3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
Sure you could do it. Not sure it is needed, although changing to a lower value would cut down on some of the presence (would wouldn't be such a bad thing).2CDR wrote:can this be done on the old 2 channel DR?
will it make much of a difference,or not really needed on the 2 channel?
i have a 25k and a 50k pot.
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
Thanks Fluff,ill give it a go and see if how i like it.not like it cant be changed back.fluff191 wrote:Sure you could do it. Not sure it is needed, although changing to a lower value would cut down on some of the presence (would wouldn't be such a bad thing).2CDR wrote:can this be done on the old 2 channel DR?
will it make much of a difference,or not really needed on the 2 channel?
i have a 25k and a 50k pot.
rev F and rev G 2CDR
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
well,i went ahead and changed the pot on my revG and i gotta say,its a night and day difference.it appears (to me at least) to have made the red channel ,say bigger in tone and sound?the other guitarist in our band described it as WAY ANGRIER than it was
.really,the orange channel now sounds dull compared to the red.

rev F and rev G 2CDR
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
Cool glad it worked out!
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
Were you able to record before/after clips of it? Really interested in hearing the difference!2CDR wrote:well,i went ahead and changed the pot on my revG and i gotta say,its a night and day difference.it appears (to me at least) to have made the red channel ,say bigger in tone and sound?the other guitarist in our band described it as WAY ANGRIER than it was.really,the orange channel now sounds dull compared to the red.
What size pot did you use? Sounds like I should try this out

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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
no,nothing before or after.wont be for some time as the amp has shat it self in a major way.JCDenton6 wrote:Were you able to record before/after clips of it? Really interested in hearing the difference!2CDR wrote:well,i went ahead and changed the pot on my revG and i gotta say,its a night and day difference.it appears (to me at least) to have made the red channel ,say bigger in tone and sound?the other guitarist in our band described it as WAY ANGRIER than it was.really,the orange channel now sounds dull compared to the red.
What size pot did you use? Sounds like I should try this out
i used a 25K pot.tech assures me it was nothing i did that made it die.its had a few problems for awhile now.
new cap job,new socket job or two to come and a few other issues .not sure when ill get it back.
rev F and rev G 2CDR
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
I gotcha. My 2ch Triple is in the shop as well, should have it back in the coming week.
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
Left a few messages with Mesa/Boogie during the past week or so...have yet to hear anything back. Was going to give this a whirl in my Tremoverb. Anyone know where else I can get the pot they use? I'm guessing it's not a standard 25k pot?
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
I was just in touch with Mesa Boogie about this presence mod.
They told me that I should also change bass pot to get closer to orange channel with my red.
part numbers they gave me:
presence control pot part # 593737
Bass pot part # 593739
I will order them and later tell you all how it sounds
edit. manual says they already have same bass pot.. weird.
edit2. It seems that new reborn have different bass pots in channel 2 and 3. and perhaps that's why he told me to change it too..
They told me that I should also change bass pot to get closer to orange channel with my red.
part numbers they gave me:
presence control pot part # 593737
Bass pot part # 593739
I will order them and later tell you all how it sounds

edit. manual says they already have same bass pot.. weird.
edit2. It seems that new reborn have different bass pots in channel 2 and 3. and perhaps that's why he told me to change it too..
Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
I had to check the bass pot values from the Reborn recto. They both were 590739 and both their in circuit values were around 850kohm. It seems the bass pot value difference was strictly original 3-channel thing.StaggerLee wrote:I was just in touch with Mesa Boogie about this presence mod.
They told me that I should also change bass pot to get closer to orange channel with my red.
part numbers they gave me:
presence control pot part # 593737
Bass pot part # 593739
I will order them and later tell you all how it sounds
edit. manual says they already have same bass pot.. weird.
edit2. It seems that new reborn have different bass pots in channel 2 and 3. and perhaps that's why he told me to change it too..
BTW, both presence pots were dual ganged 22k/100k pots.
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Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
Shemham wrote:I had to check the bass pot values from the Reborn recto. They both were 590739 and both their in circuit values were around 850kohm. It seems the bass pot value difference was strictly original 3-channel thing.StaggerLee wrote:I was just in touch with Mesa Boogie about this presence mod.
They told me that I should also change bass pot to get closer to orange channel with my red.
part numbers they gave me:
presence control pot part # 593737
Bass pot part # 593739
I will order them and later tell you all how it sounds
edit. manual says they already have same bass pot.. weird.
edit2. It seems that new reborn have different bass pots in channel 2 and 3. and perhaps that's why he told me to change it too..
BTW, both presence pots were dual ganged 22k/100k pots.
This is weird cause if you look from manual the difference in bass pot is in new reborn mode and old 3-channel had same ones.
No idea what is truth then

Btw. I just got great deal and I traded my old 3chan recto to new reborn model.. I love it.
Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
I don't know what's the deal with the manual, but this is what I found inside the actual amp:StaggerLee wrote:Shemham wrote: I had to check the bass pot values from the Reborn recto. They both were 590739 and both their in circuit values were around 850kohm. It seems the bass pot value difference was strictly original 3-channel thing.
BTW, both presence pots were dual ganged 22k/100k pots.
This is weird cause if you look from manual the difference in bass pot is in new reborn mode and old 3-channel had same ones.
No idea what is truth thenBut manual says that you should have different bass pot in orange channel..
Btw. I just got great deal and I traded my old 3chan recto to new reborn model.. I love it.
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The pots above the dual-ganged pots are the bass pots on 2nd and 3rd channels.
Re: 3 Channel Recto Presence Mod....
When comparing the presence pot values, are you guys using vintage mode, or modern?