Fun that you mentioned the loop of the Silver Jubilee. I've tried telling people since I bought the 25/50 in 1987 that the loop is amazing. My Bogner preamp and modded Ada Mp1 sounded best with that amp. Everyone was asking how I could have that good sound back in the days after every gig.You're welcome. I do not have anything by ENGL. IMO, Cornford amplifiers sound best plugged straight-in, no pedals. Best effects loop next to the Silver Jubilee.
KOT would work well for what you're describing. I prefer Boogie amps plugged straight-in.I'm looking for a overdrive to boost and tighten the tone but to still retain most of the playing dynamics, is there a pedal like that?? I'm looking to use it mostly on the R2 channel of my Mesa Mark IV.
I don't find the gain more polished than a Marshall if you run it right.I'm using a Cornford MK50H II that's a really amazing and totally unforgiving amp which I like. The gain is a bit more polished compared to a Marshall, Friedman and Bogner's even if it's built around the famous Marshall. Sometimes I want more grit to it and would like which pedals you suggest for this task.
I just want to make clear that I don't want a Tube Screamer like tone that squishes to tone and add a mid-hump to it or a pedal that I run on the clean channel. I want to use the overdrive channel and keep the open and extremely dynamic sound of the amp but make it sound more Sykes/Aldrich-like. More aggressive if you will.
Buxom Boost, Wylde OD,I'm using a Cornford MK50H II that's a really amazing and totally unforgiving amp which I like. The gain is a bit more polished compared to a Marshall, Friedman and Bogner's even if it's built around the famous Marshall. Sometimes I want more grit to it and would like which pedals you suggest for this task.
I just want to make clear that I don't want a Tube Screamer like tone that squishes to tone and add a mid-hump to it or a pedal that I run on the clean channel. I want to use the overdrive channel and keep the open and extremely dynamic sound of the amp but make it sound more Sykes/Aldrich-like. More aggressive if you will.
On the lead channel I prefer plugged straight in too, but R2 is different, it's a more mid gain, marshally channel I suppose you could call it. It really benefits from a boost IMO.KOT would work well for what you're describing. I prefer Boogie amps plugged straight-in.
As I recall, R2 was a bit different on the Mark IV-A vs Mark IV-B. I preferred the IV-B R2 sound, but preferred the IV-A overall. It's been many years since I've owned/played a Mark IV, so my memory is a bit hazy. I used the gain channel for just about everything. I think the best Mesa/Boogie product I've ever owned was a Quad preamp. One of those "never should have sold it" pieces of gear. The only boost pedal I owned in those days was a TS9. I don't recall if I ever used it with the R2 channel.On the lead channel I prefer plugged straight in too, but R2 is different, it's a more mid gain, marshally channel I suppose you could call it. It really benefits from a boost IMO.
Nothing wrong with the basics.. how do you set the GE-7? fairly flat?Thx all for the replies...I've tried a bunch and found that the Boss GE7 works the best for recording, while the RC Booster along the Boss SD-1 Waza works best for live situations
Lower 100/3.2/6.4 like 0,5mm and raise the level to the nearest dot over flat. By lowering the 100hz the amp remains tight when the boost of the Cornford is activated. Otherwise I think it's too flabby. Raising the level gives the amp a lite more bark and make it a tad easier to play solos.Nothing wrong with the basics.. how do you set the GE-7? fairly flat?