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Nov 5 2016, 07:55 PM
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A close friend of mine and I met at the music store yesterday to checkout some gear then hang out. My friend has been wanting a Mesa Mark V for a long time.
We had our chat and (again) my friend check out some new Mesa amps there. First time I had a quality time with a Rectifier, the distortion is awesome but as for the cleans and lighter breakup I can't say it very flexable. They had a mark V head with a 4x12 cab. , it sounded amazing when volume was higher but even in that big space it was just too loud. We left, hang out then was returning to the car and just to say goodbye to the store sales guy who's our friend we entered again. The sales guy said just before we arrived many gear had a price decrease. My friend simply asked if he could get him to talk to the manager to see if he could decrease a Mark V combo's price, the manager was helpful (like %40!!!) and we got out of there with a Mesa combo! http://www.mesaboogie.com/amplifiers/elect...five/index.html  First thing, its heavy! it comes with attachable wheels that makes moving around easy but still it was probably the most heavy combo I every carried  Eack channel has a 10w mode, was perfect for home levels and sounded better to me than expected. The amp over has a lot of attack (in your face type sound) so the low wattage compression is really a no big deal compared to other amps I tried till now. We also invited the store sales guy as the the store was closing, he was so nice setting the amp at my friends home and explaining the amp. We jammed, cooked food and chatted was a really fun friday night I played it a lot but the damn thing is so versatile still don't feel I totally got the hang of it (there is even a fan open/close switch behind it  ) but let me know if anyone would like to ask or want me to try, I'll probably visit my friend again in a week or two.
This post has been edited by Mertay: Nov 5 2016, 08:03 PM |
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Nov 5 2016, 08:33 PM
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Would be great to see a video of it in action with you playing mate
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Nov 5 2016, 09:59 PM
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AB-Y has to be THIS one, it's superb
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Nov 5 2016, 10:03 PM
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QUOTE (Phil66 @ Nov 5 2016, 08:59 PM)  AB-Y has to be THIS one, it's superb Ah yeah good that you reminded me about that! I don't know if his credit card has enough limit for that though but I'll definitly tell him your experience!
This post has been edited by Mertay: Nov 5 2016, 10:04 PM |
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Nov 5 2016, 10:31 PM
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The Radial AB-Y is indeed superb. I use one all the time and they are super common on pedal boards, at live sound venues and in studios here. AB-Y, DI boxes, etc. are pretty un-sexy as gear goes but when necessary they are probably the most important part of the equation. As for the price of the Radial, you won't find a better one cheaper but you can find really crappy ones for less money. Also, you can find AB-Ys more expensive than the Radial, but they won't be any better.
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Nov 5 2016, 11:48 PM
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Yeah I agree Ken,
It ain't cheap but it's false economy to buy a cheaper one and not economic sense to buy a more expensive one!
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Nov 6 2016, 02:12 AM
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I've spent time with a friend's mark v. The Mesa modes absolutely nail the originals. The flexibility is astounding. But yeah, I would dread the idea of hauling it to a gig.
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went back to the store and lucky for my friend there was another one there but that one was on display. At first my friend said he wasn't happy, thought about waiting for a new one to be shipped but as they placed the 2 amps side by side the displayed one sounded much better to him (probably because it was broken in nicely) + its as good as new cause they simply don't let kids toy with such amps there |
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Nov 7 2016, 09:20 PM
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I would think the Boss will be fine but my problems only really happened when I hooked up everything else, Hotbird, Gt001, Gt100, etc
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