distortoman said:Hey Pete,
The faceplates look killer! I especially like the Mesa Rectifer faceplate and the XTC faceplates, but all of them are really cool. I'm assuming the tight/loose switch and the Red/Orange switch model the different voicings available on the actual Mesa Dual Rectifier for the Distortion voicings and the Bold/Spongy switch on back of a Dual Rec? If so, that's really cool. How did you go about doing the mod to the Recto module, and how much of a difference can you tell when you switch from Orange to Red and Tight to Loose? Keep up the good work man!
Distortoman
mesa-vht said:Pete...Awesome work!!!! They make me just want new faceplates.
Are those the same faceplates you're selling or are you gonna change any, like the Recto?
I'm considering a new face for my Plexi. Also, call me crazy, but I really liked the orange mod you did and was thinking about having it done to my Grail.
Have you tried modding a Clean module yet?
Scott
NuSkoolTone said:I think the XTC looks great!
The Vox looks a little incomplete IMO. I'd write the emblem in gold, and have the face plate be the Vox Marroon. Right now it doesn't really conjure up the VOX vibe to me. Also needs proper knobs.
okstrat said:I'd advise getting a used recto module and having me do a full set of mods to it - then you could sell your grail. Or I could do a permanent orange mod to your grail, but one nice thing about the switches is the ability to go back and forth. The orange mod really does give it more of a vintage push in the mids.
Oh, and I had a clean module, thought it sucked beyond belief. Too neutral, very clean, but boring... I had a blackface and thought it was much livelier.
Pete
Juggernaut said:I cant find a difference in the layouts between the Clean and blackface, according to the layouts their identicle.....now I know this not to be true, so what use are the layouts?
What I want to know is if I can mod my clean to the blackface?
hmmm.....
mesa-vht said:okstrat said:I'd advise getting a used recto module and having me do a full set of mods to it - then you could sell your grail. Or I could do a permanent orange mod to your grail, but one nice thing about the switches is the ability to go back and forth. The orange mod really does give it more of a vintage push in the mids.
Oh, and I had a clean module, thought it sucked beyond belief. Too neutral, very clean, but boring... I had a blackface and thought it was much livelier.
Pete
I actually have a Recto. Both the Recto and Clean came with my RM4. So, I think I'll take you up on the Recto "full set of mods" suggestion.
As for the Clean, I wanted to keep it to have for my acoustic pedal and it works OK, not great. Listening to it by itself- I think it sucks, too...LOL.
okstrat said:I think you'll be surprised how much a modded recto can sound like a grail... and with the other options, it's just gravy.
Pete
okstrat said:Comments?
And yes, the knobs are freakin' HUGE on the XTC, they actually touch in some rotations but can go past each other ok. I wish they made 80% sized white pointer knobs like this!
Pete
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