Mesa Mark IV + Hotplate?
Mesa Mark IV + Hotplate?
i love the thd hotplate / gibson stealth and use it always now with my splawn.
my mesa stiletto doesn't need it, but also i only use the stiletto for cleans anyway so is another reason to not need a hotplate.
i basically HAVE to use it with my splawn, i can imagine possibly having to use it with a markiv too, they seem pretty loud from the getgo. i just bought one but haven't even had 1 second to try it out since the day i bought it, which makes me cry somedays. :(
the hotplate's bright switch i find useful, and the tone affect from it is MINIMAL.
i find no need for its deep switch. using just the bright switch gives me hair-splittingly close to the tone w/out the break, and you have to acknowledge some of what you perceive as a different tone is likely just different VOLUME. Take any sound, play it for a few minutes, then bump up the volume 5-10% and see if it doesn't automatically sound slightly clearer and better to you. that doesn't mean the tone actually changed.
it takes some effort, but is certainly doable, to a/b back and forth between equal volumes using a plate and not using it with an amp, to see how much tonal affect you can detect. i can't find much at all with a thd.
marshall powerbrakes are horrible ime.
I used one on my Mark III and it worked well. I might be selling it if you're interested. I'm assuming the Mark IV combo is 8 ohms...?