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Mesa Boogie Mark V Medium Head

Mesa Boogie

3-channel, 10/45/90-watt Head – Black

284,829

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Premium Tones from Mesa/Boogie

Far more than a single amplifier, the Mark V is a journey through Mesa/Boogie’s illustrious history. The Mark V houses multiple circuits and sounds spanning the lifespan of the Mark series — from the high-gain cascading pre amp of the Mark I all the way to the amazing power and control of the Mark IV. The preamp offers numerous sounds, ranging from tweed-like tones to British crunch to blistering trademark Boogie overdrive. If you’re looking for an amp with an amazing history and tone to match, it’s the Mark V from Mesa/Boogie.

Mesa/Boogie Mark V Head at a Glance:

  • Multi-channel mayhem
  • Equalizer
  • Multi-Watt power
  • Simul-Class Power
  • Keeping it cool
  • Choose your bias

Multi-channel mayhem

The Mark V is loaded with a slew of sonic possibilities. Channel 1 contains the lowest gain sounds of the three channels and can be thought of as the rhythm or clean channel. The other two channels contain modes that work better for soft clip, medium crunch and high gain rhythm work. There is a tight, skinny Clean (toggle up), a warm, rich Fat clean sound with added lower fundamental (toggle center) and a higher gain pushed version of this architecture found in Tweed (toggle down). A channel-global Bold voicing switch adds punch and cut starting in the high mids to help you stand out in a dense mix and give you an increase in headroom.

Channel 2 is the transitional channel between the low gain sounds of Channel 1 and the high gain fury of Channel 3. This channel contains the biggest differences between modes and there is definitely dialing required as you toggle through the voicing modes. A stripped, British-inspired Edge (switch up) unleashes low to mid gain aggression.

Low mids are added for a thicker, throatier “Crunch” sound that travels up the gain scale while retaining a tight attack. And finally, Mark I flips the architecture to arrive at the iconic high gain voice that put Mesa on the map back in 1970 with the little Boogie amp. This creamy voice is infused with thick bottom end and works great for fattening up single note solo sounds. You may want to run the BASS control very low (off to 10:00) when the gain is high in this mode to retain the best attack characteristic and avoid flabbiness. There is also a Normal/Thick switch that affects the Mark I Mode only to add extra gain in the mids for added single note focus.

Channel 3 goes on from there to encompass the best of the Mark Series overdrive sounds. Beginning with the MK II C+ (switch up) the sound is pure, blistering focus and this is the classic Boogie voice of the 80s that became the foundation for players like John Petrucci, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, as well as a staple for L.A.’s first call session players of the day Steve Lukather, Mike Landau, Dean Parks, and many more.

Mesa/Boogie Mark V Head Special Features:

  • Simul-Class Power Amp with Multi-Watt and Duo-Class technologies for three power and three operating class options
  • Wattages are channel assignable via 10/45/90 Watt Power Switches
  • Choose two power tubes operating in pure vintage Class A (single-ended), producing 10 Watts
  • Two tubes running in time-honored Class A/B producing 45 Watts
  • Four tubes running in Mesa’s patented Simul-Class Power that blends the best of Class A and Class A/B simultaneously to produce 90 Watts

Mesa/Boogie Mark V Head Features:

  • 10/45/90 Watts
  • 4x6L6 (or 4xEL34), 7x12AX7, 1x5U4
  • Bias Select Switch (6L6/EL34)
  • Fixed Bias for Consistent, Maintenance Free Performance
  • Full Power/Variac Power Switch
  • Three Fully Independent Channels with nine Modes
  • Footswitchable, Channel Assignable or True Bypassable All-Tube FX Loop with Send Level Control (over all channels when activated)
  • Output Level Control (over all channels when activated)
  • Footswitchable Solo Level Control
  • True “Hard” Bypass Switch removes FX Loops, Output Level & Solo Level Controls from signal path
  • Tuner Output w/Footswitchable Mute
  • Slave Out w/Level Control
  • Fan Cooled with On/Off Switch
  • External Switching Jacks for Channels 2, 3 (channel 1 is default), EQ & Solo
  • Aluminum Chassis
  • 4×4 — 8 Button Footswitch
  • Slip Cover

 

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