I have a Mark V combo...It's amazing, hands down the sweetest amp I have ever played.
its a tweekers amp, a good read of the instructions is needed.
I have an Epiphone Elitist Les Paul (on the look out for new pickups if anyone has an opinion please reply!) and it sounds amazing. I also play a fender jazzmaster and the reverb will make the hair on the back of your head stand right up... sweet...
toss a tc electronics flasback in the loop for a killer sounding rig.
I need this amp in my life! But I'm holding onto a pretty crappy Epiphone Les Paul Standard, will my mediocre guitar drag this amp down and mean I've wasted my money?
@XalmostbrokenX i think that a good amp is way more efficient than a good guitar to achieve a better tone...a crappy amp will make sound crappy everything you put in it, a crappy guitar still depends on how you play it. that amp will never be a waste of money
@XalmostbrokenX No. The Epiphone Les Paul is an average guitar, not a crappy one. If you play with a lot of gain it won't make a difference what guitar you are playing. But, the Epiphone Les Paul into a Mark V should sound great.
@XalmostbrokenX no. it most likely will not. unless the pickups hum, in which case you should probably upgrade those, which is possible for very little money.
@XalmostbrokenX No. A shitty guitar will sound much better through a top class amp. It won't sound great, but it won't sound like it does playing through a solid state Crate either.
@XalmostbrokenX With decent electronics it wont sound bad. My advice would be to go for a Paul Reed Smith SE. They are under $1000 and very well made. Good rock guitars if thats your style. Go perfect with Mesa
@XalmostbrokenX Epiphone les pauls are NOT mediocre, maybe the resale value isn't there like a Gibson, but the Epi's seem to play a bit better, I'd say spend about $160 on a Crunch Lab and Liquifire into the guitar, and watch your tone increase a hundred-fold xD
Why does he use the best kind of guitars for each channel. I mean if you have a PRS, nothing can go wrong, it will sound great with any amp. The technique is to make an amp that can make the worst guitar sound a little like music.
@funnygangink Why is it so expensive? For the love of Pete, LOOK at the thing! It has more features than a Boeing 747, the quality of a Ferrari and a tone to make Beethoven tear up and cry in joy. It could be twice the money and still be a good deal. Mesa has it all.
@funnygangink it has raw power with tubes these things are worth it i've tried them i couldn't stop playing it i had a gibson les paul and had heavy distortion and the chunk of the bass wouldn't get muddy with the vintage celestion in it...it was amazing all the line 6 guitarists at guitarcenter were jealous of my tone
@funnygangink Hand made. High quality components. Engineering that allows excellent definition using chords with a variety of intervals. IMO the best thing about them, you can play any damn chord you want and the signal stays tight.
ugh i get tired of all these demos having the dudes play the same fruity rock n roll riffs on all the settings. they should have a versatile guitarist demo a versatile amp.
@InfiniteMisery003 The player who demos the amp plays what the target audience wants. Many players who buy Mesa amps play good old rock music. And there's nothing fruity about it. I can play jazz, blues, metal, and country......but when I jam by myself I play rock and roll.....because it ROCKS!
this is amp is incredible...unfortunately after a few weeks i have to get rid of it :(. I will end up buying it as soon as i can again but for now family calls....if someone is interested message me...
Great clean, crunch, blues and lead?? Except most extreme distort sounds, this can do everything. You know, it use to be, that people spent this much for the amp, that could do just one of these tones well !! Oh, how spoiled we are.....
@checkie4ever dude, this amp destroys teh rectifier series for metal. Extreme mode is monstrous. I just sold a Road King but I played them side by side extensively first. The MKV absolutely destroys the RK. Seriously...no bias here...I could have kept either. MKV has a TON more bottom end and is 10 times tighter than the RK.
Check out the haggerty's music demo #8 for the extreme mode. The dude does a pretty good job of dialing it in for a brutal metal tone at around 1:10...
Best amp ever made. Cleans that wil make a girl wet. Bluesy rythm crunch that will make a girl wet and blistering metal tones that will make a girl wet! Just be sure u keep a mop n towel around when u playing near women. Or some men for that matter... :S
I heard a Mark V at the Amp show and was blown away, now if I was just rich! Seriously they are amazing. I had someone try to prove to me The Orange Amp was just as good but they were not successful. I was even more convinced I wanted the Mark V. In my opinion the Orange got smoked!
Sorry, but from this clip, I didn't like it. The cleans were nice. I liked the cleans, but the gain channels left me wanting more. Also, and this might be an eq setting, but it sounded too dark, too round, and lacking the kind of sustain I would've liked. For the money I would get a Bogner Shiva, or even an Egnater.
the best way I can describe this amp is 'inspiring'....my Les Paul was like that, too..it is a piece of gear that simply makes you WANT to play...and in doing so makes you a better musician. that is kind of stuff you have to really buy and groove with .sometimes it can be expensive. but its an investment that pays off time and time again! Nothing is more satisfying than playing through high end gear...
@jimllfaxit dont do it...you can get a good equalizer and find all the same sounds............this sounds like a southern rock, country, blues amp....is that what you want?
@jareds1007 this is EXTREMELY far away from a southern rock, country and blues amp. Santana used a mark I, and its circuit is in this amp. Metallica used a Mark II C+, and its circuit is in this amp. Both Dream Theater and Lamb of God use Mark V's. This guy is just playing blues through it and setting the EQ to a more vintage sounding setting.
Do it ... , you will not regret (got 2 boogies myself, got the first one - .50 Caliber - 25 years ago and it still is an incredible amp). Precious money, well spent
@astmagrooved Oh man, I just saw some videos of .50 Cal. and it's really almost all, one could want.And as you mentioned ,this wonder amp is almost three decades old. They know, how the built a instrument.....
@jimllfaxit It's worth it if you've played it and know for sure. I was in a similar situation when I bought my DC-10 head. I listened to Mesa's online, and did research to make sure it had the flexibility I wanted. I loved everything about the amp except the price($1,500). I tracked one down and played the living shit out of it. 5 seconds after plugging in I knew it was mine. If you are a serious player, this is a no brainer. Buying my Mesa/Boogie DC-10 is the best decision I've ever made.
@jimllfaxit I also wanted to add that I've owned my DC-10 for 12 years of heavy use and I've never had a single problem with it. I've played well over 250 gigs, and countless rehearsals and recording sessions during that time, and It sounds and plays just as good as it did the day I bought it. Routine maintenance (cleaning it / changing the tubes / etc....) will keep these amps soaring forever. The longer I have my amp, the happier I am that I took the plunge and bought it. Love it!!!!
@jimllfaxit I can't tell you how to spend your money dude, however... take some vitamins and fortify those stones, you will not regret it! I have a Mark IIC+ and it's awesome, it's fricking phenomenal!!! This Mark V is 4 amps in one and the IIC+ is one of them. fyi I have had my Boogie for over 20 years.
@davonwav This one doesn't have the Boogie "curse", where just brushing the tone controls accidentally can kill your tone. This is the closest to a Plug & Play/ Easy to get Killer tone amp they've ever made.
@Gtrplyr1 yeah, I find my Mark V head with my mills acoustics 212 cab w/ V30s to sound plenty trebly enough for awesome leads. The mark series is known for its lead sound. Besides, from his settings, the master volume is around 9:30 or so, it really starts to soar and rock at around 10:30-11:00.
Great demo! I loved the sounds and the versatility. One thing I especially enjoyed about this amp is that it did NOT sound like a thrash metal amp...but rather something that could produce great classic rock (early VH) sounds, liquidly lead sounds (ala Larry Carlton & Robben Ford), and some screaming hard rock sounds (ala Steve Morse). I definitely need to get out and demo one in person. Again, thanks for a really nice demo vid.
Hi Mick..BEST demo of this amp for defo, great job man!! Can you tell me what guitar you are playing (not the Strat) Looks like a PRS, but 4 control knobs??? Is it a custom build with a Piezo or something?? Or not even a PRS? Cheers
Hi Mick..BEST demo of this amp for defo, great job man!! Can you tell me what guitar you are playing (not the Strat) Looks like a PRS, but 4 control knobs??? Is it a custom build with a Piezo or something?? Or not even a PRS? Cheers
Why change guitars throughout the test ? Gives no hope of comparing the different modes with any idea of what is the amp and the guitar. They should know better.
@jykonrock haha it is pretty pricey, but doesn't even come close to a number of amps in terms of price (i.e. engl special edition- just to name one). however, we all know that in terms of value, this amp is worth every penny! it's 9 in 1!!!
@cast390 - my experience with mesas, their tone really shines when they're turned up to performance volumes. i havent had experience with their lower wattage amps (Besides the lonestar... the model that cuts down to 5w, which sounded pretty good). i'm not particularly a fan of Mesas due to their very (over, IMO) touchy EQ and my experience that their amps ALWAYS need to be cranked to get the sound you're thinking of. not to mention their FX loops have been really bad.
@MrNixon79 I know what you're sayin.My mark 3 sounds great cranked almost all the way while using an attenuator. I agree with what you say about the FX Loop.At a high volume there seems to be very little effect heard running through the loop.
Good video. does anybody know if this is an accurate representation of the classic rock, Santana ish, sound the Mark V is capable of? Is it very close to the actual vintage Mark 1, Mark 2c+, Mark 3, and Mark 4 sounds the vintage amps really sound like, or is it a more modern High Fidelity sound the new Mesas have? Many Mesa Lonestar owners think Lonestar clean sounds do not have the Tone of the classic Mark series amps, that they are too high fidelity clean and sterile sounding.
@MistahhB if your gonna be an ass, make sure your grammar is correct. a semi colon is improper how you used it. if your gonna try and sound smart you might wanna rephrase that sentence. Oh, in the future, Google is your friend. don't be such a dick dude!
1.Telling someone to use google is not being a dick. If you are that sensitive then go fuck yourself.
2. English is not my main language. I do sometimes use the wrong grammar. You used Your improperly. You're not perfect either.
3. Why do you give a damn? I told the guy what the amp cost, and reminded him that he can find out for himself a hell lot faster if he uses google. If that's being a dick then maybe I should be put in jail for helping old people across the street.
Hey man , i just wanted to ask, if u may : if i purchase a Mesa boogie mark V from the USA, to lebanon, knowing that the voltage is different ( 240 V here ), will it work or does it need a transmittor ? thank you so much
Just got this amp and am still familiarizing with it. Can anyone tell me where to hook up a multieffect processor and also where can i get some hall sound to it? Am at my wits end...thanks ;)
@WoWandMetalFTW yes that is true, lol i was correcting a guy who said andy was a huge mark V user, mesa yes, but lonestars and a stiletto at at times.. damn I wish i had a stiletto lol
lol, he says mess-ah boo-gee
mrEmu7 5 days ago
Man, that is the best tone demo outside of classic tweed amp rebuilds that I've ever heard.
Srinivassa 1 week ago
I have a Mark V combo...It's amazing, hands down the sweetest amp I have ever played.
its a tweekers amp, a good read of the instructions is needed.
I have an Epiphone Elitist Les Paul (on the look out for new pickups if anyone has an opinion please reply!) and it sounds amazing. I also play a fender jazzmaster and the reverb will make the hair on the back of your head stand right up... sweet...
toss a tc electronics flasback in the loop for a killer sounding rig.
BillyPolaris 2 weeks ago
I was so close to buy this amp at the store but I end up buying a les Paul 58 reissue VOS:) I will buy this amp this year;)
pinoyblues 1 month ago
God damn......I want this amp but I need 2500 hundred bucks. FUCK.
TomPark1986 1 month ago
First comment of 2012, I'm damn proud. This amp is awesome btw
jma111000 1 month ago
Awesome tone! Could you tell me a little bit about your rig? Oh, wait...
republicanhaircutman 2 months ago
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come on someone should say "dear santa"
serhanbg 3 months ago
whats the song/riff at 1:11
TexRangers7 5 months ago
@TexRangers7 I dont know but it sounds really Tremontishhhh
rambache 2 months ago
I need this amp in my life! But I'm holding onto a pretty crappy Epiphone Les Paul Standard, will my mediocre guitar drag this amp down and mean I've wasted my money?
XalmostbrokenX 5 months ago 4
@XalmostbrokenX Na, but a new guitar will help the amp do better.
kalakuttakamina 5 months ago
@XalmostbrokenX i think that a good amp is way more efficient than a good guitar to achieve a better tone...a crappy amp will make sound crappy everything you put in it, a crappy guitar still depends on how you play it. that amp will never be a waste of money
blackritchie8 3 months ago
@XalmostbrokenX No. The Epiphone Les Paul is an average guitar, not a crappy one. If you play with a lot of gain it won't make a difference what guitar you are playing. But, the Epiphone Les Paul into a Mark V should sound great.
murfdog19 2 months ago
@XalmostbrokenX no. it most likely will not. unless the pickups hum, in which case you should probably upgrade those, which is possible for very little money.
TheTominator45 2 months ago
@XalmostbrokenX No. A shitty guitar will sound much better through a top class amp. It won't sound great, but it won't sound like it does playing through a solid state Crate either.
ThisIsNotHappyDays 1 month ago
@XalmostbrokenX With decent electronics it wont sound bad. My advice would be to go for a Paul Reed Smith SE. They are under $1000 and very well made. Good rock guitars if thats your style. Go perfect with Mesa
cortem762 4 weeks ago
@XalmostbrokenX Repup
Srinivassa 1 week ago
@XalmostbrokenX Epiphone les pauls are NOT mediocre, maybe the resale value isn't there like a Gibson, but the Epi's seem to play a bit better, I'd say spend about $160 on a Crunch Lab and Liquifire into the guitar, and watch your tone increase a hundred-fold xD
myXmusicXaddiction 1 day ago
can i put a combo on top of a cabinet?
luisguitarc214 6 months ago
@luisguitarc214 yes you can
phatycolby282 6 months ago
@phatycolby282 oh cool, thanks
luisguitarc214 6 months ago
@luisguitarc214 yes
topdog2328 4 months ago
we recorded our stuff on peavey & mesa boogie combos...if you are interested in what we got, check our channel
RisenToReclaim 6 months ago
Why does he use the best kind of guitars for each channel. I mean if you have a PRS, nothing can go wrong, it will sound great with any amp. The technique is to make an amp that can make the worst guitar sound a little like music.
Artudorockz 6 months ago
@Artudorockz if you can afford a Mark V - you're probably not playing a crap guitar though...
AmateursAlex 6 months ago
3.790 $ in my Country !! Tell me how can i afford it! God damn so expensive!
morfoo 6 months ago
can someone tell me why they are so expensive i was just wondering.
funnygangink 7 months ago
@funnygangink Why is it so expensive? For the love of Pete, LOOK at the thing! It has more features than a Boeing 747, the quality of a Ferrari and a tone to make Beethoven tear up and cry in joy. It could be twice the money and still be a good deal. Mesa has it all.
HEADBANGBALLER 7 months ago
@funnygangink it has raw power with tubes these things are worth it i've tried them i couldn't stop playing it i had a gibson les paul and had heavy distortion and the chunk of the bass wouldn't get muddy with the vintage celestion in it...it was amazing all the line 6 guitarists at guitarcenter were jealous of my tone
emoboi311 7 months ago
@funnygangink Hand made. High quality components. Engineering that allows excellent definition using chords with a variety of intervals. IMO the best thing about them, you can play any damn chord you want and the signal stays tight.
GuitarSlinger2112 7 months ago
MARK TREMONTI PLAYING STYLE, YEAH!!! 1:11
rambache 8 months ago
Holy fucking clean channel O_O
FiestyMclovin 8 months ago
@murfdog19 sorry but i dont agree with you. this guy could have mixed it up. and his riffs are totally fruity.
InfiniteMisery003 8 months ago
ugh i get tired of all these demos having the dudes play the same fruity rock n roll riffs on all the settings. they should have a versatile guitarist demo a versatile amp.
InfiniteMisery003 8 months ago
@InfiniteMisery003 The player who demos the amp plays what the target audience wants. Many players who buy Mesa amps play good old rock music. And there's nothing fruity about it. I can play jazz, blues, metal, and country......but when I jam by myself I play rock and roll.....because it ROCKS!
murfdog19 8 months ago
f*cking england.... never playin' metal with the legendary MOP tone....
b4zii12 8 months ago
wats the point of buying this expensive to play blues? play some metallica
CreepingDeath1100 9 months ago
Not a bad demo but why are you playing blues on the extreme gain channel?
Benadification 9 months ago
WHERES THE METAL!
crazymonkeyx 9 months ago
there's mids, then there's fucking stupid mids
asianaxeman 10 months ago
Yeah, test an amp with a strat with stock pickups, real smart
Deathz0r94 10 months ago
@Deathz0r94 Did you even watch the whole demo? NO..!
mazsenior 1 week ago
@mazsenior Still sounds like shit no matter how you look at it. You need better pickups for this kind of amp to shine.
Deathz0r94 1 week ago
@Deathz0r94 No it doesn't. You just buy into the marketing hype of Pick-ups, when it's really the player.
mazsenior 1 week ago
@mazsenior Nah dude. I get that, but that pickup/amp combo is for shit. They may as well have used a crate for the demo.
Deathz0r94 1 week ago
I hear this is a pretty loud amp for a 1X12. Would it do okay in a bedroom setting where it had to be somewhat quiet? Say in an apartment?
ilivestrong25 10 months ago
@ilivestrong25 It switches from 90W to 45W to 10W so I think that it should be ok at 10W.
JAMESMCORBETT 10 months ago
@ilivestrong25 Honestly, the 10W setting would be fine. Other than that, it would sound better if you have it cranked on the other power settings...
KHGuitarFreak1988 10 months ago
wich pickups are on the strat? thank you!
Giuseppetiberi 11 months ago
wich pickups?
Giuseppetiberi 11 months ago
Soooooo muddy.
RockSchooled 11 months ago
marshall and fender will always sell more . but this amps rocks for a studio guitarrist i think
dnnysrock 11 months ago
this is amp is incredible...unfortunately after a few weeks i have to get rid of it :(. I will end up buying it as soon as i can again but for now family calls....if someone is interested message me...
AlternetEnding 11 months ago
I am more of a Marshall/British Amp tone guy, but this Mark V sounds awesome, would be a very good addition.
gacktology 1 year ago
It's versatile as hell, but I wasn't blown away by any of the tones. Maybe it's the demo but this didn't sell me. Lacks shimmer and compression.
1971SuperLead 1 year ago
@1971SuperLead Dude, check out the Petrucci demos on Mesa's youtube page. Your mind and ears will be blown, sir.
blinkdude182 11 months ago
@blinkdude182 I looked for Petrucci playing one of these combos but I couldn't find one.
1971SuperLead 11 months ago
As a brit he shurely must have loved the tweed mode...
EmilFinnas94 1 year ago
Great clean, crunch, blues and lead?? Except most extreme distort sounds, this can do everything. You know, it use to be, that people spent this much for the amp, that could do just one of these tones well !! Oh, how spoiled we are.....
checkie4ever 1 year ago
@checkie4ever dude, this amp destroys teh rectifier series for metal. Extreme mode is monstrous. I just sold a Road King but I played them side by side extensively first. The MKV absolutely destroys the RK. Seriously...no bias here...I could have kept either. MKV has a TON more bottom end and is 10 times tighter than the RK.
Check out the haggerty's music demo #8 for the extreme mode. The dude does a pretty good job of dialing it in for a brutal metal tone at around 1:10...
buckster7777 1 year ago
mark III rules, why didn t mesa put that one on the 5??? nice playing dude.
damianer 1 year ago
Best amp ever made. Cleans that wil make a girl wet. Bluesy rythm crunch that will make a girl wet and blistering metal tones that will make a girl wet! Just be sure u keep a mop n towel around when u playing near women. Or some men for that matter... :S
broodwar1 1 year ago 21
@broodwar1 Nice description
cortem762 4 weeks ago
I heard a Mark V at the Amp show and was blown away, now if I was just rich! Seriously they are amazing. I had someone try to prove to me The Orange Amp was just as good but they were not successful. I was even more convinced I wanted the Mark V. In my opinion the Orange got smoked!
brian721300 1 year ago
Sorry, but from this clip, I didn't like it. The cleans were nice. I liked the cleans, but the gain channels left me wanting more. Also, and this might be an eq setting, but it sounded too dark, too round, and lacking the kind of sustain I would've liked. For the money I would get a Bogner Shiva, or even an Egnater.
dlowrie290 1 year ago
the best way I can describe this amp is 'inspiring'....my Les Paul was like that, too..it is a piece of gear that simply makes you WANT to play...and in doing so makes you a better musician. that is kind of stuff you have to really buy and groove with .sometimes it can be expensive. but its an investment that pays off time and time again! Nothing is more satisfying than playing through high end gear...
zep4life 1 year ago
The new dual and triple rectifier can also get a lot of these sounds as well.
kizmetx 1 year ago
best i've ever played.
wickedwizardofspeed 1 year ago
I just about have the money for this but the price is scary.I dont know if I've got the balls to drop £2000 on an amp.
jimllfaxit 1 year ago 64
@jimllfaxit dont do it...you can get a good equalizer and find all the same sounds............this sounds like a southern rock, country, blues amp....is that what you want?
jareds1007 1 year ago
@jareds1007 this is EXTREMELY far away from a southern rock, country and blues amp. Santana used a mark I, and its circuit is in this amp. Metallica used a Mark II C+, and its circuit is in this amp. Both Dream Theater and Lamb of God use Mark V's. This guy is just playing blues through it and setting the EQ to a more vintage sounding setting.
ChetZenor 1 year ago
@ChetZenor oh. good to know, thanks.
jareds1007 1 year ago
@jimllfaxit trust me bro If you want a great sound you can't mess up with a markv:)
onixtheone 1 year ago
@jimllfaxit
Do it ... , you will not regret (got 2 boogies myself, got the first one - .50 Caliber - 25 years ago and it still is an incredible amp). Precious money, well spent
astmagrooved 1 year ago
@astmagrooved Oh man, I just saw some videos of .50 Cal. and it's really almost all, one could want.And as you mentioned ,this wonder amp is almost three decades old. They know, how the built a instrument.....
checkie4ever 1 year ago
@checkie4ever ... Yup, they sure know how to built them ... :-)
astmagrooved 1 year ago
@jimllfaxit It's worth it if you've played it and know for sure. I was in a similar situation when I bought my DC-10 head. I listened to Mesa's online, and did research to make sure it had the flexibility I wanted. I loved everything about the amp except the price($1,500). I tracked one down and played the living shit out of it. 5 seconds after plugging in I knew it was mine. If you are a serious player, this is a no brainer. Buying my Mesa/Boogie DC-10 is the best decision I've ever made.
DigitalDyk 1 year ago
@jimllfaxit I also wanted to add that I've owned my DC-10 for 12 years of heavy use and I've never had a single problem with it. I've played well over 250 gigs, and countless rehearsals and recording sessions during that time, and It sounds and plays just as good as it did the day I bought it. Routine maintenance (cleaning it / changing the tubes / etc....) will keep these amps soaring forever. The longer I have my amp, the happier I am that I took the plunge and bought it. Love it!!!!
DigitalDyk 1 year ago
@DigitalDyk
Thanks for the info.I know Mesa make great amps.Its just the price tag.But I suppose you get what you pay for.Cheers man.
jimllfaxit 1 year ago
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@jimllfaxit you wont regret it, man...
buckster7777 1 year ago
@jimllfaxit Yeah, but this is like an AMAZING amp, it blows them all out of the water! And a lot of your tone is in the amp.
Songwriter4God 11 months ago
@jimllfaxit I just played one last night bro, if I had the cash I'd drop it in a heartbeat
astro2069 11 months ago
@jimllfaxit you don't
evilvon 9 months ago
@jimllfaxit fucking worth it dude. it's mesa boogie. and it's the mark series.
littledemonchild 9 months ago
@jimllfaxit well THIS is scarier.Just drop dem monnays.
orlyorlywtf 8 months ago
@jimllfaxit Buy the amp at Guitar Center and you can trade in/up with them anytime.
AnulledTV 8 months ago
@jimllfaxit i would for a mark 5, were u getting the head or combo?
DaLukey 8 months ago
@jimllfaxit I can't tell you how to spend your money dude, however... take some vitamins and fortify those stones, you will not regret it! I have a Mark IIC+ and it's awesome, it's fricking phenomenal!!! This Mark V is 4 amps in one and the IIC+ is one of them. fyi I have had my Boogie for over 20 years.
xldh44 8 months ago
@jimllfaxit Believe me, once you play this amp for at least 10 minutes, you won't even care about the money, believe me, I know what I'm saying.
elguachinmusical 6 months ago
@jimllfaxit It's definitely risky. I spent $2300 on a triple rectifier and I hate it. I don't think you would be disappointed with this amp though.
Tb0neZ5 6 months ago
@Tb0neZ5 I guess you aint into heavyrock/metal if you hate the triple rectifier as its mainly used for that type of music.
Keep Rocking
Sk0osH 5 months ago
@Sk0osH I know that's what they're for, I'm in 2 metal bands. They are really great for rhythm but useless for lead in my opinion.
Tb0neZ5 5 months ago
@jimllfaxit Same here. That price tag for a small combo... Then again, if you've got the means, why not.
FlorianWZ 6 months ago
Great review with a descent player! Just don't think I want to go back down Boogie Road! Great dependable amps though...just " Boogie-ish "!
davonwav 1 year ago
@davonwav This one doesn't have the Boogie "curse", where just brushing the tone controls accidentally can kill your tone. This is the closest to a Plug & Play/ Easy to get Killer tone amp they've ever made.
mazsenior 1 year ago
The Mark I sound in this amp sounds more Mark I than my real Mark I. awesome.
zep4life 1 year ago
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@meah941 Wow generalise much? haha. Listen to Master Of Puppets.
thrasher10000 1 year ago
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thrasher10000 1 year ago
Paul?
mercilessfreak 1 year ago
A Sustaining wonder..... I love it!!
rkl17 1 year ago 17
This amp has some INSANE SUSTAIN!
LeaderOfMetal93 1 year ago
thank you so much for being a better guitarist than Paul from Guitar World.
tayloracantrell 1 year ago
man the sustain on that amp sounds amazing
Savatage420 1 year ago
haha, of course it ends with a cliffhanger
fridgeslayer94 1 year ago
"Mick Taylor": good name for a guitarist
TheSterlingSound 1 year ago
Boy, the DGT sounded really nice through that. I run mine into the Mesa Lonestar Special, and it kills. That Mk V is a really versitile amp though.
mazsenior 1 year ago
sounds quite muddy to me. Can this thing shimmer for leads?
Gtrplyr1 1 year ago
@Gtrplyr1 yeah, I find my Mark V head with my mills acoustics 212 cab w/ V30s to sound plenty trebly enough for awesome leads. The mark series is known for its lead sound. Besides, from his settings, the master volume is around 9:30 or so, it really starts to soar and rock at around 10:30-11:00.
Nitrotigerz 1 year ago
@Nitrotigerz nice, seems like a cool amp. Thanks for your imput
Gtrplyr1 1 year ago
But do you think they put enough knobs on it? I mean they could have added more somewhere, right????
ruderocker 1 year ago
tone city!
thricegod1288 1 year ago
If you're worried about what kind of amp you're using, you're not using enough drugs, and you're probably not heavy metal at all.
DAKMAIN 1 year ago
Great demo! I loved the sounds and the versatility. One thing I especially enjoyed about this amp is that it did NOT sound like a thrash metal amp...but rather something that could produce great classic rock (early VH) sounds, liquidly lead sounds (ala Larry Carlton & Robben Ford), and some screaming hard rock sounds (ala Steve Morse). I definitely need to get out and demo one in person. Again, thanks for a really nice demo vid.
ksmithdc 1 year ago
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danyeo 1 year ago
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Hi Mick..BEST demo of this amp for defo, great job man!! Can you tell me what guitar you are playing (not the Strat) Looks like a PRS, but 4 control knobs??? Is it a custom build with a Piezo or something?? Or not even a PRS? Cheers
jediboab1 1 year ago
Hi Mick..BEST demo of this amp for defo, great job man!! Can you tell me what guitar you are playing (not the Strat) Looks like a PRS, but 4 control knobs??? Is it a custom build with a Piezo or something?? Or not even a PRS? Cheers
jediboab1 1 year ago
you guys really screw up the demo by using single coils for clean and buckers for gain, way to be cliche.
ChillBroify 1 year ago
@ChillBroify
Weirdo Alert ! Weirdo Alert !
Rizzy55 1 year ago
@Rizzy55 your so cool bro
ChillBroify 1 year ago
Megadeth.
Lucretia
mikem376 1 year ago
How heavy is this puppy? love those tones!!!
Zhorellski 1 year ago
And listen to Peace Sells.
Both of them have meaningful lyrics.
Lucretia is a personal experience and Peace Sells is a political song.
mikem376 1 year ago
Please listen to Lucretia, by ]v[egadet]-[.
Aint the fastest or heaviest song, but this will disprove your opinion i hope.
mikem376 1 year ago
HAahaa.
Please explain how Thrash is a shit genre, and then explain how it is just annoying speed picking and palm muting with "stupid" lyrics.
mikem376 1 year ago
Why change guitars throughout the test ? Gives no hope of comparing the different modes with any idea of what is the amp and the guitar. They should know better.
Panthur 1 year ago
Nothing sounds like a PRS through a Boogie.
mrichman 1 year ago 3
@mrichman nothing sounds like a schecter/ibanez/gibson/fender/musicman/peavey/epiphone through a boogie
TheThim51 1 year ago
why does the best amp in the world have to also be the MOST EXPENSIVE??????? im pretty sure its not really THE most expensive, but pretty damn close.
jykonrock 1 year ago
@jykonrock haha it is pretty pricey, but doesn't even come close to a number of amps in terms of price (i.e. engl special edition- just to name one). however, we all know that in terms of value, this amp is worth every penny! it's 9 in 1!!!
squattingmachine 1 year ago
@squattingmachine oooooh yeah.
jykonrock 1 year ago
I heard this amp @ my local guitar center and it sounded nowhere near as good as this
cast390 1 year ago
@cast390 - my experience with mesas, their tone really shines when they're turned up to performance volumes. i havent had experience with their lower wattage amps (Besides the lonestar... the model that cuts down to 5w, which sounded pretty good). i'm not particularly a fan of Mesas due to their very (over, IMO) touchy EQ and my experience that their amps ALWAYS need to be cranked to get the sound you're thinking of. not to mention their FX loops have been really bad.
the Mark V sounds great!
MrNixon79 1 year ago
@MrNixon79 I know what you're sayin.My mark 3 sounds great cranked almost all the way while using an attenuator. I agree with what you say about the FX Loop.At a high volume there seems to be very little effect heard running through the loop.
cast390 1 year ago
great review
stereodamage 1 year ago
Good video. does anybody know if this is an accurate representation of the classic rock, Santana ish, sound the Mark V is capable of? Is it very close to the actual vintage Mark 1, Mark 2c+, Mark 3, and Mark 4 sounds the vintage amps really sound like, or is it a more modern High Fidelity sound the new Mesas have? Many Mesa Lonestar owners think Lonestar clean sounds do not have the Tone of the classic Mark series amps, that they are too high fidelity clean and sterile sounding.
metalfiend124 1 year ago
good test - thanks !!!
BertisEvil66 1 year ago
not a good demo. forum . grailtone com is the place to see
81giorikas 1 year ago
this thing sounds TOTALLY DIFFERENT when you set the output volume fully open.
SwampAshHSS 1 year ago
great sounding demo!!
xPanDaemonx 1 year ago
A really pleasant demo !!!
jp6l6 1 year ago
How much does the head run for
lordofthisworld75 1 year ago
$2000
Oh and in the future; Google is your friend.
MistahhB 1 year ago
@MistahhB Dude, don't be an ass.
musicman69123 1 year ago
@MistahhB if your gonna be an ass, make sure your grammar is correct. a semi colon is improper how you used it. if your gonna try and sound smart you might wanna rephrase that sentence. Oh, in the future, Google is your friend. don't be such a dick dude!
aaron69hagen 1 year ago
@aaron69hagen
1.Telling someone to use google is not being a dick. If you are that sensitive then go fuck yourself.
2. English is not my main language. I do sometimes use the wrong grammar. You used Your improperly. You're not perfect either.
3. Why do you give a damn? I told the guy what the amp cost, and reminded him that he can find out for himself a hell lot faster if he uses google. If that's being a dick then maybe I should be put in jail for helping old people across the street.
MistahhB 1 year ago
@MistahhB Thanks for the price mistahhb. This is supposed to be a limited edition, the mark v. Will it be hard to find? thanks.
metalfiend124 1 year ago
@metalfiend124
I don't think it's a limited run at all. It will not be hard to find if you have the money. I'm still in school and very poor so I can't buy one.
MistahhB 1 year ago
nice amp.
danlovesnan 1 year ago
this doesnt do this amp justice for shit....there is so much more gain on tap give me a fucking break
bobbyone4473 1 year ago
was he playing a specific song at 1:12-1:35?
shabanggg 1 year ago
why cant i post....dammit...test
handonrip 1 year ago
haha xD
LpPrsGuy 1 year ago
Buh-oog- GEE
t3hgir 1 year ago
what wattage is this?
topografer 1 year ago
i think is a 50 w....
g31987 1 year ago
Enough!
benthemiester 1 year ago
It´s switchable...10 watts, 45 watts, 90 watts!
LpPrsGuy 1 year ago
Hey man , i just wanted to ask, if u may : if i purchase a Mesa boogie mark V from the USA, to lebanon, knowing that the voltage is different ( 240 V here ), will it work or does it need a transmittor ? thank you so much
ghayd12 2 years ago
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Just got this amp and am still familiarizing with it. Can anyone tell me where to hook up a multieffect processor and also where can i get some hall sound to it? Am at my wits end...thanks ;)
MrPoustevnick 2 years ago
Nice to see a demo of something other than channel three...
cougarLP 2 years ago 2
Good Demo!!!!!
lberretta 2 years ago
man i want one a these
dassosmetal 2 years ago
My amp :D
bodremi 2 years ago
heavy metal bullshit? last time i checked the biggest endorsers for this amp is john petrucci and lamb of god.
however great review.
stauggion 2 years ago 41
indeed even though this amp is great for everything, its metal tones are orgasmic. well said sir.
eblue33 2 years ago 6
@stauggion and andy timmons
vheadfacelegs 2 years ago
@vheadfacelegs andy timmons plays a lonestar almost exclusively...?
Littlewing1213 1 year ago
@Littlewing1213 Yeah.. And a stiletto.
WoWandMetalFTW 1 year ago
@WoWandMetalFTW yes that is true, lol i was correcting a guy who said andy was a huge mark V user, mesa yes, but lonestars and a stiletto at at times.. damn I wish i had a stiletto lol
Littlewing1213 1 year ago
@Littlewing1213 Haha mesa's are all really good amps.. I have an old 2 channel dual rectifier that I love right now
WoWandMetalFTW 1 year ago
@stauggion Don't forget those players that use them for recording but stick a Marshall stack (maybe even a hollow one) on stage.
TheJerryludlow 1 year ago