Who uses overdrive/dist/attenuation on their Mark IV's ?
- Thread starter Grandor
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Well, they do different things. I used to use a HotPlate with my Mark IV but sold it. It won't give you bedroom levels. I ended up finding that by tweaking the settings and changing my tubes, I could get a good low volume tone.
If you're going to drop $200 on a pedal for you mark, make it an OD like the FullDrive 2 or Fulltone OCD. Or maybe even a ToneBone British.
If you're going to drop $200 on a pedal for you mark, make it an OD like the FullDrive 2 or Fulltone OCD. Or maybe even a ToneBone British.
screamingdaisy
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I run Hotplates off my amp (it's not a MkIV though). I find it's good for knocking the volume down a bit (-4 or -8db), but much further than that and it really starts to affect your tone....which is alright for practicing, but not for gigging (IMO).
After using them for so long however, I find I can't really go without them. I've spent so long fine tuning my settings for the -4db setting that it doesn't sound right at 0db anymore...not that that's a bad thing, since I think it sounds best this way.
After using them for so long however, I find I can't really go without them. I've spent so long fine tuning my settings for the -4db setting that it doesn't sound right at 0db anymore...not that that's a bad thing, since I think it sounds best this way.
Grandor said:
Ever think about buying a tube preamp and playing via headphones? My Boogie Formula screams, and nobody hears a thing. Of course it's nice to have a Mark IV, IIC+ and DC3 too.
Formulas are cheap on eBay.
