A little solo with MarkIV CH2! (video)

[SlayermanGR]

Hi to all the Mesa Boogie community members

This is a video for the "Shred This" competition which is held in youtube (that's the link for the competition if you need more info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQLnqpN3sW4)!
I used my Mark IV on this one, mic'ed with a Shure SM57 (to be honest I didn't spend a lot of time in positioning :roll: ), Channel2 was used with a Boss Super Overdrive for just a slight boost to feel more comfortable in playing! I was amazed at how sweet it sounded, so I'd like to have an opinion from your ears on that one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw6avaQJp8Q (make sure to watch in HD)

Thanks for your time guys, best greetings to all from Greece!

 

[Geiri]

Brilliant dude.

Nice playing and a very nice tone. Now I'll need to rethink the r2 on my mk4. would you be willing to share your settings ?

 

[SlayermanGR]

Thanks very much for the kind words man!

I'll be away from my amp for about a month so I'll try to recall the settings!

R1+R2 Bass: Between 3-4 (in my combo, so in a big cab may need some tweaking)
R1+R2 Mid: Around 4-5
R2 Treble: Pretty maxed out, 9-9.5
Presence was pulled and around 1-1.5
GEQ was a slight V shape but with 6k slider cut down
Pentode - SimulClass - Tweed Power
And not to forget the boost, 9 o'clock drive, 1-2 o'clock level, 9-10 o'clock tone

 

[Geiri]

Cool

thanx dude and good luck with the shred contest.

 

[derekjason]

nice sounds dude. nice lil lixx ya got too.

 

[SlayermanGR]

Thanks for your replies and the nice words guys, I really appreciate it!
Wish you the best!

 

[kmanick]

sounds great, nice shredding
I love R2 for this type of playing, with a clean boost in front of it
I think it really sings (you sure make it sing) :shock:

 

[dct]

Good playing! You combined a good rock feel and style with jazz attitude and melodies. I really liked it.

 

[mrd]

That was sweet as hell dude, nice playing, great tone. You did a killer job of showing what R2 is capable of! Nice melodies, you have good control over your sound. Was this improvised or written? Either way, good job!

 

[Scary]

I loved it. Great Rhythm 2 tone!

 

[SlayermanGR]

Thanks very much for your kind words guys!
I too was amazed with the sweetness of R2, I always had been a fan of the lead channel (who isn't? ) and this was a really pleasant change!

mrd --> This is composed mate, I am a fusion n00b so it would be very hard to improvise in this mood! :? But still, it tortured me a little to get a good take of all this thing :roll:

Thanks for your support guys! It's really appreciated!

 

[Tampabaynsx-r]

Chris,
You seem like a refreshingly humble guy who has considerable talents. I enjoyed both of the videos I watched. Keep with it!

 

[SlayermanGR]

Chris,
You seem like a refreshingly humble guy who has considerable talents. I enjoyed both of the videos I watched. Keep with it!

Thanks so much for the great reply man!
No reason to be anything else except humble, I am not doing rocket science! Just really enjoy playing the guitar and putting my emotions into music, same things thousands and thousands of guitarists around the world are doing! :wink:

 

[scottywompas]

Nice playing. Very tasteful.

Scott

 

[Tyrant]

Bravo! I love R2 on the MarkIV. Nice feel to that one, good job!