[Seanbabs]

Yeah I always had trouble getting a good tone out of the dual/triple recs. It seemed to saturate too much under high gain and get muddy on the low strings. I probably just didn't spend enough time when I was demoing it, cause I didn't flip any switches or stuff in the back to mess around with it. I just got the ENGL instead because I feel that it sounds good at any EQ setting, and it was easy to get sounding great.

 

[Seanbabs]

More likely, since a Recto is relatively uncompressed and undampened in playing response and an Engl is the complete opposite, you just don't really pick that hard. A Recto seems to be happier when you hit the strings relatively hard than when you rely on preamp gain to get away with a softer touch.

Yeah I pick really light. I feel that with a high gain setting, the harder you pick, the more it compresses. I feel that picking lighter actually gives a more defined pick attack and note. Not louder, but more defined. Plus, I spent a ton of time trying to develop a very relaxed technique in my right hand, and I think that really softened my picking up.

 

[Seanbabs]

I agree, i had to "force" my self to pick light because after playing guitar for 8 - 12 hours at recording sessions my right arm would turn to mush.

I can play faster and more defined by not having a strong pick attack, but when the style calls for it i can still pick hard if i need too.

:yesway:

Exactly my approach to picking.