Hi all
Since a while I've got a Mark IV widebody combo.
I have been reading a lot about switching tubes, speakers, external cabs...
What advice can you guys give on what will be an improvement for my amp?
Currently I'm using:
- pre-amp: 5 12ax7 tubes
- power section: 2 standard Mesa 6L6 in the outer two sockets, 2 sovtek 5881WXT in the two inner sockets
- speaker: standard black shadow C90
- guitar: Gibson SG standard
I hear alot about EL34 tubes, V30 speakers, Thiele cabs...what could I chance for sounds like(what ever channel...):
- Metallica: chunky 'James' rhythem stuff or the "seek and destroy"-intro sound!
- G'nR: Slash's plucky warm lead tones
- Mastodon: the more raw, nasty heavy tones
- others: AC/DC, Pearl Jam, ...
I know it's a lot and quite different sounds but I thougt the metallica sound in the lead ch, GnR or Mastodon (offcourse with different settings) on Rhy 2...
Maybe I need to switch pick-ups?
Bring it on!
Since a while I've got a Mark IV widebody combo.
I have been reading a lot about switching tubes, speakers, external cabs...
What advice can you guys give on what will be an improvement for my amp?
Currently I'm using:
- pre-amp: 5 12ax7 tubes
- power section: 2 standard Mesa 6L6 in the outer two sockets, 2 sovtek 5881WXT in the two inner sockets
- speaker: standard black shadow C90
- guitar: Gibson SG standard
I hear alot about EL34 tubes, V30 speakers, Thiele cabs...what could I chance for sounds like(what ever channel...):
- Metallica: chunky 'James' rhythem stuff or the "seek and destroy"-intro sound!
- G'nR: Slash's plucky warm lead tones
- Mastodon: the more raw, nasty heavy tones
- others: AC/DC, Pearl Jam, ...
I know it's a lot and quite different sounds but I thougt the metallica sound in the lead ch, GnR or Mastodon (offcourse with different settings) on Rhy 2...
Maybe I need to switch pick-ups?
Bring it on!