TheocracyMatt
Member
Hi All--
Quick question, and I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere (I didn't see it in any of the threads I read, but I might have missed it). Has anyone noticed their JP2C being quieter than other Mark amps? Mine sounds good, but starting with the recommended Petrucci settings and having the channel master around 10:30...it's a fairly loud volume for playing alone, but not loud enough for band rehearsal for example. I always keep the master of my Mark IV at 2-3, with the lead channel volume at 4-5, and that is ear-splittingly loud. To approach that level with the JP2C (again, using the heavy rhythm Petrucci settings for example), the channel master has to go up to 2:30 or so. That's fine, it's no big deal, obviously...but it seems like turning the master up beyond that (and even diming it completely) doesn't add much more noticeable volume past that point. Where it gets weirder is that turning the presence up (especially pushed), the overall volume increases dramatically (not just the "brighter seems louder" thing, but I mean a large, full-bandwidth jump in volume).
It's not that I need unusable volumes for regular use; it's just that I've owned three Mark IVs, a Mark III and a TriAxis rig (in addition to multiple Dual Rectos, etc.) and this is just different than I've experienced. When I first purchased and hooked up the JP2C and switched from standby, it immediately blew the fuse--a power tube malfunction burned a screen resistor and I had to take it in for service before even getting to use it. It's fine now in that regard, but I guess I'm paranoid that something is wrong. I wish I had another JP2C to compare it to side by side.
Cheers,
Matt
Quick question, and I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere (I didn't see it in any of the threads I read, but I might have missed it). Has anyone noticed their JP2C being quieter than other Mark amps? Mine sounds good, but starting with the recommended Petrucci settings and having the channel master around 10:30...it's a fairly loud volume for playing alone, but not loud enough for band rehearsal for example. I always keep the master of my Mark IV at 2-3, with the lead channel volume at 4-5, and that is ear-splittingly loud. To approach that level with the JP2C (again, using the heavy rhythm Petrucci settings for example), the channel master has to go up to 2:30 or so. That's fine, it's no big deal, obviously...but it seems like turning the master up beyond that (and even diming it completely) doesn't add much more noticeable volume past that point. Where it gets weirder is that turning the presence up (especially pushed), the overall volume increases dramatically (not just the "brighter seems louder" thing, but I mean a large, full-bandwidth jump in volume).
It's not that I need unusable volumes for regular use; it's just that I've owned three Mark IVs, a Mark III and a TriAxis rig (in addition to multiple Dual Rectos, etc.) and this is just different than I've experienced. When I first purchased and hooked up the JP2C and switched from standby, it immediately blew the fuse--a power tube malfunction burned a screen resistor and I had to take it in for service before even getting to use it. It's fine now in that regard, but I guess I'm paranoid that something is wrong. I wish I had another JP2C to compare it to side by side.
Cheers,
Matt