EtherealWidow
Well-known member
Alright. So I'm assuming that most of you Mark V fanatics are going to consider this near blasphemy, but I actually am having a hard time deciding. I fell in love with the Express since the day I tried it. The tone is just perfect for my needs. It's not like most other Mesa's that sound too dry and harsh IMO. When you set the gain all the way up and roll of some top end, everything is just perfect. Sweep picking, speed picking, individual note sustain, pinch harmonics, and chords all sound amazing.
I've tried the Mark V twice. The first time, I didn't really like it, but that was understandable because I wasn't familiar with any of the features and spent maybe 2 minutes dialing it in. I went home and researched it a bit and downloaded the handbook and learned what a lot of the things did on it. Went back in today and still couldn't dial it in right. I spent about 45 minutes trying to dial it in but the high end still sounded too sharp. Went back home and read more of the manual and was just blown away at how many things can really affect your sound. Turns out tone starts with the gain and then treble, and the presence control doesn't affect the preamp, but rather the power section.
In truth, the Mark V seems like the end-all, be-all of amps. It's got almost all the features you could ever need, but thus far the Express has my tone. What good is a feature laden amp if I don't like the tone of it? Any suggestions?
I've tried the Mark V twice. The first time, I didn't really like it, but that was understandable because I wasn't familiar with any of the features and spent maybe 2 minutes dialing it in. I went home and researched it a bit and downloaded the handbook and learned what a lot of the things did on it. Went back in today and still couldn't dial it in right. I spent about 45 minutes trying to dial it in but the high end still sounded too sharp. Went back home and read more of the manual and was just blown away at how many things can really affect your sound. Turns out tone starts with the gain and then treble, and the presence control doesn't affect the preamp, but rather the power section.
In truth, the Mark V seems like the end-all, be-all of amps. It's got almost all the features you could ever need, but thus far the Express has my tone. What good is a feature laden amp if I don't like the tone of it? Any suggestions?