Description
This is a used Mesa Boogie Mark V 90-watt amp head. The item pictured is the one you will receive. It has been tested and gone over by the experts at our shop to ensure it’s working properly and is free of issues, unless otherwise noted in this listing. Please read the description carefully and check over all photos for condition and wear. We do our best to describe all items as best as possible and note any wear we find, but please be considerate that it is a used piece and it won’t be perfect. We pack all items with care when shipping them. If you have any questions about this or any other piece of gear we have, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help!
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Condition Notes:
– Condition: 9.5/10
– Any wear of note: There’s no notable wear! This head is in truly incredible shape overall and very clean! Was blatantly very well maintained.
– General notes: The Mark Five series is truly an incredible amp that’s built with the player in mind! It’s absolutely packed to the gills with features and specifications to make it the ultimate gigging amp. Everything about it is meant to be versatile, optimal and near the only amp you’ll ever need on a gig! With things like 3 different modes per channel for varying degrees of gains and tones depending on the gig, selectable wattage per channel (10, 45 or 90 watts!), a footswitchable graphic EQ, foot switchable solo boost and so much more! It really gives you the power to use it exactly as you’d like and make the amp work for you and whatever musical situation you may find yourself in. And it’s a true tone monster through and through!
– Accessories included: Studio Slips padded cover, original 8-button footswitch, footswitch cable and power cable only.
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From Mesa Boogie:
Mark Five Head
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Quick Overview
- Build Location: Hand-Wired In Petaluma, CA with the World’s Finest Materials
- Wattage: Multi-Watt™ 10, 45 or 90 (Channel Assignable)
- Power Tube Type: 4x 6L6 (or EL-34)
- Channels & Modes: 3 Channels / 9 Modes
- Mode Voicings / Styles:
- —– Ch. 1 = Clean, Fat or Tweed
- —– Ch. 2 = Edge, Crunch or Mark I™
- —– Ch. 3 = Mark IIC+™, Mark IV™ or Extreme
- Graphic EQ / Reverb / FX / Solo: Graphic EQ, Reverb, FX Loop & Solo
- Footswitchable Functions: Ch. 1, 2, 3, Solo, Reverb, FX Loop, Graphic EQ, Mute
- Weight: 44 Lbs.
- Dimensions: 10″ H x 22 3/4″ W x 11 3/4″ D
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Amplifier Features
- Amp Type: Tube
- Chassis Material: Aluminum
- Rectifier Type: Selectable Dual Rectification (Ch 1 & 2 – 45 watt modes) with Patented Recto Tracking™ (Patent 7,193,458). Recto Tracking auto-matches the correct Rectifier compliment for the number of Power Tubes in use. 10 Watt Modes = Tube Rectification, 45 Watt Mode = Selectable Tube or Silicon Diode Rectification on Channels 1 & 2 – Silicon Diode only on Channel 3, 100 Watt Mode = Silicon Diode Rectification.
- Rectifier Tubes: 1x 5U4
- Variac Power Switch: Full/Tweed Power Switch
- Preamp Tubes: 7x 12AX7
- Power Amp Tubes: 4x 6L6 (or EL-34)
- Bias Switch for Alternate Power Tubes Types: Bias Select for 6L6 or EL-34
- Maintenance Free Fixed Bias: Yes
- Wattage(s) Quick Reference: 10, 45 or 90 Watts – Channel Assignable – See Power Amp Details for more information
- Built-In Power Amp Attenuation: n/a
- Power Amp Details (Class & Wattage): Mesa’s exclusive Simul-Class™ Power Amp featuring Multi-Watt™ (Patent 7,602,927) and Duo-Class™ (Patent 7,173,488) technologies which provide three power and three operating-class options that are channel assignable via 10/45/90 Watt Power Switches: Choose 2 power tubes operating in pure vintage Class A (single-ended), producing 10 Watts – 2 tubes running in time-honored Class A/B producing 45 Watts or 4 tubes running in Mesa’s legendary Simul-Class Power that blends the best of Class A and Class A/B simultaneously to produce 90 Watts of pure tonal magic
- Convection or Fan Cooling: Fan Cooled with On/Off Switch
- Number of Footswitchable Channels (or Modes): Three Channels
- Number of Style Modes: Nine
- Number of Style Modes Per Channel: Three
- Types of Style Modes Per Channel:
- —– Ch. 1 = Clean, Fat or Tweed
- —– Ch. 2 = Edge, Crunch or Mark I™
- —– Ch. 3 = Mark IIC+™, Mark IV™ or Extreme
- Channel Controls: Each Channel features Independent 3-Position Style Mode Switch, Graphic/Contour EQ Assignment Switch (On, Off or Footswitchable), 90/45/10 Watt Multi-Watt™ Switch, Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, Master, Footswitchable or Auto- Assignable Contour Depth Control, Footswitchable Reverb Control, Patented Rectifier Tracking™ (Auto-selects Tube for all 10 Watt Modes, Diode for all 90 Watt Modes, selectable Tube or Diode for 45 Watt Modes on Channels 1 and 2, Diode for 45 Watt Mode on Channel 3 – Patent 7,193,458) – Normal/Bold Switch on Channel 1, Normal/Thick Switch on Channel 2 (Mark I Mode only), Normal/Bright Switch & Pentode/Triode Switch on Channel 3
- Graphic EQ and/or Contour: Selectable 5-Band Graphic EQ and Contour (Footswitchable, Channel Assignable or Off)
- Reverb / Effects & Bypass Options: Footswitchable, All-Tube, Long Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls (back panel)
- Effects Loop & Bypass Options: Fully Buffered Series FX Loop w/Send Level Control – Footswitchable, Channel Assignable or True Bypassable – See True-Bypass Options below for more information
- Global Output Level Control: Yes (Over all channels when activated) – See True-Bypass Options below for more information
- Global Solo Level Control & Bypassable Options: Yes (Over each channel when activated) – See True-Bypass Options below for more information
- True-Bypass Options: True-Bypass Switch removes FX Loop, Output & Solo Level Controls
- Tuner Output: Yes (back panel) with Footswitchable Mute
- External Switching Jack Options and/or Midi: External Switching Jacks for Channels 2, 3 (Ch. 1 is default), EQ & Solo
- Speaker Outputs: Two 8 Ohm and Two 4 Ohm
- Cabinet Simulation – Direct Live/Recording Output: n/a
- Headphone Output: n/a
- Slave Output: Yes with Level Control
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Accessories
- Footswitch: Included – 4×4 – 8 Button Footswitch (Bottom Row: Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch. 3 & Solo – Top Row: Reverb, FX Loop, EQ & Tuner Mute)


















