Boost for Mk I to get Mk II/III?

[nosajwp]

Is there a boost that you could use with a Mk I that would result in a sound close to that of a Mk IIC or C+, or even a Mk III?

 

[JOEY B.]

Original Mark I or re-issue?

 

[nosajwp]

Either...actually the Love channel on a Heartbreaker. Just trying to get close.

 

[JOEY B.]

Well, with my '78 60/100 EQ Mark I, I used a Boss OD-1 with the level wide open and the drive nearly cut off. I think you could get by with this trick on a HB, but you might also need an EQ pedal in the loop. I used my EQ to add back in some of the bass that the overdrive pedal choked out. My amp had the "post-FX level" mod like is done to some of the IIB's and the EQ was moved in the circuit (after the preamp) like a Mark II. 8)