You know the one I mean. Gained up, really rich and with a huge, trouser flapping bottom end. Makes drop d power chords sound interesting in a way other amps just don't.
Is there a way of achieving this kind of sound with a pedal into a clean amp with the resonance cranked up? I've got a Blackstar ht metal, which is good for thrash and even cops some boogie type tones, but it doesn't come close to the mesa rec tone, even at pretty loud volume.
I'm assuming it's just a part of the amp design and the only way to sound like a dual or tri rec is to own one...
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And one of the cabs - honestly a fair bit of the sound is in the cabs, and how the low end thump of the amp comes through the cabs. The Mesa OS 4x12 with the Mesa V30s is a big part of that signature sound. The Recto 2x12 cabs with the same speakers sound less massive and more crunchy, but have the same basic voicing.
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But I'm hoping to get a more suitable valve amp this year which would let a pedal like that shine. Top contender doesn't have a loop, but I think the clean channel is pretty much just the power amp anyway (orange rocker 30).
Speaker? Yes but which HT Metal amp have you got?
If the 60 you should have no problems with power and you might try a trick to "undo" some of the voicing? Plug an EQ pedal into the FX loop and see if you can boost a bit of low end grunt. Don't forget to have a play with the resonance control either.
Oooops!! Jus saw you saw the resonance control anyway!
Dave.
And at home just use what you're using or put some good headphones on and use the modeller if you want to practice that specific style. It'd be a low-cost option.
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I'm not really well off right now... I tried the mini rec and bloody hated it. Didn't sound like a rec at all, fizzy and not as open sounding at high gain. So I might need to go full fat, but that's way out of budget and volume requirements...
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