MESA/Boogie Mark V 35 vs Mini Rectifier 25! (all channels & modes)

[@SonicDriveStudio]

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[@mickhoward3954]

I feel like the Mark V says "I have a high powered rifle and know how to use it..." and the Rectifier says "Fuck it, Rocket Launcher it is!!!"

[@nickolaynaydenov3292]

You are becoming the best gear channel on KZbin. It's not just tone and detailed demos with no talking, it's also about your insane playing! Keep it up!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thanks for your encouragement!

[@joeriley5633]

Killer playing man. You have such a great sense of rhythm.

[@bryanthompson973]

On behalf of anyone too broke to own both of these, I appreciate this video. This was awesome and thorough. That said, as a metal player with geek prog influences, it's almost a toss up but that Recto has more of a bite on the highs in its high gain rhyrhm but the V has a bit more of an even frequency spread. So I wouldn't dare say one is better than the other - just that I prefer the recto.

[@hubertkiszniewski8249]

This is absolutely the best way to detail the nuances of both amps

[@rodrigozamo]

These are hands down the best sound demos on youtube. I love that you actually try out different guitars and many scenarios where these pieces of gear would be used. I hate the "here's a demo of the amp using a Les Paul" and nothing else. You know, I want to know how it performs with a tele as well, a strat, a modern ibanez, or a modern high output active pickup. Also very well recorded, and in the context of a mix and not just pentatonic blues licks using poor mic'ing techniques.

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

I’ve got the Mark V 35 on order and I cannot wait to play through it. Thanks for the awesome demonstration.

[@charvel1apm]

This is how amp sound reviews should be made! Great playing and great sounds!!

[@adamalper804]

Wow, thanks for doing this video...it's the best I've seen by far comparing these two amps. It's a great help to me, because as someone who grew up on the Marshall sound, I've been trying to determine if Mesa can give me tones that are not identical, but lean in that direction. I like the versatility of Mesa, and was blown away at how good the cleans were. On the other hand, I stay in the more classic rock end (Aerosmith, KISS, Stones, The Who, etc), so I'm not sure how much I'd use the gain channels. There seemed to be some gain tones on both that I might like, just quite a bit more low end that I'm accustomed to. Anyway, like I said, this was a very helpful video, and I really appreciate all the thought and work you put into it!

[@BNGamesYT]

2:16 is basically what sold me on just putting an order in for the V 35. Thanks man!

[@DipendraBagchee]

Can’t go wrong with either amp! Using the same IR really highlights each amps qualities. Nice work!

[@TheSboobsy]

Your amp tests are absolutely awesome, very thourough, thanks !

[@ericwilliams7374]

You had me a Mesa Boogie!!!! I love both of these amps. Yes, there are differences between them, and that's what one would expect though...

[@OsvaldoHurtado02]

I fell in love with the Mark V, amazing. The mini recto sounds great, but there's something in that Mark V... Top notch video, as usual.

[@thejmaker]

what a great video comparison! And of course what a FANTASTIC playing!!! I am so impressed of the sound and playing!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thank you!

[@pexz_zzzz]

Good job , i love the way that you isolate A/B i see all of the difference so clear. thanks

[@dougnulton]

That clean Tele riff gives me life every time it comes up in your videos. So pretty and reassuring 😌

[@claytongouin5605]

Been really getting into your amp reviews and comparisons! I like the no-nonsense approach and direct tone-to-tone comparisons. The reamping of riffs is also helpful so we get a fair comparison of the same guitars/songs/playing dynamics across different amps. Genius!

[@lukasm4878]

Thanks for showing settings ! Will try them ! Gracias

[@djritm3215]

Also I have to say as owning both the Mark can sound like a rectifier but a rectifier can not sound like a mark.

[@firemanmick]

Yeah, the MK35 has a distinctive "chewy" character to the crunch channel that most other amps can't reproduce.

[@sweatingbullets855]

I have to agree with this. I just traded a mini recto for a mark v 35. The mini recto is a great amp and can actually do a lot but man the Mark V 35 is unreal. In a band setting the difference really stands out.

[@sweatingbullets855]

@@firemanmickgreat way to describe it!

[@SuicideVan]

And that "Fat" voicing is just $$, I bought the amp for the features and MIIC+ voicing, but I think I've spent more time with Fat and Crunch than anything else.

[@djritm3215]

That crunch mode, holy hell that’s my only complaint. It should’ve been it’s own channel. Actually I couldve done without the extreme mode and just have the crunch, 2c, and mark v on channel two as a compromise

[@rollin37]

7:42 bad ass riffing dude that inspires me to get off my ass and play!! Loved the harmonies really killer stuff!!

[@bradleywarner5186]

excellent attention to detail on this video, really top notch!

[@francomatera]

Best amp comparison channel in the world! Thanksssssss!!!!

[@yohaishelef3247]

Great vid my friend. I find the Mark V warmer and more pleasant to my ear. The rectifier has its' charm but its definitely fiercer.

[@nicholastotoro7721]

It's amazing how close they are with that extra but of fizz on the low-end of the Recto.

[@skylersample5356]

fizz? on the low end???

[@johnroberts838]

Excellent Video 👍👍👍. Brilliant Playing, some killer Riffs in there! I have the Mini Rec, the little Beast is so Tweakable, there's so many Tones, even between 10 watt and 25 watt. They Both sound Amazing, I will not be replacing the Mini Rec, takes Pedals really well, I'm very happy, it's a Mesa! Take care 🎸♥️👍. Melbourne, Australia.

[@robmurtha9582]

I have a 25 and just played a 35, the bigger transformer and more power really makes a huge difference through the same cab. Every option is more usable.

[@mikecito1717]

Thanks for the reminder that when my v35 sounds bad... it's me, not the amp. Stellar job man.

[@CBGypsy03]

I have the same issue, need to remind myself daily it's me making it sound bad 😆

[@stuartwilliams5771]

Both sound so good. The Mark is super tight and clear, and the Rectifier sounds massive. I have owned the Mini Rec, a Mark V 25 and 90W and honestly I'd probably get the Mini Rec again unless I could afford a JP2C.

[@naokioim9051]

Always good sound. This is the sound I was aiming for.

[@NoahLinebarrier]

Honestly I'd love to have them both and run them in stereo

[@surethebest]

Great video, thanks man! Cheers from Paris, Richard

[@tw8245]

I'm going to be really honest, every time I open your videos I for some odd reason keep thinking I'm just gonna hear some blues licks over and over again like most demos, but dude your tone is absolutely massive and your licks are so fresh that they feel like actual songs that I'd want to listen to. I'd love to hear more of your opinions spoken though!

[@ikigai47]

Fantastic demo. If you only have one amp and you're eclectic in tastes, the Mark V is the perfect amp because it can sound like pretty much anything. For most, it's not worth almost twice as much as the Mini though, because The Mini Rectifier with an EQ pedal is equally versatile, sounds just as good, arguably looks cooler and is more customizable with different colored face plates, colored LEDs, etc. People go on and on about how great the gain is on these amps (for good reason) but my biggest shock was how great the cleans are. Maybe not quite enough to make me sell my Vox/Celestion Blue with NOS tubes, but surprisingly close

[@TheJCHdez]

Congrats, great video comparison and playing, now I get some nice ideas and settings to try in my mini rec, surprised to listen to the beautiful lead tones in the mark

[@spaidly]

Love your vids, man! Great playing. Great tones.

[@sutt5828]

Epic tone awesome playing.

[@cast390]

Love the vids bro,Never saw a bad one, keep"em coming.

[@dussio22]

Awesome work man, great riff and sound. Congrats!

[@mvalencia8951]

What a wonderful comparison, tnx

[@scottglasson4321]

I spent 3 hours in the Mesa boogie Hollywood store.. ready to buy the mini rec combo, they made sure I a/b’d the m5 35 and it was so much more versatile and the fat green channel didn’t exist on the red combo

[@fjk1138]

Great comparison and your playing is awesome.

[@kevinmcgrady237]

Incredible high production!

[@tjn0110]

I'd give the edge to the Mark V 35, they are both very nice!! Great demonstration!

[@sonicroom755]

Very nice Jon like always!!Keep up good work man!!

[@ShaunNelson]

Both sound amazing!

[@nakleh]

aaaaaaaaaany chance of a tab for the part you play at 0:58??

[@jamessankey01]

Great video, thanks for the time stamps

[@yoitsmegabe]

I'm surprised you set the pre amp bass control that high on the mark V lead channel. On my 90 watt head running the bass past 9 o clock results in a flubby response, yet things sounded tight here. Nice playing and comparison.

[@theaterdreamer]

I’m really new to gear, guys, so please go easy on me. But I’m confused by what I’m seeing, or more accurately, what I’m not seeing. What cabinet is he running his heads through? I see his workflow information, but there’s no mention of a cabinet speaker. I am aware of ampless guitar rigs, where the guitar is plugged into preamp pedals, and run into a PA, or the guitar is connected directly to a computer and managed in a DAW, and heard through monitor speakers. What I’m not sure of is how, 2:03 if there is no speaker cabinet, is he connected a head to a computer? Things have changed so much since I last played seriously. It used to be you’d pick between a combo amp, or a head and cabinet, and use either pedals to shape sound, or put together a rack. Thanks!

[@TheLesgumes]

Cleans are better on the mark V more pleasing overtones, preferred the mini Rec for heavy stuff as it has a more scooped sound and little more bottom end. The mark V has a better defined midrange.

[@emiliomargarit1496]

the scooped sound is the reason that I sold my Dual Rec.

[@DermoniS]

Love content of your channel ! Great job man

[@RadioEQ]

Mark Series Amps are always the best for heavy music because you can control the EQ better. Though I wish it was 100hz EQ instead of 80HZ or even 50/32HZ would have been good but the 6.6KH is a great chunky sound, crisp!!! :)

[@Firegardenmusic]

Tone for days

[@jordanpene5279]

That Schecter and Mini Recto in the mix..... So good!

[@fabiorivola6803]

Stop having amazing Tone PLEESE!!! XD

[@alecyeager6624]

Mark: tighter, more focused, somewhat nasal thing happening in the upper mids. More sterile cleans. Recto: looser, more open, more harmonic complexity. Juicier cleans. I think the recto takes this one.

[@ben156]

He could have dialed the midrange in a little lower on the Marks 5 band EQ to make that go away. And use more 2200Khz and less 6600

[@-........]

exactly opposite over here. the crunch from the mark is nice and tight plus highly tweakable. i found the recto to sound a little fizzy. the recto is almost a grand cheaper though

[@johnyang799]

To my ears, Mark V is much more open and crunchy/clear but can sound flat, while rectifier sounds a bit traditional tube distortion when distortion kicks in it's congested and punchy. I don't really like the lows and the high sizzle on it. The lead is more forward and less flat. I take rectifier for the lead tone and mark v for everything else.

[@toddf2348]

I thinks splitting hairs, but what do I know

[@xthexadvantagex]

I’ve owned the mark v:25 and the mark IV. Cranked up with the drummer the IV killed in cleans and high gain but that mid gain channel was awful. I think the 35 could be the winner. The recto sounds good, it’s not what I want to play with, but it’s a comfortable familiar tone. Probably more rectos on the albums I grew up with than anything else.

[@mookytc]

Great video. Wish I could get my Mark V 90W to sound this good. It is documented if this is the case the issue is with the player but just can totally bond with it. Thanks for the inspiration will keep trying.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

One piece of advice: start with the regular tonestack controls at noon and very carefully work from there. Copying settings from other (famous) players did not work for me at all. The Mark V has a pretty good balance with the eq set to noon. For metal perhaps lower the bass a bit and raise the treble for more tightness but don't overdo it.

[@mookytc]

@@SonicDriveStudio Thank you! Appreciate the support!

[@mookytc]

@@Rustinpeace117 Interesting....getting feedback from some that they prefer the Five 35. Appreciate the comment.

[@jsd1982]

The IR / cab you use is going to affect the tone the most. I have a Mark V 90W as well and it sounds amazing when put through the right IRs. I suggest Celestion V30 based cab IRs.

[@jsd1982]

@Nilly Sigger Yes, more master volume will saturate the power amp stage and get you some squishy compression added to the tone. This combined with slightly less gain will get you a more response attack which feels similar to classic 80's metal tones. I rarely have the gain pushed higher than 2 o'clock in IIC+ mode.

[@sohar1460]

He's a great player!!

[@tribunation]

Great playing brother! 👍 Subscribed.

[@thomasshredster4627]

Nice playing man , youv'e a lot of amps!

[@csmith29581]

Did either one of these have any noise when switching functions? Had a markv25 that made a loud pop whenever switching any of the functions. It was even worse when the wattage was set differently on the 2 channels.

[@jjk8417]

I have both the Mini rectifier and the Mark V:25, and a Fryette Power Station to make them even more versatile powerwise. I can honestly say that I am in tonal heaven. Couldn't choose between them.

[@LuisRamirez-jh4du]

Nice riffs!

[@allendean9807]

That ESP/LTD sounds amazing. I’m leaning toward the mini recto over the markV, which i own....

[@Thirteen31Music]

I have the MkV25 when I bought it it was a toss up between that and the mini rect. I personally felt the MkV had way more sounds and when you add in the EQ its crazy what you can get out of it. That said I liked the rect very much but it felt more limited. As someone else said you can make a MK series sound like a rect but no the other way around. Both killer

[@Thirteen31Music]

Really likes your tones as well so going to try out your settings and see if I cam find some new fav sounds 🤘

[@SgtZen]

i couldnt decide so i bought both....

[@SgtZen]

@@OldMister In an apartment Dont want the 100W blasting my walls down... I know its slightly thicker and bigger sounding....

[@p5jja5]

Great demo without talking ... now it's time for me to upgrade my JCM600 to Mark V. With this demo both amps are awesome but Mark V has better choices of sounds by using the EQ

[@francismcfadden3305]

Mark is cool but holy fuck the rectifier just makes it look ok by comparison.

[@tribunation]

Mark V 35 all day. Less compressed and ore versatile, but still gets heavy.

[@zloboslav_]

Why am I watching a comparison of 2 amps I cant afford even used? I don't know, but I really enjoyed the riffs and I think they both sound really great and I'd just get which one is cheaper if I could. :)

[@cyanidejunkie]

I have the Mk V 25 so I’m a bit biased (no pun intended) I’m just a sucker for watching anything Mesa Boogie. Great post, be well my friend.

[@ajelltone7320]

Do they come with a footswitch ?

[@Guvnor513]

A Jelltone The 35 does. I would imagine the 25 does as well.

[@PinchTune]

@@ajelltone7320 The 25 comes with a 2 button footswitch for channel and EQ. The 35 adds two more buttons for each of the solo boosts.

[@jettsom]

I love these comparisons! For me though, the TC-50 would still be my first choice instead of those 2. I did found the Mark series way too dark sounding, kinda veil (even with the treble maxed out see 1:56) and the Recto unfortunately becomes very flubby when pushing the gain. The TC-50 is has the right balance with 3 channels and uses the big tubes we love so much (EL34, 6L6, 6V6). But to each his own.

[@landon.cunningham]

Great job! So which is your fav?

[@PARAMONARIOS]

Great video! I hope it will help people choose the right amp for them!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

That's the goal!

[@OrkhanJulfa]

Good comparison! I liked Mark V more. Rectifier is too loosie. For modern metal tones it should be boosted with tubescreamer type overdrive.

[@rpr154]

Had the Mini recto.. It was awful without an od in front.. at least for hi gain ..

[@OrkhanJulfa]

@@rpr154 agree. The same with full sized triple rectifier my friend has.

[@jfo3000]

I have a Triple Rec, sludgy response, sag is a great word for it.

[@OrkhanJulfa]

@@jfo3000 It is just not for my type of music I play

[@vassilismardas3489]

Hi Jon! This is a very informative video. The playing is top notch as well! Can you drop a few lines about the songs you're playing here? I do think the solo is an Andy Timmons song, right? Many thanks!

[@ebiros2]

i think i'm going to get the rectifier. thanks for the demo.

[@mathewmcconaughey6557]

The mark is just one of the most versatile amps of all time, sounds really good at a lot of different things but I don’t thinks it’s as focused as the recto is at specifically high gain rhythm.

[@djritm3215]

Awesome i have both these amps, same ones thanks for the vid!

[@thulioassis1023]

The rectifier delivers the sound I’m looking for when I think of Mesa. I wonder if playing more with the Mark V eq, it would sound less muddy.

[@russwilson2305]

Sonic Drive Studio -Nice playing, dude!

[@hamadxjm]

A great video, did you use any pedals here?

[@elvis_chen]

Another awesome review!

[@moimeme7839]

Both are great buys

[@toastcontroller]

Great video as always! Sounds huge. A couple of questions if I may, do you apply any eq, compression or reverb to the guitar tracks, or any mastering plugins? Also are those awesome rhythm parts double tracked, and if so do you use the same tone on both sides? Thankyou!!!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

I never put EQ or compression on the guitars in my videos. When I add reverb or delay I always state it in the video. Sometimes when there is a Whammy pedal or Wah I don't state it because it's kind of obvious but the subtle stuff is always noted. For the double tracked stuff I usually play the same parts twice and I never change the tones, so both sides sound the same. Thanks!

[@toastcontroller]

@@SonicDriveStudio Thanks for the reply and your great videos

[@seventhsealhere]

Love to hear ya do a video like this with an AFD100 to how the tones compare to this, the JCM800 mini and the mini jubilee 2525 you did. Would be great. 👍

[@mickbenson9161]

Sounds great!

[@MERTORZ94]

sweeeeet tones!!!!

[@BrandonBames]

Thank you for all the hard work that you put into your demos. I'd love to see a comparison between the 6505 and one of the other high gain Peavey amps like the Ultra Plus 120 or the XXX.

[@Francisco17Berrios]

Nice video!! You almost have all the high gain amplifiers covered :) Now you are missing the Mark IV and Mark iic+ vs Helix :P

[@chasetheacewest]

Great video! 👍🏼 I used the mini rec for years and always got compliments on it. Not much of a fan of its bigger brother but the mark V sounds good against it! The mark almost has more of a Marshall sound which I like.

[@estebanmitre4752]

METAL .... Mini rectifier WIN !

[@TarshishedCactus]

I literally can't even hear a differnece in the clean 1:00 and 5:00 crazy!

[@mooseknuckle9662]

Big, throaty,tones until the 3:02-3:41 part and again at 7:02-7:40 and then again at the 15:00 mark.total tone silence during that part.Weird.

[@gigantessaba]

Rectifier = wild, mark v = smooth

[@Rocksite1]

On the High-Gain Rock Rhythms and Solo Leads, the Mini Rec sounded just a little less toppy, and a little smoother; at least on the settings you had. Could be a good or a bad thing, depending on what you like.

[@scoutlikestopoop7887]

comparing the mini recto and the mark V high-gain rock rhythms is what made me like the mark V better.

[@scottglasson4321]

I own a mark.. and it takes a while to learn to dial them in. The green fat mode is joyous. And the mk2+ leads soar sustain wise.

[@ramonwillemsen]

Heerlijkheid!