Head. I couldn’t imagine lifting a 2x12 combo version of that amp, but Jeff Buckley did and didn’t seem to mind.Combo or Head??
Mine is the 2 x 12 and the heaviest combo amp ever made, in my experience. Pretty
sure it has not moved in the 5+ years we have been in our current house. Ok, maybe
once to dust a little.
Orange Modern on that amp was a big surprise. It sounds great in the Axe too. I never tried it until a metal producer in town told me that it was his go-to Recto mode.Mine is a '93 combo. I thought an AC30 was heavy but this thing is nuts. Thankfully I like the way it sounds on casters.
I think Orange Modern is where it's at. Red Modern is a bit dry or stiff. Vintage isn't quite aggressive enough for me.
The three channel Solo and Multi-Watt heads just can’t compete with whatever is happening under the hood of those old 2-channel Dual Recs. I love diming the mids (or around 8) with those amps. It still sounds like a Recto but with more note clarity.
I’ve got a Soldano Avenger. That’s my other favorite high gain head. But man… the volume and headroom on that thing makes the Dual Rec look like a practice amp.Switch to soldano slo which is the real deal