Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
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Woodcutter
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Re: Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
I have Mark IV head and it is a great amp for all the styles I play. I mostly play blues, jazz, and calssic rock. The Mark VI has a great clean channel and the other two channels can give you anything from a nice lit distortion to pretty high distortion.
I have Mark IV head and it is a great amp for all the styles I play. I mostly play blues, jazz, and calssic rock. The Mark VI has a great clean channel and the other two channels can give you anything from a nice lit distortion to pretty high distortion.
Aceman
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Re: Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
The sound from a MESA MK IV is modelled on the R-Fier channel from a cube. Get the cube - it's the original.
The sound from a MESA MK IV is modelled on the R-Fier channel from a cube. Get the cube - it's the original.
vinterland
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Re: Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
I'm serious. I've never heard any other mark series pull off the tones a IIC+ can or any other amp for that matter. They're different beasts.
I'm serious. I've never heard any other mark series pull off the tones a IIC+ can or any other amp for that matter. They're different beasts.
brisk
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jerryjg
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Re: Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
You DID!!! AMAAAAAAAAAAZING!
Congats dude. Thats so awesome. I dream of MKiv some fine day!
(dude goes from haveing one of the crummiest here to one of the best!)
I'd like to know how the cleans sound. I know the distortion is great.
You DID!!! AMAAAAAAAAAAZING!
Congats dude. Thats so awesome. I dream of MKiv some fine day!
(dude goes from haveing one of the crummiest here to one of the best!)
I'd like to know how the cleans sound. I know the distortion is great.
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firebirdV
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Re: Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
Get ready to tweak away. Mesas can take a really long time to get just right. Odds are that once you open it up and plug in you will think it sounds great. Then you'll mess with it for a few days and it'll sound better. Then you'll tweak it for a few weeks and it'll sound even better.
Congratulations
Get ready to tweak away. Mesas can take a really long time to get just right. Odds are that once you open it up and plug in you will think it sounds great. Then you'll mess with it for a few days and it'll sound better. Then you'll tweak it for a few weeks and it'll sound even better.
Congratulations
3'scompany
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Re: Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
Just remember to take off the tube condoms before you fire it up...
Just remember to take off the tube condoms before you fire it up...
That90'sGuy
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Re: Is Mesa Boogie Mark IV a good amp?
Take the time to really hear what the amp is all about.
I found a local shop selling a used Tremoverb for a really reasonable price and after spending a few hours extensively twisting knobs I found the voicing of the amp wasn't quite to my taste. Some Mesas have a different feel from other amps and some people dig 'em and some people don't. It was at that point that I realized the Rectifier sound just wouldn't work, but Mesa's Stiletto Ace ended up flooring me (I dug the Lonestar Special as well). I've heard other people sound good through Mark series amps, but they've never really floored me either so it's a very personal thing.
Take the time to really hear what the amp is all about.
I found a local shop selling a used Tremoverb for a really reasonable price and after spending a few hours extensively twisting knobs I found the voicing of the amp wasn't quite to my taste. Some Mesas have a different feel from other amps and some people dig 'em and some people don't. It was at that point that I realized the Rectifier sound just wouldn't work, but Mesa's Stiletto Ace ended up flooring me (I dug the Lonestar Special as well). I've heard other people sound good through Mark series amps, but they've never really floored me either so it's a very personal thing.
James Rock
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Sweet man! Is that a good price for a Mark IV cos in Australia everything is so inflated I'm not to sure (thats about the price of a Marshall Valvestate new which obviously is no way a comparison)
Sweet man! Is that a good price for a Mark IV cos in Australia everything is so inflated I'm not to sure (thats about the price of a Marshall Valvestate new which obviously is no way a comparison)
