Mesa Boogie Mark V - all channels
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bryan_kilco
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Sure, it's a great amp, but i also have a 2010 Triple which covers the Mesa tones already. At least for me.
Matt-Steele
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ArthurD
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Pxz
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The problem with the Marshall was probably related to cab/speaker setup and not the head itself, that amps really rules.
Now on the Mark V , i never played one but they look so versatile. Do the Triple covers the same amount of tones as a Mark V?
Now on the Mark V , i never played one but they look so versatile. Do the Triple covers the same amount of tones as a Mark V?
I like Mesa and Marshall
Glad you like it
It's all personal preference in the end.I like the sound. It's over the top, but i like it. I'll see if it's usable like that.
It covers the Mesa sounds. It's tight high mid voicing (mark v) vs. untight low mid voicing and more gain on the triple. The Mark 1 tones on the V are different, though. You hear El34s in the clip. I forgot to mention that. I didn't like it with 6l6s. I read somewhere on the mesa page, that (in my own words) they wanted to do a "metal" version of the creamy mesa sound. the result was the rectifier.
The mark v is somewhat "hollow" sounding, but incredibly versatile.
Manicompression
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Looking at the threads you have on here I cant help but think that you of all people should own a Kemper. Dont get me wrong, I dig real amps in a room but you seem to have alot of cool stuff coming in and out of your possession.
No, thanks. I already had the Kemper here. Three times, to be precise
I just like to test the stuff...
cfh11
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bryan_kilco
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I prefer my IV over our other guitarists Dual Recto, personally. They have very similar characteristics but are also very different, if that makes sense.
I just love how it can do shimmery cleans, nice 70's rock crunch, and heavy chunking modern stuff. Never got my hands on a V yet, but would love to try one. Though I've heard mixed reviews about the IV actually being "better".
I just love how it can do shimmery cleans, nice 70's rock crunch, and heavy chunking modern stuff. Never got my hands on a V yet, but would love to try one. Though I've heard mixed reviews about the IV actually being "better".
cfh11
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i have never owned a IV but i have been gas'ing for one for years and have played several. that gas stopped when the V came out - it has the IV sounds and more. the one thing i dont like about it is similar to the recto, it has waaaayy too many buttons/switches/different configurations. makes for loads of versatility but it is a nightmare if you get it dialed in the way you want and someone messes with it and you have to start over.
bryan_kilco
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I know that feeling. Though after years of owning the IV, I've pretty much memorized my settings. And once in a while it's fun to set everything back to noon and try to find different tones.
ArthurD
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bryan_kilco
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Well, it's really all about what you like.
My personal settings are something like:
(Lead Channel)
Gain (pulled) 7-8
Treble 7-8
Mid 3
Bass 1-2
Drive 7-8
Presence 5-6
and a sort of basic V scoop with the graphic.
The Pull Bright and Pull Fat always seemed backwards to me. If I pull the Drive knob, things seem to get flubby.
I'm also running a 6L6/EL34 combo and currently only running the 2 EL34's in Class A, Harmonic, and Pentode....I think....
One very important thing is to watch the bass knob! For probably YEARS I always ran it sort of high, and it really only made my tone flubby.
My personal settings are something like:
(Lead Channel)
Gain (pulled) 7-8
Treble 7-8
Mid 3
Bass 1-2
Drive 7-8
Presence 5-6
and a sort of basic V scoop with the graphic.
The Pull Bright and Pull Fat always seemed backwards to me. If I pull the Drive knob, things seem to get flubby.
I'm also running a 6L6/EL34 combo and currently only running the 2 EL34's in Class A, Harmonic, and Pentode....I think....
One very important thing is to watch the bass knob! For probably YEARS I always ran it sort of high, and it really only made my tone flubby.
