Road King 2 new user

[Jaredface]

hey hey,
This is my first post here. I have been lurking for a while as I was in the process of buying a mesa boogie, allot of helpful info laying around I decided to go with a road King II. I was very impressed with the endless features and tweaks. Im a long standing marshall/peavey player, mainly marshall for my rythm and my 6505+ for lead work and heavy riffing. I was never too impressed with boogie until I seen my friend showcase a mark iv and was blown away, thou the mark iv didnt seem to suit my need as of right now. Long story short I spent allot of time tweaking with a RK and was very happy with some of the tones I was able to achieve. I found the easiest channel for me to dial in was channel 3 vintage mode, great for rythm work. No enough can be said about the cleans. I am however having trouble dialing in a good tone on channel 2 brit mode, very thin and trebly. I just wanted to say hello!

 

[Moby1]

I've been playing around more with the Brit channel lately, adding more Treble to increase the gain then offsetting the highs a little with the presence right down.

need to try it at gig level really

Welcome anyhow

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

Crank the gain and treble on the Brit mode in channel 2, then fiddle around with the rest of the settings. You'll end up getting a fatter sounding Vintage Modern type of tone...

 

[MetalMatt]

Hello and welcome Lets see if I can help you out. These are my current setting for Brit mode. I usually boost it, but at the moment I'm digging it without.

Gain: 5:00 (Max)
Treble: 1:30
Mid: 5:00 (Max)
Bass: 3:00
Pres: 7:00 (Off)

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

Hello and welcome Lets see if I can help you out. These are my current setting for Brit mode. I usually boost it, but at the moment I'm digging it without.

Gain: 5:00 (Max)
Treble: 1:30
Mid: 5:00 (Max)
Bass: 3:00
Pres: 7:00 (Off)

Seriously, you should back off the gain, and dump more gain by cranking the treble instead. It will sound better... 8)

 

[Areola]

I turn my gain to 6:00 but I'm trying to achieve a completely different sound from my Brit channel than most of you would be

 

[MetalMatt]

Seriously, you should back off the gain, and dump more gain by cranking the treble instead. It will sound better... 8)

I tried that before and I didn't like the results... I will give it another try. Thanks

 

[MetalMatt]

Seriously, you should back off the gain, and dump more gain by cranking the treble instead. It will sound better... 8)

I tried that before and I didn't like the results... I will give it another try. Thanks

Ok, you win . I got to fiddle with CH2 the other day. I still don't like the treble cranked, too bright, but I backed down the gain and upped the treble a bit.

New Settings...
Gain: 3:00
Treble: 3:00
Mid: 5:00 (Max)
Bass: 2:00
Pres: 7:00 (Off)

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

Seriously, you should back off the gain, and dump more gain by cranking the treble instead. It will sound better... 8)

I tried that before and I didn't like the results... I will give it another try. Thanks

Ok, you win . I got to fiddle with CH2 the other day. I still don't like the treble cranked, too bright, but I backed down the gain and upped the treble a bit.

New Settings...
Gain: 3:00
Treble: 3:00
Mid: 5:00 (Max)
Bass: 2:00
Pres: 7:00 (Off)

Wow, what are you using that's making the amp sound so bright? Granted, I use a Roadster with 6L6s, so maybe the brightness could possibly be you using EL34s???

 

[MetalMatt]

Yeah, It's the EL 34's. If I play with the treble the brightness is tamed, It sound great 8). Past 3:00 and it gets too bright.

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

Yeah, It's the EL 34's. If I play with the treble the brightness is tamed, It sound great 8). Past 3:00 and it gets too bright.

I was actually referring to the presence setting. It's basically off on yours... :lol: