Mark C++ Preorder

[mentoneman]

I flipped Batten's rack Blue Stripe MkIII used on tour with MJ, for $600ish.
Didn't like it then. Won't like any of these now.

just got done firing the bc rich mockingbird i just got into my blue stripe and i gotta say,
it sounded pretty righteous!

 

[thegame]

Gibson should have grouped this amp with a period correct Explorer and a bottle of Smirnoff and sold the package as a $20K “James ‘85” action play set.

 

[Tonelover]

Price makes the originals being listed for $8-10K look like a bargain!

 

[BABMusic]

I got mine in the $600 era, and they were a solid value back then. Over the past 15 years, I’ve gotten so used to having it around that I can’t bring myself to part with it, even at the stupid prices they go for now. I’ve also convinced myself that relative to the IIC+, it’s close enough for rock & roll.

If I’m being completely honest, the Mark V is probably just as good all around, with a better layout.

I got a IV for $1200 in 2017. I remember thinking at the time it was expensive.

 

[marvcus]

I got mine in the $600 era, and they were a solid value back then. Over the past 15 years, I’ve gotten so used to having it around that I can’t bring myself to part with it, even at the stupid prices they go for now. I’ve also convinced myself that relative to the IIC+, it’s close enough for rock & roll.

If I’m being completely honest, the Mark V is probably just as good all around, with a better layout.

Friend of mine bought 2 IIIs in early 2000s for $300 each. I am sure he is kicking himself for selling them off. I bought a IIC+ around 2001 for $1,100 from Mesa Hollywood. Should’ve held onto it, sold it for about $1,800. Easy to say In hindsight though.

They are great amps, but having a Mark series and Marshall in the same room made me realize I’m a Marshall guy and less of a tweaker.

That VII looks tempting though…

 

[JimAnsell]

I don't like this move by Gibson because now, everyone who bought the C+ for $3,500+ is going to feel a little cheated. Mesa is not going to update the C+ to the ++. Is it a first world problem? Yes. But I feel bad for those would bought the C+.

it is total bullshit when companies do stuff like that.

 

[SBlue]

I don't like this move by Gibson because now, everyone who bought the C+ for $3,500+ is going to feel a little cheated. Mesa is not going to update the C+ to the ++. Is it a first world problem? Yes. But I feel bad for those would bought the C+.

it is total bullshit when companies do stuff like that.

Wow...

 

[LPMojoGL]

just got done firing the bc rich mockingbird i just got into my blue stripe and i gotta say,
it sounded pretty righteous!

Stooooop iiiiiiit! I don't need the GAS flare-up, man. For the guitar or amp.
So, was it pretty grindy?

 

[Kagami]

I don't know why anyone would feel cheated, I have had almost 0 interest in these and even I knew there was going to be a limited production ++ model run at some point. Unless you live under a rock I feel like you would have been reading the same threads I did.

 

[mentoneman]

Stooooop iiiiiiit! I don't the GAS flare-up, man. For the guitar or amp.
So, was it pretty grindy?

sounded like a sweet les paul. not super sharp attack but full and just enough bite.
i don’t know anything about the pickups in the BC but they sounded and felt great through the boogie. the dimensions of the neck are very comfortable and on the smaller shreddier side of things.

tbh the tone of the gtr-amp combination was extremely complimentary and in a way much better than i was expecting.

my con is that the “unique” cutaway is shaped in a way that prevents me from wrapping my hand around the neck near the body joint so it becomes difficult to reach the upper frets beyond the * 21/22* fret (edit) and i cannot possibly bend strings in that area on the wound bass strings…..very lame design choice!

 

[mentoneman]

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Yep. It's mostly a 6 db mid boost in the pre-EQ section that gives the amp just a bit more gain and hair around the note. It's pretty subtle. But Hetfield had it done to his amp and everybody wants to be like Hetfield so you NEED it.

It's nothing you couldn't approximate to like 99% with an EQ pedal or something, and the EQ pedal would give you a higher degree of control around exactly how you want to shape those frequencies.

Basically, it's just a way for Gibson to charge a few extra bucks for an extra super special badge on the front so people who buy it can feel extra super special about their extra super special limited edition amp.