Did another vid of the mark 5.....2C+mode!!!!

[Deaj]

This demo sounds awesome - thanks for posting it.

I've owned my Mark V combo for close to 9 months now and I'm still finding new tones and textures. I have settings for each channel that I favor for a 'plug & play' approach - settings I can dial in by sight in a matter of 30 seconds or less regardless of the status of the controls when I pull the amp cover off. It great to have this memorized because at least one channel is likely to be set to some great new sound that hasn't yet been balanced with the other channels.

Right now I'm really digging Ch2/Edge for old school Marshall sounds and Ch3/MkIIc+ because it sounds so aggressive, expressive, explosive! Most of my time in Ch3 to date has been spent in Extreme mode as I really like the 'feel' of this mode under my fingers. I like all three modes but Extreme seemed the best fit for me right off the bat. I have no recent experience with a IIc+ or IV and little in the past to speak of so I haven't tried to draw any comparisons or conclusions about how these modes might measure up to their namesakes. Both are clean slates for me. After spending a good bit of time with Ch3/IIc+ I'm finding its feel/response equally as appealing as I have the Extreme mode, albeit with a different approach. This mode really has my attention right now - it's inspiring to play through!

 

[some dude]

Not really sure if the Mark flubs out at high volumes like the Recto does. I can't imagine that it would, but it has the same power amp as the Recto does so anything goes I guess. Either way it would be cool to try I think.

Different power amp. Recto's are 100w, straight up class A/B with a negative feedback loop bypass.

The Mark V is simul-class... one pair is running class A push/pull and the other pair is running class A/B. It's why it only produces 90w at full power.

Beyond that, the Recto doesn't flub out at high volumes. People who don't know what they're doing make the Recto flub out at high volumes.

 

[thegame]

A bit too scooped but awesome nonetheless ! I may have mistakenly written the Mark 5 off without ever trying it

 

[some dude]

im not falling for that overpriced boutique amp trap again....im good with my boogies

Started down that road... fortunately I pulled back before I got too deep. Sold a Recto and a Mark III, then bought and sold a bunch of other stuff. I realized I was trying to make everything I was buying sound like a Mesa, then it dawned on me that maybe things would work better if I actually used a Mesa. Traded my Rockerverb for an old Recto, sold a few other things and bought a Mark V. I haven't looked back.

Ch3/MkIIc+ because it sounds so aggressive, expressive, explosive!

I like the term, "Pissed Off".

Extreme is angry. Mark IIC+ is pissed off.

 

[Big Rich]

yea i used to run my solo head dual rec really hot at band practice back in the day and i never had it flub out on me....if anything the bass sounded better at higher volumes...the recto is the one amp that can sound completely horrible if its dialed in all retarted


one amp i totaly regret selling is my roadster i wish i had some vids, i think you dudes would have really liked the tones i got with that amp when i had it

it was purely pummeling recto broots

heres a pic i miss this amp

 

[JakeAC5253]

Not really sure if the Mark flubs out at high volumes like the Recto does. I can't imagine that it would, but it has the same power amp as the Recto does so anything goes I guess. Either way it would be cool to try I think.

Different power amp. Recto's are 100w, straight up class A/B with a negative feedback loop bypass.

The Mark V is simul-class... one pair is running class A push/pull and the other pair is running class A/B. It's why it only produces 90w at full power.

Beyond that, the Recto doesn't flub out at high volumes. People who don't know what they're doing make the Recto flub out at high volumes.

I thought the Recto had Simulclass as well, my mistake. I've actually never had the chance to turn a Recto up loud enough for it to flub out, that's just what Lolzgreg told me, and I tend to trust him.

 

[JakeAC5253]

On another note, does anyone know how the MKV fares in a full band mix? Any bands using them on record? Anybody here have mix tests featuring the MKV?

 

[Mailman1971]

I think Lamb of God is using the V now.
Havent followed them much lately.
I knew they used the Mark IV for a while.

 

[JakeAC5253]

I think Lamb of God is using the V now.
Havent followed them much lately.
I knew they used the Mark IV for a while.

I haven't been following them either, you wouldn't happen to know which albums would you?

 

[Big Rich]

I think Lamb of God is using the V now.
Havent followed them much lately.
I knew they used the Mark IV for a while.

I haven't been following them either, you wouldn't happen to know which albums would you?

im pretty sure they never recorded with the 5s yet

ive seen them back in november and they were using the 5s live and they sounded pretty sick, but i knew a dude who was on the road with them doing their lights and mark told him that he hated the 5s and he wanted the 4s back ....now im pretty sure mark morton is using both the 5 and 4 in his rig now

 

[glassjaw7]

Any Mark can cut through a band mix. They hang pretty easily. Actually most Mesa's are easily audible in a band mix. Not sure why people say otherwise.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Any Mark can cut through a band mix. They hang pretty easily. Actually most Mesa's are easily audible in a band mix. Not sure why people say otherwise.

Because if you scoop the 750hz slider down too much you vanish in a band mix. That's the thing about Mark series amps, they can sound great and like shit with just a few knob twists.

 

[some dude]

On another note, does anyone know how the MKV fares in a full band mix? Any bands using them on record? Anybody here have mix tests featuring the MKV?

Marks have big, honkey midrange. They can actually sound really nasally if you're not used to them. It's part of the reason you can get the scooped mid sound without totally disappearing... even with the mid slider 3/4 of the way down the amp still has midrange left in it.

 

[JakeAC5253]

On another note, does anyone know how the MKV fares in a full band mix? Any bands using them on record? Anybody here have mix tests featuring the MKV?

Marks have big, honkey midrange. They can actually sound really nasally if you're not used to them. It's part of the reason you can get the scooped mid sound without totally disappearing... even with the mid slider 3/4 of the way down the amp still has midrange left in it.

This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. My eyes saw the sliders in that V formation and I know from experience that scooped tones don't stick out very well, but when I really listened it still didn't sound scooped at all, I heard plenty of mid content and definition. Just wanted to know if what my ears heard was true or not.

 

[gibson5413]

I think Lamb of God is using the V now.
Havent followed them much lately.
I knew they used the Mark IV for a while.

I haven't been following them either, you wouldn't happen to know which albums would you?

Yep, they use the Mark V:

I don't mind a compressed heavy tone. In fact, it works well with more of your "brootz" metal type of music. I will say that the Fortin Cali modded JCM800 has changed my mind on what I like in an amp. I never thought that my beloved Mark IV would be surpassed. It now resides in 2nd place behind the Cali mod. I'm not saying one is better than the other. I am saying that the Cali mod gives me much more in regards to tone than my Mark IV did. The funny thing is the Cali mod is essentially a one channel amp. The Anderson Drop Top has something to do with it. After owning the Anderson it really showed how limited my old Petrucci was in tone. What it did, it did it very well. Perhaps it was the pickups. I just can't believe how diverse the Drop Top is. I can actually play rhythm with the neck pickup without it sounding muddy or dull. Very cool!

 

[droptrd]

Not really sure if the Mark flubs out at high volumes like the Recto does. I can't imagine that it would, but it has the same power amp as the Recto does so anything goes I guess. Either way it would be cool to try I think.

Different power amp. Recto's are 100w, straight up class A/B with a negative feedback loop bypass.

The Mark V is simul-class... one pair is running class A push/pull and the other pair is running class A/B. It's why it only produces 90w at full power.

Beyond that, the Recto doesn't flub out at high volumes. People who don't know what they're doing make the Recto flub out at high volumes.

The thing about the rectos is that people can get carried away with that strong recto bottom. Thats were the mush and flub generally come from in my experiance.

 

[Capulin Overdrive]

damn, Willy is getting fat!

 

[JakeAC5253]

I think Lamb of God is using the V now.
Havent followed them much lately.
I knew they used the Mark IV for a while.

I haven't been following them either, you wouldn't happen to know which albums would you?

Yep, they use the Mark V:

Damn, they're tight as hell. I think I liked Mark's tone better, that was the L side tone, but the mic's placement could have a lot to do with that as well.

I'm sorry this thread has gone in a completely different direction LOL.

 

[symbolic253]

man i wish i had 2k to spend on a amp. i played this amp a few times and i effin love it

 

[Big Rich]

yea i think the recto bass needs to be below 12 oclock if you plan on cranking it, either way i used to keep my bass knob on my roadster at around 11 oclock and it still used to thump like crazy even at lower volumes...but the roadster had a slightly tighter/punchy low end than the solo head dual rec i had

adding gain and treble on those amps also adds a a little more bottom end

i love rectos, if i get another amp to have with the mark its either gona be a 2010 recto or a roadking