Off Topic What Amp Should I Get???

[bkrumme]

As I said, I'm worried about the reliability issues. If you get on the boogie board, every 5th thread is about some malfunction. I'm going to buy a Mark V, but I was thinking about waiting for the Mark V b.

I can appreciate that. It seems, though, that the majority of issues have been bad tubes. Shipping and climate changes are the likely culprit there.

 

[Hendog]

how about trying a fryette, egnater mod50, diezel. those are pretty versatil and very very good amps.

I'd buy a Deliverance 60 in a heart beat, but they don't have a loop. Diezels are too much $.

 

[Hendog]

I dunno about ya'all but I'm all head over heels about the ELectra Dyne.

If malfunctions and problems worry you, the super simple interface of the ED might be the way to go.

It doesn't have the options and features anywhere close to a Mark series amp (it was intentionally designed not to) but it has all the tones. Everything from vibrant cleans to searing leads.

I LOVE THAT AMP.

Metal without a pedal???

 

[ScoobySteve]

Metal without a pedal???

Absolutely. Not super over the top, but that's something a OD can fix. It's one channel, but has a footswitch to change "modes" all of which can go from Rhythm clean, sparkly cleans, British Crunch, Blues, High-Gain, to Metal.

You don't get the versatility in options and switching live but believe me, there has never been an amp that Boogie has offered in a while that has been so simple with such diversity in tone.

Youtube some demo's they're great.

 

[ScoobySteve]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-1aNgZr-xc"]YouTube- MESA/Boogie Electra Dyne Demo[/ame]

Here's a nifty demo.

 

[petruccirocks02]

I should have specified that 4k+ is not going to happen. I'm thinking around 2k.

Go with a used or new Mark V. Remember that the 5 yr warranty is transferrable too.

-Phil

 

[D.K.]

If I had the money and a need for another head (do You play stadiums?), I would buy ENGL, presumably the marvelous "savage 120".

But everything they do, especially the less "metal" stuff, is great.

I've demoed Engl against Mesa Boogie - and it was to me like "Your guitar has never sounded like that" vs. "just a good amp You would expect for that money".

Right now and for the last 10 years I've been using "Egnater TOL 100" - the Rocktron version. Fabulous amp, they just don't build them anymore.

 

[Kaloyan]

Cornford.

 

[smd24fan]

Mark V all the way! I have SN00042, so it's one of the very first in production. I've had it darn near a whole year with ZERO issues and it sounds just SICK!!

 

[colinboy]

Have you checked out the new series one range from blackstar amps in the uk,there absolutely fantastic and give any mesa a run for their money IMHO!

 

[balance]

Get the Mark V. That's what you really want, so get it. Even the most reliable amp can have an issue, so I wouldn't worry there and Mesa should be good about any issues if they do arise. You could always throw down the "Gold" coverage or similar option if you're truly worried.

Me, I'd tell you to get a Fuchs!

 

[Lukesilo]

If you have never played an Orange Rockerverb 100 or even a Rockerverb 50 you may want to. I played one with an ASS and it sounded amazing. Clean was awesome Orange clean but had way more gain than I thought it would. It impressed the hell out of me. So I took my Silo to the store and played it and wow.

 

[jam3v]

I've owned a Triple Recto, Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 100, ENGL Savage 120, and Mark V in the past year.

The Mark V is my favorite so far. It has that Mesa sound, which I love, but is a very versatile amp that does not need a boost to be METAL. It also makes NO noise and rarely feedbacks at rehearsal levels, in a small room, with Mogami cables and passive pickups. And the MARK V really brings active pickups to life - normally I hate actives. One complaint I have about the Mark V is the second channel. I love how it sounds, but maybe I haven't spent enough time with it. It seems to lack dynamics.

The Savage is a great, great sounding amp but is RIDICULOUSLY noisy (sounds like a buzzsaw at rehearsal level), and the EQ barely affects the sound. There's something about that amp you can never dial out. It also had the best cleans of any of the amps I've owned. It has insane amounts of gain and can remain refined even at super high gain with the EQ set properly.

The TSL 100 is awful - just not my style.

Recto is too flubby and requires a boost, which I hated doing. I hear the new ones are much tighter though.

 

[fatoni]

imo the recto and tube screamer < mark series amps. you could always just buy a fractal axe fx and basically have it all including unsurpassed effects and routability all in a two space rack unit

 

[roburado]

Egnater Mod 50

 

[DrGonzo5150]

Cornford.

Oh Yeah

 

[Hendog]

I pulled the trigger on the Mark V. Now I just have to wait for one of these things to be in stock so it ships.

Thanks!

 

[Mauler]

I am the 3rd owner of my Mark V and I love it. I thought there was issues with it (Ch 2, bizzarely enough) but it was because I was trying to play too quietly (and had a guitar cable that was on its way out of business after only 2 weeks). When you turn the fecker up that channel comes alive! if you read the Boogie forum you will see many many threads of 'Ch.2 Mk 1 mode sounds like I have a blanket over the amp' etc then when you actually play the thing at a decent volume it just opens up. Admittedly I'm running no eq (graphic or sliders) with that channel so my master is at least 2 levels higher than that of Ch 3 to level out the volume. But like these people have said before, there isn't really issues if you dig below the surface and most of them are just shipping/climate issues as someone said here before.
If there was any test to this amp, it was the other day when I was playing it cranked in 42'C heat. I never had any issues with it, but for some reason, my tone seems to differ day to day, but I am figuring that is more my mental and physical condition coming into play than any equipment issues.
Anyway I have rambled on long enough, if you have demo-ed a Mark V and liked it enough then you should get one. The only amp I would ever trade it for would be a IIC+ (for the collectability) or a Bogner XTC (which I will save and buy - one day).

 

[Mauler]

Hah funny how you were writing that as I was responding. Trust me, you won't be disappointed, but how long a wait are you looking at?

 

[Hendog]

Hah funny how you were writing that as I was responding. Trust me, you won't be disappointed, but how long a wait are you looking at?

Dont know, man. None in stock, but more on the way.