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I have a buddy who just came home with a Lonestar Special and I am loving that creamy Class A EL84 distortion he is getting out of that gorgeous amp. Have any of you wizards tried or have this tone on your Mark V? If so would you share the settings? I'd also appreciate your best Fenderesque...

Hey - That is an incredible gift. You runto a local priest and marry that woman right away, cause that is rare and a beautiful thing. Parker guitars are in a world of their own as far as playability and tone are concerned. Very sweet! Congrats!!! Joe

I have seen several threads on this and other boards that talk about using a ring around the speaker when you install that directs and improves the sound. I just ordered a couple of Scumnico Alnico Scumbacks to throw into my 2x12 Rectifier cab that I use with my Mark V. However I want to go all...

Hi, I am trying to work out the best way to set up a Mark V combo (with Thiele ext. cab) and a Roadster combo with channel switching from a TC Electronics G System. I realize it would be tough to switch both amps individually from the G, it only has two sets of relays, and I don't believe you...

I have two Boogies - a Mark V and a Roadster. Both are combos. I want to use my G System to switch the channels on the Mark V, which I already do, but I also want to run in stereo. I was thinking of using the GCX head to switch channels on the Roadster. Can I send Midi Program or CC messages...

Hey Hendog I have em both, MarkV and Roadster. Its pretty nice... :-) I use em with the G System in Stereo, very very sweet. Go buy a Roadster .... Joe

Unlike Marshalls (not that here is ANYTHING wrong w Marshalls) or Fenders it is my understanding that Mesa amps do not need to be re-biased when changing tubes, either manufacturer to manufacturer or between types. I have gone back and forth between 6L6 and EL34's and KT-77s on my Roadster and...

Hey Jamie - I don't think you can do that without another amp. You would need to take the stereo output of your effect box and run it into a right channel and a left, each having their own power amp. A 50/50 or similar power amp would do it, but not the Mark V. As far as cabs go, I have a...

Hey MusicManJP6 I would love to know the answer to that too. Without any Midi control I don't see how its possible unless he has a custom mod. I have a GCX that I use to switch channels, Loop, EQ, and Solo. That is all there is as far as I know. I have read the manual a dozen times and...

Scary makes a very valid point. You are seeing a very skewed amount of complaints about the Mark V. This is the sounding board! Anytime you have any product with the widespread distribution of a Mesa release, especially this one - the long awaited next Mark, there will be a percentage of the...

Hey Man - how? What are your settings?

I have a friend with a Lonestar Special. He just got it. It has the nicest creamiest distoortion on the 2nd channel. Is there a way to approximate that on the Mark V? I love my Mark V, and will not go away unhappy if the answer is no, but I know there are sounds in there I haven't heard yet...

I have a Roadster and a Mark V. Buy the Mark V. Despite the Roadster having and extra channel and a bunch of switching features, there is something missing there. The MV has it all - I have never been happier with an amp. It takes all my guitars and brings out the features of each one...

Hey Halfnote Congratulations - it was a great day for you yesterday huh? New amp day is always a great day, but new Mark V day is pretty kewl. I have a Badcat 30 R that I don't have here at home right now, but it has two Tome Tubby Hemp Cone speakers and I am very psyched to see what my V...

yup - I put a hole in mine so I ordered a new one from Mesa. Just pop the 4 screws out and pry the top of the grill out and its easy. Good luck. joe

Well - there is no way to control them from the GCX, but if you think about it, the GCX is your FX loop, so it means you just leave the loop on the Boogie in the "On" position for all channels and then decide what is in it (if anything) for the patch you have on at that moment. As far as the...

I actually found the answer - pretty easy actually. I had never programmed a GCX before. The manuals are not exactly clear (nice device but maybe the worst owners manual I have ever seen...). Just program loop 1 for no loops on, loop 2 for just loop 2, loop 3 for just loop 3, etc. You can...

Hey Y'all - if you are using a Mark V with a GCX switcher and pedal, how did you get it to work? With the absence of direct control for Channel One, how do you set it up so that hitting button one takes you to channel one, button 2 to 2, etc? I want the 5 Boogie functions (3 channels, EQ...

Hey Rez Its not really a fair A/B question, I use the BadCat primarily for cleans - which are incredible. I find the overdrive channel on the Cat to be aq bit too flubby and loose. The Mark V is obviously much much t ighter and using just channel 2 last night I had lead tones I have only...

Do you guys take thhat silver bar off the back of the amp when you get a new Boogie? I have always seen it as a shipping aid and have talen it off for easier access to the chassis and now in the Mark V the footpedal pocket. I am sure it reinforces the structure in some measure but it is such a...