Potential Mesa Reissues? IIC+ and Dual Rec

[spawnofthesith]

No breakup for me, maybe its a purple stripe thing as they say its the most mellow one

That said my settings are -marginally- different than @Desertdweller

These clean tones are still superior to any of the dozens of amps I’ve owned over the years including blackface fender imo. Could be a pickup thing too though, 99% of the time when I’m doing cleans it’s a coil tapped middle position on a dual humbucker guitar. I don’t really care for the clean tones of a full bore humbucker regardless of amp or settings. If I were to switch to a bridge humbucker with no tapping yeah there’s some grit but there’s not a real world situation I’d be doing that unless I wanted some grit on a somewhat clean lead

 

[DrewJD82]

Everyone loves a good A/B test!!!



Hahahahha, both sound great to me. When it comes to the full mixes sometimes I prefer A and sometimes I prefer B. The kind of detail that’ll be nitpicked with a reissue like this are negligible to me, it’s the same detail that gets fucked with in a mix anyway. If the main tone/feel of an amp is there, I could barely give a shit that there’s 1.5dB of 3.5kHz more on one amp or the other.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Everyone loves a good A/B test!!!



Hahahahha, both sound great to me. When it comes to the full mixes sometimes I prefer A and sometimes I prefer B. The kind of detail that’ll be nitpicked with a reissue like this are negligible to me, it’s the same detail that gets fucked with in a mix anyway. If the main tone/feel of an amp is there, I could barely give a shit that there’s 1.5dB of 3.5kHz more on one amp or the other.

Some tones are a wash, some preferred one over the other, but so minor it's an EQ tweak. I think the reissue is fine. I wouldn't buy one, it's too 1.5 trick pony for me, but I can see the appeal.
I have GAS now for a Mark VII with a wicker grille though, after seeing his OG IIC+

EDIT

PS his LP Studio is sexy time.

 

[DrewJD82]

Some tones are a wash, some preferred one over the other, but so minor it's an EQ tweak. I think the reissue is fine. I wouldn't buy one, it's too 1.5 trick pony for me, but I can see the appeal.
I have GAS now for a Mark VII with a wicker grille though, after seeing his OG IIC+

EDIT

PS his LP Studio is sexy time.

I’m pretty much just salivating over any Mark at this point.

 

[banned]

I owned an original Mark 2C+ combo from ~2001-2005 - I remember it had the graphic eq.

I don't care for chugs/Metallica tones at all - bought it for the lead tones. It had the Black Shadow speaker in it I think. I remember tweaking it a LOT during those years - some days I thought it was great...many days I would wonder why it sounded just average.

TBH, I never got the chance to really open it up because I was in a rooming situation then. I now feel that it would have sounded better with some of the cabs that I have now. Sold for around $1550-$1650....somewhere in there. Seeing all this fuss makes me feel like I shouldn't have sold it - but I had to change states and the thing weighed a ton so I sold it.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I owned an original Mark 2C+ combo from ~2001-2005 - I remember it had the graphic eq.

I don't care for chugs/Metallica tones at all - bought it for the lead tones. It had the Black Shadow speaker in it I think. I remember tweaking it a LOT during those years - some days I thought it was great...many days I would wonder why it sounded just average.

TBH, I never got the chance to really open it up because I was in a rooming situation then. I now feel that it would have sounded better with some of the cabs that I have now. Sold for around $1550-$1650....somewhere in there. Seeing all this fuss makes me feel like I shouldn't have sold it - but I had to change states and the thing weighed a ton so I sold it.

The vomit reaction is for how I feel, seeing you sold it for that cheap.

 

[Desertdweller]

I’m pretty much just salivating over any Mark at this point.

They are all much closer than youtubers, forum dwellers, or marketing would lead you to believe.

 

[banned]

The vomit reaction is for how I feel, seeing you sold it for that cheap.

I have a history of this unfortunately. I sold a Mint condition PRS DGT for something like $1750 in 2018. Most of the used ones in Excellent condition are going for like $2900 on Reverb.

 

[Elf]

I have a history of this unfortunately. I sold a Mint condition PRS DGT for something like $1750 in 2018. Most of the used ones in Excellent condition are going for like $2900 on Reverb.

According to Google that is $2,191 now, for a little consolation.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I have a history of this unfortunately. I sold a Mint condition PRS DGT for something like $1750 in 2018. Most of the used ones in Excellent condition are going for like $2900 on Reverb.

We need a heart attack reaction. You’re going to kill me.

 

[greatmutah]

Don’t feel bad dude. I traded away a Gibson Firebird V for a MusicMan Silhouette and a Digitech RP2000. I’ll never live it down.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Don’t feel bad dude. I traded away a Gibson Firebird V for a MusicMan Silhouette and a Digitech RP2000. I’ll never live it down.

Yeah, I’ve made tons and tons of bad gear decisions. Painful.

 

[spawnofthesith]

I feel pretty foolish for selling my Tru Tron 3x based on what they’ve been going for for a while now

Ironically I still made a small profit compared to what they cost new. I’m more sad i just don’t have the pedal anymore rather than regrets about cashing out at a higher price, but the micro tron IV is like 95%+ of the way there and doesn’t have a ridiculous size or weird power requirement

 

[SonVolt]

That said my settings are -marginally- different than @Desertdweller

Is that the new "Grannie's Golden Oak" headshell Mesa just released? Love it. Would look sick if you replaced the front baffle with linoleum.

 

[banned]

We need a heart attack reaction. You’re going to kill me.

Don't remind me

 

[spawnofthesith]

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Is that the new "Grannie's Golden Oak" headshell Mesa just released? Love it. Would look sick if you replaced the front baffle with linoleum.

You wouldn’t believe how good the Golden Girls theme song sounds through this thing

 

[Desertdweller]

You wouldn’t believe how good the Golden Girls theme song sounds through this thing

I remember that! "You take the good, you take the bad, you take it all and there you have the Golden Girls! The Golden Girls!"

 

[LCW]

Good example of all the various tone a Mark series amp can get. Not *exactly* a IIC+ but it still kind of is in spirit as the top preamp is supposed to be IIC+ based (?).

 

[EOengineer]

Good example of all the various tone a Mark series amp can get. Not *exactly* a IIC+ but it still kind of is in spirit as the top preamp is supposed to be IIC+ based (?).

The Studio and Quad Preamps are absolutely beastly.

 

[Orvillain]

Good example of all the various tone a Mark series amp can get. Not *exactly* a IIC+ but it still kind of is in spirit as the top preamp is supposed to be IIC+ based (?).

Is he trying to out me in the first few seconds ?!