YaBoiMCaliber
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Hey! I've asked this same question before, but unfortunately did not get much help. Sorry guys
I've owned my DC-5B head for about 4 years now, and I'm still experiencing trouble dialing in the tone I hear in my head. (It gets REALLY close, and I know that this head is capable of delivering me some "Master of Puppets" chunky goodness.) For tubes, I am using Electro Harmonix 12AX7EHs in the preamp, and JJ 6L6GCs in the power section. For speakers, I have a Marshall 1960A cab loaded with Celestion G12T-75s. I assumed that since these speakers have a scooped sound, it would tame the excessive mids of the DC-5, and it does indeed get rid of the honky mids. The problem is the FIZZY HIGH END AND LOOSE LOW END! ARGH!
I've been using these settings for about 2 years and it's the best I could dial in:
Gain: 7
Treble: 8
Mid: 6
Bass: 3
Presence: 5
Reverb: 0
Master: 2
Output Level: 4
Graphic EQ:
80hz - Middle line
240hz - Bottom of the slider on the middle line
750hz - Bottom of slider on the bottom line
2200hz - Bottom of slider on the middle line
6600hz - Between the middle and top line
TS808:
Overdrive: 10:30
Tone: 10:30
Level: 1:30
So: WHAT DO YOU GUYS RECOMMEND? Should I opt for Mesa tubes? Or are there more high gain alternatives? Should I buy a Mesa cab with V30s? Do you guys have any settings you could share? At this point, anything helps. Really.
(On a side note: I recently slaved my DC-5 into a Marshall JCM 900 power section, and HOLY F***. I absolutely NAILED the "Master of Puppets" and "Black Album" tones. Unfortunately, my friend is not willing to let me keep that head :lol: )
I've owned my DC-5B head for about 4 years now, and I'm still experiencing trouble dialing in the tone I hear in my head. (It gets REALLY close, and I know that this head is capable of delivering me some "Master of Puppets" chunky goodness.) For tubes, I am using Electro Harmonix 12AX7EHs in the preamp, and JJ 6L6GCs in the power section. For speakers, I have a Marshall 1960A cab loaded with Celestion G12T-75s. I assumed that since these speakers have a scooped sound, it would tame the excessive mids of the DC-5, and it does indeed get rid of the honky mids. The problem is the FIZZY HIGH END AND LOOSE LOW END! ARGH!
I've been using these settings for about 2 years and it's the best I could dial in:
Gain: 7
Treble: 8
Mid: 6
Bass: 3
Presence: 5
Reverb: 0
Master: 2
Output Level: 4
Graphic EQ:
80hz - Middle line
240hz - Bottom of the slider on the middle line
750hz - Bottom of slider on the bottom line
2200hz - Bottom of slider on the middle line
6600hz - Between the middle and top line
TS808:
Overdrive: 10:30
Tone: 10:30
Level: 1:30
So: WHAT DO YOU GUYS RECOMMEND? Should I opt for Mesa tubes? Or are there more high gain alternatives? Should I buy a Mesa cab with V30s? Do you guys have any settings you could share? At this point, anything helps. Really.
(On a side note: I recently slaved my DC-5 into a Marshall JCM 900 power section, and HOLY F***. I absolutely NAILED the "Master of Puppets" and "Black Album" tones. Unfortunately, my friend is not willing to let me keep that head :lol: )