Amp settings
Mesa Boogie Mark V settings for 10 songs
Exact Mesa Boogie Mark V settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 58 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
A 90-watt (also 10/45W channel-assignable) all-tube guitar amplifier available as a head or combo, featuring three fully independent channels with nine distinct modes, a footswitchable 5-band graphic EQ, all-tube long spring reverb, and a buffered, all-tube effects loop.
Modes
Clean (Channel 1) · Fat (Channel 1) · Tweed (Channel 1) · Edge (Channel 2) · Crunch (Channel 2) · Mark I (Channel 2) · Mark IIC+ (Channel 3) · Mark IV (Channel 3) · Extreme (Channel 3)
Most popular songs on the Mesa Boogie Mark V
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 9 · Bass 6 · Mid 3 · Treble 7.5
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 4.5 · Treble 7
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Gain 3.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 7.5 · Treble 7
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 3.5 · Treble 7.5
Back in Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Bass 4 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 5
Stranglehold
Ted Nugent
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 6.5
Any song, dialed in on your Mesa Boogie Mark V
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Mesa Boogie Mark V, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 10 songs A–Z
Every song with Mesa Boogie Mark V settings on ToneAdapt.
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
H
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
M
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
S
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Stranglehold · Ted Nugent
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
W
- Walk · Pantera
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Mesa Boogie Mark V?
The most-adapted songs on the Mesa Boogie Mark V are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Enter Sandman (Metallica), Holy Wars (Megadeth), Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Mesa Boogie Mark V settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Mesa Boogie Mark V as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Mesa Boogie Mark V, guitar and pickups.