Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Finally have had a chance to really play this sucker for a minute, and wow. The reputation was right. This thing is way meaner sounding than my either of my Mark IVs or my Mark III red stripe. The first thing I noticed is the voicing is much lower than the red stripe. When I first plugged into it I had to make sure I was on my bridge and not my neck pick up because the mids seem to sit way lower. I've done that a few times. Also the gain is has a way grindy-er quality to it. It almost amazing the Red Stripe and Blue stripe are the same amps. The Red stripe is closer to sounding like a High Gain Marshall, and this way closer to sounding like a cross between a Recto and Mark IV. Amyway, I can't wait to crank this bitch at band practice Thursday, that's the real test of what something sounds like. So far I'm loving the {censored} out of it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Congrats. I have zero experience with Mark series amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tech21man Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 This is a perfect rig right there, doesn't need anything nor you can blame anything in the chain. Happy ending for you?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Originally Posted by tech21man This is a perfect rig right there, doesn't need anything nor you can blame anything in the chain. Happy ending for you?! But of course. The thing people don't get about why I have so many amps those Is I run a studio, and when kids in bands see all those amps they go and can't wait to book time with me and get to record their dream tones. They really are a great selling tool, they don't get that I have one of the best, if not the best mic collection of any studio in Northeast ohio,(yes even Lave room), but amps they get, and hearing the tones I've gotten for other bands with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 67mike Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Nice. What other Mesa's you got? Sounds like you have a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Originally Posted by 67mike Nice.What other Mesa's you got? Sounds like you have a bunch. Mark III Red StripeMark IV Long HeadMark IV Short Head2 channel Dual Recto Rev GBass 400+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Originally Posted by Tommy Horrible But of course. The thing people don't get about why I have so many amps those Is I run a studio, and when kids in bands see all those amps they go and can't wait to book time with me and get to record their dream tones. They really are a great selling tool, they don't get that I have one of the best, if not the best mic collection of any studio in Northeast ohio,(yes even Lave room), but amps they get, and hearing the tones I've gotten for other bands with them. What kind of mic collection are we talking about here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 67mike Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Originally Posted by Tommy Horrible Mark III Red StripeMark IV Long HeadMark IV Short Head2 channel Dual Recto Rev GBass 400+ Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 that thing looks minty, congrats. HNAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Originally Posted by Zeppelin Rules What kind of mic collection are we talking about here? 2x AKG B-ULS2x AKG B-XLS2x Neuman KM84sAKG B-XLII2x Cascade Fat Heads5x Sennheiser MD42110x SM57Shure Beta 522x AKG D112Audix D6Shure SM7B It's not the worlds biggest, but for what I do it does the trick great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Valtyr Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 Congrats! I got a Mark III blue stripe earlier this year, they are great amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Finally got to play this thing at practice yesterday, I'm sold. For my tonal needs this thing is perfect. This amp has done nothing but impress me. Perfect balance of clarity and aggression, low end thump and mid range cut, amazing feel and a low noise floor, and a just slightly lower than normal mid center that makes it emphasize more low mids that I love. This thing is a 10/10, perfect amp. Sounds great at low volumes, sounds great with a band, sounds great recorded. Only amp I have that does all three so seemless. I'm in love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tech21man Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Congrats man. Great amps and difficult hat trick to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PhxdB Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Originally Posted by Tommy Horrible Mark III Red StripeMark IV Long HeadMark IV Short Head2 channel Dual Recto Rev GBass 400+ Why two Mark IVs? Is one a IVA and the other a IVB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Whackmaster Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Broken treble knob on my Blue Stripe Mark III, Mike B. Is making a knew one, waiting, waiting waiting, LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurityS.L.G. Posted October 27, 2012 Members Share Posted October 27, 2012 Congrats brother! For us gear head guitarists, there's no better feeling.I've toyed with the idea of offing my red stripe for a Framus Cobra. Everytime I plug back into the Mark, I end up jamming on it longer than anticipated and it just blows me away. I've finally come to the realization and conclusion that it is going NOWHERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 27, 2012 Originally Posted by PurityS.L.G. Congrats brother! For us gear head guitarists, there's no better feeling.I've toyed with the idea of offing my red stripe for a Framus Cobra. Everytime I plug back into the Mark, I end up jamming on it longer than anticipated and it just blows me away. I've finally come to the realization and conclusion that it is going NOWHERE. Love my red stripe. That's like my 1B amp, and this is now my 1A. I would sell every other amp I have before I would sell my Mark IIIs. They are just the perfect amps IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dughaze Posted October 28, 2012 Members Share Posted October 28, 2012 Originally Posted by Tommy Horrible Mark III Red StripeMark IV Long HeadMark IV Short Head2 channel Dual Recto Rev GBass 400+ The Mark IV heads aren't close enough sounding to to only keep one? What's the sonic diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2012 Originally Posted by dughaze The Mark IV heads aren't close enough sounding to to only keep one? What's the sonic diff? Actually the short head sounds like dick, really {censored}ty and thin, and keeps making tubes red plate. I'm about to send it to mesa to get looked at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tommy Horrible Posted October 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2012 Why two Mark IVs? Is one a IVA and the other a IVB? They are both Bs, but they sound way different. I think the short head is broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deconstruction Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 The tonal differences have probably more to do with tube differences and component wear. Despite the subtle differences between the stripes, they are basically the same amp from one stripe to another. With the same tubes and with everything in perfect working order a blue stripe will not sound drastically different from any other stripe, a Mark sounds like a Mark, not a recto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deconstruction Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 BTW i've owned a blue, a green and a red stripe, they all got sent to boogie for a checkup at one point or another... The sonic differences were subtle, and had more to do with feel/response than anything. Supposedly the red stripe is closest to a IIc+ but who cares cause they all sounded great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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