The Mark IV is a milestone. I like the 2C+ Too. Mark V and the new Mark VII seem to be great amps too, but my bank account still anchors my feet to the ground: “modelers are cool too and bla bla bla” 🤣
@@marcosandron6081 They all sound greate too me. I wish I knew more about them, but alas, I don't..I just know that some of my favorite artists used / use them such as John Sykes, Stryper, and many more as I'm sure you know.. Good stuff. I wish they made a small 20 watt combo like this with the EQ.. Hell, they may I don't know about it.. 😛
I’ve had 2, Road Kings…why 2, you ask, because I forgot how hard it was to get even a half decent tone out of the first one I had. It would be actually interesting to see if Leon could get one to work.
@@LeonTodd yeah, it’s been his go-to for heavy stuff since it came out really. Always with another amp (Fender Twin, Marshall JMP or Garnet Session Man) and a couple of RAT pedals.
This is a very helpful video. I have been playing a mark V since 2014 and I can say your video is spot on. It's seriously about time someone made a tutorial like this.
lmao that stank-o-cam caught me off guard. btw i feel you have explained that method for mark series amps and the placement of the eq so many times you need to put it on a t-shirt if ppl still dont know 😄
Yea that front panel does look intimidating! Especially if you have never messed with one, boogie's are the gain monsters though aren't they! I remember in the 90's my friends all drooled over the dual rectifier's.
Love my JP2C and loved the Mark IV that I owned prior to the JP2C. Kinda wish I'd kept the IV around, but couldn't justify it. The JP2C just provides so much more flexibility with the 3 totally independent channels, two assignable EQs and the midi. To me it's the ultimate amp to pair in 4CM with an AxeFX III.
Much appreciated, I’m trying out a Mark IV a friend is selling before I buy it and this got me going in the right direction for dialing in a better tone.
Use your ears and read the manual! :) This is a great intro. I dial mine in about the same, but with the Lead Drive backed off to around 6.5 (sounds rounder to me, maybe it's just my amp). I have a Version A bubinga combo from spring 1991. I bring the lead gain in around 7 or 8 to add harmonic content (the muted harmonics in Holy Wars right before Dave's solo or the intro of Tornado of Souls is a good gauge for me). 750hz is pretty much exactly like where you put yours, just south of neutral, and sometimes I'll drop 2200 down a bit if my ears are bothering me that day. I usually pull presence so it's not so in my face if I'm close to it, pentode simulclass, and usually harmonics mode, but sometimes Mid Gain. Rhy. 2 really doesn't get enough love, I think it's the perfect in-between. It's an amazing amp, a guitar player's dream if you like pretty much every genre of music. It can do everything.
Best guitar sound I ever heard was when I was younger and listening to speak of the devil with Brad gillis using those Mark 2Cs. That's the sound of tried to use my whole life.
I almost always use the pull fat, and have the presence pulled as well. It just sounds better in a mix to me. However, I really enjoy the recto kind of feel it has with the presence pushed.
I found that the easiest way to setup a sound is presuming its new and you get the sample setting lay over, or you got it with a used amp, is start there! I tried a sample setting on the MKIV I bought in 93 and immediately sounded exactly like the opening chords in the the song Courage, by the Tragically Hip (who did use MKIVs at that time and I had no idea).
Great video Leon! Mesa Mark series are either a mystery waiting to be explored, or a treasure trove...depending how you look at it. Even within the same model, there different variations (like the stripe colors on MKIII...not sure if MKII is the same). I like the MKIV, but I think the MKII and III are my favorites. All my favorite guitarists in the 80's were either doing Marshall (or some flavor of hot rodded Marshall) or Boogie MKII B, C, MKIII, or there off shoots (Coliseum, Studio Preamp, Quad Preamp). Or in the case of Brad Gillis, one of my favorites...pretty much all of them at one point or another. :)
Mine favourite iteration is the MkIII. More agressive, open and clear sounding. And way more brighter than the MkIV, which is more focused and compressed. Rather different members of the same family. Having said that, the usual settings are in the same ballpark for both, oddly enough. Usually the settings for those amps are Treble: 5-8 Bass: 0-2 Middle: 4-6 Presence: 3-6 And apply the "Rule of 16" for the lead drive and lead gain (the sum of both cant pass 16). And thats pretty much it.
@@nicktrierweiler3690 actually those are for more heavier and typical mark tones on the lead channell (if the master is too low I pull the treble otherwise everything is normal, not pulled). For those Marshall tones I use channell 2 on both amps, but with the gain maxed (pull bass) and treble and mids very high around 8 and 6, sometimes with a pedal in front to squeeze it a lil more.
I miss my MKIV. It was a 1x12 hardwood combo with the wicker grill. It was 1996 or 97 and I walked into the store and plugged in. It was perfect! I was floored because I knew even then that they were particularly tricky. I took a business card and made diagrams of the front and back controls. I bought the amp and kept the card in my wallet. Years later, long after selling the amp, I was at Rudy's in NYC and they had one. I asked to try it out and the guys said sure, but told me I was on my own. About 20 minutes later, I came out and they said, "that sounded great! Nobody's been able to get a good sound out of that amp!" I told him my story about drawing the controls on a card when I got mine. He said he was going to do that with my settings so they'd have better luck selling the amp. 😂
@@LeonTodd when I first bought the amp, none of the salespeople cared to help. I found a cable and plugged myself in. I had a brand new, very expensive Brian Moore and AFTER they saw it, one of them asked if I needed help. I just said I was fine. When I decided it was mine, I found a salesman and bought it. The one who asked if I needed anything came over trying to say it was his sale. I said that actually, nobody helped me, I just found someone who could ring me up. Then I said, "in fact, since nobody earned the commission on this, I should get it discounted off the price." It didn't happen, but I needed to make the point since someone had the nerve to claim he "helped" me.
So sad I had to sell my Mark IV but it was in a very poor condition (sounded perfectly but the electronic was 100% original from 1992 and some parts had to be renewed) and I had no money to do anything. I’m glad I still own my triaxis and 2:90 tones are also exceptional
I bought a Mark IV RevA combo a month ago, and I just ordered the 1x12 Thiele front ported cab. Couldn't be happier..........1st amp I have that sounds (and feels) right without the need of any external pedals. Just R2 channel is rather meh (can't have both R1 and R2 to sound right,,,,,, you have to choose). But only the lead channel and clean channels are enough for me, with a volume boost for solos.
what happens on a mark iv if you turn the treble middle and bass knobs all the way down? on my 50 caliber theres no sound at all, which makes me think the tmb controls on it amplify 3 seperate band passed signals rather than cut from a neutral signal- also you can hear as you turn them up the distinct character of the 3 voices. i ask because i like the clarity i can get from completely muting the mid channel and only blending 2 signals rather than 3, or even just using the treble signal
I set Drive to max and gain to 3, 4 for best clarity. I guess using some external EQ would allow setting gain to higher values. Built in EQ is fine for shaping sound but not enough to remove unwanted frequencies, fizz. Or I don't know how to use it properly. And thank you for helping me find good sound out of this amp years ago (with one of your videos) when I was shooting blind and hating it :)
If you would try to replicate the graphic eq's neutral setting with a Marshall tonestack you would need to set it B:0, M:10, T:0 to get close. And to emulate a Marshall tonestack at 5,5,5 set the 750Hz at -5dB.
There was this guy on youtube who was disappointed by mark V 25w tone, turned out the guy just didn't know how to dial it. He was exactly like me who got confused if an amp has more than one row of knobs lol
Hi, Leon, would you recommend using a boost pedal into the effects loop for getting a solo over the band clearly? I've been using the EQ as a solo boost which probably restricts me from not using the EQ for an even better rhythm tone. I'm new to Boogies so this vid was a big help 🙌🏽
I had a Mark IV for two years after having already owned Mark II and Mark III models, and traded the IV for a Mark V which I consider to be a much better amp because the Mark V is the one that finally gave each channel its own set of tone controls that aren't shared between channels. Those shared controls are the achilles heel of all the previous Marks. That being said, the IV could of course generate some great tones even though the controls were never very intuitive to operate. I've now owned every Mark, if you include an SOB as a reissue of a Mark I, other than the Mark VII which I will eventually have. But so far, the best metal tones I've ever gotten, out of ANY amp, have come out of a blue stripe loaded Mark III head. That is THEE ONE for the most savage metal tones ever.
I always love your Mark series videos, but I have a huge pet peeve that you cut the 240 hz slider every time. Boost that shit, just a tiny bit. It doesn’t need much. But it fills out the low mids so nicely, especially in a mix it really makes the guitar stand out. I know it’s preference but it sounds so much better that way imo, especially the IV or the IV modes.
@@LeonTodd Totally agree bro my favourite log album by far and tone! I have a wicked log patch with the USA lead on my fm3! I used willies settings from the killadelphia dvd.
Have Mkiii Green Stripe Simulclass head, and a Strategy 500 Poweramp. After being a Marshall guy for life, took a punt and traded a Ceri Yeti for the Mkiii. Took a while, and thought I'd bought a POS, but unlike a Marshall-style amp - where we all know what we are going to get - the Mk is more like letting one zero in on what they want. But that doesn't suit everybody, and why there are more Marshalls and Fenders players around generally.
I've always wondered why the Mark IV lead channel has a "lead gain" and a "lead drive" controls.....while I understand what they should do, why does the Mark IV have both?
I watch this video because I can't get good tone from NDSP Boogie suite. After watching this I realize even a real Mark IV isn't easy to dial in. Strangely, I can dial a good tone more easily from MLS Fluff2C and ML5 after watching a few Mark V videos. Heck..I even can get a feel on how to dial in Mark VII after watching a few videos.
@@LeonTodd nice....pls find and try it soon, ive been eyeing one in my local guitar market. But still not sure if its good for the price and for my music
Wow.. So interesting.. I looked and our guy John Sykes used a Mark III it said, and Stryper who you talked about used / uses a Mark 2 it said. You're first example with the "Stank o cam".. hahahahahahah buhahahaha.. Was very flabby and you made it make perfect sense. I now know why when I tried one I wasn't able to get it to sound good at a music store! That's it! I tried one many years ago and it was sooo farty on the bottom end and I didn't know why. I actually thought there was something wrong with the amp.. 🤣🤣.. Shows how stupid I was.. 🤣🤣 My cousin has a mesa boogie head. I don't remember which one, but a modern one and he owns a studio near chicago and has a kemper. He setup the head for me and it sounded awesome. (He must have known what you do) and then he let me A / B it against his kemper. I couldn't tell any difference basically. I mean there might have been a little, but once you were loud, it was no difference. I can see why modeling is such a good solution and your tones always sound awesome with your modeling video's, live shows, etc. Just pristine and epic sir! Love the latest shows you put up with your trip across the (world hahaha) to melbourne. I want to visit there so bad man. Would love to see Perth and would love to visit Victoria as well.. What a cool country! Great demo sir. Thanks brother. It's always an interesting and educating source of info with you sir! Be well my friend!
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What's your favourite iteration of the Mark series design?
Anything John Sykes used.. 😛
The Mark IV is a milestone. I like the 2C+ Too.
Mark V and the new Mark VII seem to be great amps too, but my bank account still anchors my feet to the ground: “modelers are cool too and bla bla bla” 🤣
@@marcosandron6081 They all sound greate too me. I wish I knew more about them, but alas, I don't..I just know that some of my favorite artists used / use them such as John Sykes, Stryper, and many more as I'm sure you know.. Good stuff. I wish they made a small 20 watt combo like this with the EQ.. Hell, they may I don't know about it.. 😛
Mark IV and JP2C
The best Sykes tone I have heard th-cam.com/video/jKIZvLzChrY/w-d-xo.html
Stank-O-Cam is priceless, and actually quite useful as a measure of what sounds good. Even though I don't own a Mesa, this was really interesting
:p
Though with Leon it is often difficult to judge whether he the tone hits or stinks;) His facial expressions may be misleading haha
I’ve had 2, Road Kings…why 2, you ask, because I forgot how hard it was to get even a half decent tone out of the first one I had. It would be actually interesting to see if Leon could get one to work.
I want a Stank-O-Cam plugin now.
i love how Steve Von Till used a mk4 in Neurosis, just the most glorious crushing tone.
Really? Didn't know that!
@@LeonTodd yeah, it’s been his go-to for heavy stuff since it came out really. Always with another amp (Fender Twin, Marshall JMP or Garnet Session Man) and a couple of RAT pedals.
Yeah! He makes his mark sound so glorious.
I got the Bluguitar Mercury Amp 1. And I freaking LOVE that little thing. Marshall heaven.
This is a very helpful video. I have been playing a mark V since 2014 and I can say your video is spot on. It's seriously about time someone made a tutorial like this.
lmao that stank-o-cam caught me off guard. btw i feel you have explained that method for mark series amps and the placement of the eq so many times you need to put it on a t-shirt if ppl still dont know 😄
hahaha yep!
Yea that front panel does look intimidating! Especially if you have never messed with one, boogie's are the gain monsters though aren't they! I remember in the 90's my friends all drooled over the dual rectifier's.
Recto's are different animals again - wild beasts!
Stank-o-vision cracked me up xD I followed this vid using the axe fx mark IV, and it has pretty much the same results :D
Yeah the Axe-Fx Mark series models are delightfully accurate
Got pretty similar results on the HX stomp model as well. Really useful tips as always!
Love my JP2C and loved the Mark IV that I owned prior to the JP2C. Kinda wish I'd kept the IV around, but couldn't justify it. The JP2C just provides so much more flexibility with the 3 totally independent channels, two assignable EQs and the midi. To me it's the ultimate amp to pair in 4CM with an AxeFX III.
Much appreciated, I’m trying out a Mark IV a friend is selling before I buy it and this got me going in the right direction for dialing in a better tone.
Awesome to hear!
Use your ears and read the manual! :) This is a great intro. I dial mine in about the same, but with the Lead Drive backed off to around 6.5 (sounds rounder to me, maybe it's just my amp). I have a Version A bubinga combo from spring 1991. I bring the lead gain in around 7 or 8 to add harmonic content (the muted harmonics in Holy Wars right before Dave's solo or the intro of Tornado of Souls is a good gauge for me). 750hz is pretty much exactly like where you put yours, just south of neutral, and sometimes I'll drop 2200 down a bit if my ears are bothering me that day. I usually pull presence so it's not so in my face if I'm close to it, pentode simulclass, and usually harmonics mode, but sometimes Mid Gain.
Rhy. 2 really doesn't get enough love, I think it's the perfect in-between. It's an amazing amp, a guitar player's dream if you like pretty much every genre of music. It can do everything.
That midrange slider on neutral is your best friend for solos. Cuts through the mix like a knife 🤘
All the mids!
Took me years to fully understand dialing them but I love my studio pre and mark III.
Best guitar sound I ever heard was when I was younger and listening to speak of the devil with Brad gillis using those Mark 2Cs. That's the sound of tried to use my whole life.
Gillis was on FIRE on that record
@@LeonTodd when you put on that record symptom of the universe just punches you right in the chest with that Mesa boogie sound
I am heading to the Gibson Garage this morning to try a 7. This video is perfect timing!! Love you man.
May the grease be with you!
Ooh, a little bit of TV trickery..."Stank-O-Cam"...love it😂
Gain: 2:30, Treble 1:00, Mid 9:00, Bas 10:30, Presance 10:30. Grafic EQ V-Shape
Nice job
I almost always use the pull fat, and have the presence pulled as well. It just sounds better in a mix to me. However, I really enjoy the recto kind of feel it has with the presence pushed.
Channel 2 with an sd1. ... perfection!
I found that the easiest way to setup a sound is presuming its new and you get the sample setting lay over, or you got it with a used amp, is start there! I tried a sample setting on the MKIV I bought in 93 and immediately sounded exactly like the opening chords in the the song Courage, by the Tragically Hip (who did use MKIVs at that time and I had no idea).
I understand way better now!! Awesome video man! Thanks!
Glad it helped!
*You get a THUMBS-UP just for the Stank-O-Cam!*
I saw a Mark IV combo in Bunbury cashies a feed back for under $1800. Really should've pulled the trigger! Another great tutorial Leon!
Pretty sure I know the exact combo. I often think about that combo and why i didn't pounce on it
$1800 AUD? That is definitely a steal in 2023. The average price right now is $25-2700 USD
MKIIIs Mr Mister sustain and wampum tone for days............. "Broken Wings"...."Kyrie"....ect ("The Lock And Key" from my channel)
Great video Leon! Mesa Mark series are either a mystery waiting to be explored, or a treasure trove...depending how you look at it. Even within the same model, there different variations (like the stripe colors on MKIII...not sure if MKII is the same). I like the MKIV, but I think the MKII and III are my favorites. All my favorite guitarists in the 80's were either doing Marshall (or some flavor of hot rodded Marshall) or Boogie MKII B, C, MKIII, or there off shoots (Coliseum, Studio Preamp, Quad Preamp). Or in the case of Brad Gillis, one of my favorites...pretty much all of them at one point or another. :)
Mine favourite iteration is the MkIII. More agressive, open and clear sounding. And way more brighter than the MkIV, which is more focused and compressed. Rather different members of the same family. Having said that, the usual settings are in the same ballpark for both, oddly enough. Usually the settings for those amps are
Treble: 5-8
Bass: 0-2
Middle: 4-6
Presence: 3-6
And apply the "Rule of 16" for the lead drive and lead gain (the sum of both cant pass 16).
And thats pretty much it.
Gonna have to check that out... What do you have pulled? Anything resembling hard rock marshall crunch?
@@nicktrierweiler3690 actually those are for more heavier and typical mark tones on the lead channell (if the master is too low I pull the treble otherwise everything is normal, not pulled). For those Marshall tones I use channell 2 on both amps, but with the gain maxed (pull bass) and treble and mids very high around 8 and 6, sometimes with a pedal in front to squeeze it a lil more.
Had a chance to buy a MKIII a few years ago but didn't take it. Would love to try one!
Thank you so much!
@@LeonTodd unfortunately we are 13.500 km apart, otherwise you will be more than welcome to try it at my place 😀👍
Great video, thanks for sharing your Mark wisdom! You should do one like this for the recto as well.
Excellent idea
I miss my MKIV. It was a 1x12 hardwood combo with the wicker grill. It was 1996 or 97 and I walked into the store and plugged in. It was perfect! I was floored because I knew even then that they were particularly tricky. I took a business card and made diagrams of the front and back controls. I bought the amp and kept the card in my wallet. Years later, long after selling the amp, I was at Rudy's in NYC and they had one. I asked to try it out and the guys said sure, but told me I was on my own. About 20 minutes later, I came out and they said, "that sounded great! Nobody's been able to get a good sound out of that amp!" I told him my story about drawing the controls on a card when I got mine. He said he was going to do that with my settings so they'd have better luck selling the amp. 😂
Hahahaha that's gold. You should have got a commission.
@@LeonTodd when I first bought the amp, none of the salespeople cared to help. I found a cable and plugged myself in. I had a brand new, very expensive Brian Moore and AFTER they saw it, one of them asked if I needed help. I just said I was fine. When I decided it was mine, I found a salesman and bought it. The one who asked if I needed anything came over trying to say it was his sale. I said that actually, nobody helped me, I just found someone who could ring me up. Then I said, "in fact, since nobody earned the commission on this, I should get it discounted off the price." It didn't happen, but I needed to make the point since someone had the nerve to claim he "helped" me.
I do not own a Mesa Boogie Mark series, and will almost certainly never be able to afford one, but this video was still captivating
So sad I had to sell my Mark IV but it was in a very poor condition (sounded perfectly but the electronic was 100% original from 1992 and some parts had to be renewed) and I had no money to do anything. I’m glad I still own my triaxis and 2:90 tones are also exceptional
The Triaxis/290 is iconic!
@@LeonTodd if I’m lucky I’m buying my mark IV back ! The guy who bought me it is selling it back and he just renewed the amp totally
I bought a Mark IV RevA combo a month ago, and I just ordered the 1x12 Thiele front ported cab. Couldn't be happier..........1st amp I have that sounds (and feels) right without the need of any external pedals. Just R2 channel is rather meh (can't have both R1 and R2 to sound right,,,,,, you have to choose). But only the lead channel and clean channels are enough for me, with a volume boost for solos.
Congrats!
what happens on a mark iv if you turn the treble middle and bass knobs all the way down? on my 50 caliber theres no sound at all, which makes me think the tmb controls on it amplify 3 seperate band passed signals rather than cut from a neutral signal- also you can hear as you turn them up the distinct character of the 3 voices. i ask because i like the clarity i can get from completely muting the mid channel and only blending 2 signals rather than 3, or even just using the treble signal
I set Drive to max and gain to 3, 4 for best clarity. I guess using some external EQ would allow setting gain to higher values. Built in EQ is fine for shaping sound but not enough to remove unwanted frequencies, fizz. Or I don't know how to use it properly.
And thank you for helping me find good sound out of this amp years ago (with one of your videos) when I was shooting blind and hating it :)
It's the ultimate "roll your own" amp :D
wow i never knew this. thank you
Sweet 🤩
If you would try to replicate the graphic eq's neutral setting with a Marshall tonestack you would need to set it B:0, M:10, T:0 to get close. And to emulate a Marshall tonestack at 5,5,5 set the 750Hz at -5dB.
Leon, please do another PCM 70 video …
Soon
@@LeonTodd yiihhaaaa👍
Funny how “Mark” from down under sounds a little Boston to me.. 🤘🏼✌🏼
Stryper...God you snuck that in😂
There was this guy on youtube who was disappointed by mark V 25w tone, turned out the guy just didn't know how to dial it. He was exactly like me who got confused if an amp has more than one row of knobs lol
Never saw a stank o cam. F yeah. Brilliant 😄😃😂
🤣
Hi, Leon, would you recommend using a boost pedal into the effects loop for getting a solo over the band clearly? I've been using the EQ as a solo boost which probably restricts me from not using the EQ for an even better rhythm tone. I'm new to Boogies so this vid was a big help 🙌🏽
Great tips. man!
Glad it was helpful!
I had a Mark IV for two years after having already owned Mark II and Mark III models, and traded the IV for a Mark V which I consider to be a much better amp because the Mark V is the one that finally gave each channel its own set of tone controls that aren't shared between channels. Those shared controls are the achilles heel of all the previous Marks. That being said, the IV could of course generate some great tones even though the controls were never very intuitive to operate. I've now owned every Mark, if you include an SOB as a reissue of a Mark I, other than the Mark VII which I will eventually have. But so far, the best metal tones I've ever gotten, out of ANY amp, have come out of a blue stripe loaded Mark III head. That is THEE ONE for the most savage metal tones ever.
I always love your Mark series videos, but I have a huge pet peeve that you cut the 240 hz slider every time. Boost that shit, just a tiny bit. It doesn’t need much. But it fills out the low mids so nicely, especially in a mix it really makes the guitar stand out. I know it’s preference but it sounds so much better that way imo, especially the IV or the IV modes.
Yeah it's definitely got a "woody" character about it that is instantly recognizable.
I always think lamb of god when I see this amp. Cool demonstration! 🤘🏻
The tones on Ashes of the Wake are some of the best Mark tones ever
@@LeonTodd Totally agree bro my favourite log album by far and tone! I have a wicked log patch with the USA lead on my fm3! I used willies settings from the killadelphia dvd.
@Deconstruction 33 have a email ? Kinda hard to write it out here
Lead Gain: 6.5 / Treble: 8.5 / Bass: 0-1 / Mid 3 / Drive 7.5 & For leads then Gain: 7.5-8 / Tre:7 / Bass: 1 / Mid: 2 / Drive: 9 with GEQ V Shape
Have Mkiii Green Stripe Simulclass head, and a Strategy 500 Poweramp. After being a Marshall guy for life, took a punt and traded a Ceri Yeti for the Mkiii. Took a while, and thought I'd bought a POS, but unlike a Marshall-style amp - where we all know what we are going to get - the Mk is more like letting one zero in on what they want. But that doesn't suit everybody, and why there are more Marshalls and Fenders players around generally.
Good way to look at it. Definitely one for the stylists.
Would these setting techniques apply to modelers like the Line 6 Helix?
If the modeler accurately recreates the tonestack then yes. From memory the Helix Mark model is pretty good.
I've always wondered why the Mark IV lead channel has a "lead gain" and a "lead drive" controls.....while I understand what they should do, why does the Mark IV have both?
I watch this video because I can't get good tone from NDSP Boogie suite. After watching this I realize even a real Mark IV isn't easy to dial in. Strangely, I can dial a good tone more easily from MLS Fluff2C and ML5 after watching a few Mark V videos. Heck..I even can get a feel on how to dial in Mark VII after watching a few videos.
Does the same approach work on the Axe FX?
Yeah
Any different between mark4 and dc5. From the looks it has the same layout panel. Have u ever try boogie dc5???
Yeah there's circuit differences as i understand it. Never tried a DC5 but i'm quietly looking for one :p
@@LeonTodd nice....pls find and try it soon, ive been eyeing one in my local guitar market. But still not sure if its good for the price and for my music
Wow.. So interesting.. I looked and our guy John Sykes used a Mark III it said, and Stryper who you talked about used / uses a Mark 2 it said.
You're first example with the "Stank o cam".. hahahahahahah buhahahaha.. Was very flabby and you made it make perfect sense. I now know why when I tried one I wasn't able to get it to sound good at a music store! That's it! I tried one many years ago and it was sooo farty on the bottom end and I didn't know why. I actually thought there was something wrong with the amp.. 🤣🤣.. Shows how stupid I was.. 🤣🤣
My cousin has a mesa boogie head. I don't remember which one, but a modern one and he owns a studio near chicago and has a kemper. He setup the head for me and it sounded awesome. (He must have known what you do) and then he let me A / B it against his kemper. I couldn't tell any difference basically. I mean there might have been a little, but once you were loud, it was no difference. I can see why modeling is such a good solution and your tones always sound awesome with your modeling video's, live shows, etc. Just pristine and epic sir! Love the latest shows you put up with your trip across the (world hahaha) to melbourne. I want to visit there so bad man. Would love to see Perth and would love to visit Victoria as well.. What a cool country!
Great demo sir. Thanks brother. It's always an interesting and educating source of info with you sir!
Be well my friend!
I guess it's NOT so crazy that I have my Mark V's Bass knob down at almost zero.
This is the way
Stank-O-Cam 😂😂😂
Super Leon, how would you dial in a good clean tone with your mark IV?
Rhythm 1 channel is very black panel Fender to my ears. use the good old "Magic 6" settings as a start (bass 2, mid 3, treble and drive at 6)
@@LeonTodd Perfect, thank you very much!!!
Mark iii red stripe
Mark V all day long.
Does this apply also to Mark V ?
Yep.
LOL Stank O Cam!
ROTFL Stank-O-Meter :-)
Pull fat! Always!
Too much Mark talk. Must. Resist.