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I prefer pedals. I can't seem to gel with rack processors.

Compressors can do a lot to clean tone, including rackmount compressors. I believe that compression is a larger factor in that slick polished '80s clean tone than chorus.

My favourite is chorus, but I use an Electro Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress Flanger pedal to get the effect. It has beaten every chorus unit (pedal, rack, and amp) that I have ever used.

I'd like to hear a Recto with 245Hz scooped out in the effects loop.

Hi, I am generally satisfied with the Rhythm 2 channel of my MarkIV. I can get useable tones from it, but ideally I would like it to have more of that Marshall Plexi BARK type of sound, or at least like the Electradyne. I gotta say that the Electradyne NAILS that Plexi Bark sound! At the...

Thanks very much guys! Your advice has served me well, cheers 8) . For starters I have now a quartet of JJ 6L6 poweramp valves in the 50/50. I first tested them in the MarkIV and they brought that slight darkness and thud that I wanted. Secondly, as suggested, I've put both presence controls...

Thank you very much! I really appreciate this, cheers.

Is it possible to mix matched pairs in the 50/50? e.g. a pair of EL34s and a pair of 6L6s?

Hi, I have a Mesa/Boogie 50/50 poweramp. I'm aiming for a really dark, low-growly type of sound. Grinding, roaring, really demonic low growl. I have tried lowering the presence and using external parametric EQ, but they have not worked. In fact using parametric EQ just makes it worse. The...

Hi, I have a Mesa/Boogie 50/50 poweramp. At the moment the stock str420 valves aren't doing it for me. I'm running the amp into a modified speaker cabinet that has two 12" 200 watt ElectroVoice speakers (12S I think?). I'm aiming for a really dark, low-growly type of sound. Grinding, roaring...

Mesa/Boogie STR440s should work fine. I have them in my MarkIV and they sound fantastic. STR440 is the Mesa/Boogie-tested Ruby Tubes 6L6, probably one of the best of the Chinese poweramp valves. Otherwise you could use the STR450 which is the Mesa/Boogie-tested Svetlana Electron Devices 6L6.

Basically what it boils down to, is that I like the sound of an older Dual Rectifier poweramp. Because that particular cab WILL be running a stereo effect, I want that sound, or similar, in stereo. Also I need something that is smaller than an amp head, and 2U rackspace is a perfect size. It's...

Sorry folks, I should have described some more things about the situation. My Mesa/Boogie MarkIV is my main amp, which apart from some effects pedals out front, will run the 'dry' unaffected signal. The Satellite Send jack of my MarkIV will go to a stereo poweramp, to run a stereo 4x12 cab...

Hi, I'm interested in getting a stereo poweramp, particularly a Mesa/Boogie. The Strategy 400/500 & 295 are out of my league, so I won't concern myself with them. How does the 2:90 compare to the Recto 2:100? Both have a Modern mode, so I guess this is similar the the Modern/Red mode on...

Thanks for that. 8) I thought the 2290 was just a delay/reverb unit, and the 1210 a dedicated chorus/flanger?

I'm too scared to get the transformer in mine changed, so I just put up with using the step-down transformer. It's fine for me.

What is the white amp head you have there, sitting on top of the Marshall 4x12 cabinet?

He usually uses a Rect-O-Verb combo or Trem-O-Verb combo to practice, warm up, try parts out, or just goof around on in the control room. Those Metallica ringtone clips, where James plays the guitar- would have been either the Rect-O-Verb combo or Trem-O-Verb combo. You can tell due to the...

What does/has John Petrucci use/d for chorus with high gain tones? Especially rhythm tones? Does he use his Eventide in the effects loop, in stereo? Or a chorus pedal set fully wet on one amp and run a dry amp on the other side? Or what? Please post if you know, or have any kind of idea, thanks.

Absolutely correct. I had a Tech21 Sansamp GT-2 pedal, and it sounded horrible when used into an amp. Directly into a mixer, well....it was better. I've heard this "California" emulation on a guitar magazine CD of the pedal you spoke of (TRI-AC?). It did sound close to the early MarkI/II...