MARK IV lead channel clips!!!

[fatbagg]

Got the right clips up!!! recorded pretty cheap, so uhh, beware.

Anyway, dont ever let anyone tell you this amp cant do it. It does everything from swept clean to bright shimmering clean, to light overdrive cleans, to mild rhythms, to damn angus young tone, all the way Van Halen to Petrucci to uhh...deathmetal and beyond?


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[Platypus]

I liked both of them but that first lead you break into in the first track is SICK dude, mucho harmonic content and tone... very impressive 8)

I'm getting my Mark IV tomorrow after being a recto guy for 3 years... I cannot wait to get tone like that first solo man.. I've listened to it like 5 times already. If you wouldn't mind sharing that setting with me I'd appreciate it!

 

[Russ]

I knew you'd love the Mark IV Drew. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow, it's only a day away....

Cool clips fatbagg. I just love hearing Mark IV's like that. Now if I could only come up with a recording solution...

 

[SeasonOfPain]

Very good playing! A little thin sounding, but very smooth and avoiding the dreaded pre-amp buzz. What settings did you use, and more importantly, how did you record it (esp. wrt mic placement)?

 

[fatbagg]

Yea, thats my problem with recording, it gets alittle thin when I record, maybe Im doing something wrong. I have a mark IV, I keep the mic about 2 ft. away, and Im not sure how the volume should be or what. I have the mic angled offcenter from the cone, but when I record, its alittle thin and fuzzy.

 

[oneamongthefence]

nice playin man. It's amazing the tone you can get out of that amp. i'm a rectifier guy so it sounds a little too marshally van haleny for my taste but still very cool.

 

[masque]

very nice indeed.

 

[SeasonOfPain]

Yea, thats my problem with recording, it gets alittle thin when I record, maybe Im doing something wrong. I have a mark IV, I keep the mic about 2 ft. away, and Im not sure how the volume should be or what. I have the mic angled offcenter from the cone, but when I record, its alittle thin and fuzzy.

Wow, that's quite a distance. I have my mic right up about an inch from the grill, playing at fairly loud volumes (generally channel level 3, master at 2-3). Now, your clips sound more natural to me, capturing less of the "raw" pre-amp gain, which is what I always get too much of. More proximity would give you more bass (assuming you're using a dynamic mic). Perhaps a compromise is needed?

What settings did you have the amp on when you recorded those tracks?

 

[fatbagg]

Lead gain 7-pulled, treble 7, bass 4.5, mid 4, lead drive 9- pulled, presence -6, graphic eq---Top line, between top and middle, middle, middle, middle. Any idea what I should do? Or what other equipment? I can get a good sound with everything but solo work, my rhythm and everything else is good. So dynamic mic should be like....1 ft away or so?

 

[SeasonOfPain]

Really, I believe mic placement is key; more gear is usually less important than spending time on getting the mic in the right spot. All speakers sound different, and moving the mic an inch can make a world of difference.

I'd say start with about 6" away with the settings you have. Then move in closer until you get the bass level you desire. If things start to get sharp, assuming you're already aimed off-center of the speaker cone, try dialing back the presence (mine is set to 2 or 3). Let us hear a clip when you're closer to getting the tone you want.

 

[eltrain858]

sick chops dude