No separate drive control like the original though :/ Plus, if they reissued them, they'd probably instantly be the most expensive product in the lineup :(
The Mark series are incredible amps. I have a Mark III I bought new in 1988, blue stripe I believe. You can get this type of heavy tone and also a incredible Fendery clean. Mine is a 60w combo with factory EVM12L speaker, no built-in EQ.
I have 5 of mark series amps, Green stripe, Red stripe, Blue Stripe and a a IIC+.. if they were vastly different they wouldn't have just swiped each version with just a magic marker swipe or a black dot or a + sign. The big difference in the IIC+ and the Mark III was the third channel. Mesa got noticeably different with the Mesa badging vs the Boogie badges. The Rectifier series,The lone star, Road King,Nomad, etc came later and did sound different... The stiletto was probably the most different being EL34 based shooting toward the Marshall tone. Even my newer Mark 5 EL84 based amp sits in my studio with the older mark III'S and IIC+ it too sounds really close even all these years later with totally different power section/ tubes. The petrucci amp is a modern Mark amp and you can line up all the Mark series amps and NO one in the audience would ever know the difference and most guitar players blind folded couldn't pick them out one from the other especially with the transparent EVM 12L black shadow speaker or an MC-90 black shadow. The IIC+ landed production in the right time to become the flagship vintage boogie. Thats when 80's music was huge and that amp was produced at the right time for the players who made it famous. it didn't make them famous. I would argue a Mark III purple, red, blue or green stripe Mark III could have been used by the players who made the IIC+ famous and those albums and concerts wouldn't have sounded any different. They just weren't available at the time those bands recorded those albums. They stopped the IIC+ when the mark III came into production. They stopped the III when the Mark IV started and so on....they are all great amps and tonally are the same. Most of those bands stopped playing the IIC+ and went to the mark III when it came out because the sound was basically the same but the 3 had a third channel, everyone loved that.
Thanks dude! I only have an 8 ohm V30 currently with my Mesa OS from 2002. I felt the 16 ohm t75 I have sounded closer and had that more natural scooped sound and the highs.
@@Brandon-RZ Yeah, it sounds pretty much close to BA to me. Keep going, maybe you will capture old albums sound with T75, because it was used on MOP and AJFA.
@@fedrek01 was definitely going to attempt AJFA next! Probably one of my top favorite albums of all time. Have to make sure it’s all down picked though!
Imagine the sales if boogie reissued these
They did, in a way. The John Petrucci model is a remanufactured 2C++ with a few tweaks like an extra EQ.
They would be 10 grand and everyone would complain they don't sound the same.
No separate drive control like the original though :/ Plus, if they reissued them, they'd probably instantly be the most expensive product in the lineup :(
The Mark series are incredible amps. I have a Mark III I bought new in 1988, blue stripe I believe. You can get this type of heavy tone and also a incredible Fendery clean. Mine is a 60w combo with factory EVM12L speaker, no built-in EQ.
80s metal heaven - tone for days omg i need to change my shorts
I have 5 of mark series amps, Green stripe, Red stripe, Blue Stripe and a a IIC+.. if they were vastly different they wouldn't have just swiped each version with just a magic marker swipe or a black dot or a + sign. The big difference in the IIC+ and the Mark III was the third channel. Mesa got noticeably different with the Mesa badging vs the Boogie badges. The Rectifier series,The lone star, Road King,Nomad, etc came later and did sound different... The stiletto was probably the most different being EL34 based shooting toward the Marshall tone. Even my newer Mark 5 EL84 based amp sits in my studio with the older mark III'S and IIC+ it too sounds really close even all these years later with totally different power section/ tubes. The petrucci amp is a modern Mark amp and you can line up all the Mark series amps and NO one in the audience would ever know the difference and most guitar players blind folded couldn't pick them out one from the other especially with the transparent EVM 12L black shadow speaker or an MC-90 black shadow. The IIC+ landed production in the right time to become the flagship vintage boogie. Thats when 80's music was huge and that amp was produced at the right time for the players who made it famous. it didn't make them famous. I would argue a Mark III purple, red, blue or green stripe Mark III could have been used by the players who made the IIC+ famous and those albums and concerts wouldn't have sounded any different. They just weren't available at the time those bands recorded those albums. They stopped the IIC+ when the mark III came into production. They stopped the III when the Mark IV started and so on....they are all great amps and tonally are the same. Most of those bands stopped playing the IIC+ and went to the mark III when it came out because the sound was basically the same but the 3 had a third channel, everyone loved that.
Petition for a reissue
Sounds great and nice amps.
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Sounds great! What model IIC++ is it?
We need more crunch.
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Hi. Whats the year of your amp? Thanks
1984
Sounds great even though the album was recorded on V30s. Great job!
Thanks dude! I only have an 8 ohm V30 currently with my Mesa OS from 2002. I felt the 16 ohm t75 I have sounded closer and had that more natural scooped sound and the highs.
@@Brandon-RZ Yeah, it sounds pretty much close to BA to me. Keep going, maybe you will capture old albums sound with T75, because it was used on MOP and AJFA.
@@fedrek01 was definitely going to attempt AJFA next! Probably one of my top favorite albums of all time. Have to make sure it’s all down picked though!
@@Brandon-RZ Well I'm sure there was an alternate picking for the machine gun part in One, but I can't trust just my ears.
@@fedrek01 yeah definitely there. Probably try to do blackened.
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Thanks man!
Sounds more like megadeth now
Thats a Mark III lol
Mark IIC+ that was an SR. Sent it to Mesa boogie to get the eq. Which Mike does by taking mark III old faceplates and wiring to that.