NAD!! Mesa Boogie content

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Mesa Mark V!!! Hastily taken shot at the store which I battled to in rush hour traffic to get the amp before a band practice...

Loving it so far.

First impressions from about 45 mins playing it at home and then rushing to a band practice where I only used clean/medium gain tones:

- Clean tones are great. Sufficiently Fendery, and they compress just a little easier/earlier than the Super Sonic that I've got at the moment, which I like.
- Light gain tones sound very good. Feel wise, not quite as organic as my 65 Amps London Pro was, but that's to be expected. It sounds sweet enough that I can live with that.
- 10W Tweed mode + Variac power is really cool. But I found the 10W modes weren't quite able to cut through at full band noise.
- Ch 2 Crunch is awesome. Almost a hotrodded Marshall vibe to my ears, though that could just be the way I play :lol:
- Ch 2 Mk 1 is Santana all the way... not sure how much of a use I'd have for this, but it's cool to have there I guess.
- Ch 3 + graphic EQ/preset on is chug city. Haven't had too much time to explore/tweak this channel just yet.
- The Variac power option is really awesome. Completely changes the feel of the amp gain, making it a bit spongier and saggier, which I really like. More Van Halen and less John Petrucci, if you know what i mean.

All in all, I'm extremely pleased! I've streamlined my amp setup down to just TWO amps - my prized "will keep forever" Marshall AFD100 which is THE hotrodded Marshall tone for me, and the Mark V, which really will do almost everything else.
 
Re: NAD!! Mesa Boogie content

Nice amp. Something I'd love to aspire to, but even if I can afford one (which I probably can), no way could I justify one. A 5:25 or a Recto-verb? now... just... maybe...
 
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YEAH BUDDY

I want one of those uber badly. I know there are other Mesa amps more suited to what I'd use a Mesa for, but I still want one really really really badly.
 
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Thanks fellas! Still trying to slowly absorb how to drive the amp, since every mode reacts like a completely different amp... Gonna have to start taking photos of my settings soon :D
 
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Someday I will join that club. Looks great! Enjoy it!
 
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Congratulations! It seems like it may be the most versatile tube amp made by anyone at this time.

I have a DR 3 channel and a 5:50+ which are awesome, but if I was buying now, I think the MK V would be at the top of the list.
 
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I have the combo and I love it! Got usable tones from all three channels in less than five minutes. I also have Mark IIIs and a Mark IV combo, and the V is really something special.

Bill
 
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I truly am loving the versatility. I still haven't quite figured out what I want to do with Ch 2, but I've nailed down some kick ass tones for the other two! :D
 
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Dude, congrats on your Boogie acquisition! Really, really nice! That would be my first choice of any amp on the planet hands down!
 
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Congrats. One day I will own a Mark V. For now, I do alright with the DC-5.
 
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