New Mesa Mark amp coming?

[spawnofthesith]

How about a Mark/Recto hybrid with a Lonestar clean channel?

Isn’t that how they’ve always pitched the express/f/dc lines more or less lol

 

[norminal]

Isn’t that how they’ve always pitched the express/f/dc lines more or less lol

Yep.

 

[la szum]

The jp2c is the closest we’ll ever see


They’ve been saying for years they can’t do a true reissue cuz transformers

That's what the previous management said. I know nothing.

 

[laxu]

I think maybe companies don't want to scare away tube simpletons with extensive midi? (I include myself in that group.) They later did it pretty well in the TC50, although I think only channel-switching was midi-controllable and not all the switches were.

I'm not arguing for e.g every switch being MIDI controllable, just the standard footswitchable options like channel, boost, reverb, fx loop etc. If you have to involve a 5-8 PIN DIN connector, might as well just make it MIDI controllable at that point because then if you don't like the stock footswitch you have options and don't need 3rd party solutions like the RJM Mini Amp Gizmo to replace it.

You had me up until here. I love Mesa's reverb and I love that I can just turn it on and set/forget, while also saving DSP (although that's not a concern as much now with my FM9).

My take is that real spring reverbs built into an amp are a waste. They are noisy, fragile and have nearly always exactly one control while not sounding as good as a nice plate reverb (even if spring has become its own sound). Compare that to plugging any reverb pedal in the fx loop that gives you more control over the sound instead of being limited by what the reverb tank can do.

 

[James Freeman]

Mesa is teasing Mark I to III on twitter, I wonder if they are going to reissue the whole range individually or cram everything in a single channel switching amp like Mark V?

 

[James Freeman]

It’s coming. The N***** DSP plug-in was just the start of G*****’s marketing campaign.

Yep.

reissue 2C+.

That would be a very wise move.
I think it will easily outsell the V and JP2C if priced correctly.

 

[laxu]

Mesa is teasing Mark I to III on twitter, I wonder if they are going to reissue the whole range individually or cram everything in a single channel switching amp like Mark V?

I think they are just going through the history to end up at the Mark VI or VII or whatever it's going to be called.

 

[James Freeman]

I hope they are going back to the IIC-IV formula instead of the current V kitchensink museum.
I think the IV hit the versatility sweet spot with two uncompromised and independent mark channels.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I hope they are going back to the IIC-IV formula instead of the current V kitchensink museum.
I think the IV hit the versatility sweet spot with two uncompromised and independent mark channels.

Yeah, that’s not going to happen.

 

[Desertdweller]

I would say I'd love to see them put out a Road King 3, but honestly the RK2 with a MIDI Matrix is the ultimate amp IMO. It is really hard to top perfection.

 

[GTR37]

Yeah, that’s not going to happen.

Have you ordered your custom finish yet ?

Too soon

 

[paisleywookiee]

Have you ordered your custom finish yet ?

Too soon

Yup! It’ll be here in 2036, when Apophis hits!

 

[jellodog]

They’ve been saying for years they can’t do a true reissue cuz transformers

Yeah, that explanation has always irked me.

If a smaller company like Suhr can get custom transformers made (example: Bella), then I feel that it must be within Mesa's power to do that, if they had the will to do so.

Would they be able to get custom transformers to sound 100% identical? I don't know, but it must be possible to get in the ball park, and who knows... they may even be able to improve on the transformer design. This is probably more about profit margin than anything.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Yeah, that explanation has always irked me.

If a smaller company like Suhr can get custom transformers made (example: Bella), then I feel that it must be within Mesa's power to do that, if they had the will to do so.

Would they be able to get custom transformers to sound 100% identical? I don't know, but it must be possible to get in the ball park, and who knows... they may even be able to improve on the transformer design. This is probably more about profit margin than anything.

Wait until you see the prices next month!

 

[TubeStack]

Yeah, that explanation has always irked me.

If a smaller company like Suhr can get custom transformers made (example: Bella), then I feel that it must be within Mesa's power to do that, if they had the will to do so.

Would they be able to get custom transformers to sound 100% identical? I don't know, but it must be possible to get in the ball park, and who knows... they may even be able to improve on the transformer design. This is probably more about profit margin than anything.

I think there's an environmental issue/change in regulations, maybe? Like they aren't allowed to make the same transformer, even if they could. Not 100% sure of that, seem to have read it somwhere. But yes, they probably don't want to pursue it for more standard business reasons, ie. not enough money in it.

 

[James Freeman]

From DiezelMonster on SevenString;

Ch. 1 = Clean, Fat, or Crunch
Ch. 2 = Fat, Crunch, or Mark VII™
Ch. 3 = Mark IIB™, Mark IIC+™, or Mark IV™

 

[la szum]

Wait until you see the prices next month!

Shall we all speculate? I am going with $4k+/- a hundo or 3.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Shall we all speculate? I am going with $4k+/- a hundo or 3.

One amp might be that high, and it’s not the one you think.

 

[GTR37]

One amp might be that high, and it’s not the one you think.

I will say the TC100 just a wild guess it been out of stock a while and costs have probably risen plus the MIDI / reverb all adds up

 

[paisleywookiee]

I will say the TC100 just a wild guess it been out of stock a while and costs have probably risen plus the MIDI / reverb all adds up

Nope.