Mark IIA Gain Boost - anyone use this?

[Grandturk]

Just playing with the different sounds on my Mark IIA. I haven't really been able to get a usable sound when the Gain Boost is engaged. Its fatter, sure, but its pretty loose and humped in the midrange with a lot of sag.

Anyone use the gain boost regularly? What are your settings?

Maybe its better with singles than humbuckers?

 

[gonzo]

i don't use it on my MarkIIb...

sounds farty to me.

 

[xrisj]

Yeah, it wasn't very usable on my IIB either. I agree with the 'farty' comment.

 

[Betos]

It's used to get you a fat tone at really low volumes.


You can play with it to do other things as well, but that's it's main purpose. For that, it works really well.


~Betos

 

[Echo21]

Try putting your bass knob on about 2.5 or 3, treble on 7 and midrange on about 7 or 8. My IIB got flubby in the bass before I figured this out. The midrange knob is unique with this amp because it adds fatness without the low end flub. It also helps to pull the push/pull knobs out as well as the shift knob. I hope this helps.