Anybody tried the Mesa JP-2C (John Petrucci signature amp)?

[uOpt]

Anybody tried the Mesa JP-2C?

Looks interesting. Basically a Mk IIC+ with double EQ. I never owned a Mesa Mk amp, no idea what to expect.

Price tag appropriate of course.

 

[Masta' C]

No, but I'm pretty sure this is the one amp I'd buy if I was in the market for a new tube head.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Its a mRak V w/ 2 EQ's. lol.

 

[Sirion]

Its a mRak V w/ 2 EQ's. lol.

Pickups handwired by Tony Blair? That video is showing its age!

 

[Binnerscot]

If I was in the market for that 2C+ tone, it would be this amp. I think it's the best iteration even with the reissue being released.... it offers the same and so much more.

 

[jeremy]

i agree, i think its one hell of an amp. just not something i need right now

 

[orpheo]

I cannot stand Mesa's for their high gain tones. Not under my fingers. Too gritty, not enough saturation. Very 'dry' feel and sound. I can't understand how others make use of it. I love it for medium gain and clean tones, but I don't "live" there musically speaking.

 

[jeremy]

i live in cleanish to medium gain tones. i only have one high gain amp and i swapped the preamp tubes down to 12au7s to lower the gain

 

[xxxplorer]

I love them with other players, but my hands cannot make them work for how I play

 

[Mincer]

I am not a gain guy. But I have a Mesa, and it is the one with the least amount of gain (Blue Angel).

 

[El Dunco]

I cannot stand Mesa's for their high gain tones. Not under my fingers. Too gritty, not enough saturation. Very 'dry' feel and sound. I can't understand how others make use of it. I love it for medium gain and clean tones, but I don't "live" there musically speaking.

That’s very surprising. That Santana like silky, smooth lead tone is what people love about the Mesa Mark series and what drove so many bands to replace their Marshalls. Rectifiers are noticeably gritter (but can be dialled in to be smoother) but I haven’t played any Mark series (or even Dual Caliber with the same graphic EQ) that didn’t effortlessly do liquid smooth lead.

The 3 band being before the gain stage gives you so many options to change the gain structure and make it as loose, tight, percussive or smooth as you could ever want.