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+1 I think this is why my Heartbreaker doesn't even have any numbers on the dials - just a mark at the halfway position...Koprofag said:I recently read somewhere that "You shouldn't read the values of the knobs, just use your ears!", and that's oh so true when it comes to ALL Boogies.
sted said:Ive had to completely re-educate myself in EQ now that I own a mesa, they work so differently to other amps, ive read my MV manual over and over and everytime im finding new ways to eek out better tones, the way the gain, treble and bass are inextricably linked is fascinating, totally unlike any other amp, ive never really ran an amp that can give superb tight tone with the bass knob dialled nearly off! Unreal!
Koprofag said:PS. Not talking about Metallica or 80's Black Sabbath (who surprisingly enough used Mark III's!)
I am not happy with this either, as my Mark III sound very shrill and solid-state like in the lead channel. Any suggestions on how to darken it? I'm thinking of replacing V5 with a 12AT7 or a 12AU7 to smooth it out a bit, and putting an SPAX7 in V3 to compensate. Or if you guys have any good dark settings, hit me up!
THTH said:Don't forget during the 80's we were tuning to A=440 or just down a semitone, not massively detuning except for maybe the low E to D for some tunes. That along with the sizzly top end could get bright with the super strat guitars(Charvels and Jacksons) of the period. When playing at high volume unlike most gigs today we would use 2 4x12 cabs minimum in a small club and the high end would diminished because you could really feel the bass and 4x12 speakers moving.
The 80's was THE time of popular excess, Nep. Makes perfect sense to me. 8)Neptical said:Always made me wonder why they even thought of making the Mark Series Coliseums. I understand they were made for arena ( or festival ) type events, but the power of the regular Mark series were already overkill at stage volume before even hitting the board.
This is one thing I have DEFINITELY noticed about my III. It really doesn't like to do down tunings any lower than say D standard or so. For me the quality of tone just goes out the window if I go too much lower than that. It just seems to miss some of the aspects that I love the most about the tone when I go any lower i.e. crunch, singing notes, palm mutes, harmonics etc.THTH said:Don't forget during the 80's we were tuning to A=440 or just down a semitone, not massively detuning except for maybe the low E to D for some tunes. That along with the sizzly top end could get bright with the super strat guitars(Charvels and Jacksons) of the period. When playing at high volume unlike most gigs today we would use 2 4x12 cabs minimum in a small club and the high end would diminished because you could really feel the bass and 4x12 speakers moving.
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