Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 90/45/25W Tube Guitar Amps Demo

[@sweetwater]

Mesa/Boogie expands their venerable Mark Series with their latest flagship guitar amplifier, the Mark VII! Which riff would you palce first on this incredible amp? Let us know in the comments, and shop the Mesa/Boogie Mark VII at Sweetwater 👇 Mesa/Boogie Mark VII Tube Amp Head 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/MesaBoogieMarkVIIHead Mesa/Boogie Mark VII Tube Amp Combo 👉sweetwater.sjv.io/MesaBoogieMarkVIICombo

[@antonego8356]

Had it for 3 months. Love it! People saying it’s hard to dial in and too complicated have never had one. It’s easy! So much control and literally no bad sounds can come out of this.

[@tlstechtalk]

When any new gear comes out, I ask myself "what does Don Carr have to say about it?". Always a straightforward, concise demo.👍

[@Blech319]

He just reads the press release, dude. Nothing but buzz words.

[@Scott__C]

@@Blech319 Yeah, they're selling and demo'ing the amp, NOT reviewing it.

[@tlstechtalk]

Don's demo give me just enough to decide if I want to deep dive into the reviews. I think that is a useful time saver for me.

[@sweetwater]

@@Blech319 I bought my first Mesa Boogie in late 1983, a Mark IIC+ ordered from the factory, before they had dealers. For 20+ of my 30 years in Nashville touring and recording for a living, I was fortunate enough to connect with Mesa Boogie and become an endorser. I used a Triaxis and 90/90 in the studio and toured with a few amps, the Roadster for at least a dozen years at 200+ shows a year. Never did anything to it except change tubes. My Mesa’s always operated flawlessly and gave me consistently great tone. Mark VII is a continuation of their story. No buzz words here, dude. Just a truthful representation of my personal experiences. D.C.

[@lawrencebuhrmester6186]

The Mesa is great but had a hard time taking my eyes off that beautiful PRS Modern Eagle.! Great demo, Thanks!

[@tonylord6782]

Thank you for this demo. I know the metal heads out there love chugging through the Mark amps, but this showed how the Mark 7 is capable of producing much more sophisticated and sweeter tones. This was a helpful video.

[@jeremythornton433]

This amp sounds just killer and perfect. I"d buy one if I was a good enough guitar player and had the money too. And the need for it. I want it but don't need it. Love the sound from what I'm hearing so far though.

[@reneotten7376]

You win. I stopped gear hoarding. It doesn't make my playing any better.

[@vaportrails7943]

I had a Mark V 90W and ended up getting the Mark VII because it started having issues. I was surprised at how different it is, and I think they really got it right. The core tone is the same, but the Mark V has so many tone shaping options that the end result tends to sound like something that has been processed down into a smaller, more precise form, like it has been mixed in a track. The VII has a lot more openness, punch and power. It sounds and feels more like a “traditional”, Fender type amp. A lot of people complained about the complexity of the Mark V, and I think they answered that correctly here. They removed a lot of the controls, but they really aren’t missed. It is a really pure, great tube amp that delivers the tone everyone wants, without complications. And then it adds modern features to let you go direct, and does it all with a much lighter weight and smaller footprint than the Mark V. I wasn’t sure about it before I played it, but I had them side by side and the VII was the winner. The size is smaller, but the sound is bigger. Win-win. And the clean channel really feels like Fenders I had in the past, which I couldn’t say about the Mark V. The only downside is the price tag, of course. But if you want a Mark and can handle the cost, this one is it. It’s also a good sign that M/B is still producing the same quality under Gibson. I think you could go as far as saying this is the best Mark ever. Maybe not as “experimental” as past attempts, but giving people exactly what they want and need from the Mark series. Smart, and good.

[@kevins4222]

Yep. Mesa got it right with this one- it’s like a better, more versatile version of the Mark IV. The amp does it all and does it well. It’s flying under the radar right now, but these will be very desirable once their reputation builds

[@solarpixiejournals]

last time I called Sweetwater I did not get my sales rep, I jokingly asked "yeah just, connect me over to Don Carr."

[@metalheadpunk]

No surprise, it sounds great (and that Modern Eagle is pretty awesome too).

[@mattlau]

My first real amp was the Mess Mark IIB I found at a local guitar shop for $800 CAD. Wish I kept that amp…

[@ibrajimenez2098]

My knly suggestion with this one is : get an attenuator, this thing is very loud! Sounds great 👍 and perfect for gigs. Love it!

[@maxcavalera2006]

We love Don Carr.

[@RUHDD4HVN]

Loved my MKIIIs I'm sure I'd love the 7s too. Might need a new back to carry them with though......

[@fordsrestorations970]

Dude you are alright , this amplifier causes me to flashback Decades of music history. There is one of these amps over at the store that I've noticed.

[@HowardFrischer]

Oh boy, I’m going to have to figure out how to get this one.

[@samright4661]

It’s sounds fantastic! I wish my pockets was deep enough to afford it 😂

[@jessetate9701]

Same lol

[@OfficialSNMvids]

Gonna have to try out one of these in my local area soon! Great playing by the way. \m/

[@Art-zs6sl]

The sustain went for days then the feedback was perfect! That was great thanks to Don Carr!

[@martinkowalski5090]

You mentioned MIDI - does this include storing any possible combination within one channel as presets and/or switching between those three voicings per channel? The Triple Crown doesn't offer this flexibility, which is ridiculous considering all the opportunities this would provide. I mean, the JVM series has been enabling you to do so right from the start ...

[@jloiben12]

Anyone else watch gear demos/reviews not just for the gear but also to… creatively acquire the sound demos?

[@xenogear88]

Not enough channels and not enough controls, can do better. Just kidding, these sounds amazing and that playing is on point too !

[@TikelMyson]

I just spoke with my Sweetwater rep and was told that this is over $10,000 worth of amp, guitar and cables. Gibson Boogie and Paul Reed BankVault has me thinking Harley Benton can't be that bad, can they?

[@encrypt1165]

i will buy 100 of this.

[@pip5528]

Wonder why they skipped VI. In any case I hope the V isn't discontinued anytime soon because it's still great.

[@masterofreality230]

I would say if you are ever gonna get a deal on a Mark V, now would be your best chance.

[@prasanthselvadurai3450]

This is 90% similar to a 5

[@legoharry100]

I heard they JP-2C amp is effectively the Mark VI

[@OtherTheDave]

As I heard it, the Mark VI was about to be sent to manufacturing when Covid and its accompanying logistics nightmare hit, so they decided to keep tinkering. By the time they were ready to release something, it’d changed so much they decided to rename it.

[@pip5528]

@@OtherTheDave The video mentioned something to that effect as well but it's still fun to think about.

[@hybridjohn1]

Don looking like a super baller in that jacket

[@MorGuitarz]

Sounds a bit "congested" on the gain channels? Like it's missing bite that would let it sit properly in a mix... Could just be the KZbin compression, etc...

[@MorGuitarz]

@@sythe77 Gadzooks! I'll pass, lol

[@moska47]

It is a nice sounding amp but not as nice as the MK V IMO Also the layout is a mess. Why is the MK VII mode in the middle and the "older" MK II, C+ and IV modes in the end. Make that make sense to me.

[@xchump]

Great playing

[@SickVanWicked]

Great video Don! Question; are you using a AEA N8 to record the amp? Thank you

[@Bognerman14]

I tried this amp but just couldn't get into it. I've always been a big Mesa can but once I played a Revv Generator Mk III, there was no going back. What is with the goofy suit jacket? Thanks for the demo.

[@julienDrcq]

what a amp just amazing

[@davidgriffith3938]

I am glad they put a C90 in it instead of an EV, the EV Black Shadows weigh so much and the C90's sound better. I don't understand how they put in 4 6L6's, 5 12 AX7's and a spring reverb and it only weighs 58 pounds. Too bad it costs more than a decent car.

[@Mr.Potato1962]

Wow What an Amp !

[@tomix1970pl1]

Sir.Could you ask them in factory why price is from space?Do they want us to have it or it is for the '' special '' musicians?

[@ronaldcoleman9370]

Will much versatility!!!!

[@russelblacker2562]

why does it have like 80% the same stuff as Mark V?

[@kurtmoore.adversary]

So, why not call it the Mesa Mark V Plus? Or say the JP was the Mark VI? Or better yet, why not leave it be? The Mark V was fantastic. Used to play it all the time at guitar center and dreamt of owning one when I could afford it. I’ve owned several boogies, but so many are fairly similar. At this point, reissues are where it’s at and they should stick to that entirely. As with Marshall and Fender.

[@iceWaterProductions1]

Something still scares me about these new Mesa amps being that the company I’d Gibson owned. I’d rather buy a used one from the 90s, or just a Fender and Marshall.

[@sethmyers6491]

I need it

[@DTension]

Holy features.

[@patriknessboLemoran]

where is the metal guy? the lefty. i wanted him to demo this

[@robertfinch6602]

Nick Bowcott!

[@barnabyjones8333]

This Amp only works with righties.

[@robertfinch6602]

@@barnabyjones8333 Lol..

[@patriknessboLemoran]

@@barnabyjones8333 aaah ofc

[@barnabyjones8333]

It's the one option they couldn't fit in the small chassis. No room for one more knob. Maybe on the Mark VIII?

[@rileyvolkmer7097]

Oh hi Mark.

[@tman6495]

So what is really different from the Mark V 90 ???

[@jimmysavage258]

Bigger transformer in the 7

[@simonkormendy849]

I'm probably going to cop a whole lot of flak for saying this, but, there's actually not a whole lot that's innovative about the design of Mesa/Boogie amps, if you look at the schematics and analyse their design you'll soon find that Mesa/Boogies are really just modified Fender amps, most of the mods are pretty standard amp mods from the late 70's and early 80's, the reason why the Mesa/Boogie overdrives sound the way they do is due to where they place the preamp-channel tone stacks, usually right after two triode gain-stages and before a couple more gain stages so that no matter what you do with the tone controls the result is always the same, hence the reason for the 5-band EQ.

[@idiotburns]

link for rack unit????

[@Lagwagon801]

For $3,800?

[@soundknight]

Probably, it's a boogie.

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

Skip a few mortgage payments. Sell your car. Stop whining.

[@RubyRoks]

Just get a used Mk3 or 4 and save $1k. This doesn't sound that different from them

[@gwynbleiddroach2589]

Did you have a pedal on this? Or was that just the reverb?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Gwynbleidd Roach. The reverb is a combination of the amp’s spring reverb and a short room sound added in post. The sound of the reverb trail is mostly coming from the amp. The room sound was added in post to add some depth and dimension to the stereo field. Thanks, D.C.

[@GilPaulbert]

since gibson owns mesa, there is no distribution in europe, a mesa plugin is as close as i can get to a mesa amp right now

[@deicidalmaniac]

Can it play Lamb of God?

[@ChrisP3000x]

Nice tone. A little too warm. Might be the miking.

[@lewisridenhour6536]

almost sounds as good as my 78 JMP boogies are just loud they sound good on E flat at 12 and that's it

[@jessetate9701]

Mark 7?

[@hononymous]

$3,799.00 😵

[@58BURST]

Nice, but just doesn't have enough bells, and whistles for me,,,,,,,,😁

[@thejeffkershner]

I love mesa boogie but at almost $3800 for a 1x12 combo, I will have to pass.

[@Tiger1016.]

Major disappointment they did not integrate preset setting saving and recalling via MIDI. Also, a 2nd graphic EQ was desperately needed on the Mark V! I enjoyed the Mark V while I had it, but these amps are well known to be the most insanely difficult to dial in and this prevented me from being able to really utilize the utility of the impressive versatility that does exists. Guess we could maybe see these missing features in 10 years with the Gibson Mark X, as long as a 2nd bankruptcy does not lead to a distressed debt hedge fund having their turn with Gibson/Mesa because the large private equity firm, KKR, which owns both companies now, does not manage to run everything into the ground.

[@michaelstone7514]

Boogies are incredibly well made. However too many knows and switches for my taste.

[@remote24]

luckily for you theres marshall :D

[@SeanApplePie]

Listen, that is how you play a guitar ( to all u YT homeplayers, I your good too, but this is the shit)

[@deanneudorf4170]

Nice amp... but too pricey.

[@tinystar3010]

I wonder if Gibson owning Mesa Boogie has inflated prices?

[@Fastvoice]

Not available outside of North America. Too bad. 😒

[@lance134679]

Maybe they'll do a 25 watt version that's a bit more reasonable.

[@71N1S4]

Yeah its called a MV25

[@alfabethev2.074]

3 t h o u s a n d f i v e h u n d r e d !!!🤯x2

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

That's a lot of decibels.

[@robertfinch6602]

Cool band name.

[@halcyo]

Yeeesh $3800 is…well, a lot.

[@lance134679]

So, they skipped Mark VI and went straight to VII? Hmm, this reminds of Married with Children, where they adopted a kid name Seven from Peggy's cousin. "''Cause we had 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 kids."

[@13strigoi69]

Bobcat Goldthwait and Linda Blair if I remember correctly.

[@lance134679]

@@13strigoi69 You are correct.

[@Derrick_Evans]

I think it has 7 different modes?

[@AnthonyEvans-wl5ts]

Knobby

[@robertfinch6602]

Knees..

[@ltgray2780]

An amp tech's future nightmare.

[@cuteasxtreme]

More like the Gibson Mark I

[@michaelperez3887]

I need to stop looking at gear I know I'll never be able to afford. :(

[@protoolsfanatic7276]

4 grand for a 1×12? Oh hell no they're trippin. Sure hope it's at least point to point hand wired.

[@MrTPF1]

Sounds great, but let's be serious: Don Carr could make the crapiest Chinese practice amp sound good. I was just stunned to see how much these amps cost. 😱😲

[@badnamebob]

Eh, not enough knobs and sliders… 😆

[@Tiler-ju9zl]

$7.600 U would be to scared to gig with it

[@danielmcdill]

Doesn't sound like a $3000+ amp... Too much going on with it... It has the name though... That's gotta be worth something.

[@ZediBaptista]

That's a terrible excuse for why they named it the Vll. Does not justify that super strange decision

[@jerbear9651]

YEAH! You tell 'em! How dare they do such a thing. I will never bye one of the best amps ever created now. LOL!

[@ZediBaptista]

@@jerbear9651 loool it's not that deep, I just think it's weird. I don't care what they call it, as long as its good

[@RubyRoks]

The time between the Mk.IV and the Mk.V (around 19 years: 1990 - 2009) was longer than between the V and VII (just over 12 years: 2009 - 2023), so their reasoning behind the name makes no sense

[@poison7512]

Just call it the Mark 1000 at this point.. say something like "we made 995 epic changes so why not call it the Mark 1000?" Makes the same amount of sense (zero)

[@marysant4112]

Pure marketing

[@TheCyberMantis]

This video is so "boutique"... Don had to dress nice and comb his hair! ( $5,400 guitar + $3,500 amp )

[@marvinmartin3438]

Dude, I need this amp! Is it true bypass? Tone free? Does it have a sweet spot? Is it transgender friendly? Covid compatible? Can it get Eddy's "Smells like teen spirit" tone? Asking for a friend

[@robertfinch6602]

O-o

[@Ottophil]

Such an original comment you should copy and paste it and change one or two words

[@30smsuperstrat]

Don Carr is awesome. The Gibson Boogie is a big meh.

[@spiritzweispirit1st638]

🤯✨🥲🎸🎼🇺🇲

[@ianbeaupre5838]

Am I the only one who finds their reasoning for skipping 6 super ironic/stupid? Not trashing the amp or anything, but I have a feeling a lot of people are going to be asking the question “why isn’t there a mark 6?” basically forever now, and Mesa’s official answer really doesn’t make any sense to me…

[@frankhandy7345]

Sadly I did not hear one sound I liked..not the playing nor the player.this a p sounds flat and muddy :(

[@Scott__C]

Hope you don't have to get it fixed. Several amp guys don't speak well of their repairability.

[@prasanthselvadurai3450]

They are just bad. I got a tech who took 40 mins to make a repair a certain KZbinr charged 3 hours bench time for. Some have tips and tricks to avoid lifting entire PC boards

[@xjimmemakesmusicx]

Stop taking what the amp youtubers say as fact. People have and will continue to gig Mesa Amps for decades. My rectoverb has had no problems other than just tube replacements for a decade of gigs. Bob donuts in his workshop arrogantly going over designs as if he is the guru and end all of amps makes me laugh- also the worst offender scammed a bunch of customers years ago.

[@jerbear1601]

Apparently their Lonestar Special (which sounds nice) had an issue that is a mess to repair.

[@Scott__C]

@@prasanthselvadurai3450 How do you avoid taking a board out when the components are between the board and metal with only about an inch of clearance? What trick can you get to the bottom cap when they're stacked 3 high?

[@jerbear1601]

Why pay so much? There are so many options out there like excellent modelling etc.

[@SuperHotrod4]

Since they remove the master volume, are you still able to get a saturated tone at a lower volume?

[@mechmat12345]

They just removed the global master, each channel still has a master. It should sound good at low volume like most Mesas.

[@electricurinal]

Need a 10/25/40 watt 4 6v6 mini head under 2200 bux. I'd be in line for one of those.

[@mechmat12345]

Lol

[@bumbum-k6x]

Or just buy a good overdrive

[@indisguiseFUCK]

Man, I sure love how Mesas sound but they’re so complicated by design that it feels there’s always failure waiting to happen.

[@bryanbrewer4272]

A $3800 dollar combo amp is not even sane....really paying for the emblem!!!

[@indisguiseFUCK]

An amp like this or the Roadking is just asking for problems. I don’t know about the old Duals and Triples though, are they as prone to failure…?

[@Albatross_Ace]

Ironically they tend to be bulletproof and the “simple” boards of Marshalls and Fenders are the ones that always end up failing…

[@coldmedina]

Other than blowing a fuse, or a microphonic tube, I’ve never had a problem with a Boogie amp…and I go back to the early 80s and still gigging them to date

[@BreauxBobby]

Mesa isn’t known for failure. Quite the opposite.

[@michaelhawkins6149]

Unless I win it from Sweetwater or I win the lottery I'll never have one...because those aren't cheap.

[@ordinalkirk]

My 90 watt Mark 5 combo that was under 6 months old started squealing and has been in the shop for 2 months so far. Mesa Boogie is dragging their feet about fixing it. Would not recommend Mesa if you need something reliable. Especially a Mark 5 or 7.

[@jasonweinberg932]

Hi I’m Don Carr and this was your next months mortgage, utilities, and food.

[@Peetie_Wheatstraw]

Great amp! I'd also like to see a full demo of that Modern Eagle V guitar.

[@roaddog7542]

Amp techs everywhere are saying, "Nope".

[@RubyRoks]

...This is just a JP2C without the second GEQ Also, the time between the Mk.IV and the Mk.V (around 19 years: 1990 - 2009) was longer than between the V and VII (just over 12 years: 2009 - 2023), so why pull a Windows 10 on the name?

[@cuteasxtreme]

My 5:25 combo is still my baby

[@71N1S4]

It's all a man needs.i own a Roadster and MV25, all my bases are covered

[@CianRourke]

“I really don’t want my amp to be that versatile” said no one ever.

[@tinystar3010]

Except Steve Vai. He said in his design of his Carvin amp, "I want my playing to be complex, not my gear. I want my gear to be straightforward and reliable." So I'd follow the legend himself on gear opinions.

[@ltgray2780]

@@tinystar3010 Exactly. My amp tech won't even touch a Mesa anymore.

[@BluesDeville]

​@@ltgray2780 Not many techs will touch a Mesa these days, and the ones that will are going to charge you a premium rate to do so.

[@RandyWillcox]

The all-new Meson Giboogie MKVII.

[@robertfinch6602]

…

[@Epochstudios]

All these people complaing about price when it's well worth it. This has of all the options, modes and plus the cab clone IR tech( which is way awesome I had it on my badlander) that any studio, session, gigging professional or hobbyist guitar player could ever want. This amp is worth the $3500 it's the same price for the JP2c. Look at other amps that don't have near the versatility to choose from. And they cost more... people also forget Mesa is a Boutique amp company. 🙄 people sometimes. You don't have to buy it. But I will. No problems there. I need to add a Mark to my rectifier collection

[@tinystar3010]

Mesa is no longer boutique. They're owned by Gibson.

[@poison7512]

​​@@tinystar3010 but still built in the same small shop in CA. So..

[@Tiger1016.]

​@poison7512 Mesa is now an owner Ed subsidiary of Gibson, and both are owned by KKR, which is one of the largest private equity investment firms in the world. It's no longer a small, boutique company kind of story.

[@mikegallagher2732]

MARK IV for ME....🤘🥰🤘

[@amaurythewarrior]

it sounds great, but the price....

[@ryemill7787]

What came first? That guitar or the shirt? Friggin snazzy looking combo my boy