I'm so angry at myself!

[Anonymous]

I had a killer sounding Mark III blue stripe a while back that I sold for a Tremoverb. Huge mistake. I miss my Mark III deeply. I'd feel dumb if I sold my Tremoverb and went back down to a Mark III, but I really want one again. How different sounding are Mark IV's? Are they more compressed than a Mark III? The thing I loved (and currently miss) about the Mark III was that it was very raw and organic sounding. But I also remember not being able to get the clean channel to stay clean. Also, it doesn't help that I just found out that one of my favorite tones, Al Di Meola's tone on Red Moon, was recorded with a Mark III.

Someone help.

 

[trem]

Get the III. The IV is not as raw.

 

[JOEY B.]

Wait on the Mark V , if you can hold out for a little while longer.

 

[Boogie Woogie Man]

My blue stripe gets me a killer clean tone. Maybe you should have experimented with the tubes. I will NEVER get rid of my blue stripe..ever !

 

[Anonymous]

I just found out that one of my favorite tones, Al Di Meola's tone on Red Moon, was recorded with a Mark III.

Al and RTF were amazing last night in Boston!!!

I bet they were! :wink: What amp was he using?

 

[camsna]

I just found out that one of my favorite tones, Al Di Meola's tone on Red Moon, was recorded with a Mark III.

Al and RTF were amazing last night in Boston!!!

I bet they were! :wink: What amp was he using?

Al's running a modified Fuchs Overdrive Supreme and modified Lonestar.

 

[Almost Human Guitarist]

And I am STILL thououghly enjoying that Mk III

 

[camsna]

Get this:

He runs the Lonestar is behind the Fuchs on top of a closed-back 212.

The Mesa 212 is only HALF way behind the Fuchs. So one of the speakers from the Mesa is shooting right into the back of the Fuchs open-back cab, which is miked in front.

His tech calls it 'compression driving' and it adds compression and sustain.

 

[CoG]

There's a green stripe head for sale on the board as we speak, bro... do it... do it...

edit: whups, it's gone, unsurprisingly :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

And I am STILL thououghly enjoying that Mk III

GOOD. Don't make the same mistake I made by selling it.