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[la szum]

Not to worry dude... it's also available in the VII in 25 Watt mode.

Not even the same thing, though. Also.... no Tube Rectification in the VII... which is massive, and plays a
huge role in the V being a more sonically versatile amp in the long run than the VII.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Going to have my first band practice with the III tomorrow... took a lot of will power to not bring it last week and do my HX experiment instead

Kinda eager to get past this EP recording and "new material writing" break and get back to gigging too. It's only been a little over a month since last gig but I'm starting to feel antsy now. Have a growing que of amps that need to be stage tested lol

The phrase "night and day" will not begin to describe the difference. And I haven't even played a III yet

 

[JiveTurkey]

So in pre-planning; all of the controls on here are shared. I assume I can switch between Rhythm and Lead channels by either pulling Lead Drive knob out OR using a single button footswitch up front?

What determines the Rhythm2 gain value? I assume it's only accessible via R2 footswitch jack on the back?

 

[spawnofthesith]

So in pre-planning; all of the controls on here are shared. I assume I can switch between Rhythm and Lead channels by either pulling Lead Drive knob out OR using a single button footswitch up front?

Correct

What determines the Rhythm2 gain value? I assume it's only accessible via R2 footswitch jack on the back?

Volume sets the input gain for all 3 channels, channel 1 and 2 don't have "Drive"/output gain controls. R2 can be accessed by footswitch jack on the back or by pulling the Middle knob

 

[JiveTurkey]

Correct



Volume sets the input gain for all 3 channels, channel 1 and 2 don't have "Drive"/output gain controls. R2 can be accessed by footswitch jack on the back or by pulling the Middle knob

I have a dual Boss switch and a single switch. I think. This thing just needs to get here already!

 

[la szum]

I missed the updates. Congrats, JT!

I know I missed the party, but that's ok, cuz I am living the Geezer Life Full Stop these days.

You done Iowa proud, Mate!

 

[la szum]

So in pre-planning; all of the controls on here are shared. I assume I can switch between Rhythm and Lead channels by either pulling Lead Drive knob out OR using a single button footswitch up front?

What determines the Rhythm2 gain value? I assume it's only accessible via R2 footswitch jack on the back?

Just backburner R2 for now. Trust me.

 

[la szum]

Treat it like a 2 channel amp out of the gate. Get your feet wet there. More than enough
to keep you content and on course with minimal irksomeness involved.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Just backburner R2 for now. Trust me.

Treat it like a 2 channel amp out of the gate. Get your feet wet there. More than enough
to keep you content and on course with minimal irksomeness involved.

This is what I am thinking too. I don't do cleans so really; it's going to be a 1 channel affair with volume rolloff on the V most likely at this point

 

[la szum]

Excited to hear what you make of it.

I know one thing for certain: You will not get buried on the stage with the III.

 

[Orvillain]

Fuck it!!! Let's allllll sell our axe FX 3s and get marks and boss rv5s in the front of the bastards!!!!!

Yeah!!!!!

 

[JiveTurkey]

Fuck it!!! Let's allllll sell our axe FX 3s and get marks and boss rv5s in the front of the bastards!!!!!

Yeah!!!!!

In front? Boo!

 

[laxu]

Not even the same thing, though. Also.... no Tube Rectification in the VII... which is massive, and plays a
huge role in the V being a more sonically versatile amp in the long run than the VII.

Let's get real about the Mark V toggles, switches and features.

Which ones do you guys use?
Which ones get set to a specific option and never toggled again?
Are there any that you feel are not useful?

 

[JiveTurkey]

Let's get real about the Mark V toggles, switches and features.

Which ones do you guys use?
Which ones get set to a specific option and never toggled again?
Are there any that you feel are not useful?

OVERTHROW THE BLUGARACHY!

 

[Orvillain]

In front? Boo!

Loopers are for poopers

 

[laxu]

OVERTHROW THE BLUGARACHY!

Throws a Blackstar Amped 1 at the angry mob.

That'll fool them.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Let's get real about the Mark V toggles, switches and features.

Which ones do you guys use?
Which ones get set to a specific option and never toggled again?
Are there any that you feel are not useful?

Channel 1: Fat
Channel 2: Used to always be a crunch guy but I use Edge more often these days
Channel 3: Usually Mk IV but sometimes pop into Extreme

Pentode on channel 3, 90 watts for all channels usually, although sometimes for gigs I'll drop Channel 3 to 45 watts to accommodate my hyper specific use case of using a looper in the loop and layering clean and dirty sounds (and there's level jumps and tonal changes of the looper loops when changing channels with 3 in 90 watt)


I would like to spend some more time with tube rectification on channel 2 in 45 watts though

 

[EOengineer]

So in pre-planning; all of the controls on here are shared. I assume I can switch between Rhythm and Lead channels by either pulling Lead Drive knob out OR using a single button footswitch up front?

What determines the Rhythm2 gain value? I assume it's only accessible via R2 footswitch jack on the back?

Def agree with others - start by treating the Mark III as a 2 channel amp. The middle channel is an afterthought though it can produce very nice tones - you just don’t have much control over it so it’s pretty binary whether it’s going to work for a given circumstance.

Don’t overlook the clean channel. It can do crystal clean, EOB, and even be cranked into a cranked black panel bassman sort of thing that is really cool on its own. You probably end up with settings here that prevent uber tight lead tones - probably more of a recording tool, cool anyway.

Your lead channel strategy seems sound. I often use my blue stripe as a single channel amp as well. Definitely recommend exploring lower gain and higher bass settings than the typical zeroed out bass and mids you sometimes see on the lead channel…there are some beautiful, juicy feeling mid gain things happening there. I tend towards higher volume 1 settings and lower lead drive settings.

I’m excited to get your take on the heavy tones, hopefully the shared controls aren’t too limiting for your needs.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Interestingly, the clean channel on my purple stays fairly clean even all the way up to 10 on volume lol. With split or single coils it’s like EOBish and a bridge humbucker is some light crunch. R2 sounds killer with the volume dimed though, especially if you start turning the bass up (of course then you start compromising your brootz chugs on the lead channel)

I guess that probably is part of the whole “purple stripe most mellow” thing

Lead channel is still absolutely brutal though

 

[EOengineer]

Interestingly, the clean channel on my purple stays fairly clean even all the way up to 10 on volume lol. With split or single coils it’s like EOBish and a bridge humbucker is some light crunch. R2 sounds killer with the volume dimed though, especially if you start turning the bass up (of course then you start compromising your brootz chugs on the lead channel)

I guess that probably is part of the whole “purple stripe most mellow” thing

Lead channel is still absolutely brutal though

If I’m using single coils on something like a vintage spec tele, there isn’t much breakup on the clean channel - a little hair and some compression. My Les Pauls with PAFs get pretty crunchy though, especially if the treble is high. This is a recent discovery and was totally unexpected…especially having owned the amp for 15 years now.