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With the new hyper-aggressive MARK VII high gain Mode in the middle Channel that traces its lineage to both
the MARK FIVE’s CRUNCH Mode and iconic Dual Rectifier Solo Head’s VINTAGE Mode, along with a resur-
rected classic in Channel 3’s MARK IIB Mode, the new MARK VII provides even more places to find inspiration
and express from.
The MARK VII Mode’s harmonic content, more cut, more dynamic midrange kick, and tighter low end all add up to
a menacing new sound joining the MARK Family that is more shredding than MARK and more vocal than Recto!
The return of the MARK IIB’s Lead Mode in Channel 3 brings back the long-missed but not forgotten, more
traditional-voiced gain sound. The IIB Mode allows your instrument’s character to shine through and give you
the gain you want without the total saturation of the midrange and treble regions that can, at times, overshadow
an instrument’s personality. Even better is that this influential sound comes with the control always dreamed of
but never included back in the day when we built the Dual Mode icons. Now in the VII, you can have completely
independent Clean Channel(s) if you’re, say, into blues or roots, one clean, one clipped for dirty rhythm, or a
Clean and a Crunch in Channels 1 and 2, along with the great solo voice of the II-B Mode in Channel 3.
You could also flip it the other way if you’re into classic rock and opt for a Clean in Channel 1, use Channel 3’s
IIB for a dirty rhythm sound and dedicate Channel 2 for your preference of either driven rhythm or a burning
lead sound in either CRUCH or MARK VII Modes, …your choice as either Mode can do both well.
And finally, since the VII is supremely configurable with CRUNCH appearing in both Channels 1 and 2 along
with FAT CLEAN, almost any configuration you dream up can be accommodated from 2 CLEANS and a Lead,
2 CRUNCH’s set dierently and a Lead, through combinations of CLEAN, CRUNCH and Lead, all the way to
three footswitchable high gain sounds for those into nothing but Heavy.
Knowing well that the power section plays an equally important role as the preamp in a great amp, the MARK
VII gets the best version yet of our patented Multi-Watt™ Channel Assignable Power, here featuring our exclusive
Simul-Class™ power. Simul- Class simultaneously marries the eciency of Class AB operation with the warmth
and smooth transition to clipping of Class A to create the ultimate in vintage tube tone with modern power
and headroom. It also naturally cancels out the harsher odd-order harmonics and emphasizes the sweet, more
musical even ones.
In addition, for each of the three preamp Channels you can choose between the full 90 Watts of high head-
room/tight-tracking Simul-Class power, 45 watts of harmonically complex Class A Pentode power, or 25 watts
of sweet, clip-able Class A Triode power. Having these dierent power levels and sonic characters at your
fingertips means you can perfectly tailor the power section to the three footswitchable sounds you craft in
the preamp. You can also set all three Channels to the same power to better suit dierent venues live or song
needs in the studio.
Putting all this Tone under strategic control, the MARK VII employs MIDI Program Change and Control Change
Commands, enabling you to bring up any one of the Channels under MIDI Programs along with your proces-
sors that respond to MIDI, for one-button convenience in live performance applications.
The MARK VII is the second amplifier in our Line (behind the Rectifier Badlander) to host our CABCLONE IR
Direct circuitry. This feature was developed in partnership with Two Notes, the pioneering leader in Impulse
Response technology, and we are proud to bring it on board in the MESA/Boogie line of amplifiers as it broadens
their applicable landscape manyfold; namely, those places where employing Cabinetry is not ideal or feasible.
In the MARK VII, the CABCLONE IR feature is presented with maximum flexibility in mind and features individual
CAB SELECT rotary controls for each of the 3 footswitchable Channels. We’ll get into the instructions for use
and more of its features later, but for now, we’d like to suggest that all your Direct recording and/or Live FOH
and Monitor interfacing just got exponentially faster, easier, and often better sounding.
It also likely became more comprehensive with your new VII, with the addition of this modern approach to
capturing your sound Direct, Miked, or both. With 8 popular MESA Cabinets to choose from in each Channel,
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