Members claffman Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 How much gain does it have on tap straight in? Any recordings that I can listen to and hear a sample? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pierce34celtic Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 I don't have any recordings myself, but my Mark III has unbelievable amounts of USABLE gain. It has an aggressive midrange bite that can be tweaked with the GEQ settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 It probably has as much gain as a Recto... it just doesnt seem like it as much, because its much clearer, and not as saturated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claffman Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 It probably has as much gain as a Recto... it just doesnt seem like it as much, because its much clearer, and not as saturated.... That's the thing I'm looking for. A good basic heavy gain that I can adjust with boost/od/eq, ect.. The Recto isn't my thing. The Mark IV gain is cool but not quite right. I have an amp for cleans so that's not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 That's the thing I'm looking for. A good basic heavy gain that I can adjust with boost/od/eq, ect.. The Recto isn't my thing. The Mark IV gain is cool but not quite right. I have an amp for cleans so that's not an issue. The Mark III lead channel sounds almost identical to the Mark IV lead channel. It's just a tad more aggressive. If you don't like the Mark IV sound, I doubt you would like the Mark III sound. BTW, have you played a Mark IV, or just heard recordings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 That's the thing I'm looking for. A good basic heavy gain that I can adjust with boost/od/eq, ect.. The Recto isn't my thing. The Mark IV gain is cool but not quite right. I have an amp for cleans so that's not an issue. Its going to be similar to a mark IV. Same basic family voice, but the III is more pissed off... a little more aggressive and.... "Marshally". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tri99er Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 The Mark III has way more gain on tap than a Recto, I have a Mark III, and a Tremoverb, and the III is leaner and meaner by a long shot, I usually run the MIII with the gain at about 2-3(out of 10), and I love my gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 I dont know about that much, lol. But, it has plenty. I keep my Mark III volume and lead drive both on around 8, which is equal to about having my 5150 gain on 6.5-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tri99er Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 I have my III setup with volume 9, lead drive 3, and lead master 3, and I get a good amount of gain, here's a crappy YouTube clip of my Mark III with those settings. Mind the chugga chugga playing, was listening to alot of Melvins, and 80's trash. [YOUTUBE]getPcpCjuRE[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AL Guitar Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 I don't know of any samples but the Mark III's I've owned (3 of them) were all absolutely amazing- especially the green stripe. Loads of great sounding, musical gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAmazingBlob Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 The Mark III has more gain than anyone could possibly use. Definitely not something you need to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachman Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 http://www.netmusicians.org/files/14-whitesnake_Mark_III.mp3 http://www.netmusicians.org/files/92-01%20Zach%20movie%20weirdness%20legato.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Plenty of gain, I run the drive on mine at 3 to 4 with volume 1 at 7.But it never fails to amaze me when guys in here post about running thier 5150's with the gain dimed. So maybe it will be enough gain for you, or maybe not.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 I have my III setup with volume 9, lead drive 3, and lead master 3, and I get a good amount of gain, here's a crappy YouTube clip of my Mark III with those settings. Mind the chugga chugga playing, was listening to alot of Melvins, and 80's trash. I need to run a test some time of the volume high vs the lead drive high. See how it adds the gain.to OP:The weird thing about Mark IIIs in general, is almost every knob effects the gain in some way. Its hard to just say "I run the gain at x" without knowing the other settings. Having more treble will add gain, if you turn on R2 and Lead at the same time, it will get more saturated and have more gain, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dale B. Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 The Blue stripe I owned had a ton of gain. The voicing of the amp was a touch different from the Mark IV in that it was a bit more extended in the low end and the highs weren't as rounded off as the Mark IV's. It was indeed a bit more aggressive, but could be tamed and smoothed down if I ran the Presence between 0 and 2. Like Shask said above, nearly all of the knobs on the amp have an effect on the gain in some way, shape or form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pierce34celtic Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Just like Shask said, each knob along with the push/pull and GEQ really affect the tone, you can hear the differences between the pull bright, or pull deep. Personally my settings are around Volume 1 Pulled: 8Treble Pulled - 7.5Bass - 1Mids - 3.5Master - 3.5Lead Drive - 7.5-8Lead Master Pulled: 2-2.5GEQ can be messed aroudn with, I usually have it in a slight V, with the treble slider around the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killgrace Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 The Mark III has more gain than anyone could possibly use. Definitely not something you need to worry about. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zehn Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 The Mark III has way more gain on tap than a Recto, I have a Mark III, and a Tremoverb, and the III is leaner and meaner by a long shot, I usually run the MIII with the gain at about 2-3(out of 10), and I love my gain. lol wut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Mark III is more aggressive and just sounds better IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Just like Shask said, each knob along with the push/pull and GEQ really affect the tone, you can hear the differences between the pull bright, or pull deep. Personally my settings are around Volume 1 Pulled: 8 Treble Pulled - 7.5 Bass - 1 Mids - 3.5 Master - 3.5 Lead Drive - 7.5-8 Lead Master Pulled: 2-2.5 GEQ can be messed aroudn with, I usually have it in a slight V, with the treble slider around the center. I just tried those settings and those are pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Good god man...do you have the mid slider all the way down or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tri99er Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Yes I did, it is no longer that way, you know how it is when you first get an amp play with it, and all sounds good, then a month later you kick yourself for having such stupid settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pierce34celtic Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Anyone have the site where you can upload Mark III settings and save it as a graphic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LedZep1985 Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 I feel that I get plenty of gain in my Mark III. I sometimes use my TS9 to clean boost the Mark III when I only play it through the combo, and without a cab, because it feels very loose alone. When playing it through a cab, the TS9 is not necessary for me, because it is tight enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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