Mark V comparisons

[mindbenderzzz]

So I was considering a Mark V but wanna go smaller and other than less power what wou;d I need giving up as I noticed the smaller ones have 2 Chanels are all the other options in the third Chanel made up for elsewhere or are there some things lost in the shuffle so to speak.

I really don’t need the 90 watts and like the smaller size of say the 35 but what am I loosing if I go smaller.

 

[rarebitusa]

So I was considering a Mark V but wanna go smaller and other than less power what wou;d I need giving up as I noticed the smaller ones have 2 Chanels are all the other options in the third Chanel made up for elsewhere or are there some things lost in the shuffle so to speak.

I really don’t need the 90 watts and like the smaller size of say the 35 but what am I loosing if I go smaller.

You can comb thru the past posts on this forum and get more info. For example this post

V:25 vs V:90

But here's a quick list of features you'll lose with a V:25 or V:35

* 2 chans vs 3 (as you noted)
* No Tweed, Edge or Mark 1 voicings
* No Global Master vol
* No 6L6/el34 power tube
* No per chan Preset EQ
* No Tube Rect
* No Slave out

The V:35 however does have the Cabclone.

 

[mindbenderzzz]

That kind of seals it for me so what about Mark V Vs Mark VII

 

[rarebitusa]

Full disclosure, I have a V:90 but not a VII. There's players who do and I trust their opinion which has been extremely positive. It has been 14 years since the V:90 and there's been many improvements since. Just one players opinion here... if $ is no object the VII is the ultimate Mark. It's a more focused "Mark" amp then the V, less compressed tonally with many updated features.