.

Intruppaman I didn't post EQ anything. I recorded with a 57, 2-inches away from the cab off axis. Its a stock Marshall cab with Celetions. Thats the only mic that I have right now (SM57). I do have two of them actually, but I wanted to capture the amps tone with just one mic. The Mesa is in fact very fizzy if thats what you are hearing. If you have any more suggestions besides a condenser mic Im all ears. I will eventually buy another mic down the road though. Anyway, you think the Peavey recording sounded like garbage too?