MarkofXlnts said:
I just received my first Mark IV a few days ago and am pleased as well. I have never had the chance to play (or touch) a C+, does your Mark IV sound considerably tighter than the C+? Would you consider that the major difference between the two?
I don't think the IV is much tighter than a C+, but you'll have to be more careful with the bass settings on the C+ to avoid flubbiness.
The IV is a bit more growlier, and has more drive available, and a little less headroom, which is a good thing when you play metal.
The versatility of the IV is way over the C+.
But there is something to the sound of a C+ that is impossible to explain, call it mojo if you like :lol:
I also have a triaxis/fifty/fifty, which I always tweak and tweak to get the sound I'm looking for, but with the IV, I got a great sound in seconds.
Yesterday I was comparing both IV and C+ with my Ibanez guitars with different pickups, all dimarzios though. And to me the evolution sounds great in C+, but were too growly with the IV, the steve's special was perfect with the IV. The petrucci custom, (the first run of his music man pickups) was brilliant at both, I absolutely love that pickup.
I also have the D-sonic in a baritone OLP guitar, 29", which sounds great at both amps, though I'm not a fan of D-sonic in a 25,5" guitar.
So will I choose one over another, I don't think so, I will enjoy both
