Mesa Boogie Mark V 1x12 Combo - 90/45/10 Watts All Tube
Player's Perspective
In many ways, the Mark V is the quintessential Mesa/Boogie amp. With some 44 years of amp building experience as a foundation, the Mark V moves boldly forward into new amplifier territory. It's used by several of the industry's top players, and it's easy to hear why. It's loaded with features - there are nine patents for building techniques used in this amp. You will have a difficult time finding a sound you can't wrench from it. There are three channels, and together they run the gamut from clean, rhythm-oriented sound to over-the-top, high-gain mayhem. Funk, jazz, blues, metal, country, jam - not only can this amp do everything, but it can sound like it was built specifically for everything. There are nine modes to choose from, each with its own unique voice and identity. You can also control the wattage, so you can bring this amp to big gigs and smaller recording sessions with equal ease. Did we mention that there is zero modeling? Every sound in this amp's tonal encyclopaedia is authentic tube-powered, hand-crafted sound. If you're looking for one amp that can replace your entire collection, this is it.
Item Details
The five-band EQ will help you find your exact tone. You can control how it's applied: Auto-assign it in any channel, control it with the footswitch, or bypass it. One of the best features of this amp is how easily you can control the power. Each channel can run at 90 watts Simul-Class, 45 watts class A/B, or 10 watts class A, so you can take it to bigger gigs just as easily as you can record in the studio or rehearse with it. Lush, organic reverb is independently available for each channel, all controllable with the footswitch.
The crazy thing about this amp is that it's still remarkably easy to use. A little tweaking is all that's needed to start to understand what it's capable of. This particular Mark V sports a British Cabernet colored cab and a tan grill.
Overall Condition
Specs
- Mesa/Boogie Mark V 1x12" Combo Amp
- 90/45/10 Watts
- Tubes: 4 x 6L6, 7 x 12AX7, 1 x 5U4
- Three Channels
- Channel 1 Modes: Clean, Fat, Tweed
- Channel 1 Voicings: Normal/Bold
- Channel 2 Modes: Edge, Crunch, Mark I
- Channel 2 Voicings: Normal/Thick
- Channel 3 Modes: Mark II C+, Mark IV, Extreme
- Channel 3 Voicings: Normal/Bright
- Channel 1 and 2 Tube or Silicon Diode Option @ 45 Watts
- Channel 3 Triode or Pentode Switch
- 5-Band Graphic EQ
- Preset Depth Knobs
- Bypass, Auto-Assign, or Footswitch Control EQ
- Power Selection (Channel Independent): 90 Watts Simul-Class, 45 Watts Class A/B, 10 Watts Class A Single-Ended
- Independent Reverb w/ Level Control for Each Channel (Footswitchable)
- Bias Select Switch: Can Replace 6L6's with EL34's w/o Re-Biasing Amp
- Effects Loop w/ Send Level and "Hard" Bypass
- Effects Loop Assign: Channel 1, 2, 3, All or Footswitch
- Fan-Cooled
- Slave Out w/ Level
- Tuner Out
- 4 Speaker Outs: 2 x 8 ohm, 2 x 4 ohm
- Eight-Button Footswitch Included
- Amp Cover Incluvded
- Casters Included
- Made in Petaluma, California
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