Mesa Engineering Mark Five: 35 demo

Reviewed in Guitarist 405
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[@Auen73]

Excellent Recording quality! You really captured the "in the room with the amp" sound. Great job showcasing that the EQ sliders are useful for more than just V-curve!

[@NicJamesGuitars]

Sounds fantastic. First Mesa I've really liked the sound of!

[@damiankacprzak6211]

Great review and demo! only thing missing is showing adding the Solo 1 and 2 for each channel.

[@bengalvin9932]

once i wanted to be a rock star for the girls but now i want to be a rock star for the gear! i guess i could have both?

[@AvocaSingleTrack]

It's the same sound as the EL84 Studio 22 from the 80's and the EL84 Subway Rocket from the 90's . I have both, both great sounding amps. This Mark V 35 has a little more versatility and some more power too. Nice !

[@DMSProduktions]

That's lovely that is!

[@tman6495]

So I am wondering how does the Mark 5:35 compare in tone to the Mark 5:25. I felt the 25 when cranked to 6-7 lost allot of it lower awesome tone. ???

[@awesometylerable]

George L cable soldered to Neutriks?

[@JB-hs9uv]

What speaker? I have tried a few and found it makes a world of difference in this amp.

[@headunits]

Not a great review of the tones available. Seems like everything was mid gain and trying to sound like a Marshall witht the EQ and gain settings.

[@NicJamesGuitars]

+headunits I think they are using tones that would sit well in a band mix, rather than in isolation. Also, you can see the mid control on both channels is actually below the 12 o'clock position :)

[@AD-kv9kj]

No it isn't.. the mid control is at 12 o clock to 2 o clock, going up a little as the video progresses...

[@1willywonker]

could anyone tell me what this amp is like compared to a mesa F 30 combo Thanks is it better or worse is there any difference

[@davehald9352]

I owned an F-50. And while I did really enjoy that amp, this amp is superior in my opinion as far as tone and versatility.

[@fernheap]

Does this perform well at lower volumes? I know the 25 watt version does but also curious about the 35. I saw a comparison vid to the Rectoverb 25 and the guy said the R25 only sounds worthwhile cranked whereas the 25 was great even at low volumes

[@russwilson2305]

Dig it.

[@RaycerX19]

Not sure how you have the master volume at 100 without blowing your own eardrums? Are you using reactive load?

[@azizanarkhy5496]

I love this sound

[@stonedome93]

I regret every dime I've spent on other gear I bought instead of just buying this monster, holy smokes!

[@mark7166]

I've got the big-boy combo, and I totally agree! The best amp I've ever played.

[@terryn1965]

Best review of the 35 I've seen . You rock give me a lesson or two please .

[@dejongeblondegod]

I really loved the clean and fat clean setting. Very Tweed bassman-like. All other settings in this clip sounded dull and muffled. The treble on the second channel being turned down explains that partially but the mids were not pleasant either.

[@charlesmeseke267]

There were some puzzling selections of the tone eq knobs as well as the 5 band eq. In most videos I've seen of this amp they roll back the bass on the knobs and compensate with the eq as gain increases.

[@chancelorgrey2702]

Wait didn't they make a 25 watt just like this already?

[@dejongeblondegod]

yes, but 35 watts is needed in a band without p.a. if you're not mic'ed. With 25 watts you won't keep it clean at high band volume.

[@MEDiumInc]

Also the 35 has the Cab cone built in (which is shit) and the 35 comes in a head or combo. 25 was head only.

[@NuZTheRockerOFFICIAL]

MEDium Studios The 25w version has the cabclone too. the only differences between that one and this one is that this version (35w) has the 'Solo' thing, which is like a dual master for both channels (a boost, that's it), and the other difference is the cabclone itself: the 35w has one more voicing option - the 'vintage mode', which (like every other option on the cabclone) sounds like shit.

[@MEDiumInc]

NuZ A. Ah, idk. I am old school and prefer micing my cab. To me when I find that "tone" I like... I want my listeners to hear what i am hearing. so depending on the head/combo I mic the front of the cab, the back of the cab, and a room mic too, and blend them together until it sounds like what I hear live. But I am also an ameture and dont know any better! I have a full sized Mark V and I love it. I keep wanting to get a smaller Mesa and always look at the mark V:25.

[@NuZTheRockerOFFICIAL]

MEDium Studios The mark V 25 is a good 'mini version' of its big brother. check out some comparison videos on yt, there are a few that are really worth a look.

[@robertmailloux3720]

Stop complaining people..move along. Thx for a nice demo!

[@jacksonfunk1398]

C+ mode sounds nothing like my mark ii c+

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

the hipster is strong with this one...

[@bigleemac]

I've had two Mark V combos, sorry to say both were an unmitigated disaster, won't be going near one of these! Having said that my old Electra Dyne was superb, go figure!

[@larrytate1657]

What was wrong with them?

[@bigleemac]

Larry Tate First one would pick up all the local taxi and police radios in different venues, then it developed horrible buzzing in some of the modes for some reason, final straw was when it started changing channels itself halfway through a gig. 2nd one I got in a trade but it had volume issues from the start, tech fixed it but I wasn't hanging around for another repeat of my first one! Like I said, my old Electra Dyne was rock solid and, in my opinion, sounded better anyway, though it was a much simpler amp.

[@makeamericagreatagain5483]

How much is the competition paying you?

[@philsackett7341]

My Mark III combo blew this thing out of the water tone-wise. I have pretty much hated everything that they came out with after the Mark III series. When I bought my Mark III half-stack back in 87, for about 2k, I felt it was more than worth it. I would NEVER pay the prices they ask for sounds like this. Blech! Don't even get me started on the Cab-Clone feature. :(

[@RorysIrishTour]

+Phil Sackett My Mark II blows every mark iii combo. So, my feelings are the same just for the mark II, i would never touch anything past this model.

[@larrytate1657]

Mesas getting worse?

[@DSilvergun]

No.

[@bodhidharma2600]

Most peculiar mama. I’ve got a mark three red stripe and the mark 5:35 and I can dial up the mark three tone with the mark five. Both are absolutely killer amplifiers. Mesa is still rocking it

[@MrMattorge]

Awesome amp. Kinda disappointed we had to hear it through a tele though...

[@IamAwake86]

That semi hollow tele does NO justice to the capability of the amp. I just bought one and I'm not completely sold yet. My DC 5 had killer sound. My favorite of the Mesa line. So far I have to say the bottom end of this amp is lacking. Gonna buy an additional 12 and see what that does. The EQ takes some getting used to, do yourself a favor and READ the manual

[@benjamincs1]

What guitar would you rather he'd have used? An ibanez??

[@rendyandrian7149]

I don't think that fender is good for reviewing hi gain sound. It's so muddy and uninspiring. When you change to SG, it really brings out the sweet tone of mark V.

[@gab.lab.martins]

This guy had no idea what he was doing with the settings. The clean mode sounded clipped, the extreme mode sounded soft. And no plectrum for over half of the video.

[@_J3RK_]

Did this dude just demo the extreme channel on a telecaster? SMH

[@SteveHubbardGuitar]

Wow, this has really turned me off from buying this.. LOL

[@Obiekb]

I've heard better.

[@dukey558]

What a silly dunky like review! Never seen before what he trying to say!...

[@mtrask3970]

Not Mezza, not Messa. May-suh. Say it with me, May-suh. Mesa. Mesa. Mesa. Very good.

[@sccanj]

Edgar Trask Not really, Mesa comes from Spanish and is pronounced Messa Sorry

[@jacoobyslaps]

Mess-Uh

[@starblaster77]

Not the right guitar for the amp.

[@jacoobyslaps]

Starblaster77 What? That’s probably one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen.

[@Ashstrodamus1]

No offense, but you are the wrong guitarist to demo this amp.

[@bustercampfiresongs]

Mesa through a Tele? I'm out.