Ever Notice This About Mark IVs?

[CudBucket]

I just received this beautiful Mark IV late last night... See below. And I realize that the top row of knobs is very close to the top edge of the head-shell making it a little difficult to see what the knobs are set at. There's nothing wrong with the amp. It's just how it is. So I googled Mark IV pics and it seems though not constant, many of the newer Mark IVs are like this. Both heads and combos, shorts and mediums. Anyway, I never noticed this before.

 

[bchulse]

I just got a Mark IV 1x12 Combo a couple days ago and it's exactly
the same. If it's on the floor, you can't see the top row controls.
I have a hard enough time reading them when they're right in front of me!
I either set it on extension cab for tweaking or I have to use a flashlight
and sit on the floor...

 

[TimeSignature]

Hah, never noticed that... but yep, my widebody combo is the same way. Has never been an issue though.

 

[dodger916]

My combo doesn't look that bad. The dials are close, but yours looks closer than mine.

 

[GD_NC]

Mine is pretty close too, but not quite that close.

Makes a good case for an ext. cab! You can see the knobs perfectly when they are 3 feet off the ground.

 

[Mark Fore]

There was a tweak made to the Mark IV's after the first year or two that shifted the over-hang of the shell from what I remember (chassis further back?). Apparently there were reports that if it fell face first, the pot shafts would shear off. This change better protected the knobs. I think I remember it from reading the Mark IV review in Guitar Player magazine in '89.

 

[primeholy]

There was a tweak made to the Mark IV's after the first year or two that shifted the over-hang of the shell from what I remember (chassis further back?). Apparently there were reports that if it fell face first, the pot shafts would shear off. This change better protected the knobs. I think I remember it from reading the Mark IV review in Guitar Player magazine in '89.

That sounds like a good idea!! I used to wonder how people broke their pots off till I was pushing it out the front door and one of the pots hit the door frame! It didnt break, but it scared the piss out of me!! Here is mine.

 

[emperor_black]

Mine seems to have sufficient clearance...

 

[primeholy]

You could always pull the knobs off and put them back on with 0 set to the 6 o'clock position, or at the 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock position to make it easier to read. There's no rules saying 0 has to be at 12 o'clock.

You and your great ideas :evil: J/K!