which pickup covers for my les paul?

[sebby123]

I envy you i can emulate it pretty well on my IV but ill never achieve the bite and MOJO!
Im still debating if i want my next amp to be a IIC+, Soldano SLO, Bogner XTC, or a Diezel Einstein... hmmm
There all roughly in the same price range

[shaman]

cool..a friend put it best:The mk IV is like a C+ in a tuxedo.....the C+ has that mojo...not as compressed...a wild thang!I have only played a Soldano SLO-its sweet as well,especially with the Warren Haynes mod-it is a night and day difference-good luck on your quest(cool thing about the C+....its a rare puppy that holds the value on the used market and then some....my Coli sold for 1400 USD new...I bet I could get 3300+ for it today)

[sebby123]

Yea, there insane some people try to get 5k out of them lol.
I dunno im debating for the price of a IIC+ i could get 2 more IV's run in stereo and have a back up!
but at the cost of not having another amp to play with.

[shaman]

so true....the IV is a mighty fine amp(owned one myself..), BUT I can say I would take 1 C+ over 3 IV's....however, if high gain is your main interest, the IV works(esp. if you are playing live..dont want the C+ in the smokey bars...)
..always great to meet another Boogie brother 8)

[sebby123]

Ha high gain is not my thing actually i just like the smooth fat tone it gives which is why in boogie i would only stay in the mark series im curouis to try a road king though.
Have you tried the BB preamp with your boogie its a match made in heaven yet i dont know if you would ever need anything with a IIC+

[ericsabbath]

the coliseum is not that expensive
a guy offered me one for the single recto I had
but I think I hate every Mesa amp I've played (the Stiletto is cool and reminds me of a Laney VH100R, but it's too muffled)
and a mark III is pretty cheap and can be easily modded for the IIc+, since they are 98% the same amp

[shaman]

the coliseum is not that expensive
a guy offered me one for the single recto I had
but I think I hate every Mesa amp I've played (the Stiletto is cool and reminds me of a Laney VH100R, but it's too muffled)
and a mark III is pretty cheap and can be easily modded for the IIc+, since they are 98% the same amp

..the coli in question is a C+-a c+ coli is the rarest amp-only 86 made..a III Coli was mass produced
-the circuitry , the preamp, and power amp section, along with the # made versus the MK III, make them worlds apart,actually
-if you are a metal player, the MK III is totally fine in comparison to a C+,but the cleans and in betweens are different for sure-the rythym channel mod makes it a more flexible amp for sure-I am lucky..I live within 20 miles of a couple of Mk III coli's,4 C+ amps, and a killer MK IIB+ as well-bet you wouldnt hate them!!

[shaman]

Ha high gain is not my thing actually i just like the smooth fat tone it gives which is why in boogie i would only stay in the mark series im curouis to try a road king though.
Have you tried the BB preamp with your boogie its a match made in heaven yet i dont know if you would ever need anything with a IIC+

...yes, I have tried it...I ended up keeping a Fulltone Fulldrive instead(C+, that is..never used with a IV) ....it was sweet..anything that allows you to adjust the treble will jive with a C+..I have a friend who is about to get an Xotic RC Booster..have heard rave reviews..will keep you posted

[sebby123]

I was thinking of trading my bb for a rc i use the gain all the way off! haha it adds just the BB color and its perfect for a fat/solo boost, when i bought the bb i was debating between the fulldrive and the bb i went wit the bb but eventually i will buy the fulldrive

[shaman]

cool!...I dig the fulldrive, with its separate od and boost controls.....I use it mainly as a boost, with a little hair to make the 2 channel C+ into a 3 channel amp

[sebby123]

Yea thats what i do with the mark IV R1 Clean R2i dont use its fun to jam with but never musical enough for my style of music and Lead i use for rythm with the BB for a solo boost. I have to get a knob knob fixed it broke off so i have no idea where my lead gain is at and i think its pulled its somewhere around 8-10 so i have to roll off alot of gain from the lead drive