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I certainly don’t have a bad thing to say about the Express, I really enjoyed mine (5:50+) I think it’s weakest area was modern metal tones but it still sounded good even when doing that (I bet I would’ve liked it even better for that had I tried it through a closed back cab ever) Clean channel...

I know, but so many people want to compare everything Mesa makes tk either a Mark or a Mesa, and people see the GEQ and hope for a Mark on a budget. It’s a conversation I’ve had dozens of times on various forums. And I feel like you can coax some vaguely markish tones out of it, but it’s it’s...

Everything inside modern era and vintage era should be merged down so it’s just those two main categories imo…. Might help with overall traffic/discussion 🤷‍♂️

I had the express 5:50+ for a while. Other mesa amps I own/have owned: Mark V, Mark IV, Mark III, Rectoverb 50, Roadster The expresses can do Mark-ish things, but I always found you got the most and best results out of the amp by -not- treating it like a "Mark lite". Circuit wise, as far as I...

Right, I was just curious if that was added to the manual as more of a "cover our *****" and proceed with caution because the tunes will wear quicker type of thing, or if it's seriously putting the amp at risk to run full power with 34s

I really liked the winged =c= EL34s I had in my first mark V 15ish years ago. Just running 6L6s in the one I just got at the moment though. Sounding really good so I'm not in a rush to experiment. Out of curiosity... how serious is the manual update about ONLY using variac mode with EL34s? I...

There's the Mark I reissues and King Snakes too. The RI isn't terrible on the used market, the king snake looking pretty pricy though

Moving forward with a headshell conversion and having one built. I don't really want to keep the empty combo shell around. I was thinking of the merits of keeping it around as a cab, but I already have a closed back mesa 1x12 and I can't really think of a scenario where I'd ever be reaching for...

I already decided I’m just gonna do a full send headshell conversion hahaha

So I have a Mark IVb short combo that I kind of want to convert. All the rackmount kits are out of stock on Mesa's site, however, talking to support today they are completing a new manual for the kits right now, and when that is finished and printed they will be restocked (estimated late June)...

I would say yes, they are radically different amps with very different gain structures

Just did a straight trade for my roadster for a Mark V. I used to have a V and always regretted selling it. The roadster is an epic and amazing amp, but my 5153 gets me “that sound” faster and easier in a more convenient package. I would totally own another one Only spent a little bit of time...

Yeah, speakers can play a roll but headroom and circuit design are playing much bigger roles I had both a rectoverb 50 combo, and a 5:50+ combo. Both 50 watts, both had C90 speaker. The rectoverb had no headroom at volume and I couldn't have a clean tone playing with a drummer. 5:50+ on the...

Did this end up helping at all?

I’m not anti modeling by any means, but the comments of it taking over and tubes going the way of the dodo have been around for decades and it’s still just as silly as they ever were A lot of the cleans on my bands recordings are axe fx 3

The Roadster behaves this way as well (well specifically changing from clean to a channel in "modern" mode), which I discovered much to my chagrin as I do extensive looping with my band, and often am layering clean and high gain The work around to this for me was easy enough though, I run my...

No I would deem that as acceptable haha, but that is different imo (although even then, I don't think there's many mods a III needs)

Disagree completely I'm 31. Next to no one in any of the original music scenes around here is using digital. A larger percentage in the djent/prog metal world but it's still a minority. All of this scales up to beyond the local level too 🤷‍♂️ Most of the gen Z kids are playing fender tube...

Don't mod a mark III