Mesa Boogie Owners help me out

[Firebird V]

I think every Boogie I have ever heard or owned has had a great clean channel. With a Mesa the clean channel is a given that it will sound great. Put an overdrive or distortion pedal in front of the clean or even in the loop and you have a another channel of gain tones on tap that shares the eq of your clean channel.

[toejam]

From Mesa/Boogie's site, Mark Morton with the Mark IV... http://www.mesaboogie.com/gallery_ar...arkMorton.html

[Dreamland_Rebel]

i played boogies for years. right now my favorite is the 1x12 Rectoverb. its really all you need.

the Mark IV is a truely amazing amp. but you can get lost tweaking that head for live band situations. its tone is especially dependant on the cab you run it with. its just got too many damn options and they all sound good.

now i'm enjoying pushed Marshalls; after all these years of boogie this and boogie that, this was the tone i was after all along.

[ezbprimerib]

Single rect is a good amp, but I find the clean tones lacking. The Mark IV is a great amp and very versatile. Probably your best bet of the 3 you listed. Any thoughts on the Lonestar? Its a fantastic amp and it trumps the ones you've listed.

[kmanick]

I tried a lonestar on Sunday and didn't like it.
I still haven't tried a Mark IV yet (any Mark series for that matter)
Tried a roadster loved it , $1900.00
my buddy who came with me saw an old 2 channel dual recto for..........................$700.00
he f'n scooped it up with the sales guy before I knew what he was doing dick

But I've actually got an opportunity to really score a basically brand new Rectoverb Series II head + Mesa 2 X12 cab f
or about the price of a new head alone from a guy locall to me.
I'm mulling it over right now. Going to check it out this afternoon.

[Endrik]

umm, Lonestar is a blues/jazz/country amp dude

[Rupe]

There's an old two channel Recto for around $900 (prior to haggling) at a local store near me. Let me know if you want it and I'll go grab it for you.

[kmanick]

rupe you've got mail

[Rupe]

Answered

[madryan]

umm, Lonestar is a blues/jazz/country amp dude

I get all sorts of Hard Rock/Metal sounds from mine. It's all in how you dial it.

[Endrik]

I really didn't even try playing metal with it.... I was so much into the vintage tones it had... 70's rock sound was the heaviest thing I tried

[jgcable]

I would go with the Mark IV. Its a world class amp in every respect.

[madryan]

I really didn't even try playing metal with it.... I was so much into the vintage tones it had... 70's rock sound was the heaviest thing I tried

It's actually got stupid amounts of gain if you're playing at gig volumes and you're running channel 2 in high gain mode. It's typical Mesa tho, as in it's incredibly easy to dial it in wrong. It's a great amp that's capable of an incredible array of good tones. I've found that running an EQ in the loop and cutting a bit of the bass is key to getting a nice tight chunky sound, much like my old Dual Rec was.

[madryan]

I would go with the Mark IV. Its a world class amp in every respect.

Absolutely right. I like the Express 5:50 an awful lot too.

[kmanick]

Well I'm going with a Single Rectoverb and a (hopefully ) green stripe mark III.
I think I want the option of switching back and forth between the Recto sound and the Mark sound.
the Rectoverb is basically a done deal (I'm going to look at it tonight)
the Mark III , well I'm still waiting on an answer.
but either way I'll have 2- 2X12 cabs with V30's and C90's so I should be able to get a pretty killer tone going. (in my house :ROTF: )
And wouldn't you know , the day I'm looking at picking up a new rig my JSX sounded like fucking thunder this morning (quick jam before I went to work).

ahhhh RD, holy crap!!!!!!
Nice rig!!
I wish I had reason to get something like that, but my gigging days are long behind me.