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How much for the MX?

Whats the one on the left of that Horizon?

'69 100w JMP

Thanks for your message, I'm afraid i'm specifically looking for reverse headstock ones! I have a couple like yours as my main guitars, just looking to switch it up look wise

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Yeah the mark iv will be a bit smoother and forgiving for leads i think. However, knobs, graphic eq and various settings can greatly alter the tones of these amps so you can of course make each of them darker/brighter. I've only had experience with a Mark III blue stripe (with + mod done at the...

Mark III is more raw, dry & vintage sounding. Mark IV is easier under the fingers, slightly more HiFI / 3D sounding, awesome lead channel. Cleans are amazing on the Mark III - maybe a tiny bit better than on the Mark IV. The controls and tonal options on the Mark IV are 10 times better than on...

I don't think simul-class makes a huge difference personally although its a nice feature, both 100 watts and simul-class sound good to my hear (haven't tried any SRG). Simul-class does allow you to run EL34's in class A only so offer more options i guess

Pretty sure you will be underwhelmed if you just try one quickly. Like all Marks they are tricky to dial in properly and every amp will sound different so you would need to really spend some time with the amp to find what settings are best for this particular one. I would say if perfectly dialed...

Definitely some truths to this (and applies to a lot of other vintage/collectable gear). I was lucky enough to buy a couple IIC+ when you pick them up around 2k usd (which was already a lot of money at the time for a 20+ year old amp) and dont plan on selling them so got no vested financial...

New Mesa's always have a different character/tone/feel than older ones (up to Mark IV imo) not saying one is better or worse but I think that has a lot to do why the original IIC+ still has its own going on that can't 100% be replicated by the newer amps. Maybe due to transformers, PCB...

It's a really cool book imho, has a lot of info about his guitars and rig I didn't know before, straight from the man himself or his techs

Yeah completely agree, Kiso have made some amazing guitars and they have a lot of mojo (maybe more than newer ones) but the 2017 onwards builds are just one another level, they are absolutely immaculate in every aspect.

Be wary that build times will be quite long though! Wouldn't expect to receive it before 18 to 24 months at least but I'm sure that if you end up doing it you will not disappointed

I think the E serial number guitars (Original Series & Custom orders) that have been coming out of the Japanese Custom Shop these past few years are some of the best guitars ever built in terms of quality and feel. I have a couple original series and custom orders and cannot find a fault on...