New Rig Day (My Post Axe-FX II Rig)! Mesa & Bogner Content!

[DC23]

So, for the last couple of years I have been an Axe FX user. I picked up an Ultra a couple of years back and it replaced my Marshall (JCM 2000 TSL 100) and my Mesa (Triple Rec and Roadster). I ran the Ultra through a traditional cab setup (Mesa 2x12s and an Art SLA2) and had a lot of fun!

After news of the II dropped, I sold my Ultra and my cabs so I could fund the II brand new from FAS. Now this is definitely my personal opinion, but I was never really thrilled with the II. Now, I know the II is a marvellous device (and I know it is capable of exquisite tones), but for me, I couldn't justify the price because I found I really enjoyed my Ultra (and I didn't the II was worth $1000+ more than my II was). I also found that I spent more time tweaking and fiddling with advanced parameters and EQs than I did playing....so I finally got fed up. I sold my II and I bought my current rig...

Introducing...my Mesa Mark V head and my Bogner OS 2x12 cab! Sounds glorious and for the first time in a long time, I am getting awesome tones easily, and I am excited and inspired to play!

 

[Aftermath1]

Awesome! Love the look of Bogner cabs.

 

[djpharoah]

Mark series amps are just gorgeous amps and can do a variety of tones.

Congrats

 

[Nick]

yeah i love my MK V even though its got a stupid amount of options switches and modes you cant get a bad sound out it!

 

[xeonblade]

Why does every MARK V picture on the internet have Petrucci master EQ settings?

 

[spawnofthesith]

Congrats! I used to have one, one of the only one of the amps I've owned that I genuinely miss

 

[Cameron Himself]

Good decision man! Axe FX's are great, but I'd take an 'amp' over one any day. I love having mine around, but I wouldn't want to only have an Axe.

 

[DC23]

Why does every MARK V picture on the internet have Petrucci master EQ settings?

Lol. I bought the V used so those were the settings of the previous owner. I didn't have a chance to fool around with the EQ, just played the channels and fooled around with some modes!

 

[that short guy]

This is just me speaking, and my opinion, the Axe Fx unit are great... but they'll never beat the real thing. Congrats on the new rig.

 

[mcleanab]

That looks AMAZING.

 

[kmanick]

Nice rig!
If I ever go back to "tubes" the Mark V is what I'm getting.

 

[asmegin_slayer]

Congrats on the head man! I miss mine. I never got into the Petrucci way of using the eq, I was very happy with the extreme mode with the preset turned on.

 

[TheProgWay]

Why does every MARK V picture on the internet have Petrucci master EQ settings?

Usually because petrucci uses a shape similar to the classic Mesa Mark "V" (the alphabet, not the series name 5). Its a fairly generic shape for metal purposes. However, this one isn't as close to his settings from his Mark V video.