CrystalSky
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Just grab a IV. I’d do that at least.I've had the 25. It's a great amp! I just don't care for EL84's.
Just grab a IV. I’d do that at least.I've had the 25. It's a great amp! I just don't care for EL84's.
IMO the IV mode on the VII beats the IIC.
All My Microphones are at my buddies studio so all I had was an Audi I5
Also no boost or post processingThere we go! Sounds good. Always preferred the I5 over the 57.
Amp is inbound and on schedule. I'll get a basic A/B comparison up ASAP, then do a bigger more expansive deep dive in the following days.If @hellzington gets his tomorrow, we will know shortly how it measures up to his OG.
I can hear the IIC+ "quack"! How's the bounce and squish under your fingers?I have owned about Eight Mesa Mark IV’s and it is one of my favorite of the mark series. I did not care for the feel of the JP2C (I owned two of them). Just got the Reissue today, it does not have quite the same amount of liquid gain as a Mark IV, its a l bit less, boosted its great! It did take me a minute to dial in how i like it. The Master 1 volume does effect your lead master/gain. I have never play a real IIc+ but this seems pretty killer. I will try and do a quality recording in a few days, some of my studio gear is setup for a session this weekend
The easiest to dial in is the Mark VII. (even though it's not my favorite, this is true.)Which Mark is the most user-friendly, easiest to dial in, and won't rip your head off on .5 on the volume? I've been kicking around a Mark IV or V used.. I still don't like how everything has 1×8 and 2x4 speaker inputs
If they are using real cabs for these demos, they're likely using brand new speakers, where speakers are arguably more important than the amp.+1. They all have this modern “hairy” gain structure that the OGs most certainly do not. I hope we’re proven wrong but it’s not looking promising.
All My Microphones are at my buddies studio so all I had was an Audi I5
Actually running through a rear loaded Bogner 4x12, my soldano is also rear loadedFront loaded V30s in the Soldano cab?
reminds me a little how the 2nd channel on a mark iv felt. Also it does have that hit you in the chest bottom end like a Mark IV!I can hear the IIC+ "quack"! How's the bounce and squish under your fingers?
To me, the JP2C was the worst at low volume.The easiest to dial in is the Mark VII. (even though it's not my favorite, this is true.)
The best at low volume is the JP2C, with a solid nod to the Five 35 on 25W mode.
I got just got mine, i think its awesome. Was a bit hard to figure out the controls but set them to the Flemming Rassmusen battery settings and its pretty close but no way im putting the volume on 5 though. Only have a 16 ohm cab with greenbacks and it doesnt have a 16ohm output, might have to get a mesa cab.
Phone cleep since no one is playing metallica: