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Warmed up properly. This is my 2nd Mark IV, this one makes a LOUD pop when flipping from standby to ON. The louder the output level, the louder the pop. On only lead 0 and Master volume 3, it is chest thumping and quite scary! I can't imagine normal volumes. Here is the recorded noise flipping...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mesa-Boogie-Mark-IV-Medium-Head-Amplifier-4-/200577020045?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb352708d Do all of the early mark IV's look like this? The edges look like they are 2x as thick and it basically looks like crap to me. It also looks like it would be longer than a...

Which is more valuable, an early rev B widebody head with that bumpy tolex or a later 90's widebody combo?

I've got a Mark IV made in about 1999, and I got an offer on it for a pretty good price. I don't really need to get rid of it, but it's the wide combo... so I was thinking to sell it, and pick up a newer short head or combo Mark IV on ebay for a lot less than I'd get for mine locally. This...

I just picked up a MM Luke for an absolute steal. The problem is, I hate the EMG's in it. Either that, or it is the Alder body that the guitar is made of. With my Mark IV, it is just way way too bright and there is no girth. Do you think swapping to some passives would help? Or is it just...

if i set the Lead bass, mid, and treble EQ all to zero, all of the gain goes away. it is like playing through the clean channel with a mild overdrive pedal on. and if i set the Lead gain higher than 8 with those EQ settings, then the amp goes completely clean, no gain at all. as soon as i...

i found a used jp7 pre-dsonic that i am thinking about buying, :) but from the pictures it looks as if it has a regular nut... did all of these guitars come with compensated nuts on them or is it possible this guitar i am looking at has a regular nut? also, value, what is the value or what...

i am using my mark iv combo for recording. i was just wondering if using a closed back cab like a recto 2x12 would make a significant difference in my recordings? or does it not matter much other than the fact it would be a c90 vs v30s? i usually use an sm57 and an akg condenser. im trying...

anyone got one? and how do you like it?

so i turn on the ole' mark iv today and use tweed power like i normally do when im just practicing alone. i started jammin on the lead channel and i notice the volume was kind of low for the settings i had. i messed around with the master volume and channel volume and the amp is just not...

so i bought the mark iv and it had 3 mesa boogie and 2 sovtek preamp tubes. i bought a kit from dougstubes hoping to improve the tone a few months ago. his "preamp cocktail". i just never got the tone to what i wanted it to be, and i thought it was my pickups or i needed a cab... but i was...

which one do you guys like more with your mark amps? the only reason i ask is because i'm either getting a mesa recto 2x12 (v30s) or a vader 2x12 (emi legends) and i was just wondering what you guys thought of them. the v30s are obviously the go to speaker, but ive heard the legends are a bit...

i currently do not have the footswitch for my mark iv, and just kept putting of getting one for it because i really only used the lead channel. now i kind of want to use r1 and lead, maybe throw some r2 in there. i was wondering, is it worth it to invest in this expensive as hell footswitch or...

i have a chance to get a roadster combo but get rid of the mark iv. can anyone who's owned both give me your take on them? i think i like that rectified sound more for rhythm, but i would miss that mark iv lead tone for solos. opinions?

ok i want new pickups in my ibanez s520. i dont want actives. i love LoG's tone, and i know they use 59's, but i want to save getting those pickups for my gibson SG. i want a combo of a bridge pickup that gets very aggressive and metal with a neck pickup that gets creamy and fluid like. im...

It's just kind of digital and really puts and ice pick in my tone. I have like 6 days left on my return policy to try something new. I got it from guitar center, they dont have any maxon pedals :x but i remember they had a OCD in there, a TS808, a ZW overdrive, and some boss overdrives...

ive been trying to use my boss ns-2 in the loop of my mark iv to help with preamp noise, but it gets randomly clicky when the pedal is engaged. i also tried this with the isp decimator when i had it and it had the same kind of problem with random clicks and pops almost. anyone know what this...

im looking at avatar 2x12's. their G212 has about the same sealed volume as a rectifier 2x12. if i got that with v30s, could i expect a similar tone? I just don't know if a 4x12 is worth it over a 2x12, or a ported 2x12 would beat both out? i have never really had experience with cabs and...

does anyone else ever feel their mark iv has a rubber-like feel to it? the best thing i can describe it as is, when you have a gate or noise suppressor turned up too much and it just kind of cuts the notes out and makes the tone rubber bandy i guess. except the amp squeals like a ***** :x its...

i bought one of these units recently and im trying to get it to work with my mark iv. ive used it in front of the amp and in the loop, but when i use it in the loop at really high volumes, i have to crank the gate on the unit and it kills my tone. but petrucci and LoG use these...