What are you pushing the front end of your MV with?

[hour9]

I've had a V head for a couple weeks now and I love it so far.
I'm using it with an avatar open back 2x12 loaded with Scumbacks.
I like to use an OD for all of my amps to push the drive when I solo.
I'm presently using a Redwitch Famulus which sounds great on channel 2 but not channel 3.
I'd be interested in hearing what others on the forum are using.

 

[Vogelsong]

Im happy with mine just the way it is, I can get everything from blues tones to high gain clapton, and slash.

It's good enough for me.

 

[thunder100]

Mostly Nothing ,but If I have to then OCD V4

Roland

 

[Adambomb]

Yea an OCD pedal is what I use when I do push it but the Mark V does everything already and I rearly even use the OCD. It's almost a 'no pedal" amp. Except to delay and chorus.

 

[dunstanmus]

Channel 2 edge with the gain cranked. Then use a Rothwell F1 clean booster. Most organic booster I have ever used. This gives me plenty of ch2 options with the IIc+ as my other monster lead sound.

Love it now I have it teamed with Port City/Scumback combination.

Cheers Rich

 

[BobR]

Use use a GEQ in the loop and Seymour Duncan PU booster in front.
Usually I'll hit them simultaneously for a slightly louder higher gain solo boost. (They are side by side)Sometimes only the EQ if additional gain isnt required. Bob

 

[SteveO]

TC Electronics Nova Drive, linked to a G System. Versatility up the wazoo.

 

[MesaManBoogie]

TC Nova System Analog Drive

 

[rocknroll9225]

nothing. ive tried using the overdrive side of my Jekyll & Hyde pedal (which is supposed to be based off of the TS808) and it didnt really do much for me. i think the amp by itself has a perfect balance of clarity and available gain.

 

[ixoye777]

I ditched my OD when I got the V. The V is so tight and has a ton of gain as it is. When I ran a TS up front it more or less just ruined my tone. I found the only thing it was useful for was getting some grit on CH1 clean but the tweed mode sounded better so I sold it.

 

[screamingdaisy]

I don't use an OD with the Mark V.

 

[golfnguitarz]

I keep my OCD around because it was such a good pedal with my previous amp, but it rarely gets used anymore. Everything is there on the V.

 

[satch4u3]

I use an OCD v4, running at 18 volts. Like some of the others around here, it rarley gets used live these days but it's such a good pedal I keep it around. I use at home mostly over a low gain, low volume crunch channel.

 

[Boognoob]

Jim Dunlop 535Q Wah
(And/or a MXR Smartgate I sometimes throw in after the wah for when berserk levels of gain and volume are used.)

But thats it. I actually like the sound of 'straight in the front' and most of the time Im Guitar-wah-amp and thats it..

 

[phyrexia]

I am using this guy right here. I have had it for a very long time and it creates this exceptional natural overdrive...

:mrgreen: :lol:

 

[rocknroll9225]

I am using this guy right here. I have had it for a very long time and it creates this exceptional natural overdrive...

:mrgreen: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[lesterpaul]

I used to be like Phyrexia, but since I am married with a 2 and a 4 yr old on board, I have to use my hand for other functions... :shock: .....!
I use a fat boost and a fulldrive II in front of channel 1 for a decidedly Nashville-ish band I am in right now-probably more Lonestar-ish than V-ish,but everytime we play, people just can't get enough of my rig(boy, I am Mr. Double Entendre today.. )
-the fatboost accentuates my clean tone(think tele tones)
-the fulldrive gives a really nice cracklin' tone in conj. with my Tom Anderson ...it fits the style of music to a t-I like the tone a little better than what I get thru chan 2 or 3....it just fits the genre better...and then you can hit the boost on the FD for maximum scream(the chambered body of the Tom acts like a sustainiac...really cooool! 8) )

 

[MBJunkie]

Nothing. I do have an OCD which is a great pedal, but don't use it with the V. I prefer the distorted sounds offered by the V stand alone.

 

[Boognoob]

I am using this guy right here. I have had it for a very long time and it creates this exceptional natural overdrive...

:mrgreen: :lol:

:lol:

 

[LesPaul70]

Deja Vu. Feel like I've replied to a query like this more than once already. But I'll be happy to repeat myself once more again...

I'm using Visual Sound Route 66 to push my Mark V.

Why?
Oh, the MkV sounds great on its own, no doubt. There's absolutely no need to boost it with anything!
...But I'm always greedy for even more sonic options, and the Visual Sound offers them in spades - in one compact, relatively inexpensive package that combines a 808 clone OD section and a compressor section. Either can be turned on or off separately. On its own, the OD section is a faithful TS-808 replica - but it's also got an extra bass boost switch if you find the traditional 808 tone too high mid-heavy. The compressor can be used simply as a compressor and a clean boost but it also has a tone control that can be switched on or off.
I've become addicted to how this simple pedal expands my sonic options. I like to roll back the preamp gain on the Mark V and then engage the Route 66 as a clean boost for extra gain when I need it. Or dial in a JCM 800 style crunch sound on channel 2, then engage the OD section for instant 1980s heavy rock/metal sounds. Or engage the compressor section + channel 3 for some really liquid legato shredding. And so on. It's amazing how many more different sounds you can get out of your Mark V with just one extra pedal.

The downside: it's built in China. While it doesn't suck your tone like cheap pedals tend to do, the compressor section is a bit noisy: if you crank the "COMP" pot, it will produce an audible hiss (but that's no big deal since in a live situation, it will get lost in the band mix anyway).