Mark IV Master Volume Question

[karmar]

I just bought a new Mark IV - I absolutely love it, but I have one problem and I wonder if it is normal for all Mark IV's. My master volume does not allow ANY signal between 0-1. Then when I get to 1, it suddenly jumps to what I would call 3 on a Fender Twin. Then it is up to 5 on a Fender Twin by the time it gets to 1.4. So I have all my usable practicing volume control in the region between 1.0 - 1.4, which makes it very difficult to adjust volume - one must have an extremely steady hand and a lot of patience to try to "tapping" the knob to the desired volume. Are all Mark IV's like that?

 

[Dale B.]

The two that I've had (still have one) were like that. If you want to play it at lower volumes, you're going to have to turn the Channel volumes down a good bit. The tone gets all fuzzy though.

Dale

 

[LavaMan]

I have owned two Mark IV's now and mine is about the same alothough I can get a little volume before one. These amps sound best between 2-3. Like the previous posts you just have to turn the individal volumes down if you want to play at low volume. Another thing - I like mine with EL34's - just prefrence - the gain is a littler creamier for my tastes.