MESA BOOGIE MARK VII - Metal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- Trying out the new Mesa Boogie Mark VII Amplifier. How does it behave when you play post apocalyptic mega goth death metal on it?
0:00 - Intro
1:35 - Layout & Features
2:45 - Signal Chain
3:10 - Mark IIC+ Mode
4:48 - Mark IIB Mode
5:32 - Mark IV Mode
6:28 - Channel 2 & Crunch
7:06 - Mark VII Mode
9:01 - Mark IIC+ & Mark IV
9:38 - Lead
10:05 - CabClone
10:37 - Closing Thoughts
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Chuggstructionned
3500 not expensive
Thanks Ola. You always come through with the best videos!
Having experience with both, how would you compare this to the Mark V? They sound extremely similar to my ear.
Dude - on an unrelated subject - you were one of the very few to properly demo a Diezel Hagen, like 10 years ago
and I remember you were pretty fond of it - Did you ever get one of those for yourself ?
I knew Ola would deliver. Finally the first demo that actually shows the VII 2nd channel mode in a high gain setting
Fluff did one too, and Mesa. Both just glossed right over channel 2 b/c it’s trash. 😂
@@PaulEubanks I don't think we should be so quick to judge channel 2. Even Ola was quick to dial up the Bass knob of the Mark VII mode because the marketing and manual says it's "Recto inspired" instead of testing it with the Bass knob set low like he did with the Lead channels. The Crunch of the Mark V:25 is awesome, so I have to imagine it would at least be passable on this amp as well. But, we still won't know for sure until we hear channel 2's Crunch and Mark VII modes dialed the same as channel 3 (high treble, low mid and bass) and directly compared with those sounds, then compared with other Mark amps in the same video.
@@TheGgreen100 Nah, I'm not gonna make excuses for it. If the dials sound bad dialed in a certain way, they should fix that with the frequency range of the pot sweep. Same thing happened w/ Fluff's video, just harsh grating tones outta channel 2. Chuck channel 2 straight in the bin.
@@PaulEubanks The tone pots sounding bad at certain spots is basically a feature of the mark amps, hence the graphic eq.
I know he said he wasn’t impressed with the vii mode and apparently the consensus is that it sucks but I actually thought it sounded awesome here. Seems like a far better amp than the mark v so far
Ola consistently has top 3 metal tones on youtube hands down
I enjoy his crunchy chuggy goodness
Who are the other two in your opinion. Jon from Sonic Drive Studios is definitely up there for me.
Agreed, he has all 3.
Yup...1st 2nd and 3rd!
@@MesaMXR Ola, Jon & LambChopper.
I still have my Mark IIC I bought back in '83 and it still pulls killer tones..
If you can remember, how much did you pay for it?
@@Kinetex I believe it was $1000, with the graphic EQ option. I later bought the parts for the reverb and installed it myself. Bought it from a place called Makin' Music in Illinois
It's tempting to get all the bells and whistles that come with the shiny new thing, but I am in a similar boat where I have a Mark IV and it does is job.
Man…. You could sell that for so much right now
@@hiflyerint8119so about 3000 now
Ok that opening riff starting at 0:20 that is gorgeous.
8:32 Evergrey’s “More than ever” Ola! Such a good riff
LOVE EVERGREY ❤️
Thankyou! I knew I recognised the riff!
Best demo so far. Id love to see you do a shootout between this, the jp2c and the original iic+. Obviously I know theres different features and what not but itd be cool to see your direct take on the sounds and feel
Yessss, would be nice to test jp2c against the iic+ mode of the mark vii
The coolest thing about the jp2c is the extra GEQ. Having only one in the Mark VII feels a bit like a step backwards
@@ElShogoso indeed
Well IMO, Its logical to have a comparison at this point. You have the V, jp2c, and the vii that all claim "iic+" with it.
I haven't played a v in years but i kinda remember the iic+mode just being a little bit less gain than the iv mode. Not really much of a different vibe or feel overall, but again it's been a while so i gotta take it with a grain of salt.
Someone like Ola that has the original iic+, a jp2c and this mk vii could make one hell of a shootout to compare how close each amps "modes" are and see if they really do it justice, different feature set aside.
I sort of look at them each as having their own unique thing going on anyway and they are all cool in their own right, but you cant help but wonder how they feel
Hell yeah! 🤘 I've been trying get all my gear back from Florida since I moved back to Denver Colorado for the metal scene and I started my own Band BLACK CHURCH and seeing the stuff you do daily motivates me more to get better gear and heavier tones, thanks for all your hard work it makes me want to be a better guitar player and technician. 🤘🤘🤘
Imagine if Mesa did a simple affordable version with JUST the 2C+ mode and a 5-band eq, thats it!! We sure got the JP-2C but it could be more straight forward, and with just one channel.
Thanks Ola, good reviews as always!
The Mark V35 is close to that.
Synergy IICP is exactly what you're looking for.
@@Procyon58 Thanks for tip, never heard of it. Looks interesting!
I always have to pick up my guitar after your videos cause your riffage is always on point.
same here, everytime i watch one of his videos i sit down and rip some riffs
Ola has that effect on many of us guitar 🎸 players … he just makes you want to practice really hard on your riffs… because his chugging riffage is straight up Badass! 👑 Ola is a monster guitarist and one of the funniest guys on the planet ! 😄🤘🏻🎸🇨🇦
Absolutely incredible sound, this is what I hoped my pod was able to do
Love Ola’s reviews. 100% honest which is much much appreciated.
Ola has answered ToneWars call! Thank you Ola!
I can always count on hearing metal with whatever is new here. You're an absolute legend bro.
Tnx Sir for your transparent and honest advice on this last mark!
Am happy to hear IIc+ is your choice.
🎂🤜
FINALLY a great demo of this amp 🤘🏼
I like the VII mode, tbh. Modern, and not in that sterile kind of way.
It has a nice bite, enough bottom end to make it fat and clarity of notes - cuts through really well.
At least in the video it sounded good, can't say how it sounds like in the room.
I like how Ola shows up faster, you can see that he is so excited about this one
The proper metal demo sounds that they needed so badly, nice job. When I think of this amp, I just think of all those early 2010s prog bands with this sound; corelia, early scale the summit were using marks for a bit, all the heavier bands that were descendants from petrucci forum sorts of demographics that spawned from dream theater influences before the JP2C amp was created. Really want to hear the mark mkii mode boosted.
awesome! didn't dig any other of the clips of this amp, was waiting for your thoughts on this piece of equipment. this amp kills!!!!!
I've never been disappointed by an Ola Video. Stellar work as always.
That first riff fear factory style!💀killer as always!
Truly one of the amps of all time
Still one of my favorite TH-camrs, amp sounds incredible, Ola u should consider adding a riff of the week lesson for your fans, those riffs are 🔥dude 🤟
Good review, Ola- thank you!🤘🏻
Fiiiiinally, a metal focused review of this. About damn time 😂
Wow that amp sounds just freaking amazing.
Great job Ola..right to the point
That was the best Demo of this Amp I've heard!
the IIc+ and mkiv sounded incredible \m/
Been waiting for this all week! We knew it was coming. Great demo, killer amp! The Mark IV mode sounds really impressive compared to on the V. I'll be keeping my precious Mark IV though.
I loved my mark V on the crunch and a tube screamer that was epic !
My most favourite amp ever. Just perfect. One day I'll get one. One day!
post apocalyptic mega goth death metal is my favorite genre ever since!
I'm so excited about this one! When they told us about it at work I was pumped but then they said the price and I about hit the floor. Even w the emp discount our boys won't be getting this stack for a while and we'll probably sell out immediately but it's such an awesome piece and it's so versatile! I'm happy you gave an honest review! Ty for that. You kick a$$.
Where do you work?
@@jsullivan2112 guitar center
@@marielle5879 Never seen any quality amps at a Guitar Center, much less Mesa. Usually filled with cheap Fender and Marshall amps.
@@johnrobinson7138 i am sorry that you've had that experience. We are one of the largest music realtors in the US. We renewed our contract to sell Mesa Boogie in 2021 and we have a ton of stuff available through the website that we might not have room in local store. I'm not advertising but if you ever want to try again or you aren't finding something you're looking for you can always call in ask for me. I'd be happy to help you.
Hell this amp holds up compared to the newest models on the market! It was way ahead of its metal time man!
Damn great amp! And the plugin is great too... hoping to see your video about it! 🤘
Having now had some significant time with both the Mark V and Mark VII, I think I can describe the differences pretty well. The bottom line is that the core Mark sound is the same, but on the Mark V, all of the extra tone shaping controls basically allow you to create a “pre-mixed” type of sound. Meaning the things a mix engineer would do after the fact, you can do with the amp. The Mark VII is much more raw, punchy and aggressive. Even on the clean channels. It sounds and feels more like the kind of guitar amps we’re used to. The head is significantly smaller than the Mark V, but the sound is bigger.
The Mark V is an incredible amp from an engineering standpoint, and it could arguably be better for a live setting where you want a perfectly balanced and sculpted tone straight out of the amp. But for raw feeling and energy, the Mark VII beats it. Anyone who’s done any mixing knows how EQ, compression, etc can sort of shrink the tone, in order to fit in to a mix. If you want to do that with your band live, the Mark V has tools for it. But then the Mark VII has direct XLR out and cab clone for going straight into the board.
I’m keeping the Mark VII, and selling the Mark V. It may seem like less of an amp in some ways, but it simply sounds better. A lot of people complained that the Mark V was too complicated and too hard to dial in. I think they really hit a home run with this one. If you want a Mark amp in 2023, the VII is the one. It has the classic tone, pure and awesome, with modern features and portability.
But it’s not cheap. That’s the one drawback.
For me, the big difference between the mark V and the VII was that Mesa could deliver the V. I know many peoples that had a Mark V delivered to them, or, more crazy, they got in a shop and bought it. The Mark VII is unavailable, like every other Mesa Boogie product.
They must be at the brink of bankruptcy at this point. Not able to deliver a single amp for more than 10 months now.
@@boboutelama5748 I just bought one in July. I’ve heard they’ve had trouble shipping them internationally, but they’re available in the US.
The IIC+ Sounds mega, mega good here.
Liked what ya did with the IIB also.
The Demo the Mesa Mark deserves...... Hails Ola 🤘
Hey Ola,dude I just wanted to thank you for all of your hard work and time that you put into these vids,and you kick a*s on the guitar which is the bonus for us..thx brother, God bless you and your beautiful family
According to a source at Mesa Engineering (on TH-cam) stated that so much time had passed while working on the newest Mark Series amp to supersede the Mark V that they simply bypassed the Mark VI designation and moved on to designate it the Mark VII. Some day I will own one! Incredible beast!
Thank you !! It's the same situation for me with the Mark 5 when I first tried it. I liked one CH maxed out sounded amazing ! But it's a lot of amp and $$$$ for just that 1 CH I like :) Still sounds amazing !! What I'm really after now is finding the best powered cab set up for Neural DSP Quadcortex for metal. Cheers Ola ⚡
Killer tone, awesome riffs and purple solar X. So good 🔥🔥🔥
🤘🖤💀🖤🤘
The Mark series amps are so clean, punchy and tight!! i used to own a lot of Mark amps a couple of years ago. Mark IV ruled my world for years man... Would love to try the new Mark VII out
I came for the Mesa tones but stayed for the knee slaps at the end of the video! Both sounded great.
what a brilliant sound, Mesa is my favorite Amplifiers, since I fell in love with Lamb of god, so it is something like 15 years.
Huge thanks for this Ola, and brilliantly done. I had a Mark IV combo and loved it, though it was temperamental - I could never guarantee the same fantastic sound even at the same venues. I also had the fantastic Triaxis/2:90 combo. Now? (I like a wide range of styles) I have something a 'little bit'....eh.....different....a Fuchs TDS 50W combo, with all of Andy's mods (1/2 drive, HRM etc). Yes, it's different but damn, I'm loving those Dumble tones, and I'll tell you, it's very versatile versatile.
Thanks Ola! Great review!
Thanks for the review, Ola !
I once had the honour of playing a MK IV .
It didnt matter which guitar we tried (6string Les Paul, 6String Tele/Strat, Fender Bajosexto and finally 2 different 7string Ibanez(1 the black&green Universe, the other a plain black rg720)) the amplifier was just sounding bombastic .
This amp paired with an Alesis Midi- or Quadraverb was an absolute beast, especially with complex delays or flangers from the Alesis units .
What a lovely amplifier, from front to back .
It was a great amp, had a Mark IV in the early 2010’s. At the time I offloaded a bunch of gear when my old band called it quits, definitely sold it for a lot less than I see them for now, which is rare in itself. I have been eyeing a Mark V 25 or 35 in recent years, just hard to justify for playing at home and not gigging, haha.
Brutal!!! ...and what a beautiful white guitar you have there behind the amp!!!
Ola is skwisgaar and toki in one dude! Great demo man.
Ummmm.... yeah, I would probably really have a lot of fun with one of those... thankfully I am broke and will be able to continue this path of "live with the stuff I have..."... for just a few minutes, this video gets me some vicarious living! Thanks Ola! Rock on! 🤘
"I'm only gonna play what's metal on this thing". That's why we are here and not in any other channel. Thanks for understanding your audience, Ola.
The 10 watt mode on the Mark V is epic. Single ended pure tube tone.
7 is 2 better than 5
If I buy two mark V's, will it be 3 better than mark VII?
@@JohnWiku YES!
…this one goes to 11
Mk5 has 7 preamp tubes.
Mk7 has 5 preamp tubes.
Mk5 has a much better clean channel.
Mk7 has built in i.r. loader.
Mk5 has pentode and triode modes.
Mk7 is sent home.
@@JohnWikuwho can afford two 5’s though?? 😂
Mesa, for me, has never disappointed. I love my Trident and it slays.
holy shit...its the voice of devil!!!amazing sound!!mesa boggie rocks!!😍
The mark VII mode with the eq definitely has more of that saturation and sag of a recto without being flubby. Pretty sick sound in my opinion. Since I'd be getting a MK IV, 2B, 2C and VII, I'll be grabbing ASAP. Thank you for doing what you do and helping me blow money!
Great video! Finally some Metal tones from the mark vii😅
Couple days ago, i contacted Mesa when they are going to ship to Europe again. Here’s what they response:
Hey Manuel
Thanks for reaching out. As we are still in the process of recertification with UL, we are looking to have Mesa back in the EU around Sept/Oct 2023. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks!
Amazing!
"Clean, crunch, and lunch, maybe, I don't know." Classic Ola right there!
I think this is the best amp out there.
Well daaaang that sounds great!
Uncle Ben! Too cool for school
That red and black guitar ….so nice
Atleast this cabclone version sounds better than whats on the mini marks. Good review, this is what i wanted
Thank you for posting this Ola. I really needed to hear how this Mark grinds. Most other videos out there really haven't gone there. My Mark V 90w kills (extreme & MkIIc & Mk4 channels are sooo good) and I'm super curious how you would approach this new Mark 7. Such a spectrum of tones to dig into
Essa Solar Roxa tá muito linda! Se não custasse um Rim e um Figado, já estaria aqui comigo! 😁
DUDE! Nice bit of Evergrey!!!!!! More than Ever 😉😍
I love the riffs man
One thing I love about Ola man....he says ima play deathf metal on this......one of the few who doesn't play this bad ass amp on the clean with a strat or Tele
Amo el dulce sonido de un gran tono de guitarra por la mañana
Ohhh New gear
Everything I own is always for sale for the right price...
except my wife, my cats, and my Mark IV.
Great review!
amazing guitar!
Great demo.
Sounds 🔥
love the low key lamb of god riffs
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhht but you are just getting better and better Guitar Tones with a MIC, well done man!
Yeah I'm digging the VII mode either especially the price of it as well.
I can already hear a new Lamb of God album using this beauty
Holy moly that sounds good!
It's amazing that they fit all that in such a small head shell, I bet the inside looks like mission control at NASA.
I’ve seen your video testing the Mark IV from years ago. It was incredible. I’m so happy and proud of you that you’re now doing another video testing the Mark VII!! I’m so happy for your progress my dude. Cheers from NH U.S 😃
sounds sick
Gotta love Ola's reputation on the interwebs. I was discussing some of his amp reviews and they were like "Ola can plug into a potato with a TS-9 and make it sound good." 😆
Love this review!! Also, you gotta get Mark Morton on Coffee with Ola!
Good shit, bro. Everybody else was using this amp for blues demos and shit. You’re a fresh breathe of air for reals hahaha
Kicking Ass ! Loved the Mark IV* Subbed!!
I really miss the old tophat knobs. The numbers were great to have.
Hell yeah brother!! Thanx 💪🏼🫡
Well, I found my new amp, cheers Ola
Thanks Ola… out of all the reviews, you are the only one who showed if it is really made for metal!
Question!
If you have to make a decision between Mark five and Mark seven, would you choose the seven bc of the additional features or you keep the five because of the extreme mode ?
that was great demo
Good Lord!!!! You kind of let me down bro.. I always wanted to see a playthrough of LRA!!!.. can we get that? This MESA is badass!
Finally a video without cleans.
I had the “that tone is nasty af” face for the whole video.
Fucking love it Ola! Cheers
Dude this thing is beast af.
Awwww yeahhhh lessssgoooo
It chugs!!! Love my Express 5-50.
that amp sounds incredible