Mesa Boogie Mark V 25 Watt Head - Black Taurus
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Designed and Handcrafted in Petaluma, California USA
All-Tube Amplifier: 2xEL-84 Power Tubes & 6x12AX7 Preamp Tubes
Fixed Bias for consistent, maintenance free performance
Patented Multi-Watt Channel Assignable Power Amp featuring Mesas proprietary Dyna-Watt technology providing two power levels with different wiring configurations via independent 10/25 Watt Power Switches:
10-Watt Mode utilizes 2 power tubes operating in Class A/B Triode for lush harmonics and liquid feel at lower volumes
25-Watt Mode utilizes 2 power tubes operating in Mesas exclusive Dyna-Watt Class A/B Pentode for maximum power, punch and clarity
Fully Independent Channels with 6 Style Modes:
Channel 1 Features: Clean, Fat or Crunch Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (10/25 Watts) - Independent Gain, Treble, Mid/Boost*, Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel) & Master Controls - *Powerful Mid/Boost Control doubles as a standard Midrange Tone Control (from 1 to 5) AND a Variable Gain Boost Control (from 5 to 10) providing precise levels of sweet harmonic overdrive, from subtle to blistering
Channel 2 Features: Legendary Mark IIC+, Mark IV and Xtreme Modes with Multi-Watt Power Switch (10/25 Watts) - Independent Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel) & Master Controls
Selectable 5-Band Graphic EQ Footswitchable, Channel Assignable or Bypassable
All-Tube, Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Control (rear panel)
Fully Buffered, Tube FX Loop
Built-In CabClone Cabinet Simulator Output with Internal Amp Load and Headphone Output Featuring Closed-Back and Open-Back Voicings, Speaker On/Off and Ground Lift Switches
All Aluminum Chassis
2 Button Footswitch (Channel 1/2 & EQ)
Slip Cover
FORMATS
Head (Width 14 inches)
Standard Finish: Black Taurus Vinyl / Black Jute Grille
Dimensions: 8" H x 14" W x 8.75" D
Weight: 16.5 lbs.
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Mesa Mark V 25 - Versatile, Loud, and Portable2 of 3 customers found this review helpful




















The negative points of the amp include the price which is competitive with other boutique brands. Also, this is not really a plug in and play amp, as it can be difficult to dial in until you get use to it. The gain, treble and volume are very interactive with each other. Bedroom volume is ok, but even on 10watts, this amp is very loud for quiet playing, and the volume knob is very sensitive at lower volumes. There are better amps for those who play mostly at tv volumes. This amp really excels a little louder. The amp's fan is quite loud, and can heard in a quiet room.
Overall, this is the best amp I own for versatility, sound, portability. The few shortcomings are easily overlooked. This is a great amp.
Versatility and Tone!9 of 9 customers found this review helpful




















No compromises are made in this amps tonal quality to achieve versatility. The tones range from clean to crunchy to high gain.
I paired this head with the Mesa Boogie 1x12 slant cab. I love the look! I just can't believe that so much sound comes out of something of this size.
I get why people love tube amps. (This is my first.) The distortion is so natural sounding. There are so many sounds possible on this amp. I?ll be ages exploring a small fraction of them. (The manual is 45 pages long!) Right now I am really digging the clean channel, but with the gain turned up (master volume too, if possible), the tubes really get cookin! You can turn down and almost clean it up, and then dig in and get a sweet distorted tone. I now know what the volume knob on my guitar is for. :-)
I?ve actually already learned some interesting things about my new amp. In the manual they mentioned that it will cause you to play differently. They also mention that it responds quickly to the notes you play. I thought that was just marketing talk, but when I played I noticed what they meant. It is so responsive and sensitive. I?ve already found that I?m picking more lightly and carefully. Subtle differences and mistakes, are way more noticeable.
I?ve also noticed a difference between my two main guitars. The amp lets the character of the guitar shine through. I'd never noticed previously that my Strat?s pickups are quieter than those on my PRS. The Strat sounds great on the clean and low gain sounds, but it can?t compete with the PRS and its humbuckers on the high gain sounds.
The effects loops is great! With the distortion mainly coming through the preamp, an effects loops is really important. I played for a bit with my delay pedal out front. It was an interesting sound, but way too muddy. It cleaned up really well when I put it through the effects loop. My set-up is now more complicated than it was on my previous solid state amp, where I put all of my pedals out front, and relied on pedal distortion. I now have a few pedals in front (distortion and wah) of the amp and a few more in the effects loop (delay, chorus and phaser). It is a good thing that I bought some extra instrument cables! I don?t really need a distortion pedal any more, but I?ve experimented a bit with the OCD in front of the amp. It sounds great, so much better than it did in front of my previous solid state amp. I used the OCD on the clean channel, but with the gain set to the edge of break up. The OCD gives a boost and gets a great distorted sound. The sound isn?t better than the amps distortion, but it is good, and it is another sound to play with. So much fun!
The footswitch is great too. Some people complained on-line that it doesn't allow selection of more options. However, switching between channel 1 and 2, and turning eq on and off is good for me.
Very happy with my purchase! I just wish I had more time to play!
An amp for (almost) any gig7 of 7 customers found this review helpful




















The FX loop is fantastic and the reverb sounds great.
The footswitch can create the odd 'pop' which is a bit of a drawback in an otherwise high quality amp.
The Cab-Clone DI output sounds believeable and is a handy tool to have.
At 25 watts, the MarkV25 is loud enough for rehearsals and small to mid size gigs. It's also super light and relatively inexpensive to re-tube.
To summmarize: This little beast wasn't cheap, but it sounds dope and I dig it. I think you'll dig it too.
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Mark V 25 is awesome!!4 of 4 customers found this review helpful




















I love hi gain, but my first day playing I stayed on the clean sound. Great for home practice, Stage, Recording, etc... it has it all
10 watt mode shook my house!!
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Being somewhat a fanboy of mesa boogie, i've tried all of their recently released lower wattage products going back until about 2011.
From Blues to Rock to Metal and back to pristine clean, this amp encapsulates the Fender clean tone with a pushed Marshall in the same box, along with the classic 90's California high gain Mesa is known for, this amp can compare to any amp renowned for what it does well.
The seperate EQ is what really brings this amp to life and is essential for it's diverse, verbose tonal possibilities.
Although it shouldn't be compared to other products, the nature of the business is just that, and will always be. The mark series is it's own animal boasting versatility and quality tone, defying any genre.
The only drawback i could see this amp having, is not as loud as some may like especially for gigging.
Also, the extreme Channel (albeit, as little experience i have in that setting) can get muddy with lower tunings or extra strings.
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Worth it's Weight !!6 of 6 customers found this review helpful




















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