What a great video, and your playing is outstanding! My new v:25 arrived yesterday at 9:34 am and I'm very excited to have it. I'm a metal guy historically but have been gravitating toward the type of tones you demonstrated here, looking forward to exploring the possibilities. Outstanding job.
Man this is the video I have been waiting for, I have this amp and I have had the clean tone about 90% of what I wanted - your settings got me the rest of the way
Really happy I came across this vid. A friend gave me this amp and, admittedly, this is not an amp that was on my radar- i play tweeds and deluxes, jazz/rnb. But man alive its very nice seeing someone who shares similar tastes in tone using this amp as I would
Mesas are a Swiss army knife of amps. Randall Smith invented channel switching, variable power, multimode amps, adding a master volume to get gain at lower volumes, cascading gain stages - basically every feature modern amps have that we take for granted. That’s a great little amp. Beautiful cleans, and it will produce searing gain as well.
It IS a great amp...it does anything I ask of it...probably one of the best, most versatile amps on the market. Now, if they could find a way to toggle between all the modes via the footswitch...
Man, that intro tone and melodic playing are just incredible.Like you, I’m more interested in those cleans/crunch and extreme mode just nails it. Thanks for the video and sharing settings.
Just managed to get a second hand Mark V 35 and it slaps. 50 minutes in awe at how good it sounded with me having no clue how to dial it in yet. Cannot wait to hear all it has to offer. By far the nicest my cleans have ever sounded.
Could be because its on Strat single coils like you said...but yes, it really does sound Dumbley. I have a Dumble replica and one of these. They both have cascading gain, hot rodded Fender DNA, prob why they can be dialed for similar tones.
My sentiments exactly. I don’t play metal at all and I love this amp. I’ve used a Princeton Reverb live for 12 years and wanted a small 2 channel amp for a good Prince type lead tone, effects loop and the DI. Fantastic demo, sir!
Some of your earlier videos using the Mark 5:25 helped persuade me to buy one a few months ago. I bought it mainly for the Mesa clean tones I had heard demoed, and it hasn't disappointed at all. I think it has one of the best clean tones around. (Lots of other great ones available too, though; as you say, it is very versatile.)
Excellent review. I like how you showcase the fact that this isn't just a fire breathing metal machine. Extremely versatile. Well done sir. I think that the general knowledge point about using too much bass with Mesa amps is something that comes from the Recto series. They have so much more bass than other amps that when you're playing with any considerable amount of gain, it has to be turned down as the gain increases. This is also evident as to the general consensus that a boost (TS808, BD-2, Tumnus, etc) pedal usually helps it usually helps focus the bass and lower-mids on a Rectifier.
So I just bought one (ironically three days before the Mark VII came out!) It's definitely a different animal than my Rectoverb 25. Less forgiving of sloppy technique, that's for sure! I'm running it through two Mini Recto 1×12's. I'm not sure that the V30 is the right speaker for this amp after two weeks of playing.... I guess I'll just have to buy two more matching cabs and start swapping speakers in and out. Poor me....
I have this amp and it's really great, super lightweight and has a ton of great sounds in it, can get pretty loud too. However, imo the Crunch channel is by far the best gain channel and they put it on the same channel as the Cleans. Technically you can change the EQ with the footswitch, but there is a huge volume jump so it's unusable to switch from Clean > Crunch without fiddling with the knobs.
This is true. Unfortunately there was really no way around that without Mesa adding a third channel. With that said, you can actually get some pretty nice cleans on channel 2, especially on the Xtreme mode. I’ve used Xtreme for cleans and Crunch for gain with a lot of success.
@@IronDave1985 the Xtreme mode is also pretty great for that kind of Dumble stuff? I think it's a bit of a strange name for that mode haha and that was why it took me a while to discover it!
@@johnnathancordy oh definitely. I use the Xtreme mode for Dumble sounds regularly. The V:25 (and the V in general) is such a Swiss Army knife of an amp.
Thanks for this review John. I've been looking at this amp and this helped a lot! Keep up the good work. Your channel has become one of my favorites by far!
You sold me this amp. Just fyi. I understand it’s not intended but you showed me what I wanted to know about it. Warm tones are what I was after with potential for some sultry leads
Great review and excellent playing! I have the combo version and use it with a Rick Turner Model 1 Deluxe, Rickenbacker 360 and Walla Walla Guitars Maverick Pro, they all sound amazing through the Mark 5.
Love my 5:25. I use it with a Fractal Audio FX8 in a 4 cable set up and that can also do the channel switching. Has been great for jazz gigs and function gigs.
I'm picking one up soon, like the next few weeks soon. I'm recording at home now, not playing out and the versatility of this amp for home recording would be nice. The tones you're getting in this video are what I use for my songs, clean to mid distortion. Thanks for the great playing and showing what this little amp can do. Cheers mate!
Ya I use the extreme channel for the exact same reason… and same way… even lower gain. I’ve never owned an amp that could go to this degree of gain-from literally sparkling clean to rabid without being unusable in this way… noisy and not properly staged. Amazing channel that made this amp company legendary. I avoid using the eq with this setting on extreme mode. I dial it with treble at around 9 1/2 mid 11, Bass 10-11. I’m trying to decide where to set the presence. The only downside is this channel at these settings doesn’t take overdrive well at all. It’s really exclusive to a jazz tone and actually really surprisingly good. But just add a little brightness and viola… killer blues tone with overdrive at lower settings.
So you have a dumble clone (in the back). I don’t play out, volume is also an issue but I’m after something that does dumble/blackface fender tones at lower volumes. I have an Allen sweet spot (15 watts) but it isn’t there, even with pedals. I was looking at this or even a ceriatone Joymusic. You recommend this over a dumble clone or something else? Sick tone btw.
Great video. I’ve the mark v 35 and it’s a great amp as you’ve demonstrated here. However it’s different to dial in than some other Amps in my opinion. I think it takes a bit of time to find the right sound and can be intimidating to some who are used to setting everything at noon and having an immediately useable sound.
I bought one. A fine little amp for sure but it didn't give me the "wow factor" my MKIV combo that I bought direct from Boogie in 93' gave me - especially the cleans, which to be fair, it simply shouldn't be able to do. That "glowing glass" in simul-class is simply da' shit, period! There still is the learning curve associated with more of the Boogies and the cascading circuit.
Thanks man, now I'm poorer$$ but so much richer 🎸🎵🔊🎶. Just bought one. Been searching for an amp that does fendery cleans but can do the br00ts too. Classy
Hi John, great video, as always. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Mesa Boogie Mark V:25 but wondering how the Fillmore 25 might compare. I mostly aspire to play blues, jazz, fusion etc. but love some of the high gain tones you pulled from the Mark V. Have you had any chance to play through a Fillmore?
I played through the Fillmore 25 with a 335 and it was absolute Heaven! Amazing cleans to a good classic rock tone (I got a nice acdc tone out of that setup).. I've been debating between the two amps myself. One day I would love to have the Fillmore 25 combo, and the full Mark V. But I'm leaning towards just the mark v 25 simply because it seems to do just about everything really well. And if I'm honest I can probably only ever afford one, so might as well go for the jack and master of all trades.
@@johnnathancordy I’ve had the Mark V 25 for a bit now and hadn’t bonded with it until this video. What overdrive settings would you recommend for a Tumnus or TS9? I’m kind of new to the gear world.
@@johnnathancordy Yes it's the mark V head with matched 112 cabinet. I think I will go with the mark V. I really like the flat clean channel on the Mark V.
The bass control really only needs to be low when using tons of gain, as it will flub out since the tone controls are before the gain stages. Cutting the bass will tighten the response up. With lower gain, however, the bass can be quite a bit higher.
Aside from Petrucci trying out the 25w V for the first time, one of the best vids I've seen demonstrating the brilliance of the Mark V is this one ruclips.net/video/B1YANbeMsrI/видео.html. This is up there too. Always nice to see another great guitarist showcase an incredible amp.
Thanks just what I needed... I got mine coming the only difference is I'm gonna run it with 2-12 inch Jensen's one P12N and one C12N 16 ohm so in parallel it'll drop it down to 8ohm which will be fantastic.... I've got a few guitars but my main guitar is a PRS Vela and a reworked Squire Strat.... Way too much fun, thank you for the video it was fantastic especially the input for recording....
Man, that sound ist sick ! Big Part ist the nice playing for sure ;) Really fun to watch Actually think about getting one ... I'm getting a little back and forth between the Mark 5 w/ 3 channels and the M5:25.
Hey Johnnathan thanks for the demo on this sweet (and mean) sounding amp! When I heard you play I subscribed on the spot! This is just what I was looking for since I play mostly strat and not too much high gain stuff. I was looking at the new Blackstar Studio 10 6l6 but it's not nearly as versatile. My only concern is if 10 watts (on the Mark V:25 combo) is too loud for mostly bedroom use (occasional jam sessions). What are your thoughts? 🤔
@@johnnathancordy Another question: do you use the effects loop? I use reverb, delay and a Rang 3 for live looping. Will they play nice in the serial effects loop or is the signal too hot?
Hi there! Great video again🖖Love to watch it. Maybe you want to show us how to record better tips with cab clone? (Just cab clone) 😌 I remember your cab clone recordings they sound well. But I never get this dynamic warm tones with cab clone. If you have any tips to recommend I would be thankful 😌
I had tried the V25 and the V35 Couldn’t get along with either, I hate the channel switching pop. And I really hate that the Treble on ch2 determines how much gain
@@johnnathancordy Thank you!! Have you tried the combo on the Mark V? Looks like you have the head. How would you compare the CT clean tone to the MV cleans?
What is your interface that you're going DI with the boogie? I can't get a clean signal without a lot of hiss/noise. I find that I have the crank the volume on the amp or gain up on my interface. Do I need a interface with a better preamp?
I'm running my guitar into my mark v:35 boogie. Using the amp's cabclone DI out into my interface. I'm not getting enough signal/volume into my DAW. If I crank the amp volume my clean starts to break up, increasing gain on my interface brings out a lot of noise and hiss...I'm thinking it's probably my crappy interface.
The trouble with the "not just for metal" idea is the Clean/Dirt channel. Solutions? I don't know - but these are definitely the problems: - Clearly, nobody buys a mark to be a clean pedal platform. It's overkill, especially for jazz and country players. One prefers the high headroom of a SS amp, and the other just want a simple-r Fender 98/100 times. "Amp in a box' pedals have come a long way, such that hard/alt rockers rely on pedals more than ever now. That leaves the R&B/funk player and metalhead as the primary market for this amp, although mr. funkster may not have a need for a gain-y lead channel unless they're delving into Funkadelic or early Prince territory. - "Metal cleans" (sigh...) especially since the mid-80s have tended towards this dull imitation of an acoustic guitar by an electric, often using the bridge pickup (e.g. "One" by Metallica). imho it is one of the worst sounds an amp can make, because it always falls short compared to an acoustic. I understand the practical compromise playing live of course, it's that sonically it is a dead-end = guitar volume up max yet "amp stays clean".... the sound can't go anywhere so _why desire this? Just to sound lame and gross??_ I know I'm being a tad facetious, but honestly try to think of great cleans in metal and you'll see my point (and no, Dream Theater are not the 'future of metal' anymore, and never really were). - CH 1 "Crunch" is much too distorted from 8-9 o'clock and beyond, and not tasty enough wherever it is set. The "edge of breakup" region is in the first 10% and everything beyond is into medium-gain distortion... that is far too much, too early for anything called a "CLEAN" channel !! - Fat AND Clean are ultimately no different besides a bass boost, with little character in either one to be found. Make those positions interesting sonically please, instead of aiming for a "Pristine Clean' which has almost no value in electric guitar beyond archtops (which this is the wrong amp for, anyhow). Something like a BFTwin vs Tweed-Bassman vs HiWatt response that results in different touch response and CLIPPING character as the gain is increased - this would be much MUCH more useful than one switch going from a (pointless) bass-boosty 'FAT' to CRUNCH - a crunch that builds up the same old generic sound far too quickly.
What a great video, and your playing is outstanding! My new v:25 arrived yesterday at 9:34 am and I'm very excited to have it. I'm a metal guy historically but have been gravitating toward the type of tones you demonstrated here, looking forward to exploring the possibilities. Outstanding job.
Man this is the video I have been waiting for, I have this amp and I have had the clean tone about 90% of what I wanted - your settings got me the rest of the way
Really happy I came across this vid. A friend gave me this amp and, admittedly, this is not an amp that was on my radar- i play tweeds and deluxes, jazz/rnb. But man alive its very nice seeing someone who shares similar tastes in tone using this amp as I would
Your friend just gave you a $1500 amp? That's a good friend
Mesas are a Swiss army knife of amps. Randall Smith invented channel switching, variable power, multimode amps, adding a master volume to get gain at lower volumes, cascading gain stages - basically every feature modern amps have that we take for granted.
That’s a great little amp. Beautiful cleans, and it will produce searing gain as well.
I told my Dad about you! You're awesome! What an outstanding guitarist you are!!!!
It IS a great amp...it does anything I ask of it...probably one of the best, most versatile amps on the market. Now, if they could find a way to toggle between all the modes via the footswitch...
Man, that intro tone and melodic playing are just incredible.Like you, I’m more interested in those cleans/crunch and extreme mode just nails it. Thanks for the video and sharing settings.
Absolutely the best review of this amp on YT - that’s including the ones produced by Mesa Boogie. Also really enjoyed the playing - That is my style.
Just managed to get a second hand Mark V 35 and it slaps. 50 minutes in awe at how good it sounded with me having no clue how to dial it in yet. Cannot wait to hear all it has to offer. By far the nicest my cleans have ever sounded.
I've learned a lot from your videos, mainly that basically anything sounds good when you play it!
Could be because its on Strat single coils like you said...but yes, it really does sound Dumbley. I have a Dumble replica and one of these. They both have cascading gain, hot rodded Fender DNA, prob why they can be dialed for similar tones.
My sentiments exactly. I don’t play metal at all and I love this amp. I’ve used a Princeton Reverb live for 12 years and wanted a small 2 channel amp for a good Prince type lead tone, effects loop and the DI. Fantastic demo, sir!
Some of your earlier videos using the Mark 5:25 helped persuade me to buy one a few months ago. I bought it mainly for the Mesa clean tones I had heard demoed, and it hasn't disappointed at all. I think it has one of the best clean tones around. (Lots of other great ones available too, though; as you say, it is very versatile.)
Again this is how any review should be ! Thanks for sharing
Excellent review. I like how you showcase the fact that this isn't just a fire breathing metal machine. Extremely versatile. Well done sir.
I think that the general knowledge point about using too much bass with Mesa amps is something that comes from the Recto series. They have so much more bass than other amps that when you're playing with any considerable amount of gain, it has to be turned down as the gain increases.
This is also evident as to the general consensus that a boost (TS808, BD-2, Tumnus, etc) pedal usually helps it usually helps focus the bass and lower-mids on a Rectifier.
So I just bought one (ironically three days before the Mark VII came out!)
It's definitely a different animal than my Rectoverb 25. Less forgiving of sloppy technique, that's for sure!
I'm running it through two Mini Recto 1×12's. I'm not sure that the V30 is the right speaker for this amp after two weeks of playing....
I guess I'll just have to buy two more matching cabs and start swapping speakers in and out. Poor me....
More than great. And the 35 is even better
And this right here kids is why you don’t dime the gain. Nice job. You may have just convinced me to get one. I have the 90.
I have this amp and it's really great, super lightweight and has a ton of great sounds in it, can get pretty loud too. However, imo the Crunch channel is by far the best gain channel and they put it on the same channel as the Cleans. Technically you can change the EQ with the footswitch, but there is a huge volume jump so it's unusable to switch from Clean > Crunch without fiddling with the knobs.
This is true. Unfortunately there was really no way around that without Mesa adding a third channel. With that said, you can actually get some pretty nice cleans on channel 2, especially on the Xtreme mode. I’ve used Xtreme for cleans and Crunch for gain with a lot of success.
@@IronDave1985 the Xtreme mode is also pretty great for that kind of Dumble stuff? I think it's a bit of a strange name for that mode haha and that was why it took me a while to discover it!
@@johnnathancordy oh definitely. I use the Xtreme mode for Dumble sounds regularly. The V:25 (and the V in general) is such a Swiss Army knife of an amp.
I agree, the Crunch is great, just too bad it's part of the clean channel. That Crunch is worth the price of admission.
@@IronDave1985would you please tell me which settings you use? Or at least the crunch settings? Thanks
well, that was extremely tasty tones from that amp and your fingers. beautiful playing.
Thanks for this review John. I've been looking at this amp and this helped a lot! Keep up the good work. Your channel has become one of my favorites by far!
Thanks for this...just bought one and am struggling to find my sound on it... this really helped thankyou
You sold me this amp. Just fyi. I understand it’s not intended but you showed me what I wanted to know about it. Warm tones are what I was after with potential for some sultry leads
Great review and excellent playing! I have the combo version and use it with a Rick Turner Model 1 Deluxe, Rickenbacker 360 and Walla Walla Guitars Maverick Pro, they all sound amazing through the Mark 5.
Love my 5:25. I use it with a Fractal Audio FX8 in a 4 cable set up and that can also do the channel switching. Has been great for jazz gigs and function gigs.
wow that strat tone is glorious
I'm picking one up soon, like the next few weeks soon. I'm recording at home now, not playing out and the versatility of this amp for home recording would be nice. The tones you're getting in this video are what I use for my songs, clean to mid distortion. Thanks for the great playing and showing what this little amp can do. Cheers mate!
Sounds pretty awesome and your playing is over the top. Man!! Tiny amp and it would be a great studio amp. Nice job!
Ya I use the extreme channel for the exact same reason… and same way… even lower gain. I’ve never owned an amp that could go to this degree of gain-from literally sparkling clean to rabid without being unusable in this way… noisy and not properly staged. Amazing channel that made this amp company legendary.
I avoid using the eq with this setting on extreme mode. I dial it with treble at around 9 1/2 mid 11, Bass 10-11. I’m trying to decide where to set the presence. The only downside is this channel at these settings doesn’t take overdrive well at all. It’s really exclusive to a jazz tone and actually really surprisingly good. But just add a little brightness and viola… killer blues tone with overdrive at lower settings.
So you have a dumble clone (in the back). I don’t play out, volume is also an issue but I’m after something that does dumble/blackface fender tones at lower volumes. I have an Allen sweet spot (15 watts) but it isn’t there, even with pedals. I was looking at this or even a ceriatone Joymusic. You recommend this over a dumble clone or something else? Sick tone btw.
Great video. I’ve the mark v 35 and it’s a great amp as you’ve demonstrated here. However it’s different to dial in than some other Amps in my opinion. I think it takes a bit of time to find the right sound and can be intimidating to some who are used to setting everything at noon and having an immediately useable sound.
Incredibly versatile amps
I bought one. A fine little amp for sure but it didn't give me the "wow factor" my MKIV combo that I bought direct from Boogie in 93' gave me - especially the cleans, which to be fair, it simply shouldn't be able to do. That "glowing glass" in simul-class is simply da' shit, period! There still is the learning curve associated with more of the Boogies and the cascading circuit.
Mesa has the best clean sound ever!
Great demo mate, subbed
amazing amp...i love mesa! it's a great company
Quite a few think Mesa Boogies are just for metal, that is far from the truth, I have a dual rectifier that is very versatile as well , Mesa rules!
Mark 5:25, KJV: "And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,"
Deep Jimpact that’s hilarious you looked it up 😃
DividedByTime I know my scripture by heart
LOL at the question mark in your title!
The greatest performance anf tone for mesa review!
The cleans sound better than the Filmore, closer to a fender atleast.
Thanks man, now I'm poorer$$ but so much richer 🎸🎵🔊🎶. Just bought one. Been searching for an amp that does fendery cleans but can do the br00ts too. Classy
Hi John, great video, as always. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Mesa Boogie Mark V:25 but wondering how the Fillmore 25 might compare. I mostly aspire to play blues, jazz, fusion etc. but love some of the high gain tones you pulled from the Mark V. Have you had any chance to play through a Fillmore?
I've never played the fillmore, but I think you'll dig the fat channel on the mark v:25 anyway it's pretty awesome
I played through the Fillmore 25 with a 335 and it was absolute Heaven! Amazing cleans to a good classic rock tone (I got a nice acdc tone out of that setup).. I've been debating between the two amps myself. One day I would love to have the Fillmore 25 combo, and the full Mark V. But I'm leaning towards just the mark v 25 simply because it seems to do just about everything really well. And if I'm honest I can probably only ever afford one, so might as well go for the jack and master of all trades.
@@johnnathancordy I’ve had the Mark V 25 for a bit now and hadn’t bonded with it until this video. What overdrive settings would you recommend for a Tumnus or TS9? I’m kind of new to the gear world.
Great video. Thanks mate
Awesome review!
My friend offers a Mark V head + cab for $1600. Should I buy it or the Cali Tweed? I play funk, blues and a little it of jazz.
the full Mark V?
The Mark is a very versatile amp - the Cali Tweed is a pedal platform essentially - so which would work best for you?
@@johnnathancordy Yes it's the mark V head with matched 112 cabinet. I think I will go with the mark V. I really like the flat clean channel on the Mark V.
The bass control really only needs to be low when using tons of gain, as it will flub out since the tone controls are before the gain stages. Cutting the bass will tighten the response up.
With lower gain, however, the bass can be quite a bit higher.
@ThatBadGuy Interesting. I guess in a sense they probably end up performing a similar function, although in a completely different way.
Aside from Petrucci trying out the 25w V for the first time, one of the best vids I've seen demonstrating the brilliance of the Mark V is this one ruclips.net/video/B1YANbeMsrI/видео.html. This is up there too. Always nice to see another great guitarist showcase an incredible amp.
I remember that Petucci one!!
@@johnnathancordy still one of Mesa’s best videos to date
Thanks just what I needed... I got mine coming the only difference is I'm gonna run it with 2-12 inch Jensen's one P12N and one C12N 16 ohm so in parallel it'll drop it down to 8ohm which will be fantastic.... I've got a few guitars but my main guitar is a PRS Vela and a reworked Squire Strat.... Way too much fun, thank you for the video it was fantastic especially the input for recording....
John the neighbors knocked on your Door they just wanted to say it was the best sound they have heard in a while. LOL.
damn you let the cat out of the bag about the mark five 25 :)
completely amazing amp for any genre of music!
Man, that sound ist sick ! Big Part ist the nice playing for sure ;) Really fun to watch Actually think about getting one ... I'm getting a little back and forth between the Mark 5 w/ 3 channels and the M5:25.
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Obviously. And thank God.
how does this compare for lead tone compared to the nomad ?...sounds great !
Hey Johnnathan thanks for the demo on this sweet (and mean) sounding amp! When I heard you play I subscribed on the spot! This is just what I was looking for since I play mostly strat and not too much high gain stuff. I was looking at the new Blackstar Studio 10 6l6 but it's not nearly as versatile. My only concern is if 10 watts (on the Mark V:25 combo) is too loud for mostly bedroom use (occasional jam sessions). What are your thoughts? 🤔
It can be quite loud at home, but the headphone output is super useful for quiet jams!
@@johnnathancordy Right on bro! Thanks!
@@johnnathancordy Another question: do you use the effects loop? I use reverb, delay and a Rang 3 for live looping. Will they play nice in the serial effects loop or is the signal too hot?
@@CarlitoM77 Mesa sorted their effects loop back in the 80s so you should be cool!
@@johnnathancordy How does it sound through headphones?
Hi there! Great video again🖖Love to watch it. Maybe you want to show us how to record better tips with cab clone? (Just cab clone) 😌 I remember your cab clone recordings they sound well. But I never get this dynamic warm tones with cab clone. If you have any tips to recommend I would be thankful 😌
Mark V, love it!!!!
9:35 How TF do i learn to play like this?? its so beautifully smooth. I'm a metal guy and im trying to get into stuff like this!!
could you do a demo with a mini rectifier--that would be awesome-i'm sure you would show the metal heads what their amp is capable of sounding like
I had tried the V25 and the V35
Couldn’t get along with either, I hate the channel switching pop. And I really hate that the Treble on ch2 determines how much gain
This is my dream amp simply because it can achieve nearly any tone while maintaining eargasmic quality. One day…. One day…
How noisey is it when you add gain?
Prefer the Fillmore 50 personally for non-metal stuff
I'll take it
most likely you're saying this because you are used to that 6L6 tube sound for your cleans. this amp has EL84's so it's a different tone.
have you tried this amp with P90s?
So you prefer this or your California Tweed?
The Mark V wins for versatility!
@@johnnathancordy Thank you!! Have you tried the combo on the Mark V? Looks like you have the head. How would you compare the CT clean tone to the MV cleans?
Are these amps noisy? Do they hum and hiss when played with gain?
Hi John have you made a Helix preset based on this amp?
What is your interface that you're going DI with the boogie? I can't get a clean signal without a lot of hiss/noise. I find that I have the crank the volume on the amp or gain up on my interface. Do I need a interface with a better preamp?
Umm I'm just going into my Steinberg UR RT 4 - have you tried being away from your PC screen?
Humbuckers sure do help. Why can’t you just plug your guitar into the amp? Why add in all
Kinds of other stuff? A DI an audio interface?
I'm running my guitar into my mark v:35 boogie. Using the amp's cabclone DI out into my interface. I'm not getting enough signal/volume into my DAW. If I crank the amp volume my clean starts to break up, increasing gain on my interface brings out a lot of noise and hiss...I'm thinking it's probably my crappy interface.
What program do you edit your videos with?
The trouble with the "not just for metal" idea is the Clean/Dirt channel.
Solutions? I don't know - but these are definitely the problems:
- Clearly, nobody buys a mark to be a clean pedal platform. It's overkill, especially for jazz and country players. One prefers the high headroom of a SS amp, and the other just want a simple-r Fender 98/100 times. "Amp in a box' pedals have come a long way, such that hard/alt rockers rely on pedals more than ever now. That leaves the R&B/funk player and metalhead as the primary market for this amp, although mr. funkster may not have a need for a gain-y lead channel unless they're delving into Funkadelic or early Prince territory.
- "Metal cleans" (sigh...) especially since the mid-80s have tended towards this dull imitation of an acoustic guitar by an electric, often using the bridge pickup (e.g. "One" by Metallica). imho it is one of the worst sounds an amp can make, because it always falls short compared to an acoustic. I understand the practical compromise playing live of course, it's that sonically it is a dead-end = guitar volume up max yet "amp stays clean".... the sound can't go anywhere so _why desire this? Just to sound lame and gross??_ I know I'm being a tad facetious, but honestly try to think of great cleans in metal and you'll see my point (and no, Dream Theater are not the 'future of metal' anymore, and never really were).
- CH 1 "Crunch" is much too distorted from 8-9 o'clock and beyond, and not tasty enough wherever it is set. The "edge of breakup" region is in the first 10% and everything beyond is into medium-gain distortion... that is far too much, too early for anything called a "CLEAN" channel !!
- Fat AND Clean are ultimately no different besides a bass boost, with little character in either one to be found.
Make those positions interesting sonically please, instead of aiming for a "Pristine Clean' which has almost no value in electric guitar beyond archtops (which this is the wrong amp for, anyhow).
Something like a BFTwin vs Tweed-Bassman vs HiWatt response that results in different touch response and CLIPPING character as the gain is increased - this would be much MUCH more useful than one switch going from a (pointless) bass-boosty 'FAT' to CRUNCH - a crunch that builds up the same old generic sound far too quickly.
1x12, 2x12?
Japan Strat?
for the price it better make me a sandwich too. No 25 watt amp is worth what they want for this thing.