Need some more time to really fine tune. It’s been a while since I’ve had a Mark amp. I don’t know why I got this, I’m not really a mark amp guy, but it sounds great to me. Really aggressive, huge, and articulate. Across all modes and channels, there is a particular grunt to the sound that is very authoritative on this amp. I think a lot of people will love the VII once the “new release” chaos settles.
First crack at the Mark VII Clips
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turtlefingers
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I liked it!
Just the AC/DC had too much gain.
Finally some videos have this amp sounding good!
Just the AC/DC had too much gain.
Finally some videos have this amp sounding good!
Ha agreed- Way too much. Sometimes you don’t realize until after the fact
That IIB is classic rock at best for sure. It’s actually REALLY good. Listening back, I could have dialed it in better. Kinda wish that mode was on channel 1 or 2.
Messed with VII mode this morning, man I’m not sure about that one. Low mid fuzziness that is strange. It has qualities I like- thick marshally single notes, but chords ring out a little strange
anomaly
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Maybe VII mode needs a boost?? It's supposed to be recto inspired, like a Mark/Recto hybrid mode.
Not a bad idea
Thanks Paul!
Racerxrated
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Wow, that sounds really really good! Better than any Mark not named C+. And, it sounds pretty spot on to the IV and C+ to me...how is the feel?
Great demo Blake!
Great demo Blake!
glip22
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Sounds good. The footprint is what I am interesed in. I had a new JPC next to a Mark III++ 105 PT and the III++ destroyed it and made it sound thin and small, but that amp made my 2C++ sold on the small side but not as bad as the JPC. I sold it immediately. How does the VII stack up?
I know what you mean about footprint. It certainly doesn’t sound small or contained in any way, but I think the only way for me to really answer that is to A/B with some of my Marshalls.
I hate it when an amp sounds too small, but for me, footprint doesn’t matter more than tone. Had a c+ Coli that had the biggest footprint of any amp I’ve owned, but the tone itself was not nearly as interesting or harmonically rich as my DRG, so I let the Coli go cause I just wasn’t turning it on very often.
Back to topic, I’ll follow up after I get a few minutes to A/B.
LP Freak
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I see a Marshall vs Mesa clip coming
How’s it compare to the Badlander?
We’re talking “sonic footprint” ie how big/wide does it soundIII and JP have the same footprint, right?
Doh. Guess I agree on the III over the JP then cause the JP's long gone.
Bardagh
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Clearly it doesn't suck although for my uses I can tell the JP2C is far more useful to me. IIB mode seems like a miss but maybe it fills a spot some players felt was missing before? I don't know. VII mode is interesting but I have yet to hear a demo where it sounds like anything anybody would use. Like others have pointed out, seems to want a boost like a recto does to thin out the bloat and introduce some more crunch and compression. Who knows, could be a sleeper mode, but currently feels like a novelty.
