Will
Member
Hi,
My name is Will. I am new to the Forum and excited to be here! I finally broke through and purchased my first piece of Mesa equipment after over 4 decades as an electric guitar player. My experience entails some pro (3 bands), but mainly recreational. My purchase was the California Tweed 23 1x12 semi-open back cabinet with the Jensen Blackbird alnico speaker. I am currently using it with my Fender Super Champ X2 head, and it sounds beautiful. My main guitars are a 2019 Les Paul Studio, an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro, a Fender Squier Strat (mid-80s "E" Series MIJ) and an Ibanez AS 93. I don't customarily use pedals and like to change channels from clean to gain when I play a lot of songs.
As a tone chaser, I am continually on the lookout to up-level my sound, and have been considering a Mark V 25 (25/10 watt) head in Cream to match the cab. I am currently rehearsing with an acoustic guitar player/singer (at his house), with the goal to play gigs in small venues as a duo - mainly modern country and southern rock. He plays and sings through a Fishman Loudbox 1x8. My question is as follows: Can I get a really nice sound at relatively low volume with the Mark V on the 10-watt setting? I have an end unit condominium on the top floor and could probably play a bit louder than so-called "bedroom" levels. The neighbors directly below my unit love music and continually encourage me to play, but I don't want to push it. I am assuming, although I could be wrong, that the 25-watt setting would probably not work for me when playing in the condo, and might even be too loud for the prospective gigs I mentioned.
I think I read in one of the Mark V reviews by a Sweetwater purchaser, that he uses a volume pedal at home and that works well for low volume playing, with little if any sacrifice in tone. One thing that prompted me to ask this question and have second thoughts after I had pretty much decided to pick up the Mark V, was a video I saw with the guys from Anderton's Music in England reviewing the amp (quite favorably BTW), and Rob Chapman said, "Make no mistake, this is not the kind of amp you bring back to your flat and play through; this is a GIGGING amp."
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts and expertise, and I apologize if I rambled on too much!
My name is Will. I am new to the Forum and excited to be here! I finally broke through and purchased my first piece of Mesa equipment after over 4 decades as an electric guitar player. My experience entails some pro (3 bands), but mainly recreational. My purchase was the California Tweed 23 1x12 semi-open back cabinet with the Jensen Blackbird alnico speaker. I am currently using it with my Fender Super Champ X2 head, and it sounds beautiful. My main guitars are a 2019 Les Paul Studio, an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro, a Fender Squier Strat (mid-80s "E" Series MIJ) and an Ibanez AS 93. I don't customarily use pedals and like to change channels from clean to gain when I play a lot of songs.
As a tone chaser, I am continually on the lookout to up-level my sound, and have been considering a Mark V 25 (25/10 watt) head in Cream to match the cab. I am currently rehearsing with an acoustic guitar player/singer (at his house), with the goal to play gigs in small venues as a duo - mainly modern country and southern rock. He plays and sings through a Fishman Loudbox 1x8. My question is as follows: Can I get a really nice sound at relatively low volume with the Mark V on the 10-watt setting? I have an end unit condominium on the top floor and could probably play a bit louder than so-called "bedroom" levels. The neighbors directly below my unit love music and continually encourage me to play, but I don't want to push it. I am assuming, although I could be wrong, that the 25-watt setting would probably not work for me when playing in the condo, and might even be too loud for the prospective gigs I mentioned.
I think I read in one of the Mark V reviews by a Sweetwater purchaser, that he uses a volume pedal at home and that works well for low volume playing, with little if any sacrifice in tone. One thing that prompted me to ask this question and have second thoughts after I had pretty much decided to pick up the Mark V, was a video I saw with the guys from Anderton's Music in England reviewing the amp (quite favorably BTW), and Rob Chapman said, "Make no mistake, this is not the kind of amp you bring back to your flat and play through; this is a GIGGING amp."
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts and expertise, and I apologize if I rambled on too much!