danyeo1
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I got a TC-50 really cheap on Craigslist, just had to drive 3 hours 1 way to get it. PLaying it on a vertical 2x12 Mesa with V30's. I've been a Mark series user for years but I've owned Electra Dynes, Lonestars, Royal Atlantics, DC5, and a Maverick or two. Right off the bat the clean and crunch, blue channel, are winners. Super easy to dial and just sound good for lot's of sounds. I feel I could stay on the blue channel for a cover gig all night and just kick on an OD pedal if needed. I'm still tweaking the red. One thing though, my vertical 2x12 I just picked up is MINT and the guy never used it so the V30's are not broken in. It sounds damm good but red channel on tight can be a little bright and I found I needed to lower the gain to about 2 Oclock. Compared to my Mark IV the TC-50 clean and crunch kill the IV.....but the lead channels are just too different to really say one is better. I'm finding that this may be the first Mesa that you can switch back and fourth between normal and tight without having to EQ everything from scratch. BLue channel on normal with gain halfway and both masters halfway just kills for some Jimmy Page tones.
The amp has a lot of mids so I can see this really shining in a band mix where sometimes if you scoop a Mark series too much it's bye bye. Can't wait to use it loud with a band which I will be doing shortly.
The amp has a lot of mids so I can see this really shining in a band mix where sometimes if you scoop a Mark series too much it's bye bye. Can't wait to use it loud with a band which I will be doing shortly.