It makes my heart happy when I see someone having a great time playing guitar. Impressive variety of tones and capabilities, great to see Ola smile and throw some stank faces...! Looking forward to the day I can procure one...! Rock on!
FAQ: My wife and I continue to worry about my hearing, especially with loud amps. When you're not recording and just messing with big amps, do you sit to the side of it like that? Just dawned on me that it might be a better way for your ears to enjoy all that sounds without murdering your ears. Thanks from Minnesota :)
Ola, thank you for this. Not just the amp review but I applied the tone settings to the MKIIC mode on my MK5 25 and achieved something that has been eluding me the entire time I have owned the amp. I never would have thought to min and max the EQ like this. Seriously thanks.
I have one to and I just love channel one on that amp it has a whole lott of girth in channel one . and you cant get that on channel 2 unless you use the Shred mode it's not my game . I like it tidy and clean !
Hahaha ! Ya the perfect beginner combo that lets you hear every mistake and fuck-up instantly lol ! Seriously, this rig is incredible and no wonder that Ola's excited
Oh hell no. It'll be the killer of dreams from the get go. Whereas amps like Marshalls and Friedmans will coddle you and make you sound good even when playing halfassed or if you're just plain rubbish, all of the Mark series amps call you out on all that bullshit. Play bad and you'll sound even worse. Play well with lots of effort/passion and it will sound amazing. The IIC+ is the worst of the Mark series for this. You have to bring your A game all of the time.
I've just noticed that the name of the amp is basically John's name...just read it...JP2C...John PiTwoCi Alright I'm sorry for this waste of time, bye! SICK VIDEO OLA!
I think every single fan was waiting for this video. As a new Mesa user I couldn't be happier with the Mark V 90w head that I got 2 months ago. Only took me 22 years to get a REAL amp, wtf is wrong with me. I'll be kicking myself in the ass for that for a while. Got a rec 4x12 weeks ago and it blows away my cheap ass cabs. Your use of the SM57 mic fortifies my choice to pick one up. Recording with my phone sucks and need to get a focusrite interface to be able to accurately demonstrate how damn good the amp sounds. Also,so i can download & fail at playing to your backing tracks.
Could you create video about how do you create backing tracks with such accuracy ? Keys, bass, drums are spot on. Who is with me ? Great stuff as always !
Last comment. I have a boogie vtwin preamp pedal and boogies rock. Nothing beats them. My little silver toy absolutely BURIES pretty much anything that stands in its way. One day, one day, I will also own a Mark v head so I can get Mark IV tone. The IV is the greatest sounding tone the Lord ever gave us. That tone at :44 through 1:29.. Awesome. Especially when John hits that chord at :53 in the original recording. Goosebumps.
Damn! Those are really nice sounding lead and clean tones. Watching/ listening to you play is inspiring. I go through phases where I get bored of playing and think "man, I should just sell all my gear" then after watching a video of yours I wanna sit down and play. But right now I can't because it's 5 a.m and I don't have headphones 🤘
man alive that tone for the Silent Man solo was spot on exact as close as i can imagine... dammit i need one of these amps in my life... and a petrucci guitar wouldn't hurt either
I really love Shure SM57, but Ola is free to use whatever microphones he likes! Awesome sound, by the way! I enjoyed the moment when Ola played "No Compromise"! I love this song!
Sick. I got the Mesa Boogie rectifier 50 W head badlander last month and it changed my life!!!! Got me a little pedal train board and I must say I love it. Previously I was playing on a black star and wow what a huge difference the mesa boogie sounds with so much fullness And goodness holy shit I love it. And that’s playing the head on the black star 2x12s I just ordered the big mesa boogie 4x12 cab and I think my life is about to change forever.
Dude you played Live Scenes From New York's version of Erotomania, I absolutely dig it, as it was good ol' times in their career... Of course with The Mike on drums.
If I wasnt watching Ola play those sick JP riffs, I would have thought it was JP playing himself. Also, defiantly one of my bucket list amps . I just have a MarkV currently.
Appreciated the ode to Petrucci. Thinking of selling all of my other amps because of the JP2C. I love mine and all others are sadly now collecting dust.
I can really see major improvement in your lead playing since I started watching your videos. Awesome work dude. I really need to get a good guitar teacher.
I have seen the thumbnail of this video and I said "finally" and then the opening melody is Erotomania witch is my song to go to just "show off" ... love it!!! hope "WILL IT CHUG" gonna next!!
The Mesa Mark series is one of the best of all time. They might be the hardest amp to play since they are unforgiven and so tight. They make your guitar shine, your skills or your mistakes ;)
There's this other TH-cam-er with a shit-ton of amps that I like. And no matter how many different rigs he's put together, and there is LOTS, he always sounds the same! (Louis Torres) You know who else is like that? Eric Johnson. Gus G. YOU for that matter. Now Ola was on his game, imitating the tones and inflections of Petrucci, and then without apparently doing anything (unless edited) to the amp settings, he played like himself, and suddenly sounded LIKE himself again. ANYway, this vid made my heart happy. At least on TH-cam, I love the Mark series Boogies. And Ola, you played out of your frickin' skin this time!
I like how you show individual mic tones - people should know how much a mic can colour a sound (or not). Usually different types (condenser, dynamic, etc) have a frequency response, so a range mixed together will give you something more indicative of what's being heard in the room
Holy smokes Ola! I think that you have helped me find one of my dream amps! I just ordered a new EBMM Majesty 7 string guitar so want this amp combo. Was thinking of Axe fx but love real tube amps more.
At first i thought it would be a great sounding amp.. but soon after the first demos you played I thought this is the best sounding amp in the world for metal
It has been a while since a rig in this channel didn't sound like Ola's. Through Henrik Danhage's it sounded the same, even with every piece of the rig being different, which is not a bad thing, just more variety. Also those clean tones were so tasty, damn!
Finally got to try out my JP2C! It's fucken sick
From live stream to the new video and back!
Been waiting for this review. Thanks for all the DT examples Ola, you rock.
It makes my heart happy when I see someone having a great time playing guitar. Impressive variety of tones and capabilities, great to see Ola smile and throw some stank faces...! Looking forward to the day I can procure one...! Rock on!
Fucken expensive, too. But you make a compelling argument in the video that justifies the price.
Tempted.
FAQ: My wife and I continue to worry about my hearing, especially with loud amps. When you're not recording and just messing with big amps, do you sit to the side of it like that? Just dawned on me that it might be a better way for your ears to enjoy all that sounds without murdering your ears. Thanks from Minnesota :)
Its nice to witness the whole spectrum of Ola's playing and not just the chugs
No it isn't
And then it’s nice to listen to some chugs
Dude can play!
@@ProphetNikoz yep.
Big agree, was starting to think Ola was very one-dimensional in his playing.
I´ve never seen Ola this happy testing shit out before. That´s gotta be the best review ever. Absolute killer sound.
Sweet amp. Looks classy. Sounds so smooth.
PS your Erotomania solo at the beginning sounds like John the man is playing it himself , good work.
if you ask me, it sounds better than what JP plays...
@@tuuresuomalainen9388 really ?!
@@rickleblanc8900 I'm digging Ola's nuances far more than what Petrucci has on the album. Just a personal preference thing
“All of Ola’s tones sound the same.”
Dials in a tone that sounds remarkably close to Petrucci’s.
Maybe JP sounds like Ola? think about it...
True, but in the playthrough it still sounds like himself. Magic in his picking.
Plus he's playing a Petrucci signature guitar, gets you there even closer. Didn't know Ola could play any DT riffs. Brilliant !
All of Ola's tones sound the same because that's his tone. That's you know it's him. Not a bad thing at all.
@@rickleblanc8900 He's got some cool covers going back. Lines in the sand and Overture 1928
The smile in ola's face as he plays this set up just tells all
Ola, thank you for this. Not just the amp review but I applied the tone settings to the MKIIC mode on my MK5 25 and achieved something that has been eluding me the entire time I have owned the amp. I never would have thought to min and max the EQ like this. Seriously thanks.
I have one to and I just love channel one on that amp it has a whole lott of girth in channel one . and you cant get that on channel 2 unless you use the Shred mode it's not my game . I like it tidy and clean !
The perfect combo for a beginner guitarist.
:,)
@@nightmare_27 are you broke yet?
Hahaha ! Ya the perfect beginner combo that lets you hear every mistake and fuck-up instantly lol ! Seriously, this rig is incredible and no wonder that Ola's excited
It will drive you to be a pro.
Oh hell no. It'll be the killer of dreams from the get go.
Whereas amps like Marshalls and Friedmans will coddle you and make you sound good even when playing halfassed or if you're just plain rubbish, all of the Mark series amps call you out on all that bullshit. Play bad and you'll sound even worse. Play well with lots of effort/passion and it will sound amazing. The IIC+ is the worst of the Mark series for this. You have to bring your A game all of the time.
one of the best tones you've gotten out of amp on this channel imo
And to think, Ola was worried about his cover of the Dream Theater material in this video. Dude, Ola! You crushed it man!
Fantastic tones as always. You went so close to John's tones and great to see that side of your playing!
Yoo love ur channel
@@kevincortez2968 Thank you!
This video needs to be longer Ola. We want the 7 and 8 string riffing/chugging too. This amp is a modern metal monster.
Over a year and still stoked to have one! Best sounding amp I've ever had!
Killer! I’ve been waiting for this video from you forever. This is arguably my favorite Mesa boogie amp ever made!
Just wanna say thank you Ola for all these reviews and product tests, really helps us when we choose gears
Hell yes with the Erotomania intro!! Awake is by far my favorite DT album.
Been watching you for years Ola, I'm blown away by how much you've grown as a musician.
Ola's smile when he's riffing out after engaging the Shred mode says it all. Killer amp and great demo.
I've just noticed that the name of the amp is basically John's name...just read it...JP2C...John PiTwoCi
Alright I'm sorry for this waste of time, bye!
SICK VIDEO OLA!
I didn't pick up on that. Thank you
I didn't realize that either. Now I can't unsee it. Thanks for that
Plain as the nose on yer face...........now !
Great catch! @Jack
Seriously nobody have thought about that before I did? Maaaan this is crazy cryptic stuff!
I think every single fan was waiting for this video. As a new Mesa user I couldn't be happier with the Mark V 90w head that I got 2 months ago. Only took me 22 years to get a REAL amp, wtf is wrong with me. I'll be kicking myself in the ass for that for a while. Got a rec 4x12 weeks ago and it blows away my cheap ass cabs. Your use of the SM57 mic fortifies my choice to pick one up. Recording with my phone sucks and need to get a focusrite interface to be able to accurately demonstrate how damn good the amp sounds. Also,so i can download & fail at playing to your backing tracks.
The intro is the best Ola's playing I have heard. It was very sweet. Cheers from Nicaragua : )
Best amp I’ve ever owned, does it all and does it great!
Could you create video about how do you create backing tracks with such accuracy ? Keys, bass, drums are spot on. Who is with me ?
Great stuff as always !
Finally!
Petrucci's gear - is the best! I've been waiting for this video science coffee with John. It's just brilliant!
Last comment. I have a boogie vtwin preamp pedal and boogies rock. Nothing beats them. My little silver toy absolutely BURIES pretty much anything that stands in its way. One day, one day, I will also own a Mark v head so I can get Mark IV tone. The IV is the greatest sounding tone the Lord ever gave us. That tone at :44 through 1:29.. Awesome. Especially when John hits that chord at :53 in the original recording. Goosebumps.
Ola soloing in a major scale in the intro, that was unexpected and sounded gorgeous!
Great review man, your channel is getting better and better.
Epic as always maestro! I bet Petrucci is proud
Yes!! Man, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this for a while now. Makes sense it’s taken awhile since the amp was faulty.
Sounds killer now!
Damn! Those are really nice sounding lead and clean tones. Watching/ listening to you play is inspiring. I go through phases where I get bored of playing and think "man, I should just sell all my gear" then after watching a video of yours I wanna sit down and play. But right now I can't because it's 5 a.m and I don't have headphones 🤘
I love the way you talk and your playing is spot on today love the amp sound
Dude i was literally looking into videos of this amp whrrn you uploaded man!!!! i barely missed it
Pure Happiness! Still get goose bumps from the Mesa Petrucci tone! Have a excellent day!
man alive that tone for the Silent Man solo was spot on exact as close as i can imagine... dammit i need one of these amps in my life... and a petrucci guitar wouldn't hurt either
You know Lord Petrucci is watchin !! Amazing sounds through this setup damn!
This is pretty much my dream amp setup.
I really love Shure SM57, but Ola is free to use whatever microphones he likes!
Awesome sound, by the way!
I enjoyed the moment when Ola played "No Compromise"! I love this song!
Sick. I got the Mesa Boogie rectifier 50 W head badlander last month and it changed my life!!!! Got me a little pedal train board and I must say I love it. Previously I was playing on a black star and wow what a huge difference the mesa boogie sounds with so much fullness And goodness holy shit I love it. And that’s playing the head on the black star 2x12s I just ordered the big mesa boogie 4x12 cab and I think my life is about to change forever.
Petrucci riffs and solos are the best. Nice demo Ola!
Awesome playing Ola. I don’t want to hear you anymore saying that your playing sucks. It’s just a joy for me listening to your playing 😄
I personally endorse this video! Thanks for sharing, Ola! Sounds great!
Eyyy! This is definetly a nice amp, Thanks for another EPIC vid, Love from Dominican Republic
Voices... One of my favorite Petrucci clean passages. Nicely done!
Your playing is kickass, bro. And CJ Grimmark has been praising this head too so I'm drooling bucketloads right now.
we are all just waiting for JP to drop a comment... Ola did a fantastic job!!!! nailed the JP tone.
Seeing this made my day man! Outstanding work on Erotomania!
I hope John Petrucci sees this video and says "hey me and Ola should TOTALLY do a song together"
Maybe for next year’s Coffee with Ola??
Nah
You could hear the love you have for jp (the man) in this demo... sounds and looks killer... that's a dream rig there.
Finally man!!!!!!!!!!!! btw john petrucci ask you to share your chug settings , i remember his words very well,he said that exactly!
It's refreshing to see a guitarist actually excited for a new amp day. It shows in your playing man. Fuck yeah
You know what, I really enjoyed this style of video!!!
that was fucking smooth man. your playing was spot on. that amp is unbelievable
Wow!! That opening riff is incredible!! Great video man.
Impressive amp, impressive playing. Good job Ola
you know an amp is good when ola cannot stop himself from playing :D
also fantastic playing ola!
Awesome Ola 😍👍
Been waiting for this one! Thanks dude!
Really nice mate! That lead sound is so creamy and smooth, like a nice chilled pint of Guinness.
Dude you played Live Scenes From New York's version of Erotomania, I absolutely dig it, as it was good ol' times in their career... Of course with The Mike on drums.
If I wasnt watching Ola play those sick JP riffs, I would have thought it was JP playing himself. Also, defiantly one of my bucket list amps . I just have a MarkV currently.
favourite DT track as an intro. Aaaaaaand that's a like. Extra points for the upload quality!
Appreciated the ode to Petrucci. Thinking of selling all of my other amps because of the JP2C. I love mine and all others are sadly now collecting dust.
Ola
This was awesome
You nailed it.
Sounds exact 100%
Love it
I've been lovin' my JP-2C since Oct of 2020. Got it used on Reverb it's a rackmount version, great amp and glad you are enjoying it as well!!! \m/
I can really see major improvement in your lead playing since I started watching your videos. Awesome work dude. I really need to get a good guitar teacher.
@OlaEnglund, nice to see you playing some classic JP! That tone is killer, and great video as always!
I purchased Mark V last April , amps are incredible!
This is the GOAT amp 🤘 nice playing OLA!!! If I can stop buying Kiesel 😂I might buy this amp very soon 🙏
Very refreshing and inspiring chops in this video. Cheers!
Dont sleep on Ola! Sick tones and intro bro!
Ola playing Dream Theater ... now, I’ve almost seen everything. Great demonstration - as always
That is absolutely WICKED!!! Congrats on picking up a GREAT amp!!!
Sounds tight clear and just super tasty! Great mic mixture
I have seen the thumbnail of this video and I said "finally" and then the opening melody is Erotomania witch is my song to go to just "show off" ... love it!!!
hope "WILL IT CHUG" gonna next!!
After a long wait video is finally here my type of JP content beside others videos from Ola and all are great \m/
Sounds sick, wouldn't expect anything less from Mesa/Petrucci.
The Mesa Mark series is one of the best of all time. They might be the hardest amp to play since they are unforgiven and so tight. They make your guitar shine, your skills or your mistakes ;)
this amp sounds so good, it is rythm paradise for me, thanks
Turning on the Shred Mode turned an already great tone into an absolutely crushing tone. The low end chunk in this amp is insane
There's this other TH-cam-er with a shit-ton of amps that I like. And no matter how many different rigs he's put together, and there is LOTS, he always sounds the same! (Louis Torres) You know who else is like that? Eric Johnson. Gus G. YOU for that matter. Now Ola was on his game, imitating the tones and inflections of Petrucci, and then without apparently doing anything (unless edited) to the amp settings, he played like himself, and suddenly sounded LIKE himself again. ANYway, this vid made my heart happy. At least on TH-cam, I love the Mark series Boogies. And Ola, you played out of your frickin' skin this time!
I think it'd be cool to have IR's from these types of videos that Ola makes. I think it'd be amazing to have these amazing sorts of tones
Good demo, and playing! I can defenitely listen to one more video where you play through this stack.
very nice thank you..fantastic sounding rig!! nice playing as always!!
"Let's try it in drop C" Thanks, Ola, I need to change my pants now
Never knew Ola had DT chops. Well done sir!
I like how you show individual mic tones - people should know how much a mic can colour a sound (or not). Usually different types (condenser, dynamic, etc) have a frequency response, so a range mixed together will give you something more indicative of what's being heard in the room
Definitely not too much talking. I've learnt so much more from your videos because of what you say, not what you play.
Looks like my granma old wooden chair ❤ love it
First time ola impressed me ✌🏻👊🏻
This guy can really play, who knew
wow dude your playing in the intro is really inspiring
Holy smokes Ola! I think that you have helped me find one of my dream amps! I just ordered a new EBMM Majesty 7 string guitar so want this amp combo. Was thinking of Axe fx but love real tube amps more.
The Guts shirt while chugging away. Ola is a legend
At first i thought it would be a great sounding amp.. but soon after the first demos you played I thought this is the best sounding amp in the world for metal
It has been a while since a rig in this channel didn't sound like Ola's. Through Henrik Danhage's it sounded the same, even with every piece of the rig being different, which is not a bad thing, just more variety.
Also those clean tones were so tasty, damn!
Nice job Ola!! Effing SPOT ON!
Nice, Ola nailed it. Sounds great.
Ola if I could afford that Amp It would be a top of the list purchase , in fact id buy two of them and run them in stereo. Thanks for the great demo.
Man, that thing has the tones! Sick playing Ola.
Awsome Ola, fantastic playing and what a great sound.
The Clean is so clean that it is very clean.