“Rec” Setting Inspiration?
“Rec” Setting Inspiration?
I’ve always been fascinated with Peavey’s take on the “Rec” tone. I’m trying to reverse engineer it with some pedals into a peavey tube amp anyway, I suppose my question is, does anyone know what kind of pedals/eq would be required to replicate that tone?
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Re: “Rec” Setting Inspiration?
Welcome to the forum!
Peavey modeled specific amps for the Vypyr, so it is one of the Mesa Boogie Rectifiers. I'm exclusively Peavey amps and couldn't tell you which Rectifier. I would guess which ever was most popular mid-2000s as the Vypyr appeared in 2008.
If you can find a "Mesa in a box" pedal, that should get you close.
If not, I'd try a high gain pedal like the Seymour Duncan Palladium and a graphic EQ pedal. You might need a parametric EQ also, depending on what high gain pedal you use.
Peavey modeled specific amps for the Vypyr, so it is one of the Mesa Boogie Rectifiers. I'm exclusively Peavey amps and couldn't tell you which Rectifier. I would guess which ever was most popular mid-2000s as the Vypyr appeared in 2008.
If you can find a "Mesa in a box" pedal, that should get you close.
If not, I'd try a high gain pedal like the Seymour Duncan Palladium and a graphic EQ pedal. You might need a parametric EQ also, depending on what high gain pedal you use.
James Paul's PeaveysEnzo wrote:I find if the amp is working, that is a good point to stop fixing it.
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Re: “Rec” Setting Inspiration?
never tried it, and don't know how close its gonna be to the real thing, but this Mooer mini preamp pedal is supposed to be the Dual Rectifier sound ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xV9M3OXaA&t=227s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xV9M3OXaA&t=227s
Re: “Rec” Setting Inspiration?
Tnx! I'll have to give that a try. Would be cool if we'd know what some of the people who designed that sound on the Vyper did for it. The Vyper VIP series sadly doesn't have it.Landshark wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:14 amnever tried it, and don't know how close its gonna be to the real thing, but this Mooer mini preamp pedal is supposed to be the Dual Rectifier sound ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xV9M3OXaA&t=227s
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Re: “Rec” Setting Inspiration?
Again, I am confident Peavey sampled and modeled specific amps for the original Vypyr series. Compare it to what the Kempers are doing today (? 10 years later).
I think the Vypyrs had an advantage, or an edge, due to Peavey's Transtube technology being able to reproduce tube distortion. Peavey could generate 12AX7 distortion and gain stages with analog technology. Then the Vypyrs only had to transform/model/DSP the shaping and tone stacks of *most* of those amplifiers. Contrast that with other manufacturers trying to transform/model/DSP the complete, input jack to cabinet out, transfer functions.
I think the Vypyrs had an advantage, or an edge, due to Peavey's Transtube technology being able to reproduce tube distortion. Peavey could generate 12AX7 distortion and gain stages with analog technology. Then the Vypyrs only had to transform/model/DSP the shaping and tone stacks of *most* of those amplifiers. Contrast that with other manufacturers trying to transform/model/DSP the complete, input jack to cabinet out, transfer functions.
James Paul's PeaveysEnzo wrote:I find if the amp is working, that is a good point to stop fixing it.
Decade, Classics, Ecoustic, Windsors, VYPYR, Triple XXX, XXL, VKs, Bandit, JSXs, VIP, Piranha and a Penta.