Got the chance to try out this Rectorizer.
All I can say is, kahit talaga hindi ka fan ng Mesa or Rectifier sounds, magugustuhan mo ito. It's one huge sounding pedal, as a friend told me
"kakainin pati bandmates mo".
The EQ is very versatile. Hindi mahirap makahanap ng sweet spot. Set the knobs at 12 o'clock and start tweaking from there. In less than 3 minutes, makukuha mo yung tunog na gusto mo, or at least, I did.
You can turn the mids up and you'll still sound big. Not too mid scooped pero maganda pa rin, great heavy rock tunes na hindi lubog sa mix. You won't be needing an OD or EQ pedal para iboost siya. Siguradong lilitaw.
Treble control is also very responsive. Turn it up to get a more gainy sounding sharp sound. It can give you a really trebly sound when turned up pero it can also make a good rounded and smooth tone pag binabaan.
Bass control is shiz. If you want to crush the ground, turn it up!
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I haven't fiddled with it much, though. Eto lang yung mga strong points na napansin ko agad.
Don't take the pedal as a one-trick high gain pony. You'll also like it for low gain.
Mind you, it's not a clean booster. Zeroing the gain will still give you a bit of drive. Pero it's a really smooth low gain tune. Just enough for those sweet mellow and bluesy jazzy tones.
Vintage and Modern switch. Actually, I was thinking if I can get a plexi kind of sound from the vintage mode. Don't kill me trying to get a plexi sound from a Mesa emulator. Haha.
Hmm. I'll get back on this one. Need to tweak some more.
Yung modern mode, it's more aggressive sounding. I like it as well. Kumbaga yung vintage ay medyo fat ang dating, itong modern, mas in-your-face.
About the Boost, haven't tweaked it much din pero it's like a thick fuzz (like a Muff as most people say) when maxed towards the cream setting.
Marami pang hindi ko nattweak sa pedal na ito. It still has a lot to offer.
Lastly, I'm a sucker for checking out the guts of every pedal I get to lay my hands on. Stephen ain't kidding when he say's he's using all high quality parts! Grabe. Malaman ang loob. Bowteek goodness. Pag nagpapagawa ako ng DIY pedals ko, I always request the builder for the highest quality parts. pero itong Rectorizer niya, 100% talaga. Hindi ka bibiguin sa piyesa, walang pagtitipid. From the resistors, capacitors, input and output jacks (mala MXR, though his jacks feel better than MXR's!).
By the way, it has a battery clip inside.
This is an amazing pedal. Was greatly impressed. I dare say it, it might kill the Barber Dirty Bomb. It doesn't sound harsh (with treble) even at loud volumes, it's very balanced. Pedal seems really sturdy.
One interesting pedal....
