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Has anyone tested the new TC Electronic Nova Delay? The review on Harmony-central looked quite promising. How does it match up to the G-series effects units? Does anyone know where I can find any samples? http://www.tcelectronic.com/NovaDelay.asp

I'm also considering converting my MKIVa combo into a head. Does anyone know anywhere in the UK that stocks MKIV head shells, perhaps a similar UK counterpart to www.vintageboogie.com ?

Which cab has the sweetest bass response for a Mark IVA combo amp? I'm considering whether to get a 1x12 (which I'm afraid won't give me enough 'body' to my tone) or a 2x12. Which of the following would best suit my requirements... http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/lonestar/71422...

I've recently come to the decision, after 2 years of trying to tweak the amp, that my Mark IV combo does not meet my requirments. I love the sweet, liquid sustain I can achieve from time to time, but more often than night I find the sound to thin, and grating to the ear. I have one of two...

As a proud owner of a Mark IV combo, I'm looking to add another feather to my bow by investing in another amp. For a long time now I've had my eye on the Bogner ecstasy (Steve Vai's Fire Garden tone is one of my favourite guitar tones of all time) but I've also heard very good things about the...

At the moment I'm recording my Mark IV guitar parts dry, and then adding the delay parts in afterwards. What delay plugin would give me a similar delay sound to, say, the delay found on a TC electronics G-system? At the moment I'm using my built-in Cubase SX double delay for my guitar mixing...

I changed all of my amp settings today and came up with a spectacular revelation; the Mark IVs rhy2 channel sounds better than the lead channel for leads! I was jamming along to the jazz fusion station ("fusiongroove") playing through the lead channel, when I swapped to rhy2 and stomped on my...

Here is a close up pic of Steve's TS9 settings. http://www.vai.com/tn/photo.html My question is, is the pedal set to the Plus mod or the Baked mod setting? I'm finding my Baked mod very hard to keep under control and was wondering whether to change to a Plus mod instead. I love the effect, but...

I've been giving my TS9 baked mod a good going over this evening, with the aid of my Mesa/Boogie Mark IV and Budda wah. Wow, what a tone! I can't believe how much singing sustain this pedal adds to an already great distortion amp. The pedal is very natural and transparent sounding; it doesn't so...

Has anyone had their DD3 modded by Keeley, and how close does it come to an analog delay pedal? I don't know whether to just mod my existing DD3 or fork out for a second analog delay to blend.

I've currently got a bog-standard DD3 (MIT) but I'm on the look out for an analog delay to smooth out the sound. I know that Satriani uses an analog delay set to short going into a digital delay set to long, so would there be any distinguishable different of I bought a good analogue delay...

I'm on the hunt for a decent compressor. There are a few I have my eye on at the moment, namely the Keeley compressor, Analogman, and the rackmounted dbx 160A. What are your thoughts on rackmounted compressors, and do they have any real advantage over stompboxs? I'd also like any thoughts on...

I'm looking for a good chorus pedal to add to my set-up. I'll be playing it through a Mark IV combo and I'm after something that will give me one of two things, A) a great clean chorus tone (e.g.Pink Floyd), and b) add sheen to my distorted rhythm and lead tones to get that 80s lead harmony vibe...

I've recently had my Mark IV serviced and retubed about 2 months ago with Tung Sol's and JJ's and I've never been happier with the tone. One problem I seem to be having though is that very recently the volume keeps on dropping out when I initiate my effects loop, but when I turn the effects loop...

After Toquay kindly gave me a link to download the original Mark IVa instruction booklet (thanks for that!) I have been trying out the sample settings, which are totally different to the Mark IVb booklet. The first sample setting I tried 'Classic LA' completely blew me away! After dialling it...

Is the v4 (12at7) or v5 phase inverted in Mark IV type-A models?

I'm thinking about buying an attenuator for my Mark IVa combo for home recording, but is it worth getting one or does the lead vol/master trick cancel out the need? I was thinking of getting the THD Hot Plate 8 ohm by the way (I would consider Weber if it wasn't for their lack of availability)...

My Mark IVa combo is due for a retube and I was wondering how the JJ preamp tube kit from eurotubes would compliment my newly fitted Svetlana winged Cs? I've heard a lot of good things about the Tung Sols, but I don't want the hassle of sorting through a whole batch to find good ones; I'd much...

Just out of curiosity, I was wondering if anyone could shed some light in to why Mesa/Boogie decided to stop production of the MKIIC+ so early on in its production life if they knew they were on to a winner? Like it or loathe it most people do consider the MKIIC+ a superior beast to the MKIII...

Ok, so I've done quite an extensive search on the forums and I haven't come across a clear topic for this subject... Just which 12ax7 tubes do you people recommend for use in the lovely Mark IV combo? Cheers in advance!