Is the Mark V too much?

[Giz-Tone]

Greetings eminent Boogie sages, and fellow apprentices. This is my first post, but I’m not new to the forum. I’ve spent many hours trawling through posts. Researching and learning. Good times.

I’m in the market for a new amp. I have my eye on a Mark V and 2x12 cab. At the moment I’m not gigging, and won’t be for a good while yet I reckon. I’ve started jamming with other musicians again for the first time in a couple of years, drummer and bass player, and my 30 watt solid state Marshall isn’t cutting it. In order to try out a Mark V I’d have to drive over three hundred miles, so before even considering that I’d like to ask ye: Is the Mark V overkill for now? Is it too loud for Jamming? I play metal mainly and like it loud anyway, but is it too much for now?

Thanks in advance for any replies. Any feedback will save me a whole lot of time and money.

 

[SteveO]

I quit gigging in 1998, and when I bought my Mark V (head, with Recto 2x12), I was living in an apartment. I never thought of it as overkill, it does what I want in a way that most other amps won't. They sound great at super low volume, and they sound great when they're rattling your neighbor's dishes.

 

[Zlofengir]

In answer to your question, simply put, NO. The Mk V is definitely worth checking out; and with it's 10/45/90 watt modes, you don't have to worry about being too loud. (BTW, 10 watts is unbelieveably loud!) The master volume lets you crank the channel up to where you like it, then manage the overall output...

I got my combo used, and have become absolutely SPOILED; after 20 years of owning Marshalls, I am in sonic heaven now. It's worth the time to plug into one, and twist a few knobs; there is a myriad of tones in the V, each channel offers 3 fantastically sweet voices. As much as I don't want to drag a couple of grand to jam nights at the local tavern, this is the Swiss Army knife of tones; the Mk V does it all, and does it WELL.

This video sold me: http://youtu.be/N9iC20QNNZA

Good luck!!!

 

[Giz-Tone]

Thanks a million SteveO and Zlofengir, for sharing your sound advice and experiences. I'll definitely make the trip and try out a Mark V now.

 

[miqueas92]

If.. all you do is Metal, there might be other amps that could do that, even better, maybe.

But... if you want to do other types of music, you can't go wrong with the MKV. Chicken pikin to Petrucci! It's all in there.

8)

 

[thunder100]

Your story is a copy to mine

No more regular Giggin ,but some Jams (after + 30 years of playing and beeing 56)

But most I love to play for myself at home(backing tracks)

All you may ever need is in there, including DEATH METAL (then you need a pedal),although as cover player I rarely use that.

Can only recommend


Roland

Needs time to dial in

 

[Zlofengir]

Thanks a million SteveO and Zlofengir, for sharing your sound advice and experiences. I'll definitely make the trip and try out a Mark V now.

Can't wait to hear of your experience!

 

[Ramfootball36]

To add to this, I've played acoustic for 10-15 years. Always had an electric but just never really concentrated on dialing a sound on electric. The past year has been all electric....I, like you play a wide range....any style. I love metal but I love clean, blues and dark mellow. I have played on a ton of amps....from Marshall to Engl to numerous mesa's. guitar got a mark V used this week and I got to sit down and really done some quality time. This amp is fantastic, literally it morphs any guitar into an unreal tone machine. I played Gibsons, schecters, Jackson's....just to hear how each pickup differed through it. I have EMG actives in my Flying V and the cleans almost sounded passive. It's tough to get a good clean from the 81 85's but this amp blew me away. I understand what you're saying about not having access and wanting to play one....but as a guy in the same boat as you I fell in love instantly and bought it. What's the price on it if you don't mind me asking