Mesa-Boogie Mark V

[BrownSound1]

I've never been a big fan of Messy Boogers either. Some tones CAN be tolerable I guess, but I always hated the Dual and Triple Rectumfryers.

[Panamark]

If I want that tone, I just plug an old BOSS DS-1 in line
with my Marshall ?!

(Hey I did play several nights a week in front of a JCM 800
cranked up, the tonal qualities of the old ear drums probably
dont allow true justice to any amps I listen to now..)

I often wonder in these tone debates we always seem to
have, are the older ex-rockers amongst us taking into
account those all nighters in front of the cabs, and that
it might have possibly effected our tonal response in our
freakin ears ?? I totally think this comes into it...
I never wore ear plugs, thought it was gay...

[Panamark]

For the record, And Justice for all still sounds like tonal crap
even with my depleted ear drum response ....

[jhale667]

Ahem.

I've never been a big fan of Messy Boogers either. Some tones CAN be tolerable I guess, but I always hated the Dual and Triple Rectumfryers.

Rectumfryers are not Boogies, good sir. They're "Mesas" (they also only read "Mesa Engineering" on the faceplates). Only the Mark series is considered a Boogie. Completely different animals pre and power amp wise. There are no Simul-Class Rectumfryers, for example...

I too cannot stand the Rectos. The Stiletto was a little more tolerable, but not so much.

uh huh.. he's thinking about a move.. uh huh..

No, he's thinking about an addition...and shaddap. :tongue0011:

[GAR]

I considered the Stilettos in part for my clean channel heads, but the factory rep has a stick up his ass.

I could talk to the owner, and anyone else there. That artist relations dude at Mesa speaks with great ownership issues as if he owns the place and everytime I hung up the phone with him.

There's a page on him in the 2009 catalogue, apparently he worked his way up from sweeping the floor, he cunt even do that right so they make him answer the freebies line.

I thought, if this joker's gonna gimme the rockstar act and I haven't begun to work him for an endorsement, I'm just asking questions regarding model selection choices I'm gonna be fucked when I do need to ask him anything pertinent.

That's why I went with another company. I'd gut the Stilletos I wanted anyways with an engineer and make it sound like I prefer, so Mesa Boogie has no love lost with me. Gave 'em a chance though.

[GAR]

For the record, And Justice for all still sounds like tonal crap
even with my depleted ear drum response ....

My tinnitus has gotten way outta proportion lately I can tell you that much but I think the damage is from cymbals, not a wall of cabinets or feedbacking squeel.

I used airnailers and electric sanders in construction, lots of nice dB there to help push the damaged villi hairs in your cochlea that are still left, over the edge right there.

I just woke up one night last September and the VWEEEEEEE! sound was there and I haven't played in over a decade. Too late for earplugs for me..

[Panamark]

Yeah ??? tinnitus ?? I cant figure out if its real or physcological ??

[GAR]

Because it comes and goes?

Listen, when I get tired, or its late at night that's when it starts ringing the loudest

[Panamark]

Its a fucker !

I just pretend its not there and it goes away ...
(mostly)
In life there is other constant noise (even in silence)
Try and focus on that....

[Coyote]

Yeah ??? tinnitus ?? I cant figure out if its real or physcological ??

I assume it's all in the mind...

[GAR]

Oh yeah?

Which side of the drum kit do you usually stand, to the left or right of the hi hats?

[jhale667]

Agree Tinnitus sucks, but what can ya do.

I considered the Stilettos in part for my clean channel heads, but the factory rep has a stick up his ass.

I could talk to the owner, and anyone else there. That artist relations dude at Mesa speaks with great ownership issues as if he owns the place and everytime I hung up the phone with him.

There's a page on him in the 2009 catalogue, apparently he worked his way up from sweeping the floor, he cunt even do that right so they make him answer the freebies line.

I thought, if this joker's gonna gimme the rockstar act and I haven't begun to work him for an endorsement, I'm just asking questions regarding model selection choices I'm gonna be fucked when I do need to ask him anything pertinent.

That's why I went with another company. I'd gut the Stilletos I wanted anyways with an engineer and make it sound like I prefer, so Mesa Boogie has no love lost with me. Gave 'em a chance though.

Clean channel headS plural? Playing the Enormo-dome any time soon?

No issues with any of Mesa's people to report here. Pretty sure I've mentioned here (and had no idea when I first got it) my Mk III was the final, supposedly most coveted version of the III era, the "red stripe" preamp design...they'd basically had time to tweak it better...my friend had his earlier (green-stripe, which sounded kind of assy compared to mine, actually) version modded to my amp's specs; we gave Mike B. my amp's serial number and they pulled the appropriate schematic and specs, and switched everything over. Turned a sort of "meh" into (another) keeper. My dealings with Mike Bendenelli and co. have been nothing but pleasant, both at the Hollywood store and the factory...
Perhaps it's your sparkling personality? :tongue0011:

Speaking of the Hollywood store, I need to get my ass down there and check one of these out!

[Seshmeister]

Computers are dumb, look at the similar threads...

[jhale667]

This one's great if for no other reason than to listen to the douche cry about "it doesn't have MIDI" for the first minute of the vid...what a tool.

[jhale667]

Want a custom shell for your Mk V head? :D