MESA/Boogie Mark VII Guitar Amplifier | Demo and Overview with Doug West

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The new MESA/Boogie Mark VII is the latest, greatest and most versatile edition of the acclaimed Mark Series of guitar amps—a tone quest launched by Boogie founder Randall Smith inside a little music store with a hippy-esque name (Prune Music) in Mill Valley, California, circa 1972. MESA/Boogie’s previous Mark Series debut was the Mark V ten years ago, and a lot has happened since then. In fact, there was a Mark VI prototype that was tested for two years but never released, and the discoveries made throughout the VI project were extensive enough that MESA/Boogie opted to recognize the amp’s evolution with the Mark VII designation.

Here to explain the development of the Mark VII is long-time Boogie Tone Lab director Doug Smith. Smith plays through some of the nine preamp modes (which include a “throwback” Mark IIB and a new Mark VII mode that’s cross between a Mark sound and a Boogie Dual Rectifier); describes the benefits of the Mark VII’s pure, simple and direct circuit path; details the amp’s configurable three channels; talks about the return to the original Mark Series chassis for improved portability; and more.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro with Mesa/Boogie Tone Lab Director Doug West
00:33 - Updates from the Mark IV to the Mark VII
00:54 - The Mark VII’s Unparalleled Configurability
01:19 - Mark VII: Designed with Portability In Mind
01:39 - The New MKVII Mode and its Origins Rooted In The Mythical Mark VI
02:15 - Overview and Demonstration of the MKVII Mode
03:07 - Overview and Demonstration of the MKIIC Mode
04:01 - Overview and Demonstration of the MKIV Mode with Graphic EQ
04:35 - Overview and Demonstration of the MKIIB Mode
05:19 - Outro