My 2010 MC100 had a sweet spot very LOW on the master, like night time kids are sleeping volume, that sounded like the amp was gonna blow scenario….very cool sound. No idea what caused it or if it was even intended but there it was
Cool! Nothing like the sound of an amp about to blow.
I totally agree…
I totally agree…
They sound absolutely phenomenal at any volume level, but, compared to other amplifiers in the same class, they sound fantastic at low volumes.
My only beef, and it’s a minor one, I wish there was a master volume as the volumes are so freaking touchy, it’s hard to get them to the exact right levels for these old shaky hands, but once you do, look out!
Some of em have an effects loop that uses send and return volumes. Most handy.I totally agree…
They sound absolutely phenomenal at any volume level, but, compared to other amplifiers in the same class, they sound fantastic at low volumes.
My only beef, and it’s a minor one, I wish there was a master volume as the volumes are so freaking touchy, it’s hard to get them to the exact right levels for these old shaky hands, but once you do, look out!
Absolutely, but if I want to use the loop, switching it in and out, it doesn’t work too well when you disengage the loop and you get three times the volume… You know what I mean,
My MTL2 sounds perfect at low master on the knob but still is loud af . It’s wild . Vinnie Paul was saying Dime never had his wizard too loud in the studio and it’s was the razor sharp part of domes tone
When did he use a Wiz? I thought it was all Randall stuff….
The wizard is all over Pantera . After dime died terry date and vinnie Paul both said they ALWAYS had a tube amp on every track blended in . Vinnie Paul states on Vulgar it was the Wizard . Here’s the statement from Guitar World mag.
The middle paragraph states about the Wizard. Rick actually sent me a list once of what Dime used . I got it somewhere
I did hear of Dime using Wizards around the Great Southern Trendkill era but not before that. That's interesting!
Ya with vinnie saying the Wizard is on Vulgar was cool info .
You think he may have mixed up Vulgar with Trendkill? Reason being Wizard amps began in '88/'89 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada while Vulgar was recorded in '91 in the Abbots private studio in Texas. Wizards were very obscure and rare at that time. Maybe Dime had a Wizard modded Marshall during that earlier period.
Possibly. I’ll ask Rick what albums he knows they are on it .he sent the gear list he knows Dime did use
It’s the making of Cowboys from Hell guitar world mini mag . Btw I just talked to Rick . The wizard was used on both Cowboys and Vulgar . He says vinnie Paul is right
Sorry if we hijacked thread for a moment.great info about Dime and Wizards
I had amp retubed by my tech and its is even better. He measure the output and it is 110W. He was impressed by the trannies and overall built. However the cross-talk/bleeding issue is not solved because there is some interaction on the power rail which pickup some signal and like he said before, it happens with higain amp. Loop hum is there too. I have to adress this one on Rick because is sound like grounding issue. Mine is '16 model.
Did anyone tried attenuator with MCII ? I tried Captor and it wasn't working at all, it kill all the 'Wizard essence'...
Based on other people's experience, I would avoid the Boss TAE with Wizard amps. Could have been user error but more than one report of trannies blowing with that combo.
