Hey all. Recently I took my Mark V 90w head out of storage, where it's been sitting for 9~ months. I warmed it up and started playing, and while the cleans sounded great, and the heavy metal channel 3 sounds ruled, the light to moderate overdriven tones didn't do it for me (mostly what I use nowadays). In fact, I preferred my Bugera v22 over it, which is what I've mostly been playing.
I decided to give it a go again the next day, and while there was one moment that truly made me smile, the rest of the time I wasn't stoked. I listened closely and noticed a distasteful buzz on the overdriven sounds of channel 2 and 3, and a bit of 1. I recorded it with my phone to see if I could share it with you all for feedback.
The first minute and a half is me testing it through my Bugera speaker along to a looper I have going. Starting at 1:44, it's going through it's usual Mills Acoustics 2x12 w/ V30s. It's not the cabs, and it's not my guitar. Definitely the amp.
https://soundcloud.com/rocknrory/annoying-mesa-buzz/s-o9xQ9
What do you think of it? Is this the natural overdriven sound of the Mark V? Perhaps I just don't like the tone anymore. If it does sound strange to you, good, because I'd love to fix it and love my Mark V again. I've recently thought about selling it.
Cheers,
Rory
I decided to give it a go again the next day, and while there was one moment that truly made me smile, the rest of the time I wasn't stoked. I listened closely and noticed a distasteful buzz on the overdriven sounds of channel 2 and 3, and a bit of 1. I recorded it with my phone to see if I could share it with you all for feedback.
The first minute and a half is me testing it through my Bugera speaker along to a looper I have going. Starting at 1:44, it's going through it's usual Mills Acoustics 2x12 w/ V30s. It's not the cabs, and it's not my guitar. Definitely the amp.
https://soundcloud.com/rocknrory/annoying-mesa-buzz/s-o9xQ9
What do you think of it? Is this the natural overdriven sound of the Mark V? Perhaps I just don't like the tone anymore. If it does sound strange to you, good, because I'd love to fix it and love my Mark V again. I've recently thought about selling it.
Cheers,
Rory