Petrucci attempts to sell you on the Mark V's "IIC+" Mode

[Tone Zone]

Any takers?

 

[jsp]

Sounds OK to me.

 

[JTyson]

I see clouds gathering...

 

[WizardSouth-JP]

I'll take both

 

[blackba]

Mesa must be getting tired of the pressure to reissue the mark IIC+.

 

[Shiny_Surface]

You can tell Mesa coached Petrucci very carefully on the commentary for the video.

On my laptop speakers the C+ sounded like it had a little more bottom end/fullness...

 

[Badronald]

Both sound great.
I might even prefer the V.

 

[philb]

Both of them sound good. For me it's very close from the recording.

 

[metalmaniac93]

Very close indeed!!

 

[snowdog]

Doubt I could tell them apart blind. He does promote the shit out of the MKV, but if you read the interviews from guitar mags he says he still uses the IIC+ and numerous other Boogies.

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

He might wanna go 2 steps down on the dye color? Doesn't look too natural.

 

[messenger]

I think the IIC+ sounded warmer and the V was brighter and would probably cut better

 

[Racerxrated]

Not a Mesa guy but they sounded close to me. Sounded good....

 

[Atropos_Project]

Sounded fairly close to me, the V version seems to have a touch more clarity to it. That mode was my favorite by a mile when I owned the amp.

 

[spanny]

Both sounded good to me. Slight differences between the two but not enough to spend extra $ on if I were in the market for one.

 

[Black Sabbath]

For me, JP's always been

 

[dpeterson]

People want what they cant have, it's human nature.. to me if you were blindfolded you can hear a difference, but the character is there, and i personally like the V better, less mushy and compressed. It's also a brand new product that would last longer without a lot of servicing.

 

[thiswaythatway]

He might wanna go 2 steps down on the dye color? Doesn't look too natural.

Looks like he's getting fashion tips from Steve Lukather.

 

[Tone Monster]

They sound close no doubt, but the IIC+ is warmer/more organic sounding by a smidge.

 

[4406cuda]

I would love to have a IIC+, but in a band situation the V with three very usable channels and other features is a clear winner.