Sold my Mark V heres why (lengthy)

[BrentSSL]

hahahaha Yeas i knows i needs two works on my gradmmers

Well, they're different. In the Recto, the treble control is king. In the Mark, knobs set the gain character and pre-shape the tone, and then the graphic EQ sets the final tone (showing it's Fender roots, since the tone stack is before the preamp.) For a good Mark tone I usually set the midrange stupid high on the tone stack (most of the way up) and the bass and middle at about noon, then scoop the middle back out in in the classic "V" shape to taste. Petrucci's vid on the Mesa site is very useful in this regard.

Totally agree on dialing it in that way but I think Petrucci was dialing it in before it was on the Market so he cheated lol jk love that guy, but he scoops his mids.
For me it was the slightest thing could mess with your tone a dual rec always sounds like a dual rec just simpler