Talk to me about the Boogie Mark V

[blackba]

I think the Mark V is a good choice if you want a great clean and nice channel 2. If you are going to spend most of the time on Channel3, than the mark IV is probably a better choice.

I have a mark IVA, I have debated between an Axe-Fx and Mark V to add to the stable. I have decided to add the Axe-Fx, once I get the funds together. At this point I have no plans of ditching the mark IVA for a Mark V.

 

[jabberwocker]

I had a hard time dialing in great crunch and high-gain tones out of my Mark V, even thought of selling it, until I swapped out the C90 in the wide body cabinet I use for a Scumback M75. As soon as I turned it back on I could tell that was the right move for me. It sounds awesome now and is ridiculously versatile.

 

[Big Rich]

i dont really think that the lead channel on the mark 4 sounds that much better. id rather have all the useable channels and modes on the 5. the cleans on the mark 4 kind of sucked imo, and that rythm 2 channel was totaly unuseable. the mark 5s lead channel is much more modern sounding and pissed off, i just think id rather have the versatility over an amp thats lead channel only "may" sound better

 

[Big Rich]

this is a vid i did a while ago, cmon now isnt that just fukin brutal

 

[Badronald]

At the latest ampfest the Axe Fx slayed all amps. All the big boy Tooob amps were there and people were stunned at what they were hearing.
Just saying you should save the hassle and play your Axe Fx live.

 

[Atropos_Project]

At the latest ampfest the Axe Fx slayed all amps. All the big boy Tooob amps were there and people were stunned at what they were hearing.
Just saying you should save the hassle and play your Axe Fx live.

Nah, I agree with him. Why settle for the real deal when you can have a replica?

 

[Les Zombie]

I owned one of the earlier mark v and i played a newer one a month ago and the newer one sounded a little bit better, i also played another one 6 months ago and it didnt sound as good as the one i played a month ago, all of them was played thru a stilletto cab. i thought the amp was nice but i still would rather have my mkiv.

 

[DEWD]

I gigged extensively with the Mark V.

Already sets your opinion above the house collector experts, just imo.

Agree about the Roadster being crappy as a house/bedroom amp, I should know I used one as a basement amp for awhile. Too dark/dull unless you can juice it up which gives it a bad rap for the collection room crowd.

I might very well have kept it if I was in a band at the time.

Mark series make good collection/bedroom amps, they sound better at lower volumes than a Roadster imo.

I value your opinion more than the others in this thread because not only do you only play in your basement, you also like to devalue the opinions of people that don't gig. Now that is valuable.

 

[Shiny_Surface]

I value your opinion more than the others in this thread because not only do you only play in your basement, you also like to devalue the opinions of people that don't gig. Now that is valuable.

Can't take yourself too seriously on forums.

 

[DEWD]

i love my mark 5, its my favorite amp ive ever owned and ive had zero gas for any other amp at all since i got it a year ago.

mine has a serial number in the 400's and it sounds amazing , so i dont know if the rumor of the earlier ones sounding shittier than the newer ones is true. honestly every mark 5 i played through sounded awesome(new and old), so maybe people just want to make themselves believe something that other people tell them....i dono.

it took me about 20 mins to dial in my mark, so dont be intimidated by all the sliders and knobs. I always thought my mark 4 was a pain in the ass to dial in compared to the mark 5, everytime i turned on my mark 4 it sounded different to me and i had to re eq the thing. the mark 4 was deff smoother but it didnt seem as thick as the mark 5 is. and honestly i didnt care at all for the mark 4's cleans or rythm2 channel. all of the 5's modes and channels are totaly useable and sound awesome .... i really love what mesa has done with this amp

and i totaly think the mark 5 gets way more insane sounding than my roadster ever did. its so much more aggressive and tight, has way better definition and cuts wayyyyy better. the roadster is a cool amp but i honestly think that for a recto its pretty damn weak, its a bit dark and refined sounding. if i had to get a recto id get one of the duals or tripples over a roadster if i wanted recto tone. especially the newer multi watts, they are sick amps and i will probably pick one up to keep alongside my mark 5.

get a mark 5

I don't think the first batch of Mark V's sound shitty at all. I just think the latest one I played/bought sounds the best of the ones I've heard. There have been a few people on various forums that thought the same thing. Maybe they didn't change anything, I don't know but I do know they are not all created equal. I've watched your vids and yours definitely sounds killer. In fact it was one of your vids that convinced me to give the V another shot because it sounded nothing like the first one I had.

 

[Big Rich]

i did throw some tung sols in the preamp and that deff opened up the amp alot, after a day or two i threw in some JJ 6l6's in the power section but i didnt notice much of a difference from the stock mesa 440 tubes that were in there

eventualy im gona try the el34s in it but honestly i was never a fan of the 34s in any of the mesas ive owned

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

I don't think the first batch of Mark V's sound shitty at all. I just think the latest one I played/bought sounds the best of the ones I've heard. There have been a few people on various forums that thought the same thing. Maybe they didn't change anything, I don't know but I do know they are not all created equal.

I concur with your findings.

 

[blackba]

I am waiting for the mark VB to come out, then I will be able to pick up the first version for super cheap