Rumors of a Mark 6/7 coming on Tuesday?

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lessarti said:
This thing is literally just Mark V 2.0, like it literally is the same format same design... interchanged Mk 1 mode with Mk VII on ch 2, and interchange channel 3 Extreme mode with Mk IIB mode.
I got to be missing something here because it is looking pretty fkn lame if I am correct... Mark V fans rejoice, the Mark V 2.0 or V + II for Mark VII is here... I'm frankly not impressed at all thus far and highly doubt it sounds much better than the Mark v.
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You doubt it sounds better than V. Wow. ?
 
I noticed they got rid of Tweed mode on Ch.1. Always thought was a pretty cool sound.
 
V with added Cab Clone IR and MIDI alone would be upgrades worth my attention IMO.
 
Tweed was one of the best modes on the V…. And I’ve never seen anyone post “Man I really wish the IIB was on a Mesa. “ so that’s really strange. I hope it sounds great but this isn’t getting my hopes up. Maybe I’m just a Mark IV Cult member ?? who can’t be happy unless it’s a 3 channel Mark IV with two geq’s hahahah. Call that one the VI!
 
Judging by the size of that (input?) transformer I think the MkVII is going to kick the Mark V’s ass. The Mark V transformers looks small by comparison.
 
That’s quite affordable all things considered. If they can build those for 3500, I don’t know how they couldn’t do a 2C reissue at 2500ish. Fractal owners would be jumping out of windows to buy one.
 
Chubbs said:
That’s quite affordable all things considered. If they can build those for 3500, I don’t know how they couldn’t do a 2C reissue at 2500ish. Fractal owners would be jumping out of windows to buy one.
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Yeah, I don’t know how Mesa hasn’t jumped on this. Just going for a full recreation of a 2c+, with a ++ toggle, maybe the cab clone stuff and that’s it. I’d bet it’d be a more faithful recreation. I’d buy one instantly.

Same with like a rev c rectifier.

I get having all these modes and features on an amp, but it always seems like when there’s that many features on an amp not one thing excels and everything is just okay. That almost always winds up being my beef with these new amp companies sucking and not being memorable at all.

And don’t get me wrong I’m a huge Mesa fan boy.
 
Bram576 said:
Yeah, I don’t know how Mesa hasn’t jumped on this. Just going for a full recreation of a 2c+, with a ++ toggle, maybe the cab clone stuff and that’s it. I’d bet it’d be a more faithful recreation. I’d buy one instantly.

Same with like a rev c rectifier.

I get having all these modes and features on an amp, but it always seems like when there’s that many features on an amp not one thing excels and everything is just okay. That almost always winds up being my beef with these new amp companies sucking and not being memorable at all.

And don’t get me wrong I’m a huge Mesa fan boy.
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First of all, I agree completely. I'm with you that this is where Mesa should be putting some energy. A true-to-form, identical IIC+ reissue with a ++ switch or whatever would sell a zillion amps. A true-to-form, identical Rectifier Rev C reissue would sell a zillion amps.

That said, this is true of many makers. For example, why doesn't Diezel make a Blueface VH4 reissue that's a true-to-form, identical reissue? There would be a lot of money in it.

I think one of the reasons it that players will tear these amps apart. You see it happening in this thread.
  • "The IIC+ mode doesn't sound like a IIC+!"
  • "The early revisions sound amazing because of this one capacitor!"
  • "The old 60s UK transformers can't be remade today so it's not a true reissue!"
  • "Marshall put a PCB in this amp! It's garbage!"
  • "My '81 2203 sounds better!"
This is just to say that reissues of these legendary amps are targeted at the same players who will eviscerate them. I am also guilty of this. I own two original '87 Silver Jubilees and bought the new reissue when it came out. It sounded like shit; nothing like the real Jubes. So that reissue was pointless, IMO. You can see the problem.

This feels like one of many reasons why amp makers don't really go down these rabbit holes.
 
The amp they need to make is a 60/100 non reverb IIC+/++ with the motorized graphic sliders and a dual graphic like the jp2...add the cab clone, resonance ckt and midi fav settings ala Alta 100?
 
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hellzington said:
First of all, I agree completely. I'm with you that this is where Mesa should be putting some energy. A true-to-form, identical IIC+ reissue with a ++ switch or whatever would sell a zillion amps. A true-to-form, identical Rectifier Rev C reissue would sell a zillion amps.

That said, this is true of many makers. For example, why doesn't Diezel make a Blueface VH4 reissue that's a true-to-form, identical reissue? There would be a lot of money in it.

I think one of the reasons it that players will tear these amps apart. You see it happening in this thread.
  • "The IIC+ mode doesn't sound like a IIC+!"
  • "The early revisions sound amazing because of this one capacitor!"
  • "The old 60s UK transformers can't be remade today so it's not a true reissue!"
  • "Marshall put a PCB in this amp! It's garbage!"
  • "My '81 2203 sounds better!"
This is just to say that reissues of these legendary amps are targeted at the same players who will eviscerate them. I am also guilty of this. I own two original '87 Silver Jubilees and bought the new reissue when it came out. It sounded like shit; nothing like the real Jubes. So that reissue was pointless, IMO. You can see the problem.

This feels like one of many reasons why amp makers don't really go down these rabbit holes.
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Off Topic.... My 2555x sounded like shit as well until I swapped the power tubes and set the bias correctly.
 
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