Recent content by LesPaul70

Wait, did I get this right, you're using a Tube Screamer in the effects loop of your TOV? That is...not a very good place for an OD box! Also, you might try a better power source than a daisy-chained Behringer. I wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised if it were responsible for half the...

Thanks for the reply! I now realize I should probably have explained a bit more what the Plethora does and I how I set it up. It is essentially a collection of TC Electronics "TonePrint" series pedals. You can load a batch of ready TonePrints into it but you can also create your custom...

So I ordered a TC Electronics Plethora X5 multipedal. I was looking to replace up to 6 pedals in my board with it while adding some new options: -Boss PS-6 Harmonist -MXR EVH Phase 90 -TC Electronics Nova Modulator -Boss DD-7 Digital Delay -TC Electronics Trinity Reverb Well...it turns out it...

A "short circuit". I'm afraid that's the only description of the issue I ever got. Yeah, I would have been interested in more details but that's all she wrote. Nothing major apparently, though, since I got it back so quickly and the repair bill was relatively modest.

To avoid getting lost in the band mix, be sure that you do not scoop too aggressively. If you eat your middle frequencies, you will not cut through. But you probably knew this already. Also, I have found that EL-34 tubes help. They give you more midrange presence and crunch. Beyond that (and...

I know a couple of people who have done that. Or wish they could have done so. Me, I typically print every interesting/useful piece of information I see. Never know when it's going vanish from the 'net. Not saying that my method is foolproof, but I'll say this...deleting my paper copies will...

I believe it's more of a 'feel' thing than a sound thing. I have heard people record their Mini Rectifiers and, after some studio EQing, the result is not all that different from its big brother. It's still a Recto. However, you will hear a difference in a direct A/B test when you have a big...

I thought the Rev F and G cleans were actually a vast improvement over the pre-500 cleans, which were officially a joke. An afterthought, if anything. I have had...let's say interesting moments trying to get make my Rev C cleans sound passable live. I stacked a chorus pedal, a reverb and whatnot...

All right, it's back already and in perfect working order now! And I am awestruck, again, by the sheer arsenal of different sounds this amp packs. While I in general prefer the more organic sound and feel of last century Boogies, newer amps like Mark V and Road King II more than make up for...

It took me a good few years to unlock the really good tones on my V/90W. (And now, after 10+ years of service, its channel 3 started acting up and it's been sent for repair. Oh well. But that's another topic.) I got great tones on channel 1 pretty easily. Channel 2, too, with the help of...

Not a lot of replies, so here's my update. I've tried major retubing, and the issue remains. Based on what I've learned so far, this kind of malfunction seems to suggest that the channel switching matrix could be the culprit. Since that kind of repair is beyond my modest skills, I'm sending...

Now I've seen the day. My reliable woirkhorse, the Mark V 90w (over 10 years of faultless service under his belt), has developed a problem on channel 3. Suddenly, in the middle of a song, channel 3 lost all gain and almost all volume. It sounds very feeble, weak and thin now. Like a castrated...

The night of the living thread! :lol: It was actually quite bizarre to come across my own post on page 1. Even more so because I would now violently disagree with that post! :lol: Of course that was 10 years ago so please excuse me if I have changed my mind since then... More specifically...

Since no-one seems to have replied to your most recent post, thought I'd chime in... As an owner of a IIc+ and a V (90W), I don't think a Mark V should generally be the first choice for someone trying to replicate the famous IIc+ tone. Yes, it has a "IIc+" mode on it but it is a very specific...

Normally I would say just get a Dual Rec, put in some EL-34s and you can dial some really monstrous tones for 1980s metal/hard rock. But...you said you were a bedroom guitarist and liked the Mark models. So maybe yes, a Mini Mark could be more up your alley. The main difference between a Mark...