REISSUE Rumor: Mark IIC+ and 2ch Recto

[zacinnc78]

I've never found this to be a problem on my old red stripe or current purple stripe personally, but I have heard others express this I can't really think of what I could possibly want more from either clean or high gain really


Now trying to get a decent sounding R2 along with that... thats an entirely different story haha

what i meant was ,i can get the best tones ever but not at the same time i have to fiddle with knobs when channel switching

 

[rarebitusa]

will this have the same issue as im having with my mark iii bluestripe(impossible to have a good clean and killer distortion at the same time)

IMHO the "Single Chan Dual Mode" design deal with the II & III is always going to be a bit of a compromise between Ch 1 and the lead chan. If the reissue mimics a real IIC+ in function (as it should) then yea I'd expect it's going to present the same challenge. If I set my IIC+ Ch 1 to a more spanky and sparkly clean then there definitely is less gain to work with on the Lead Chan. Personally I feel the Lead chan has a ton of gain and that makes up for it but I could see why it may be impossible.

 

[spawnofthesith2]

It’s been to long since I had my red stripe to recall my settings there, but at the moment on the purple I’m finding volume on 7, treble on like 7-8 and lead drive between 7 or all the way up seems to be a sweet spot lol. Have presence around 2.5

Big beautiful punchy cleans and brutal punishing high gain

 

[woodbutcher65]

Straight from Mesa:

"The Mark IIC+ is not a limited run and will be part of the production line. As for the Reverb/EQ switch, yes they do come with the amp, but it will be a little while before we have extra ready for sales. "

Hardwood/custom headshells are not CURRENTLY orderable with the amps, the first batch will be delivered in standard black tolex dress, but in the future at some point they will likely be open to customized orders.

 

[woodbutcher65]

I DID say that there's nothing about a Mark II that can't be built today using current production, original, repro, or new substitute parts.

Guess I'm right again.

 

[Joey1970]

3 Mark 2C+ DRG heads, and all EVM-12L speakers. No GAS at all. The Black heads were bought for $2500 or less, the hardwood was bought as a cream combo for $2300. Those hardwood cabs cost me more than some good running used cars.

 

[Eevil]

I DID say that there's nothing about a Mark II that can't be built today using current production, original, repro, or new substitute parts.

Guess I'm right again.

Just needed a paradigm shift from innovative company to stale company

 

[woodbutcher65]

Mesa has innovated quite a lot over its more than 50 years. But eventually all the good and easy ideas for new products are all explored. This has happened to EVERY major company in the music business. Fender, Gibson, Marshall, Mesa, you name it, if they've been around for a long time, they've become less innovative as their product line fills in its own gaps.

However, Mesa's product line is probably the broadest, catering to the widest range of musical styles, of any amp company in existence.
I don't think that they're particularly stale.