Mark V QUESTION ON HEAD OR COMBO

[CATSCANMAN]

Looking into getting a Mark V. I was wondering if I should get the HEAD to go along with my 2x12 Germino with 25 watt greenbacks or should I get the combo. Thanks for the insight and help in advance.

 

[rarebitusa]

Looking into getting a Mark V. I was wondering if I should get the HEAD to go along with my 2x12 Germino with 25 watt greenbacks or should I get the combo. Thanks for the insight and help in advance.

Curious what model of V are you considering? 25/35/90?

 

[CATSCANMAN]

Curious what model of V are you considering? 25/35/90?

 

[CATSCANMAN]

MARK V was on my list. Thanks

 

[rarebitusa]

MARK V was on my list. Thanks

Well there are 3 current models of the Mark V each with a different physical size and power rating. They all offer head or a combo versions.

Mark V 25W
Mark V 35W
Mark V 90W

The 25W/35W versions have el84 power tubes and will have a different sound.

Your dual greenback cab should be rated for 50W. A 25W or 35W head version will be fine with that. If you get a combo you have configuration options. You can always unplug the combo speaker and run the 2x12 by itself or run it together with the combo speaker as an extension cab.

The 90W version could work but you have to be careful with the volume levels. Hope that helps

 

[spawnofthesith2]

I prefer heads personally, especially because I do not care for high gain tones with an open speaker back

 

[DECEMBER]

With a 50W cab, you'd be limited to running the amp on the 45W setting. But I still prefer a head over a combo, especially with the Mark V 90W. The combo is really heavy, and you're stuck to a 1x12 cab. With a head, you can plug it into whatever cab and move it around easier. Even the head is quite heavy, but a combo is obviously much heavier.

 

[Fastforded]

Combo

 

[Elliot Twist]

Mark V Combo and Vertical 2X12