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Titolo: [PETALUMA] Indiscrezioni sul Mark V

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So I had the chance to play the Mark V today. I could not take any pics of
it but it is indeed the amp on top of John Petrucci’s rack. If you have
ADD and don’t want to read the whole thing, let me just say this is the
best new Mesa amp I’ve played in many years.
I’m a huge Mesa fan and I have owned a bunch of them, Nomad, Recto, F50,
Studio Pre, Studio Caliber, Mark IIB, Mark IVb etc… I currently still own
a DC10 and a Mark III, which has been my main amp for a few years. So I
think I’m qualified enough to make comparisons.
The amp layout is very much like a Nomad head, you have the gain, eq,
channel volume and presence for each channel and there are also 3 reverb
knobs in the back. Each channel also has a 90/45/10w option and voicing
switches. Then you have the GEQ and 3 contour knobs. You can either assign
the contour or the graphic EQ to each invidual channel.
In the back there are option to use either tube or solid state rectifiers,
but that varies according to the power setting.. The 90w option only uses
the SS rectifier, the 45w option can use either one, and the 10w option
uses the tube rectifier only. I did not play with the rectifier options so
I will not comment on how they sound.
All this stuff sounds very complicated, but in fact, this is one of the
easiest Mesas to dial in, I was able to get great tones almost right away
on all 3 channels. I’m sure you can spend hours fine tuning it, but if you
want to use this amp in a plug and play fashion, you could, the controls,
while still very interactive, are not so hard to dial in as other Mesa
amps. The front panel layout helps a lot in that regard, I’m happy that
they chose to use the Nomad-style layout, since that’s pretty much the
only good thing about the Nomad series.
Now let’s go the interesting part, the tones:
Channel one is the clean channel and it has 2 modes, the first mode is a
very clean and pristine tone, very much like my DC10. In this mode the
tone remains clean pretty much on all but the most extreme gain/volume
setting and the amp sounds tight and precise, great for jazz runs or funk
rhythms. Mode 2 is more of a LoneStar type of clean. Right away you feel
the low end getting saggier and an increase on the mids. This mode goes
into a wonderful crunchy tone in the higher gain settings. Think Andy
Timmons’ “Electric Gypsy”. This channel is very different from my Mark III
clean tones, again more like a DC or a LoneStar.
Channel 2 is the crunch channel and that’s where you finally realize
you’re playing a Mark series amp. The classic Mark voicing is there, but
the tone is much thicker, this amp has a huge amount of low end, not
flubbly low end like a Recto, again it’s a Mark series, the amp remains
tight and focused even on high settings. There is a 3-voicing voicing
switch for this channel I forgot what the modes are called but basically
the amp gets bigger and more aggressive from modes 1-3. This channel has
more than enough gain and low end for metal and the low gain settings give
you a nice crunch, especially when using the first (softer) mode.
Chaneel 3 is the one with most gain and the 3-way voicing here are labeled
“Mark IIC+/Mark IV/Extreme. The first 2 are kind of self explanatory but
the Extreme mode is really where it’s at. The best way to describe it is
the Mark IIC+ core tone but with more bass, highs, mids, gain, etc…. Like
a “supercharged” Mark IIC+. The amount of gain on this mode is simply
ridiculous; I did not have to go past 12 o’clock on the gain to get a
extremely aggressive metal tone, even at moderate volumes you can feel the
low-end thump on the speakers. The lead tone has all the fluidity and
incredible sustain that the Mark series is famous for and it’s so easy to
shred on this amp. This mode also has an incredible fast response to your
pick attack, you feel the amp responding to your playing almost
immediately. I was playing at a low volume so it’s hard to tell but the
amp showed no indication of getting muddy or flubby.
That’s the coolest thing about this amp, yeah it has a bunch of features
and innovations, but it still is very much a Mesa Mark. The Mark core tone
is there in spades. If you love the Mark III like I do, but need something
more versatile, this is it. Compared to the Mark IV, I’d say this amp is
miles ahead in terms of tone AND versatility. I also think it took the
Mark tone to the next level, especially when it comes to more aggressive
and modern tones."
Sembra proprio che il nuovo Mark non deludera' le aspettative. Staremo a
vedere, a sto punto ho paura di provarlo ;)
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scusate eh!  ma na traduzione in italiano no?
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anche una fetta di culo, forse? ;-P
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GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!! ;-D 

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hai la vaga idea di quanto potrebbe costarti questa "accelerazione"? :P 

"Peps" <PepsMot...@Soccmel.Bo> ha scritto nel messaggio 
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LOL, meno male che il prezzo del petrolio č sceso! 

 LOL, meno male che il prezzo del petrolio è sceso!
meno male che i russi hanno ripreso a mandarci il GAS, volevi dire:P 


Finchè Putin non richiude il rubinetto! Evidentemente lui non suona e non 
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