Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+/++ vs JP-2C part 1 Mic'd Up Tone Test!

[harddriver]

This guy has some pretty good amp comparisons on his channel.

 

[Markedman]

As close as possible from what I hear. Maybe in the room there might be some difference, but,... close enough.

 

[JackBootedThug]

sounds fucktastic....

 

[GJgo]

They're my videos if you have any questions or hate mail.

The JP is FS BTW.

 

[bubucci]

2C+ sounds better mic'd, 2P-2C sound better in room from this vid. 2C+ has dialed more mids and less lows.

edit: harddriver put videos here like they were his so little introduction for next time will be welcome. Thanks

 

[Tone Monster]

The IIC++ has that extra upper mid presence. It’s perfect

 

[peterc52]

I think the difference is pretty obvious. And I think the JP sounds better when not comparing to the king.

 

[harddriver]

They're my videos if you have any questions or hate mail.

The JP is FS BTW.

I know alot of people always ask how the JP2C stacks up against a real IIC+ so it was cool that you ran them head to head like you did.

Personally if you haven't become totally accustomed to an original IIC+ I think they are very close considering materials/parts differences.

 

[harddriver]

2C+ sounds better mic'd, 2P-2C sound better in room from this vid. 2C+ has dialed more mids and less lows.

edit: harddriver put videos here like they were his so little introduction for next time will be welcome. Thanks

If they were mine I would have claimed they were mine right from the start. I try to post stuff without comment when I come across vids I think are interesting.

 

[GJgo]

The JP is a phenomenal amp in its own right, and is far more useful in a band setting. The tone is there in the knobs, the feel is just not quite as organic however it does have the C+ grease which even the MkIIIs don't. A guy could be 100% happy with this amp if he didn't also have an original C+ to compare it to, or if his band was gigging.

Here it is compared to a "normal" amp.


...And here's a comparo I did years ago when I had one of the first JP.

 

[harddriver]

Leon Todd does a Mark IV and JP2C comparison.

 

[Bardagh]

I’m super happy with my JP2C. I don’t really feel like I’m missing out on anything from the OG with as close as it is tonally plus - IMO - significant improvements in flexibility with the amp’s controls, shred mode, different presence modes, 2 GEQs etc. The only useless feature on it is the garbage cabclone.

 

[MTS]

The JP is a phenomenal amp in its own right, and is far more useful in a band setting. The tone is there in the knobs, the feel is just not quite as organic however it does have the C+ grease which even the MkIIIs don't. A guy could be 100% happy with this amp if he didn't also have an original C+ to compare it to, or if his band was gigging.

Here it is compared to a "normal" amp.


...And here's a comparo I did years ago when I had one of the first JP.

Thanks for doing these videos.
Obviously the MB has so much more diversity and options, but damm if the 5150 holds it's own for a 1/3 of the price and is not as squished and a lot tighter sounding with faster response and klank.
Any non guitar geek would not give af at all in a finished track.

 

[Speeddemon]

@MTS speaking as someone who sold a Mesa Mark IV, at the time when I could compare it against my 5150III 50W, they're only somewhat close when you're comparing scooped tones.
Otherwise, the plasticky mids of the EVH will fail in comparison to the mid structure of the Mesa.

 

[glpg80]

2C+ sounds better mic'd, 2P-2C sound better in room from this vid. 2C+ has dialed more mids and less lows.

100% agree. Studio, IIC++, in the room, JP2C.

 

[Racerxrated]

If you're actually able to play a real C+, and A/B it with the JP it's just no contest. JP is a great modern version of a C+ but playing them side by side, the JP is flat/sterile by comparison.
That said, with the prices the C+ command these days a JP will do just fine.