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I'm glad most like the V:35. I recently returned mine. Channel One was great (Crunch mode was killer!). Channel Two left me disappointed. The Mark IIC+ mode sounded good. The Mark IV mode sounded similar, but more "open." But when I switched to Xtreme mode, it seemed to lose its intensity. The...

Several years ago, I demoed a 5:25 "non-plus" version, and thought it sounded great. I recently bought a 5:25+, and it doesn't seem to have as much "grind" to it on the Burn mode. I read today (Mark V manual) the early "non-EQ" IIC+'s "had a certain attack and purity to the sound that the amps...

I've bought and sold about 30 items on Reverb, and have never had a problem. Other music-related forums I belong to like Reverb better than Ebay.

Congrats! I just picked up a new 5:25+ too!

Schweet! And through a Swart cab, too--nice!

Sounds like the "tech" did something wrong. It's not hard to do--it's just a pot swap!

That sounds (no pun intended) cool! Reminds me of Alex Skolnick, who puts a jazz spin on classic rock/metal songs.

A lot of people, including me. If it says "made in China" on it, then I won't buy it, unless it's not available from anywhere else.

I highly recommend you try a Heritage H150 or H157. Better woods, better construction, better sounding, & better price than a comparable Gibson. And, you can order it with practically any option you want! For more info, visit the Heritage Owners Club at http://www.heritageownersclub.com/forums/

Since they are all matched, I would think you could.

I'd definately send it back!

I just did the mod last weekend. Before, it sounded like the speaker had the proverbial wet blanket over it. After the mod, it sounds cleaner and brighter; not nearly as muddy as it was before. It was easy to do as well. If you know how to solder, then it's a piece of cake.

As far as I know, the LSSes with serial numbers below ~4000 had "problems" with the recifier tube blowing frequently. That was fixed in the later models (serial numbers > ~4000). There is a mod to fix the recifier tube problem. I've read that the older NOS 5Y3 tubes are more stable than the...

OK, I figured it out last night. They are immediately adjacent to the middle ribbon cable, one on each side. Each one is a 470-ohm resistor, in parallel with a 100-ohm resistor. Each resistor pair value is about 82.5 ohms; pulling the 470-ohm resistor brings it up to 100-ohms, effectively...

That is why I, as well as many others, prefer Heritage and G&L over Gibson and Fender. Better quality, better price.