Who cranks the mids?

[cisspcism]

I have a Mark 3 without graphic eq and I find that these are the best settings for me

presence off
treble 2 (pulled)
mids 6
bass 2
input gain 8
Lead drive 10
master and drive master at 4

I get some serious fat thich crunch tone this way, the clean channel suffers a bit from the boosted mids range, but the whole lead tone sounds so much fatter this way

 

[GIG4FUN]

Only comment I have is I have the GEQ so I am no good to your thread BUT... If I were to set my amp the way you have suggested my house would literally catch fire.

 

[mrd]

The mid knob is where it's at man. All amps voice it differently, but on my RKII and my MKIV, I always ride my mids very high. I turn them down a bit if the volume is loud because it gets a bit boomy if you got em cranked when it's loud. But it's not uncommon for me to dime the mid knob if I'm just jammin'.

 

[MrMarkIII]

I do! I do! Cranked mids will make you more virile and attractive to the ladies.
And your house will catch fire.
But sacrifices must be made!

 

[GIG4FUN]

hehehe! oh yes I am all in for cranked mids BUT drive 10! and Master 4! OMG !!! haha... "Burnin' Down the House" haha

 

[JPM90th]

I have a Mark IV so I can't really comment on the cranked mids of your III but I have to agree with the OMG!! on the master on 4. haha It wust be peeling the paint from the walls! haha I don't think i've ever needed my IV past 2. 4 would kill me. haha

hehehe! oh yes I am all in for cranked mids BUT drive 10! and Master 4! OMG !!! haha... "Burnin' Down the House" haha

 

[GIG4FUN]

I have a Mark IV so I can't really comment on the cranked mids of your III but I have to agree with the OMG!! on the master on 4. haha It wust be peeling the paint from the walls! haha I don't think i've ever needed my IV past 2. 4 would kill me. haha

hehehe! oh yes I am all in for cranked mids BUT drive 10! and Master 4! OMG !!! haha... "Burnin' Down the House" haha

yep! My green stripe is wired 25/85 too, pentode and yep that's what I was talking about. My drummer would stick a stick through my eye if I backlined that loud!

I bet it sounds awesome driving the power tubes like that though. I am going to take mine to "4" tomorrow just to celebrate the 4th! 4 on the 4th it is...

 

[mrd]

Hell man.. I just got done playing my MKIV at lead channel/master both set at 10, class A, pentode, full power.

**** me sideways, if that isn't the gnarliest **** on the face of the earth, I don't know what is :lol:

My house is still intact, but I think I hear the sounds of tomatoes and eggs hitting the side of my house from my neighbours 8)

GIG4FUN, you gotta try that amp dimed man... at least once... !

 

[GIG4FUN]

Hell man.. I just got done playing my MKIV at lead channel/master both set at 10, class A, pentode, full power.

f%&# me sideways, if that isn't the gnarliest sh!t on the face of the earth, I don't know what is :lol:

My house is still intact, but I think I hear the sounds of tomatoes and eggs hitting the side of my house from my neighbours 8)

GIG4FUN, you gotta try that amp dimed man... at least once... !

YOU my friend have big balls. I commend you.

I will tomorrow then, BUT I am putting it in a 4x12 cab that has four evm 12L's. I fear I'll need the weight to keep it from kicking back and I do not want to wreck the combo ev or Thieles.

I'd write more BUT I know...we are kind of highjacking the thread (my apologies to OP) and I know **** well you are deaf and can't hear a thing I'm typing.

peace

 

[cisspcism]

My mark 3 only has 2 6l6s so having it on 4 is loud but not too loud, but then again I am in a basement and my neighbors cant here it.

 

[GIG4FUN]

My mark 3 only has 2 6l6s so having it on 4 is loud but not too loud, but then again I am in a basement and my neighbors cant here it.

ok, gotcha now. I bet it sounds sweet then (you may actually let your ears work without trying to shrivel into your head). You have the plan down to really dig. Great post!

 

[cisspcism]

I still say though not only boost the mids but roll off the treble to about 2 or 3, makes the lead tone more smooth and not so ear peircingly bright. There will still be tons of highs left.

 

[mrd]

Hell man.. I just got done playing my MKIV at lead channel/master both set at 10, class A, pentode, full power.

f%&# me sideways, if that isn't the gnarliest sh!t on the face of the earth, I don't know what is :lol:

My house is still intact, but I think I hear the sounds of tomatoes and eggs hitting the side of my house from my neighbours 8)

GIG4FUN, you gotta try that amp dimed man... at least once... !

YOU my friend have big balls. I commend you.

I will tomorrow then, BUT I am putting it in a 4x12 cab that has four evm 12L's. I fear I'll need the weight to keep it from kicking back and I do not want to wreck the combo ev or Thieles.

I'd write more BUT I know...we are kind of highjacking the thread (my apologies to OP) and I know **** well you are deaf and can't hear a thing I'm typing.

peace

I was playing it in my Soldano cab: two Eminence Legends 75 watt speakers, sounds great. Playing my MKIV that loud in my Recto 4x12 creates air pressure that is painful if I'm too close. I don't mind the 2x12 that loud cuz I play it on the floor and when I stand up and wear earplugs, it's actually just fine. The volume maxes out at 5/5 anyway, anything beyond that is just the power tubes compressing the **** out of your tone :lol:

If you have a 4x12 with EVMs 12Ls then ****.. I envy you. Try it out!

 

[MrMarkIII]

Hey, it's July 4th. Everybody crank it to 11 and play the "Star Spangled Banner".
Where's my whammy bar?
And my bourbon?

 

[user 7737]

i do... mids around 5 usually, but my graf eq got a W shape... with my rat it sounds awesome...

 

[Monsta-Tone]

Hell yeah! I keep my mids between 5 & 7.

I use the GEQ in a ramp shape with the highs slightly lowered but accenting the mids a lot for a solo boost on my DC's. It works better than a Solo button because I can change the tone of the lead boost too!

 

[Harry the Horder]

If you really want to crank the mids you can change the 10k pot for a 25k thus giving you even more mids.Harry