BMcNibbnles
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First of all, I'm new here. Seems like a pretty cool forum!
Anyway, the IIB sounds awesome. Maybe I'm just crazy, but it really reminds me of the Mark IV, but a little easier to tweak. Now, onto my questions:
1. Is it possible to get a really nice crunch AND a really sparkling clean tone by just clicking the footswitch or do you have to completely change the knobs to get from one tone to another? Right now, I have a the PERFECT lead tone dialed in (mine has the graphic EQ, which helps that tremendously), but when I switch channels, it's a) extremely loud on the other channel and b) not sparkling clean; it kind of breaks up, rather. Any advice on this?
Basically, what I'm looking for is a very overdriven sound for leads (kind of Petrucci-ish, lots of mids, a lot of bite, etc.), which I am definitely getting, but as clean as a whistle on the rhythm channel. The problem I'm having is that, in order to get a really overdriven tone on the lead channel, the rhythm channel knobs have to be cranked to get a good distorted tone on the lead channel. Am I just doing something wrong?
2. How do you know if the amp is simulclass or not? Mine is the 60/100 watt version (pictures below, by the way), reverb, graphic EQ, presence control on the back, made in 1981 according to the guy I bought it from.... so, how can you tell if it's simulclass?
3. Which overdrive/ distortion/ boost pedals work best with the IIB? It certainly has a nice gainy tone (although not over the top), but in certain situations, I WANT over the top. So, any suggestions? Thanks!
PICTURE (after I brought it home):
(from the seller, before I picked it up)
Anyway, the IIB sounds awesome. Maybe I'm just crazy, but it really reminds me of the Mark IV, but a little easier to tweak. Now, onto my questions:
1. Is it possible to get a really nice crunch AND a really sparkling clean tone by just clicking the footswitch or do you have to completely change the knobs to get from one tone to another? Right now, I have a the PERFECT lead tone dialed in (mine has the graphic EQ, which helps that tremendously), but when I switch channels, it's a) extremely loud on the other channel and b) not sparkling clean; it kind of breaks up, rather. Any advice on this?
Basically, what I'm looking for is a very overdriven sound for leads (kind of Petrucci-ish, lots of mids, a lot of bite, etc.), which I am definitely getting, but as clean as a whistle on the rhythm channel. The problem I'm having is that, in order to get a really overdriven tone on the lead channel, the rhythm channel knobs have to be cranked to get a good distorted tone on the lead channel. Am I just doing something wrong?
2. How do you know if the amp is simulclass or not? Mine is the 60/100 watt version (pictures below, by the way), reverb, graphic EQ, presence control on the back, made in 1981 according to the guy I bought it from.... so, how can you tell if it's simulclass?
3. Which overdrive/ distortion/ boost pedals work best with the IIB? It certainly has a nice gainy tone (although not over the top), but in certain situations, I WANT over the top. So, any suggestions? Thanks!
PICTURE (after I brought it home):
(from the seller, before I picked it up)