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Hey guys, Been awhile since I've posted. I'm low on cash and have some gigs coming up in September, haven't replaced my tubes in about 18 months, and I put quite a few hours on them a week. I almost exclusively play in the 45w setting w/ EL34's and the Tube Rectifier on. 1) Do many of you guys...

Before I go unscrewing everything and actually attempt to swap the Chassis of both my Mark V and DC-5 I would like a little reassurance that it should work, at least on paper. I have a Mark V 90w Combo that would like to convert into a head and the easiest apparent option would be to swap the...

I recently acquired a 4x12 speaker cab and I'm hoping to run both my 2x12 and 4x12 with the Mark V (90-watt version). After looking through the manual I realize that the 4ohmx2 Outputs from the amp to the 2x(16ohm) Cabinets is a safe-mismatch. The speaker impedance guide doesn't seem to show...

Greetings Boogie Boarders, This may seem like a series of silly questions to some of you, but I want to get some other opinions to make sure I'm taking the best option. Several months ago I built a 2x12 Cabinet using the 8 ohm C-90 from my Mark V combo, and a new 8 ohm V-30. I wired them...

Hey Boogie Boarders, Just picked up an almost pristine Version B DC-5 Head about a month or two ago. I've been taking my time getting to know her and I absolutely love this amp, especially with a good boost/overdrive out front, but I am starting to run into some of the volume issues I can see...

Hey guys, I am really in a predicament here, I'm trying to decide if I should really be worried yet or not. Last night, about 20 minutes into practice my Mark V Combo suddenly popped, powered down, blew a fuse, and then a wisp of stinky white smoke came out of the back near the venting by FX...

I have a few speaker cabinet related questions I could use some input on. I currently have the Mark V Combo with the Black Shadow C-90 in it. Now that I am playing with a band at higher volumes I was kind of thinking it would be better for the tubes and my amp all the way around if I went with...

I am having a bit of difficulty figuring out what I want. I am trying to buy a volume/expression pedal to go with my new Pitchfork pedal. The Boss FV500L and FV500H look like they might be my best bet for a volume and expression pedal 2-in-1 configuration. I have a few questions before I...

Hey Boarders, I could use some tips on dialing in my tone in the context of a band. I recently started playing with a full band for the first time and I figured several of you guys are a lot more experienced with your Mark V in the context of a full band. I was wondering if you guys might have...

Hey guys, It's been awhile since I posted anything, but I have run into a bit of a dilemma and could use some input. I've had my Mark V combo for 5 years now, it was my first tube amp, and I finally feel like I know her quirks pretty well now. It seems like it goes through Preamp tubes after...

Hey Guys, I had a new problem today, major volume and gain loss in Channels 1 & 3. Channel 3 is the most noticeable, barely any gain with the control maxed and very large loss of volume. Channel 2 seems to be perfectly fine. So looking in the manual at the Preamp Tube Functions List I was...

Hey guys, I have posted a few topics in recent months regarding tubes, knowing mine were about to kick the bucket and sure enough they did today. I want to get back up and running ASAP, and was kind of wondering, since most of you guys seem to really like the SED Winged C Tubes, if those are a...

Hey my fellow Mark V Owning Homeskillets, I am getting new power tubes soon and am wondering which ones are the ones for me. A lot of topics lately keep describing the "Smooth and Creamy" sound of the 6L6's, which has got me curious as to what the EL34's will actually sound like with this Amp...

Hey Guys, Went on a mini-vacation this past weekend, so I didn't play my Mark V combo for about 3 days or so, came back and out of no where I am experiencing a problem I thought I had gotten rid of. Basically the feedback on channel 3 has become pretty ridiculous and borderline...

Hey guys, I have had a Mark V combo for a bit over a year now, and I use it almost daily. But I have been playing at higher volumes ever since I started playing with a drummer and sometimes I just get a little worried about blowing the speaker or damaging something in someway. So I guess my...

I have had my Mark V for a little over a year and a half now, but there is just one sound, or characteristic of the sound that I have still been trying to nail. and I was hoping you guys could maybe help me with it. From different clips, videos, or recordings of IIC+'s I have heard, depending...

I'll try and keep this short. I have a Gibson Explorer with stock pup's that I have been thinking about swapping out, they sound really good in any channel/voicing but they sound a bit fizzy at times and not quite as tight on palm-muted chords as I'd like. I have an EMG 81 in my Epi, I find it...

I'm sure anyone looking for the Metallica tones on their Mesa's have at one point or another run into the MoP and Justice notes from Flemming Rasmussen. I have been looking at them at various times for a couple years, but more so the last year since I have obtained some of the equipment...

If you don't want to read all of this Skip to the second Paragraph --> I have been trying to convert various Mark IIC+/III settings to the Mark V for awhile now and for the most part I would like to think that I have been fairly successful, especially with Metallica related settings. But I would...

Hey, Just curious about whether anyone has experience with the Fulltone Ultimate Octave Fuzz Pedal and whether they would recommend it for getting a good Black Sabbath "Master of Reality" album era tone, particularly like "Sweet Leaf", "Children of the Grave" and "Into The Void". Any feedback on...