Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 35 head
Product information "Mesa/Boogie Mark Five: 35 head"
Following a 35-year tradition of 4xEL84-based power supplies with successful models such as the Caliber™, Maverick™, Nomad™, and Lone Star®, Mesa Boogie introduces the legendary and first-ever MARK preamp for the 9-pin power supply line: the MARK FIVE 35™. This lightweight middleweight is an improved version of the latest hit, the MARK FIVE 25™ mini platform, and like its predecessor, the new 35 has a lot to offer.
To make the new MARK FIVE: 35 even more stage-ready, Mesa Boogie has added a channel-independent SOLO function, a long-spring tank for full-tube reverb, the complete set of CABCLONE™ voicing options with the additional VINTAGE setting for the integrated DI output, and an improved footswitch for access to the new foot-switchable options. This new blend of perfect clipability when needed and exciting, dynamic headroom creates the most adaptable MARK amp yet!
Thanks to Dyna-Watt™ technology in the Multi-Watt™ Channel Assignable Power Array, this performance-oriented 35-watt model offers significantly more headroom, punch, and power, while the two low-power options at 25 and 10 watts provide a looser feel and improved power clip expression. Each of the three power level settings has its own tonal character and can be used to make the sounds you're aiming for even more authentic by choosing the mode and preamp settings. The power ranges and circuit modes are: 35 watts (Dyna-Watt Power), 25 watts (Dyna-Watt Power), and 10 watts (Class AB Triode).
To round out the dual-channel preamp with six modes and the lightweight but powerful-sounding power amp, the MARK FIVE: 35 is available as both a traditional 19" Boogie®-sized head and a portable 1x12 combo. The head can be mounted on a range of MESA® extension cabinets, and the combo can also be paired with an additional extension for greater reach.
Additional shaping of the tone in channel 1 is possible with the MID/BOOST function in the MARK FIVE: 35 From 0 to 5 on the MID/BOOST knob, you will find the normal range of a standard mid control in compressed form. From 5 to 10 on the MID/BOOST knob, a wonderful range of overdrive options unfolds, increasing the gain across a wide midrange spectrum and enhancing the versatility of each of the three modes in Channel 1. CLEAN and FAT give way to fuzzy and howling tones, while CRUNCH leaves classic rock behind to unleash metal rhythms and melting layers of harmonic complexity for the lead.
The BOOGIE® 5-band graphic EQ offers the ultimate in tonal flexibility. Select your sound with the standard tone controls, and if you want to shape it further, use the targeted power of the 5-band graphic EQ and tweak it to your liking.
The MARK FIVE: 35 upgrades include enhancements to the integrated CABCLONE D.I. function, which now offers three classic "speaker-simulated" VOICING modes and gives you the full functionality of the independent CABCLONE D.I. without the OUTPUT control. The simulations are based on an analog representation achieved using passive means (without operational amplifiers for amplification). They were created using our 45 years of experience working with the world's best speaker manufacturers and developing custom speaker cabinets for their installation.
These CABCLONE "virtual speaker cabinets" allow you to tailor the EQ response of the direct circuit to different speaker cabinets, gain ranges, and/or different instruments and pickups. The selection ranges from bright and open with enhanced overtones for rougher clean sounds (OPEN BACK) to a more compressed sound with attenuated overtones for warm, singing single-note sounds and intense high-gain rhythms (VINTAGE) to a pronounced midrange and a raised upper and lower response curve (CLOSED BACK), which is ideal for heavy crunch rhythms and high-gain leads.
- Channels: 2
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 23.2 x 47.6 x 27.6 cm
- EQ: Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Master, reverb, Solo, 5-band graphic equalizer switchable
- Effects: Hall / Reverb
- Gain Levels: 3 per channel
- Housing size: Fullsize
- Impedance: 4/8 ohms
- Includes: Footswitch and cover
- Inserts: Series
- Power: 10W/25W/35W
- Power Amp Valves: 4x EL84
- Power Range: 31 - 50 W
- Pre Amp Valves: 6x 12AX7
- Special Features: Power can be reduced from 35 to 20 or 10 W, fully buffered effects loop, six different style modes (Clean, Fat, Cruch, Mark IIC+, Mark IV, Xtreme), Mesa CabClone™ Cab Simulator, headphone output, 5-band graphic equalizer per channel switchable
- Technology: Valve
- Weight: 12,2 kg
In the late 1960s Randall Smith, one of the most famous amp repairers in the San Francisco Bay Area, was inspired to build his own amplifiers after developing a fondness for the tweed circuits of the 1950s. He loved their organic sound, the effective controls and the way the tone gently moved from clean to distortion and back again when the gain control was used.
To push forward with his own amplifier designs and concepts, he settled in Pentaluma, California in 1969 and worked on further developing his amps.
The characteristic, heavily distorted sound of his Mesa/Boogie amplifiers was initially the result of an electrically mis‑dimensioned preamp. Founder Randall Smith wasn’t sure whether the preamp’s output would be enough to drive the power amp, and he built it with four twin triodes, of which the first seven triodes are still used today to amplify the input signal.
Many years later Mesa/Boogie has grown into one of the major global players in the market for high‑end guitar and bass amplifiers and is a leader in the development of modern amp designs and circuits. The American company also holds several patents on special features and circuits, such as Multi‑Watt™, Dyna‑Watt™ and the Mesa CabClone™ cab simulator, which you’ll certainly come across when browsing our selection of Mesa/Boogie products.
Of course, a maker of such innovative and high‑quality products has by now also gathered a large fanbase among professional musicians who got hooked on Mesa/Boogie amps. The best known users of Mesa/Boogie amps include the already mentioned Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Angus Young, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Adam Jones, Mark Tremonti and Dave Grohl. Of course these aren’t the only famous Mesa/Boogie users, and Mesa/Boogie also boasts a large and steadily growing following among studio musicians and hobby guitarists. Maybe you’ll soon be part of the next generation of the Mesa/Boogie fan community?
