A bit of SRV on the Mark IV for you all (R1 content)

[Platypus]

Welp.. I traded my few-months old Telecaster for a 51 Nocaster.. and I can easily say that it is *the* tone I've been after in a single coil and the most comfortable fender I've ever played.

Here's a bit of Lenny on R1 of the Mark

http://platypus.memoryfire.com/lenny.mp3

Recorded this in one take so excuse the slop

 

[Elpelotero]

nice tone man...reminds me of some pearl jam

 

[MetalMatt]

That is a sweet tone you got there!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[ToneAddictJon]

One of my favorite instrumentals of all time!!! Love the tone, well done

 

[scottywompas]

Wow.

Very cool, and to think, the MKIV is known for it's gain.

I have a blakface fender bandmaster and the clean on the MKIV comes pretty damn close.

Scott

 

[Platypus]

Thanks guys 8)

I'm really happy with the tone

 

[Platypus]

nice tone man...reminds me of some pearl jam

dude totally.. I was thinking about this comment earlier and it made me think of yellow ledbetter.. I was jamming on that earlier this evening and this guitar just pours that sound out of it on R1

 

[geese_com]

Any suggestions for getting an SRV sound out of a Mark IV?

 

[Platypus]

Any suggestions for getting an SRV sound out of a Mark IV?

Here's what I used in the clip:

R1
Gain: 7
Treble: 5
Bass: 2
Mid: 6
Pres: 4
Vol: 7

Master: 3

Harmonics / Tweed / Simul / Triode

 

[mr_fender]

Any suggestions for getting an SRV sound out of a Mark IV?

Get a Strat! R1 is great for clean SRV and R2 is great for dirty SRV. Use huge strings and play REALLY LOUD! Gotta get those tubes cookin' to get into SRV territory.

Many people speak badly of the MKIV cleans. My MKIVa cleans are stunning. The "secret" is to turn the amp up. Past 4 on the Output Level is when the amp really starts to come alive. If you've just barely got it peeping, its gonna sound whimpy and thin. Crank that sucker!

 

[zebpedersen]

Get a Strat! R1 is great for clean SRV and R2 is great for dirty SRV. Use huge strings and play REALLY LOUD! Gotta get those tubes cookin' to get into SRV territory.

Many people speak badly of the MKIV cleans. My MKIVa cleans are stunning. The "secret" is to turn the amp up. Past 4 on the Output Level is when the amp really starts to come alive. If you've just barely got it peeping, its gonna sound whimpy and thin. Crank that sucker!

I second that - if you want fat tone on your Mark IV's clean channel it's there, you've just gotta go fetch it.

The only problem I find is that, at regular volume levels, in order to get the clean channel sounding fat and delicious you also have to make it much louder than the other two channels. But hell, it's not a practice amp, and if you turn up the master then you can balance the volumes very easily without having to forgo that awesome clean.

As far as getting a straight SRV tone out of a MKIV, I differ slightly from the settings you posted - pull bright, crank the gain and master to about 8, EQ flat at 12, although you forgo versatility with those settings.

Nice playing and tone in the clip

 

[gibson5413]

Awesome clip! I really enjoyed that.

 

[Platypus]

hah thanks guys, blast from the past thread!