Newbie with questions.

[Shadow]

Hey all.
I’m a newbie here and need some advice. I play in the house band at a sketch comedy and rock & roll club. I’ve been using Line 6 gear for the past several years, using a combo with XLRs out to the snake. I want to try some different tones, so I’m in the process of dusting off my old “touring rig” which consists of a 2:90, a Triaxis, and a Mark IV combo. They haven’t been used in years (I know, I know), and I’m seeking suggestions on cabling and components. I need my rig to be versatile (shimmering cleans, blues grit with a bite, creamy overdrive, “rectifier” thick (or as close as I can come), and a screaming/singing lead tone and patches with various combinations of effects and I need to accomplish this at a relatively low stage volume (90 db of headroom if I’m lucky). Thus, I’m leaning toward using the Triaxis and picking up some sort of effects unit (something like a TC G-Force) and a MIDI controller on the floor.
Should I run the 2:90 with an attenuator or trade in for a 20/20?
Should I look for a partcular brand of tube?
When I used this rig, I was younger and a whole lot dumber. I messed with the presets for hours, but never experimented with EL84s in the 2:90.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. From what I've read, y'all know a lot more about these amps than I do.

 

[Bobby Marshall]

The 2:90 and Mark IV can use EL34 tubes but only in the class A positions. Depending on which version of the 2:90 you have they can be different. There is a thread on here that covers the differences. As far as volume, I haven't really pushed my power amp and rely on the pedals and preamp for the majority of the tone. With the Triaxis you should be okay, use the Mark IV for that searing lead. You don't really need the 2:90. You could run your guitar signal through a splitter and then run the out of the triaxis into the effects return on your Mark IV and use the Mark IV power section. With this set up you can step on your FX Loop to switch between the presection of the Mark IV and the Triaxis.

If you want to get really crazy, then run the Mark IV into an attenuator so you can crank the Mark power section. Run the attenuator to your line 6 or a g major then into your 2:90 and two cabs. Add guitar and rock on!!!