I have been pondering this for a few weeks now. And we have come into a financial bind so the Mark V is probably gonna hit the road. I gotta say I don't think I'll miss it that much.
It is a very nice amp with great tone, not mention it's versatile as hell. However, with that said I just can't get the tone I'm after. This decision hasn't come lightly. I have spent the better part of the past 4 days, comparing it to my bandmaster, and a friends vibroverb and deluxe (were talkin real deals, no RI). And for me those tones just aren't in that amp.
I really thought with all the bells and whistles of the V that it would get there. Maybe not perfect, but at least close enough for me to go, "Oh yea thats heaven". It's just not happening.
I messed with the blackface stuff first, and at times in certain parts of the register it was close but other parts not so much. I'm doing all of this on channel one, I was cranking the amp with little to no gain to try and push the power section in 10 and 45 watts. Then if needed I would try and flavor it with gain, tonestack, eq or all the above whatever it took. The closest I came was in tweed, with I think the mode switch at normal. But then I plugged my Comanche into my bandmaster (which I havn't done in about 3 years) and it was exactly what I wanted, that "holy ****, that is perfect tone" smile on my face.
So with the financial thing going on, the bandmaster is in perfect working order, it just had a check up. I think it's a sign, I should sell the V and rec cab, gig the bandmaster for a little while and save pennies for a blackface. Probably a vibroverb or super.
The only thing I can figure is this. I'll be 39 in June, from the day I was born I grew up listening to that bandmaster everytime I would walk in my Paps house. He would be upstairs playing and writing music. I would sit there for hours and listen to single coils and 6L6 tweed heaven. At my house I grew up with Dad playing a twin. I inherited Paps amp, and I don't own a single humbucker guitar. I'm guessing all the years listening to that just has my ears programmed. Anything besides single coils and my ears is like water trying to mix with oil, it just don't work.
I hear other amps and guys playing humbuckers and I think it sounds great, but as soon as I try it. All the magic is just gone until I pickup single coils.
In fact writing this and putting it down has just made the decision that much more final. I think it's time to list it.
It is a very nice amp with great tone, not mention it's versatile as hell. However, with that said I just can't get the tone I'm after. This decision hasn't come lightly. I have spent the better part of the past 4 days, comparing it to my bandmaster, and a friends vibroverb and deluxe (were talkin real deals, no RI). And for me those tones just aren't in that amp.
I really thought with all the bells and whistles of the V that it would get there. Maybe not perfect, but at least close enough for me to go, "Oh yea thats heaven". It's just not happening.
I messed with the blackface stuff first, and at times in certain parts of the register it was close but other parts not so much. I'm doing all of this on channel one, I was cranking the amp with little to no gain to try and push the power section in 10 and 45 watts. Then if needed I would try and flavor it with gain, tonestack, eq or all the above whatever it took. The closest I came was in tweed, with I think the mode switch at normal. But then I plugged my Comanche into my bandmaster (which I havn't done in about 3 years) and it was exactly what I wanted, that "holy ****, that is perfect tone" smile on my face.
So with the financial thing going on, the bandmaster is in perfect working order, it just had a check up. I think it's a sign, I should sell the V and rec cab, gig the bandmaster for a little while and save pennies for a blackface. Probably a vibroverb or super.
The only thing I can figure is this. I'll be 39 in June, from the day I was born I grew up listening to that bandmaster everytime I would walk in my Paps house. He would be upstairs playing and writing music. I would sit there for hours and listen to single coils and 6L6 tweed heaven. At my house I grew up with Dad playing a twin. I inherited Paps amp, and I don't own a single humbucker guitar. I'm guessing all the years listening to that just has my ears programmed. Anything besides single coils and my ears is like water trying to mix with oil, it just don't work.
I hear other amps and guys playing humbuckers and I think it sounds great, but as soon as I try it. All the magic is just gone until I pickup single coils.
In fact writing this and putting it down has just made the decision that much more final. I think it's time to list it.
