NAD Crab Marcus

[EOengineer]

I believe if you leave it connected to the cab, it will use the cab as the curve. It's only if you're using it for silent recording that it becomes an issue. Could be wrong though, I know some of the reactive load boxes work like this.

This is correct, and how I use my Captor most of the time. Connect the cab to the thru jack and the amp sees the cab as the load instead of the reactive load.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Ok here’s Marcus compared to 3 other Marks same track from my looper and same IR. Just some drop D power chord stuff. I’m honestly kinda over IRs or least my captor as a load box. Guess I’m willing to give the Suhr RL a shot

I wasn’t trying to make all of them sound identical or anything, just dialed in as I have them

Mark "Shoot out:

The Marcus sounds great through my ear buds. I dig the IV as well! Nice comparison!

 

[EOengineer]

I liked elements of each of those clips and can’t really say the Crab sounds more or less markish than any of the others.

 

[spawnofthesith]

I liked elements of each of those clips and can’t really say the Crab sounds more or less markish than any of the others.

One thing I’ve noticed about the crab… I can’t crank the input gain up quite as much as on my III and still maintain a non broken up clean tone. I think you and I have discussed this before, on my purple III I’m able to get away with a very high input gain level without breaking up the cleans, but I guess I’m experiencing the flipside and “typical experience” of that with the crab haha

 

[EOengineer]

One thing I’ve noticed about the crab… I can’t crank the input gain up quite as much as on my III and still maintain a non broken up clean tone. I think you and I have discussed this before, on my purple III I’m able to get away with a very high input gain level without breaking up the cleans, but I guess I’m experiencing the flipside and “typical experience” of that with the crab haha

We have chatted a bit about this and there are differences in V1 response between versions, but I was just noticing that all the demo videos of the Crab seem to have that first gain stage set WAY lower than I’d ever use it, and then he cranks the lead drive.

 

[spawnofthesith]

We have chatted a bit about this and there are differences in V1 response between versions, but I was just noticing that all the demo videos of the Crab seem to have that first gain stage set WAY lower than I’d ever use it, and then he cranks the lead drive.

Tbh it seems very sensitive… maybe 6 absolute max depending on guitar to not be getting breakup

At the same time, seems like waaaay more wiggle room on the lead drive knob

 

[laxu]

Ok here’s Marcus compared to 3 other Marks same track from my looper and same IR. Just some drop D power chord stuff. I’m honestly kinda over IRs or least my captor as a load box. Guess I’m willing to give the Suhr RL a shot

I wasn’t trying to make all of them sound identical or anything, just dialed in as I have them

Mark "Shoot out:

The Marcus certainly sounds like it's in the right ballpark.

The clips seemed to have level differences, and pretty big differences in midrange which makes e.g the Mark V sound kinda dull in comparison with the Mark IV for example. Yet the Mark IV tones are much more reminiscent of what I'm getting from my MKV:90.

 

[RaceU4her]

Thanks man!



Definitely hangs!! Looking forward to using it with the band on Wednesday


These clips are kind of interesting to me. I think the order I like them in from most to least is V, Marcus, IV, and III

But that doesn’t necessarily reflect my real world opinions/orderibg haha (truthfully I don’t have any IRL favorite to least favorite, they’re all a but different and I appreciate the differences). I don’t really love how this load box IR stuff sounds at all lol. I guess I’m just old school and prefer a a mic on a cab

i agree with that order, it is closer to the V than the other two though

 

[mbugbee]

I keep going back and listening to the sound samples. 1) I can’t get over how thick any girthy the V sounds. 2). Really impressed with the sound of the crab.

 

[newholland]

One thing I’ve noticed about the crab… I can’t crank the input gain up quite as much as on my III and still maintain a non broken up clean tone. I think you and I have discussed this before, on my purple III I’m able to get away with a very high input gain level without breaking up the cleans, but I guess I’m experiencing the flipside and “typical experience” of that with the crab haha

my iib is like that. if you wanna try a raucous crunch tone, dime it in the clean channel, put treble at 9 or ten, bass and mids at 0, and hit the gain boost!

 

[Devin]

Looks and sounds dope to me kimg


Absolutely time for crab

 

[newholland]

We have chatted a bit about this and there are differences in V1 response between versions, but I was just noticing that all the demo videos of the Crab seem to have that first gain stage set WAY lower than I’d ever use it, and then he cranks the lead drive.

this is very much my experience with my iib. with gibson (pretty low output) buckers ill run the front side at 5. adding more just gets gross lead gain is way more adjustable and has more bass and treble without goin full ass trumpet mids like v1

 

[spawnofthesith]

I keep going back and listening to the sound samples. 1) I can’t get over how thick any girthy the V sounds. 2). Really impressed with the sound of the crab.

I do really like how the V turned out in these clips. Possibly "more modern and compresssed" sounding and maybe thats what people dont like about the Vs but I think it sounds awesome lol

 

[dronerstone]

Damn, the guts look fairly clean, and the sounds are much better than I expected. Phew... Guess I'll have to try my best not to order his Model T.

 

[Genghis]

Damn, the guts look fairly clean, and the sounds are much better than I expected. Phew... Guess I'll have to try my best not to order his Model T.

Resistance is futile!

 

[maddnotez]

Sounds great, for the price I guess you can't beat it.

I know you're using IRs and having played with the band yet but Im curious to know how it feels?

Like with a cab, curious if it's loud enough to hang with the drums and if you can feel the thump.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Sounds great, for the price I guess you can't beat it.

I know you're using IRs and having played with the band yet but Im curious to know how it feels?

Like with a cab, curious if it's loud enough to hang with the drums and if you can feel the thump.

I'll be able to speak to that more tomorrow night after practice

But I would say it "feels" like my other marks so far in

 

[maddnotez]

I'll be able to speak to that more tomorrow night after practice

But I would say it "feels" like my other marks so far in

Good to hear, man I really want a crab now. I wish their website was a little better but I may need to have another conversation with him to see all of the current offerings, there are a lot.

Uber, Mark, Satan, lots of interesting amps

 

[mbugbee]

sadly I had to cancel my order. Got caught up in the tech layoffs fun.

 

[maddnotez]

sadly I had to cancel my order. Got caught up in the tech layoffs fun.

That sucks man sorry, and yeah times get tough. I've had to sell off essentially everything and down to a katana combo for now.