Mesa Boogie Mark IV

[clk102293]

It finally happened!!! I am now the proud owner of a Mesa Boogie Mark IV Widebody Combo. It is completely original, but is missing the casters and has recentely gotten a clean bill of health from the sellers local music store. Picked it up on evilbay for $1000 US. Any advice for a new boogie owner?

[brothersnowgone]

My advice is to give it to me! Lol congratz thats an awesome amp!

[Mikael Jurman]

Wellcome to the Mesa club!

Had my Mark IV for about 4 years and I still love it. Wouldn't mind a Road King though....

To start you off go to www.mesaboogie.com and download the users manual(that's another great thing about Mesa: you can download users manuals to ANY mesa product) and start tweaking. Since the controls on your Mark IV are very active it doesn't hurt to know a bit about how they work. You will not get the best sound from your Mesa by turning everything to 11.

Tweak away!
Mikael

[satchboogeyman]

Awesome amp, so many good tones to be had. Can be tough to dial in though. Mikael is right download the manual and start with those settings I also found some settings at I think grailtone but its been awhile. I really wanted one of these. But I am too fidgety. When I tried one out I was constantly mess'n with the knobs and switches.

[ChopTart]

Welcome to the Mesa family, just got my first mesa a few weeks ago Don't be afraid to do a LOT of tweaking on the EQ and such to get that perfect "tone-in-your-head" to reality. They can have a kind of steep learning curve for those looking for instant gratification. DEFINTALLY worth the extra time though - wonderful tones can be coaxed from these puppy's

Oh and congrats on the deal, 1000 sounds stellar for one of those!

[Ozzdoc]

I tried the head version through a 4 x 12 cab...TALK ABOUT LOUD!!! To loud even for the music store...

Does volume in Tube amps concern the cab size i.e it's a ton less volume with a 1x12 thena 4x12?

[clk102293]

UPDATE!!!

This is the best amp I have ever had the pleasure to play through. All I can say is WOW!!! It is loud. I have yet to have to turn it up past 3 on the dial. The tone is unbelievable. Must now get an extension cab for it.

[Lava Man]

Originally Posted by clk102293

It finally happened!!! I am now the proud owner of a Mesa Boogie Mark IV Widebody Combo. It is completely original, but is missing the casters and has recentely gotten a clean bill of health from the sellers local music store. Picked it up on evilbay for $1000 US. Any advice for a new boogie owner?

Welcome to the club. I have owned one since '92 and they are awesome amps!

[Paul Secondino]

you should find some good reading on this thread over at the Boogie Board

http://forum.grailtone.com/viewtopic.php?t=5987

[robthorn]

when I come visit I will try to bring mine and see what they sound like side by side
what's up buddy?

[David McCarroll]

My advice..... enjoy it! Boogies are the best tone monsters on the market, and the Mark 4 is easily one of the best. One of the things I love about Boogies is the just on the edge of overdrive sounds that you can get when you wind the gain down and the volume up - Robben Ford tone by the bucketload!

[Scali]

Lovely amps.
I wanted one, but ended up getting its British counterpart, the Marshall 6101 30th Anniversary. I couldn't find a Mark IV combo secondhand at a decent price, and new they were too expensive for me.
Still I wonder what it would have been like if I got a Mark IV.

[voodoo_child]

Mark IV .... excellent, congrats !

If I could pick up a MarkIV for $1000 over here (750euro), i'd probably have a whole room full of 'em.

[adamcbest]

I bought my mark iv about 2 years ago.. it's tremendously loud even with a 1x12 cab. but super awesome amp.. enjoy man. i love mine.