Check out this post and video:
http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/clark-kents-fw18-mesa-mark-iv-john-petrucci-guide.97490/
Can't say for sure but I guess 4 is that magic spot where theres just enough saturation to fill out the tone but setting it less doesn't compress it enough to tame the eq choices??? Idk, tube voodoo? HahaMikko, did you ever figure out why the "master volume at 4" setting is so critical? In your demo, you clearly show setting it to either 3 or 5 adds flub to the palm mute, whereas 4 cuts off almost like a gate. I've not tried this on my real Mark IV (because it would be insanely loud through my 4x12), but I can't figure out why that specific MV setting would affect things like this (I could see 5 being "flubbier", but why 3, which should theoretically be tighter?).
Check out this post and video:
http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/clark-kents-fw18-mesa-mark-iv-john-petrucci-guide.97490/
I would also suggest in addition to Mikkos Mark IV guide there is also a preset of his floating about somewhere " Mikkos Mesa Boogie Mark IV " works very nicely. I do not own a Mark V but I do have a Mini rectifier and a Triple Rectifier so I am well acquainted with their idiosyncrasies. Really a love / hate thing dealing with Mesa's - ha . The axe really nails that perfectly along with the oddities of their gain structure, extremely authentic IMO.
make sure you dial in the 'boogie V' on the parametric EQ and you will get the tones you want.
Hey everyone,
This might sound like a stupid question but how does one go about dialling in one of the USA amp models to sound like a Mark V? All the Mark V demos I've heard have this amazing hi-gain sound with great clarity but when I use the USA Lead or IIC+ models on my Axe-Fx, even with gain and overdrive at full I only get a crunch tone. No where near the gain of the real model.
I know I'm doing something wrong, any ideas?
Cheers!