Search results

I have the one on the left. It's for DCs, Calibers, and also the Maverick, I believe. It works just fine with my Mark III, and has for years. It's still just a footswitch. However, the light lies to you: it's lit when you're on rhythm and off when you're on the lead channel. "Fixing" it would...

That sounds great! Most times when I hear someone cover that song, they use waaaay too much gain on the guitars and it basically turns into a Metallica song, which isn't all bad, but I love that slightly dirty chug you pulled off. Good job with the vox too; that isn't easy! Also, SLC represent...

Open back/half back cabs with C90s are a natural fit for the Mark IV. Hell, my first Mark IV was a widebody combo that was open back and had the C90. The only application where I'd say you definitely want to go closed back is the classic Metallica/early Dream Theater sound. Otherwise that half...

Testing the waters... :P Really don't want to pay Mesa $350... :| I have: :: Mesa rackmount kit. Currently houses my Mark III, but will fit any Mark series short head through the Mark IV. Includes OEM reverb tank, does not include fan. :: SKB 4 space rack. The flagship SKB line, full...

With the Bass control on 4, pulled, my Mark III would be mud city on the lead channel. :|

Drool. :( :lol:

The only thing I really change is the middle slider of my GEQ: the louder I'm playing, the less pronounced a "V" I use.

I use EL34s in the outer sockets. I've tried all 6L6s, and I think the sounds are about 90% similar either way when running in Simul-Class, but the EL34s give me just a little more...something.

I don't have a Nova Drive, but it's the exact same circuit as my Nova System (I just checked TC's website to make sure that's true). And in that case, I can tell you that if you use those drives as the primary source of gain, going into a clean amp, they're...good but not great. Used in front of...

I'd start by replacing preamp tubes.

Here are a couple of tracks from my band's recently released EP. If you want to isolate the Mark III, I'm panned pretty hard right and my co-guitarist's Fryette 100/CL is in the left. Mountain Shiny Things

Here's an example! The rhythm tracks are my Mark III in Simul-Class mode (right speaker) and my co-guitarist's Fryette 100/CL (left speaker). When the breakdown comes after the second verse (1:43 if you're that impatient), those long, singing notes and noodles are me - same gain and EQ settings...

Bump...just in case all the knowledgeable people missed it the first time around. :lol:

Preamp tube swaps tend to be subtle differences. A speaker swap is a much more noticeable change, but again...the Ceramic Blue is a pretty bright speaker already, to my ears at least.

For preamp tubes, I find Sovteks, Tung-Sol reissues, and 9th Gen Chinese to be on the brighter side. I find JJs to be on the darker side.

Hmm. Of all the speakers in any of my cabs, I find my Weber Ceramic Blue the brightest. :lol: If you need brighter than that, and EQ tweaks can't get you there, you may want to consider either brighter tubes, or a really bright speaker like an Eminence Black Powder or Screamin' Eagle.

Wow, you're right! :( I was on there as recently as a month ago, and now it's gone. His little write-up of the Mark series history in general, and the Mark III stripes in particular, was pretty much gospel. Wonder what happened.

That's all you need to do! Pop the 6L6s out, put the EL34s in, switch the switch to "EL34" before turning it on. If you're installing two pairs of matched tubes, remember to put one pair in the inside two spots, and the other pair in the outside spots. Also, welcome to the forum! It's pretty...

It's irreparably broken. Send it to me and I'll use it for an end table. I'll even cover shipping. :lol: (Check the power tubes, then the preamp tubes, then the speakers, then have a tech check it out.)

That's awesome! Good on you.