guittarzzan
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I've had the Rectified and 1086 modules now for a few days and wanted to give my 2 cents on them in case anyone cares:
Rectified: Out of the box=crap in terms of high gain. It was loose, tubby and not a quick, percussive high gain tone that I would consider useable. (especially for recording)
After putting in the .001 cap= nice, very useable high gain up to about 6.5 on the gain level. After that it becomes more of a wall of noise. Haven't recorded yet with it, but it has the right amount of gain to sound great with double tracked gtrs etc.
1086: Holy crap!! In terms of high gain modules that need no mods out of the box, this is the best one I've heard. The mid voice switch brings the tone right in your face where I like it. This module is worth twice it's price imo. You can get a beautiful, 3d, thick high gain tone and it stays tight and punchy. For me, about 6.5 on the gain sounds perfect. I can't wait to see how this thing blends with my Engl pre or the Recti module in a recording. If you want high gain that sounds great right out of the box, this one is the best I've heard yet from Randall. The Egnater Sl2 module is the best one I've heard for the marshall thang.
I was checking these modules out with a PRS CE24 and using the Randall Rt2/50 power amp with el34's and KT88's into a Mesa 2x12 cab up off the floor. If you use EMG's with the 1086, you'll probably have the most aggressive metal sound you could ever want...without a pedal.
...now if only my 2nd M4 would get here so I can have 'em all hooked up at once.
cheers
My mods: Egnater dual channels: twin, bassman, sl2, eg3/4, vox
Randall: 1086, rectified and xtc
Rectified: Out of the box=crap in terms of high gain. It was loose, tubby and not a quick, percussive high gain tone that I would consider useable. (especially for recording)
After putting in the .001 cap= nice, very useable high gain up to about 6.5 on the gain level. After that it becomes more of a wall of noise. Haven't recorded yet with it, but it has the right amount of gain to sound great with double tracked gtrs etc.
1086: Holy crap!! In terms of high gain modules that need no mods out of the box, this is the best one I've heard. The mid voice switch brings the tone right in your face where I like it. This module is worth twice it's price imo. You can get a beautiful, 3d, thick high gain tone and it stays tight and punchy. For me, about 6.5 on the gain sounds perfect. I can't wait to see how this thing blends with my Engl pre or the Recti module in a recording. If you want high gain that sounds great right out of the box, this one is the best I've heard yet from Randall. The Egnater Sl2 module is the best one I've heard for the marshall thang.
I was checking these modules out with a PRS CE24 and using the Randall Rt2/50 power amp with el34's and KT88's into a Mesa 2x12 cab up off the floor. If you use EMG's with the 1086, you'll probably have the most aggressive metal sound you could ever want...without a pedal.
...now if only my 2nd M4 would get here so I can have 'em all hooked up at once.
cheers
My mods: Egnater dual channels: twin, bassman, sl2, eg3/4, vox
Randall: 1086, rectified and xtc