Guitar Amps - Mesa Boogie MK V Combo Tube Amp Demo

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[@MartyMusic]

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[@UItimateGuitarCovers]

Marty Music I have 2 amps, a fender champion 40 watt and a fender deluxe 90 watt. They are both pretty good I do find with the 90 watt fender it's harder to get the tone, as even small adjustments make such a big difference compared with the 40 watt. but it sounds so awesome when you get the tone you want.

[@UItimateGuitarCovers]

ps keep up the great work

[@Feckerhead]

Love my make V, the crunch channel alone is worth the price alone.

[@davidcollins6164]

why are you wearing a hat inside, you fucking idiot

[@gab_ale]

LOL. You definitely are not a metal player. Those settings on channel 3 are so unorthodox. Also, TWEED bro. The Tweed of the clean channel sings.

[@MHoffp57]

The color on that Gibson is just beautiful.

[@Yimello]

I wouldn't put my boogie mk V on a rickety drum stool

[@simms75]

Roses?

[@yaseen_elolemy]

i would put it on my penis

[@riffdigger2133]

Yeah, 65 lbs - at $2,749 in - 2019.

[@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et]

Should be fine unless the stool is wobbly. The weight distro is likely fine too.

[@assnapkined9295]

Harvey Scott slow your roll buddy roll this man is a god among men. Do not disrespect him

[@isaacgarcia8582]

Man Your videos are so good ! Respect what you do !! Keep it up ! You help learn to play guitar like 3 or 4 years ago and I can't thank you enough for your videos !

[@misticformula1485]

Best demo I've seen of this combo. You rock, Marty!

[@JoeDaveycrockettsoundlabs]

I was actually looking for a solid Mesa amp demo. This is solid, and I trust the player. Funny though, how simply leaning forward and blocking a mic from picking up the amp totally changes the tone! All the tone chasing in the world but all it takes is a mic moved an inch and it all gets warped.

[@bobboitt3126]

Mesa is truly a Pro amp. Bulletproof and can handle any type of music. Sounds great Marty!

[@KMoney1219]

100% agree. I've had rect-o-verb 50 combo for going on 20 years. Absolutely rock solid amplifier. A mark v combo just showed up used locally for seriously cheap. Hopefully, it'll be in my possession by the end of the weekend 😁

[@danalexpiano]

At 6:30 he starts playing finally.

[@KMoney1219]

There's a lot of amp going on in the mark v. A lot of history as well. I thought he did a great job with the demo.

[@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et]

Yeah, have some patience if you really want some insight. Otherwise, just look for a TikTok video.

[@LorneAshley]

needed this

[@gatoid]

Thanks

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

You don’t need to watch, you know.

[@mikeflores625]

Great demo Marty! I like the way you broke it down and simplified it!

[@mardirehab]

Nice demo in-depth and great choice of amp always wanted to go through a mark 5 thanks Marty love the vids peace bro

[@cliveb1765]

Best explanation of this amp (my amp), as you might expect! Thanks, Marty - answered my questions in one short video. 👏👏👏🎸🤠

[@chadbanks4599]

that amp is a little better than my 3 watt blackstar.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

it better be since it costs almost 3k new!

[@LouisvilleRenaissanc]

@@GuitarsAndSynths some models run close to 5k. The head version is 2400 to 2800 without speakers lol I'm gonna pick one up next friday.

[@mvyper]

🤣🤣🤣

[@samiam7342]

THAT IS THE BEST COMBO AMP EVER MADE.........................................

[@Jacen13]

I have a Mess Rectiverb 25 combo that I think is just as good. I originally had the Rectoverb 25 head & 2 mini Mesa Rec cabs but I had to pay property taxes so I sold it all. When it was time to 'who's up agaun, I tried this amp & a few others. I bought the Rectoverb 25 combo & could be hap pier. (:

[@samiam7342]

@@Jacen13 good stuff, anything mesa makes is top notch, ive never seen or read a negative review on anything they make........

[@Only1Feckitt]

Yes, they will have to pull mine from my cold, dead hands.

[@rayross997]

Great review Marty, with the wheels you can rock & roll. More lessons on the "expensive" chords please.

[@MartyMusic]

ah ha ha

[@lafnm1480]

Love it Marty - thank you. Been researching for weeks. Best video so far. Good work.

[@mikeperschy]

Probably your best clip ever! Thanks for that. Chapeau!

[@nikoleonard8710]

Could you please do a lesson on the solo in Chris Stapleton's new song "I Was Wrong". I cannot find a lesson anywhere and I've been looking for a couple months. Thank you!

[@ythorin5225]

thanks for a new vid Marty!

[@rrguitar1]

I love this amp! Been watching you a long time now, keep up the great work !!! Thanks for this one! Btw..a built in boost is a home run!!!!

[@samuelpalmhager4620]

Love your stuff Marty! Keep it up!

[@MartyMusic]

Thanks!

[@NeoRamza]

Here it is again, the most beautiful strat in the universe.

[@guitarman430]

Bruno Ramos /

[@martonandorka]

Wierd how people are different. In my opinion its a f...in ugly guitar :)

[@Enrytartufi]

Just miss mn neck

[@Stoffendous]

Looks ready for the dumpster

[@avelixcueto8839]

Great demo.

[@BellaPlaysMC101]

The simplest and best overall review of Mark V. I believe I watched them all, if not almost all.

[@JimVincitore]

Great video! Very cool! Merry Christmas!

[@akselbergsakerlindberg5637]

could u please do a lesson "walt grace submarine 1967" by John mayer? can't find any good lessons out here on The tube!!!!!

[@Germoney2000]

You're the best guitar salesman on You Tube! Thanks for the Explanation... Just ordered the Mesa Boogie Mark V 35 Combo.... (not as many features, but.....)

[@shirleyskyhooks9121]

Thanks Marty! Just bought one and I am going to dial in your settings!

[@legpress83]

Great video. Thank you for this great channel!

[@IDVDalot]

That was fun to watch and hear.

[@stingray_493]

Nice one Marty ... great review and I love your stuff on your tutor site. Cheers buddy ... Ray.

[@jornvallis8051]

Dream amp for me. Loaded with features, sounds amazing. John Petrucci turned me on to Boogie.

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

I have the 30 watt on the way. I am so excited.

[@victormurtaugh9334]

Hey I was wondering if you could do a video on "Ventura Highway" by America it's a really good song

[@dawidsawicki1037]

Great amp. I have Mark Five head and 2x12 vertical metal grill cab with EVM12L and C90 speakers. Crazy amount of bass in Mark I mode when bass knob is that high!

[@dereknorris4868]

Do you think you could do a video on comparing distortion pedals? I'm looking to buy one and don't really know which one I want.

[@wesleyprice7496]

Derek Norris BOSS DS-1 for distortion and BOSS BD-2 for overdrive

[@HendrixRipoff]

Ibanez tube screamer TS808 or TS10 for classic tones (I haven’t tried a TS9)

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Excellent walk thru Marty! Been curious about this amp. I still prefer the crunch of the Mesa Boogie Double and Triple Rectifier however for modern metal stuff.

[@chrisytbexp6705]

Very good tutorial, thank you !

[@music_should_move_ya7369]

I was just playing through mine. Thanks for helping me understand all these damn knobs and switches. Did you ever make a video on the EQ?

[@laurentsansen8435]

No entiendo todo, chico. Pero me gusta como le haces. Ya he visto muchos videos tuyos...y continuo mirando...Siempre muy instructivos y agradables. Thank you very much !!!

[@allenparsens5279]

This is the best presentation I have seen on an amp. So, one question, I just want to confirm; this amp at 90 watts can be played at bedroom volumes?

[@joshuabarbour5278]

For sure.

[@robertmailloux3720]

Thx ,you made my evening.

[@Jkeeton81]

I currently have a Dual Rect Roadster head and 2 speaker cab. I am moving to a townhome. Would this amp be a sufficient replacement to play at lower levels?

[@georgewilliams9531]

Thanks for the settings explanation i have a mark v combo it is a great amp but after about a month of use the amp blew a fuse in the middle of a gig got it fixed 2 months later the same thing happen .....have to say mesa has outstanding customer service there was no problem getting them on the phone the amp has 5 years warranty its only been a year so far lol...but its a kick ass amp for sure

[@samtoles3116]

Great sound ,great player

[@ferrinbonn]

Ah, the never ending knob turning quest of a Mesa owner... :)

[@travellinmike4333]

Ha!! I do enough knob fiddling with my F50 I can't imagine the time I'd waste with the Mark V's tonal tweaking options.

[@robertmailloux3720]

...but once you get it,it is bliss

[@KMoney1219]

I've had a rect-o-verb 50 for 20 years and added a roadster to the mix a few years ago. The knob spinning is definitely real. And the when you finally get it just right....mmmmmmm

[@HendrixRipoff]

Yup, I got this amp 6 months ago, still fiddling. Amazing tones so far, but it took a few weeks to figure out how to make it sound good.

[@williambelleville8980]

nice amp! But can u do a tutorial on thunderstruck

[@josephsmith8087]

I like how the mark series has a clear/tight distortion instead of something like the recto which seems to have a fuzzier distortion at times.

[@danim5881]

joseph smith yea they really benefit from a tubescreamer though, tightens up the low end.

[@markwillis2980]

@@danim5881 Back when I was lucky to have a Road King, my tube screamer helped fix the loose low end. I though, how sad, this $3300 amp still needs a tube screamer.

[@juanbernardoharker2256]

Love it! Please samba pa ti. I have to learn it before September 👌👌

[@ozzyj94]

Would love to here this amp paired with some good humbuckers! The strat sounds great, though. You can really here that thing shine on the clean chanel.

[@sk8rox22]

Marty, do a tube amp vs solid state amp demo please, it would be really helpful like this video!

[@1967dooter]

Hey Marty, Great Video. I want one of these. By the way can you get your hands on a V-Twin Pedal and do a video of this? All the videos for the V-Twin on youtube at the moment are a bit poor. I have a V-Twin and a MK1 Hughes and Kettner Tubeman and I can get great tones with ease with the tubeman but I find the V-Twin very frustrating. Most of the settings are very muddy even with a variety of tubes and single coils. I find I need an MXR dynacomp and a Rangemaster treble booster and Tubescreamer to get the tones that the tubeman gets out of the box. The V-Twin just looks bad ass though i don't have the heart to sell it so if you can find out how to get the best out of it I would be most pleased.

[@matthewg3478]

I have never seen someone who has the graphic EQ, not use the graphic EQ. It adds a whole new dimension to the Mark series. I have a mkiii and iv and I don't think I could use the lead channel without the G.EQ. Is this how you normally gig with the V? Obviously there is no right or wrong way. Just wondering. You have a lot more gain on tap with that G.EQ too.

[@7Roeth]

Ever since I heard the dude from the Outfield, John Spinx I think? I believe he cranked out the Your Love main riff with a stratocaster and a mesa boogie is that right? Anyways, he had such great tone on that lick, I've been researching what he was using.

[@danielsperry8114]

Marty Music i picked up a mesa mkV in 2015 , combo and i love it but all those knobs and switches was confusing at first . I own a 1984 mesa mk2c+ basic model no eq or reverb and the thing is mint condition and i love it but i can do more with the mkV and use a smaller pedalboard .

[@AceGibson1959]

I've played through a lot of Mesa amps over the years. ALL of them were top notch. No exceptions.

[@glynjames5948]

Hi Marty how about demoing the boss js10 b cool if you could thanks

[@MBrand33]

Thank you Marty

[@johnwrench4speed]

Great video. When you are adjusting your settings on your amp, is the volume setting on your guitars set at full then backed off as necessary? Same with using pedals, are you starting your pedal settings with your guitar volume on full? Same with guitar tone controls, are you starting with full, mid or off when starting with your initial settings? I have noticed with my guitar pre-amp (Digitech Valve FX and and Control One foot controller), it doesn't seem to work correctly unless the guitar volume is always set to full, then adjust the volume level on the external pre-amp.

[@MartyMusic]

I pretty much always have my guitar turned all the way up!

[@johnwrench4speed]

Thanks.

[@MagnusRex4]

johnwrench4speed sorry for meddling in. I don't have a mesa but I have a valve fx and your output volume will never sound right unless you have the guitar volume all the way up because of the noise gate as your volume pot works with the pick ups impendance (or the circuit gain If you will) low gain will not allow enough impendance to flow through the noise gate hence you only get a weird kind of almost inteemitent sound throughout. You can have your noise gate set to a lower presence or turn that effect off completely but with distortion/overdrive it causes a bit of unwanted noise

[@thejeffkershner]

Marty... Curious... how are you miking the amp for the video?

[@joelbateman844]

Awesome AMP!!! Holy Crap!!!

[@CinemaKev24]

Nice demo. I bought a new .50 Cal around 1992. Versitile, loud and heavy. Sold it 20 years later when I went digital. Not quite as authentic as the real thing, but amazingly close without the weight or maintenance.

[@lovroknezevic8555]

not so early now! haha love you marty! Maybe some Green Day or Cage the Elephant soon? :)

[@siriusfun]

For those who don't need basic amp controls explained to them, He doesn't start playing until 6:30

[@mikestak]

man!! cool amps!!! is it the one that santana use?

[@MalucaXXI]

Beautiful killer amp!!! I'll take that one jajaja I wish I can buy it someday, it's THE amp!!!

[@henrymillsiii4961]

Marty, good basic clean sound! Should I get this or the ML Deville? What are the pluses and minus of each? We play a lot of R&B, Pop, rock and soul? Your thoughts Marty!

[@jonathananthony1901]

Man a full size Mark V is my DREAM Amp! I bought a Mark V 25, and its an amazing amp........... But just not the same.

[@bluesnaggletooth1660]

Marty. Thanks for the great content. I would like to see you dial in a good Santana tone with the Les Paul on the Mark V.

[@michaelcrawley5211]

Okay Marty cover VOXAC15 or 30... or discuss what is TOP BOOST?

[@tmo7734]

Like you said, to each his own. For me simplicity is more important. I can get all the sounds I want by adding a few effects pedals.

[@XnmXrXsX]

That's kind of mediocre but if it's ok to you then...

[@diegocatalano3219]

Can you do Marshall code 50

[@fndrn8]

i have a few grand and my wife’s blessing. should i get this or a kemper?

[@ZDRVKKKV]

12:32 SRV's Cold Shot kinda jammin' over there. Love the sound of Mesas. Mostly the Mark V. But lets not forget that the one playing is the most important element of all that. Your playing is amazing. Keep it up.

[@shekelgoblin]

Marty can you recommend me a good tube amp combo under $1000? I play hard rock and grunge mostly

[@aureliencordonnier9418]

Hi marty do you think that we can obtain santana s sound with this ampli ?

[@johnnyelvis]

Few questions... Does this amp have reverb? Woulds be close to fender cleans? "what i am looking for is an amp that can do fender style cleans and an overdrive similar to marshall, I want something I can play country and blues all the way up to metal.

[@Fastvoice]

It has a spring reverb. The control knobs are at the back (he didn't show).

[@Scramus]

Hey Marty, Marty here. Can you do a lesson on a bit of Maiden, maybe a bit of Priest?

[@guitarpoetone1]

Nice amp marty how heavy is this amp ? Cool vid

[@GuyNarnarian]

Do you still have this amp? I got a deal on a 25 watt combo, so I took the dive. So far I love it, but it definitely takes some more dialing in than most amps. Haven't really loved the Xtreme setting, it feels like it lacks cojones compared to the IIC+, Mark IV or even the Crunch setting with the gain cranked. Actually the crunch mode with the gain fully up, low bass, a bit of a mid push and a shallow V is my favorite setting on the amp. The 25 watt doesn't have the solo knob, variac setting or any preset EQ, etc.

[@katz2_233]

Is this a good amp for home use?

[@marekdobrowolski5063]

Wow, you rock!

[@basicoptimalmouse]

I want a white one with the basket style grill cover. That's my dream amp. Maybe chuck in an 0.5W mode.

[@i3oosted]

When does the space shuttle take off?

[@jovani1514]

this is cool

[@HendrixRipoff]

What are the details on that strat? And also let Mesa Boogie know that this video helped me decide to buy this amp, maybe they’ll give you some credit lol.

[@idarhoftaniska2791]

How is he able to sit there with volume up high? My mark v35 will blow you away at just above 0 on the master

[@serennazingg395]

my dad has a mesa and i saw the factory and took a tour of where they are made and met the people who made the amp.

[@KMoney1219]

I've been a Mesa owner for 20 years. I'd love to see the factory someday

[@4wolverines]

newbie here. So if you wanted to use a wah, how would you use it with that pedal board it comes with? thanks

[@jonathananthony1901]

4wolverines the pedal boards that come with most Mesa Amps only control things on the amp itself. Any other effects, like a Wah, you would use like any other amp. Just run guitar into Wah, Wah into the input of the amp. I hope that helps! 😃

[@DCondricvideos]

Dream amp :-)

[@xavierhamilton7421]

Nice amp

[@nathanzablotny4204]

Want this

[@mikeagajan1608]

Nice Guitar

[@Badonkadonker]

Man, my neighbors will LOVE that one!!! I already have 120 Watts transistor yamaha, 100 Watts transistor from BOSS and this one... man oh man - they will worship me :D they might even set some welcome fire! :D :D

[@supermanwhereareyounow3081]

Not getting sound you are after? You looked kind of puzzled...I changed the V1 to Tungsol Reissue and the P.I to Sovtek 12ax7LPS...open up the amp..I also rigged and soldered my own speaker cable 14 awg Canare Speaker Cable with quality Pancake plug...the ones that came with it just looks cheap...

[@svtrader]

I thought about this amp, but, its says tweed power instead of variac power. What changed?

[@KMoney1219]

tweed is more an indication of the voicing. It still has variac

[@beyonquentin4193]

f*cking insane ! gg bro thx

[@carlossalazar4508]

This amp was made for Humbuckers! Once you switched over it was amazing!! Great content

[@scatlizard]

I agree the MK IV also.

[@jasoncorganbrown]

Is the second / mid channel similar to an AC30?

[@vidwest8978]

Can it be used at apartment volumes?

[@thebrawnysquirrel6344]

With an attenuator.

[@lindalucy16]

I have one can’t bond with it ,love my simple fender Princeton with a small pedalboard . what I hate about it is that you have to go through the effects loop for your delay and then if you want a compressor you have to go through your front end sucks way overkill .way to much trouble it’s for sale