What are your guys' favorite Mark series amp?

[Xavier 7]

I'm just asking because I am thinking of buying a Mark series amp if I return my Nomad. (Guitar Center didn't have the footswitch for it and they don't want to order one for me since it was on clearance. I don't want to spend extra money for the $129 footswitch. Yeah, I'm cheap.)

Excuses excuses.

[bduersch]

Well, the only Mark I've ever played is a Mark IV. That said, the biggest reason I like it is the flexibility. The Mark I basically only has 1 channel, the Mark II has 2 channels, the Mark III and IV both 3 channels. IV's always have EQ (II's or III's may not), and is basically like having a 4th channel. The IV has quite a few power amp voicing options well.

The III's (with the proper options) are close to the IV's, but the biggest complaint about them is that all 3 channels share the same EQ. So it's hard to balance the tones and levels of all 3 channels to get the optimal tone overall. With the IV, at least there are more EQ options.

--Brent

[nocluejimbo]

IIC/IIC+ unless you absolutely need 3 channels.

[Mikael Jurman]

I've tried the Mark III and I own the Mark IV. My test drive of the Mark III took place in a music store with their guitars, so a comparison might be unfair. I found the layout of the amp dificult to understand and the sounds not very good. Being the owner of a Mesa myself I know you have to spend some serious time tweaking them, so again, not an entirely fair comparison.

The Mark IV, on the other hand, is great all the way.

Mikael

[dp15655]

Does the Mesa Quad qualify too ?