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My single-coil guitars are a Suhr Classic T, a Modern T and a few Classic S's. They run the gamut of Suhr single-coils, but aren't overly powerful. Man, if the Badlander can do it, suggest away!!! That's what we're here for! I want that girth behind the notes, muscles, especially with...

I'll have to check out more Mark VII videos. Most of the ones I see compare the MkII mode of the MkVII to the JP2C or are more Metal-oriented. Makes sense to run the mids a hair higher on a mahogany guitar. Most of the Strat-scale mahogany guitar I've played tend to be brighter. My guitars are...

Makes sense. I didn't think of the differences in the tone stack originally, or how they work in one amp versus the other. Are you saying those modes in those amps sounded better to you than the JP2C in-general or just with Ola's tone? I've never cared for that kind of sound and can't figure...

Does the Mark VII mode seem to be more Recto-ish?

So they have a master volume and separate channel volumes... ? I kind of had my fill of that with the Shiva. I love the separate masters with the JP2C. Is that typical of Marks?

Ok, so basically I need a Road King and a BAD to go along with the JP2C LOL!!!

I'm definitely no stranger to bizarre tube requirements. The Shiva runs about 600v. The only tube that could handle that originally was the SED EL34. The JJ E34L can and is available, but sounded like roasted ass in my amp. I was happier once Ruby came out with the BHT. It didn't sound like the...

By all means, get in the weeds!!! Anyone can benefit from it! I've always wanted to get a MkIII to unleash my inner John Sykes LOL! No stranger to amps that run stupid voltages and require specific tubes... the EL34 Shiva has been a mainstay of mine since 2005.

Maybe I need a III... and a IV... and a VII... and a JP2C... :D

@Doug Doppler Like I said, I really am looking for three basic sounds: clean, rhythm and lead. Everything else is a combo of those with pedals or changes with the guitar knobs. The JP2C seems cool for those sounds, plus using my BOSS controller to change channels, loops and even shred mode (if...

@Doug Doppler Thanks, man!!! That deserves a much longer reply, which I'll give later LOL! I am essentially looking for clean, rhythm, lead... done. Some programming to go with my pedals for various stuff, but three basic tones.

That's kind of my thing. I can use a 1x12 on stage for "monitoring," but easy enough to send the rest to the house.

The only thing I didn't "like" when looking at the Mark VII was that I'd hoped not all the modes I wanted would be on the same channel LOL!!! If I want to switch between MkIV and MKIIC+, I have to hit the toggle, not just the footswitch. Unless you can do so via midi... ? I would use the Cab...

Oohhhh... I didn't catch that! So you have a larger array of IR's to choose from for live use? How does the IV mode sound compared to the real thing? The VII mode seemed a little over-the-top for me, but I don't have a Recto of any sort, so it could be a "compromise" mode if I played something...

The reason I like the JP2C is that note density. Does the Mark VII come close to that? It does have MIDI, which makes my life a hair easier using a controller with pedal loops, like the JP2C.

I'm sure the power tubes can cause issues, but not like this LOL! Whatever is wrong with it, it's in the preamp section. Nothing of this at all happened when I plugged an OD pedal right into the effects return. Matter of fact, it sounded pretty damn good LOL!!! Not the sound I wanted from the...

I cannot stress how much I've loving the interaction, thought and exchange of ideas here. Even if I don't wind up with this particular amp, I still want one and this course of action I'm taking will hopefully go a long way toward helping someone else who has similar issues.

For giggles... bought five new pres... just because LOL!

Totally understand and appreciate it!!! No, no version of anything sounded good at all. Both channels, even! I kept picturing the sounds I've heard with, for example JP's settings in videos and what I got was not that LOL!

That was actually where I started as a default... :)