NAD: Mesa Mark VII has landed w/ clip
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 4:48 pm
https://app.box.com/s/1lxuxkncm58cn13ne036gjspgjsozbu0
Jackson Rhoads 7 into Mark VII on IIC+ mode direct to interface using some ownhammer IRs
Amp is pretty badass, I have owned a ton of mark amps and I have to say this is by far the easiest to use and record. It has a metric shit ton of gain on tap (by far the most out of any mark I have owned) but all of it sounds more useable to me. The channel 2 crunch mode is fantastic as well. Mark VII mode is weird, I was excited to get to try it myself because some of the clips led me to believe there was a voicing there I really liked but playing it... meh. It is not like a recto at all, the gain is crunchy to the point of sounding brittle and disgusting at times. Not a fan so far but every other mode is probably the best iteration Mesa have released yet. This absolutely smashes the mark V 90 IMO its not even funny how much better it is but then again I hate the mark V so take that with a grain of salt. Mark IV mode sounds actually super close to a IV, its darker and a bit smoother than the IIC+ mode but also has a load of gain, way more than the same mode of the V and more than the real IV. Another difference is that it actually has a crushing low end where with the V it just lacks the ability to really get there.
Jackson Rhoads 7 into Mark VII on IIC+ mode direct to interface using some ownhammer IRs
Amp is pretty badass, I have owned a ton of mark amps and I have to say this is by far the easiest to use and record. It has a metric shit ton of gain on tap (by far the most out of any mark I have owned) but all of it sounds more useable to me. The channel 2 crunch mode is fantastic as well. Mark VII mode is weird, I was excited to get to try it myself because some of the clips led me to believe there was a voicing there I really liked but playing it... meh. It is not like a recto at all, the gain is crunchy to the point of sounding brittle and disgusting at times. Not a fan so far but every other mode is probably the best iteration Mesa have released yet. This absolutely smashes the mark V 90 IMO its not even funny how much better it is but then again I hate the mark V so take that with a grain of salt. Mark IV mode sounds actually super close to a IV, its darker and a bit smoother than the IIC+ mode but also has a load of gain, way more than the same mode of the V and more than the real IV. Another difference is that it actually has a crushing low end where with the V it just lacks the ability to really get there.