CoolWillie
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Hey Guys,
New member, 1st post.
The main question: Can a Mark III be dialed and set to cop Mark I tones?
Specifically: Mick Jones/Clash tones and Keith/Ronnie Stones tones that were done with Mark I's.
Examples of the tones I'm after: (Not sure if it's ok to include links here so I'll just say these are all on You-tube)
The Clash: Tommy Gun, Death or Glory, Pressure Drop, Clampdown. (Check out the singing leads, resolving often into feedback)
The Stones: Beast of Burden, anything from Tattoo You (I think..)
Why not just get a Mark I you ask? I'm finding that they are difficult to find, they are more expensive, and I like the additional versatility of the Mark III. There are many Mark III's available. I'm very tempted by one for sale that is either blue or green stripe, fully loaded, with footswitches, simul-class for just under $1000.
I have some familiarity with the Mark III as the other guitar player had one in a band I used to play in. I really liked the tones that he got with it.
As you might guess I'm not in need of metal tones, but rather from clean, to bluesy break-up, to raunchy classic rock, to fat singing leads. I absolutely love the tones from Mick Jones and Boogie era Stones. That is what I'm really after.
My concern is that a Mark III may be too tight and aggressive, maybe too bright for what I'm looking for. However, everyone seems to say that they are extremely versatile and can do many different tones.
Sorry if it's a bit of a long post...
Any help and advice you can give is greatly appreciated!
New member, 1st post.
The main question: Can a Mark III be dialed and set to cop Mark I tones?
Specifically: Mick Jones/Clash tones and Keith/Ronnie Stones tones that were done with Mark I's.
Examples of the tones I'm after: (Not sure if it's ok to include links here so I'll just say these are all on You-tube)
The Clash: Tommy Gun, Death or Glory, Pressure Drop, Clampdown. (Check out the singing leads, resolving often into feedback)
The Stones: Beast of Burden, anything from Tattoo You (I think..)
Why not just get a Mark I you ask? I'm finding that they are difficult to find, they are more expensive, and I like the additional versatility of the Mark III. There are many Mark III's available. I'm very tempted by one for sale that is either blue or green stripe, fully loaded, with footswitches, simul-class for just under $1000.
I have some familiarity with the Mark III as the other guitar player had one in a band I used to play in. I really liked the tones that he got with it.
As you might guess I'm not in need of metal tones, but rather from clean, to bluesy break-up, to raunchy classic rock, to fat singing leads. I absolutely love the tones from Mick Jones and Boogie era Stones. That is what I'm really after.
My concern is that a Mark III may be too tight and aggressive, maybe too bright for what I'm looking for. However, everyone seems to say that they are extremely versatile and can do many different tones.
Sorry if it's a bit of a long post...
Any help and advice you can give is greatly appreciated!