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[SillyOctpuss]

I honestly love this amp so much. I've had many amps over the years, and I've still got 8 or so. But this is definitely a top tier amp for me.

At the moment my amps from most favourite to least:

Mesa Mark Five
Orange Rockerverb MKIII (boosted with a Klon pedal; sounds orgasmic!)
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier multi-watt (2018 version)
Diezel VH4
Marshall JVM410HJS
Diezel D-Moll
Peavey 6505+
Laney VH100R
Diezel Hagen

The klon is a wonderful boost for a gainy amp, so much better than a tubescreamer for me.

 

[deadpool_25]

I honestly love this amp so much.

What are your favorite modes on the Mark V?

 

[Orvillain]

What are your favorite modes on the Mark V?

Honestly, I like them all. But my least used ones are the Mark I and Extreme modes. Tweed on channel 1 is very cool, I wish that was footswitchable!

 

[EOengineer]

Even with my Mark III and Studio Pre/2:90 I still think about jumping on a used Mark V just because it overcomes so many limitations from the earlier Mark series with the independent channels and everything.

Truly a great amp and a modern classic.

 

[Mikael Dez]

Even with my Mark III and Studio Pre/2:90 I still think about jumping on a used Mark V just because it overcomes so many limitations from the earlier Mark series with the independent channels and everything.

Truly a great amp and a modern classic.

I have the 35 watt head and I still have the 90 head in my GAS list lol. I know it won’t be satisfied til I have it.

 

[laxu]

Honestly, I like them all. But my least used ones are the Mark I and Extreme modes. Tweed on channel 1 is very cool, I wish that was footswitchable!

For me, the least used mode is Clean. Fat or Tweed is always better.

I avoided Edge for a long time but I got some great tones out of that recently. Like Mk1 mode, it just needs to be dialed in very differently.

I think of ch3 kind of like different eras of Metallica sounds (even though they probably used a whole lot different things). There's the thinner older album tones on IIC mode, the fatter newer ones on MKIV, and then the Extreme kind of gets into the Load/Reload territory.

 

[Orvillain]

For me, the least used mode is Clean. Fat or Tweed is always better.

I avoided Edge for a long time but I got some great tones out of that recently. Like Mk1 mode, it just needs to be dialed in very differently.

I think of ch3 kind of like different eras of Metallica sounds (even though they probably used a whole lot different things). There's the thinner older album tones on IIC mode, the fatter newer ones on MKIV, and then the Extreme kind of gets into the Load/Reload territory.

Yeah I'd concur with all of this. I use the MKIV mode on channel 3, and the crunch mode on channel 2, but I do like the others.

 

[Mikael Dez]

For me, the least used mode is Clean. Fat or Tweed is always better.

I avoided Edge for a long time but I got some great tones out of that recently. Like Mk1 mode, it just needs to be dialed in very differently.

I think of ch3 kind of like different eras of Metallica sounds (even though they probably used a whole lot different things). There's the thinner older album tones on IIC mode, the fatter newer ones on MKIV, and then the Extreme kind of gets into the Load/Reload territory.

I 100% agree with your Metallica comparison. MK IV mode for me is the best in terms of a heavy percussive metal tone. Xtreme can sound really good too but I found I like IV better in a mix 100%. IIC+ is my least used mode so far out of the three.

 

[Whizzinby]

I honestly love this amp so much. I've had many amps over the years, and I've still got 8 or so. But this is definitely a top tier amp for me.

Sounded awesome in your video. I’ve really dug the IIC Synergy module, it’s just a pita to reconfigure so you kind of have to leave it one spot. But I love the cut and clarity under gain.

I’ve been itching for a Dual Rec but I think the only thing that ever gives me pause is a Mark V/VII.

 

[laxu]

Yeah I'd concur with all of this. I use the MKIV mode on channel 3, and the crunch mode on channel 2, but I do like the others.

Yeah I use those the most too. It's interesting how most people land on the same ones as their favorites.

Fat vs Tweed is more about "Do you want a big, fat Fender Twin style clean, or more of a mid-pushed Tweed edge of breakup sound?"

It often feels like "man, I wish that sound was an option on another channel so I could have both at the push of a button".

 

[spawnofthesith]

For me, the least used mode is Clean. Fat or Tweed is always better.

I avoided Edge for a long time but I got some great tones out of that recently. Like Mk1 mode, it just needs to be dialed in very differently.

I think of ch3 kind of like different eras of Metallica sounds (even though they probably used a whole lot different things). There's the thinner older album tones on IIC mode, the fatter newer ones on MKIV, and then the Extreme kind of gets into the Load/Reload territory.

Yeah I'd concur with all of this. I use the MKIV mode on channel 3, and the crunch mode on channel 2, but I do like the others.

I was Crunch mode on ch2 for a long time, but lately im big into edgeing