Mesa MK IV, MK III, Rocktron Prophecy or Both?

[jono]

Originally Posted by Cam-Vai

ok so im def on a mesa
but my dad was being a total tool (many of you understand im sure . . .)
and i was bidding on a g-force on **** (mind you with my money) and he said no,
i

Yeah, because parents never have your best interests at heart

[Sickbean]

Originally Posted by jono

Yeah, because parents never have your best interests at heart

Nope, they're just jealous. Kill them now! You'd be better off raised by chickens - look at Buckethead, didn't do him any harm.

[Cam-Vai]

wish chickens would raise me haha
that would be interesting,




as a small back up amp for my metalcore/deathcore/pantera typ and would a krank krankenstein jr 50 watt be ok?

[bammbamm]

Mark IV as it was the best of the list, IMO, however, as Jono said, the Mk V is the newest to date and is supposed to have the Mark IIC+ tone built in.

[Cam-Vai]

okeydokey
mk v comnig to my shop soon
i think im going to buy a mesa 3/4 quarterback 2x12
then ill buy a krank krankenstein jr head for metalcore
and when a mk iv comes along ill get that!

suggestions?

cam-vai

[teokiatuan]

Are you sure you're 13? or are you really 31

[Cam-Vai]

Originally Posted by teokiatuan

Are you sure you're 13? or are you really 31

http://www.myspace.com/fallen_cam


i am 15, but i guess im mature contact me and ill prove it!

[jono]

Originally Posted by Cam-Vai

okeydokey
mk v comnig to my shop soon
i think im going to buy a mesa 3/4 quarterback 2x12
then ill buy a krank krankenstein jr head for metalcore
and when a mk iv comes along ill get that!

suggestions?

cam-vai

My suggestion would be "slow down".

You're acting your age (if you are 13), but spending like you're having a midlife crisis!!!

I'd suggest you take a step back and then look again at what it is you're after. Do you want rock tones, metal tones, 'core tones? Do you want them from one amp, two amps, heads, combos, rack systems? Do you want discreet systems or do you want to share elements of your set up?

I'd say sit down with your band and go over what the plans are, gigs, recording, jamming in the garage and then work out what sort of equipment would suit your needs. then hit the internet to work out the options, then hit the stores to try the options, taking your favourite guitar (for each style of music you want to cover) with you.

Most folks here would love to be in the situation you're in with a seemingly limitless budget to buy a couple of high end amps, so you'll get some resentment from some guys especially if you act like a kid in a candy store "I want this one and this one, No!!! this one". But... if you actually sit down and do this sensibly, you'll get a lot of respect.

[Cam-Vai]

Originally Posted by jono

My suggestion would be "slow down".

You're acting your age (if you are 13), but spending like you're having a midlife crisis!!!

I'd suggest you take a step back and then look again at what it is you're after. Do you want rock tones, metal tones, 'core tones? Do you want them from one amp, two amps, heads, combos, rack systems? Do you want discreet systems or do you want to share elements of your set up?

I'd say sit down with your band and go over what the plans are, gigs, recording, jamming in the garage and then work out what sort of equipment would suit your needs. then hit the internet to work out the options, then hit the stores to try the options, taking your favourite guitar (for each style of music you want to cover) with you.

Most folks here would love to be in the situation you're in with a seemingly limitless budget to buy a couple of high end amps, so you'll get some resentment from some guys especially if you act like a kid in a candy store "I want this one and this one, No!!! this one". But... if you actually sit down and do this sensibly, you'll get a lot of respect.

im a very tight person aha, im very precise and like being accurate.

im not a kid in a candy store aha, this is all the money ive earnt working, doing odd jobs, in my life and i want to spend it on an amp
i think i iwll buy a krankenstein jr and 2 of there 1x12 cabs or 1
i will then see how all gigs and stuff go and when ever i can seize the chance get a mk iv
its roughly 2 grand aus


but also - im not patient
i want things now!!
hahaha
but im getting better, ive been doing all my scales and exercises like 30-60 minutes at a time, and its helping me focus more and become more patient.

my band play stuff kinda like job for a cowbo, parkway, with racer x, gilbert and vai type solos
and we do a few morbid angel covers.

and i could never afford a mk v
$6000 australian for an amp?
thats about as much as id spend on a car when im older.


BTW - im 15 now ahaha
bday was in september on the 5th


soz for long post, i ramble a fair bit.

cam-vai

[Cam-Vai]

also, i want to know where everyone got to think i was 13 from?????
im 15, and have a bad habit if staying up most nights reading up on guitar gear, trying to learn all i can, but i still dont know how heaps works, like graphic eq, and how ibanez backstops keep the floyd in tune?
just inquisitive and curious.

soz for triple post

[Magical Muffin]

Dude, a f***ing mesa boogie mark V (or IV, w/e lol) is the kind of thing I'd get after I moved out, not as a Christmas present for a minor

Get the Krank as you said, or a Bugera or something relatively cheap. Just because something doesn't cost more than your parent's retirement fund doesn't mean it can't sound good.

[Cam-Vai]

ok
think ill go with a krank,
but i/myparents couldnt afford and wouldnt willingly pay it haha

magical muffin always sums up things good

[Cam-Vai]

ok, so
i just contacted krank,

for me to order the krank jr head in purple from them wil cost 900 aus, i can then buy a 2x12 for 200-500 aus second-hand


they're trying to get me to buy the krank rev jr pro and one of the x12 at 2000 from billy hydes!!!

i'm dissapointed, he didnt answer any of the questions i asked in the email such as - can i buy a replacement cord because of the worldwide voltage selector, and will it soud good through a 2x12?





cam-vai

[Magical Muffin]

I'd personally E-mail them back with all the questions they didn't answer. Maybe even phone, if long distance charges aren't an issue (They might if it comes to hour long 'on holds'). Badger them until they give in, that's really the only way you can get an uncooperative company to cooperate

Glad I'm somewhat helpful.

[jono]

Originally Posted by Cam-Vai

ok, so
i just contacted krank,

i'm dissapointed, he didnt answer any of the questions i asked in the email such as [] will it sound good through a 2x12?

...

You're asking the sales guy if his product sounds good?

...

As I said, before take a moment, slow down and take a step back.