If you play electric guitar, chances are you’ve heard of John Petrucci and Dream Theater. You may even know of Mesa’s 30-year relationship building many of his favorite amplifiers — the very same amplifiers you might have chosen for your sound. This distinguished list includes the MARK IIC , Dual Rectifier, TriAxis, MARK IV, and MARK V to name a few. In celebration of John’s talent, his life-long dedication to Mesa’s shared art, and the long relationship Mesa/Boogie has enjoyed with him, the JP-2C is an unlimited-build Mesa Signature Amplifier.
And yes, it’s a MARK IIC ! A next generation re-issue of the legendary amp so many Recording Artists, MESA enthusiasts and tone freaks the world over covet, often searching high and low to find. Only THIS IIC pulls in an enhanced feature set born from Mesa’s collaboration with John over a period of three decades of research and development.
Specs:
– Series: Artist Signature
– Body Shape: San Dimas Style 1
– Body Material: Mahogany
– Body Finish: Satin
– Neck Material: Maple
– Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
– Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Satin Urethane
– Fingerboard: Maple, 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
– Frets: 22, Jumbo
– Position Inlays: Black Dot
– Side Dots: Luminlay
– Nut (Material/Width): Floyd Rose 1500 Series Locking, 1.6875″ (42.86 mm)
– Headstock: Licensed Fender Stratocaster
– Tuning Machines: Charvel-Branded Die-Cast Locking
– Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
– Truss Rod: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
– Bridge: Floyd Rose 1500 Series Double-Locking Tremolo
– Pickups: EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum Open-Coil Active Humbucking
– Pickup Color: Zebra
– Special Electronics: Active Electronics
– Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
– Position 1: Bridge Pickup
– Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups
– Position 3: Neck Pickup
– Controls: Volume
– Control Knobs: Strat-Style Skirt
– Hardware Finish: Black
– Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
– Case/Gig Bag: Included Charvel Multi-Fit Hardshell Gig Bag
– Build Location: Hand-Wired In Petaluma, CA with the World’s Finest Materials
– Wattage: 100 or 60 Watt Selectable (Global)
– Power Tube Type: 4x Mesa 6L6
– Channels & Modes: 3 Channels / 5 Modes
– Mode Voicings / Styles:
Ch. 1 = Mark IIC Clean
Ch. 2 = Mark IIC Gain or Shred
Ch. 3 = Mark IIC Gain or Shred
– Graphic EQ / Reverb / FX / Solo: Two Graphic EQs, Reverb & FX Loop
– Footswitchable Functions: Ch. 1, 2, 3, Reverb, Graphic EQ 1 & Graphic EQ 2
– Speaker(s) & Impedance: n/a
– Weight: 40 Lbs.
– Dimensions: 9 1/4″ H x 18 3/4″ W x 10 7/8″ D
– Available Formats: Head & Rackmount Head
– Amp Type: Tube
– Chassis Material: Aluminum
– Rectifier Type: Silicon Diodes
– Rectifier Tubes: n/a
– Variac Power Switch: n/a
– Preamp Tubes: 5x Mesa 12AX7
– Power Amp Tubes: 4x Mesa 6L6
– Bias Switch for Alternate Power Tubes Types: n/a
– Maintenance Free Fixed Bias: Yes
– Wattage(s) Quick Reference: 60 or 100 Watts via 60/100 Watt Global Power Switch – See Power Amp Details for more information
– Built-In Power Amp Attenuation: n/a
– Power Amp Details (Class & Wattage): Class A/B Power with selectable, global 60/100 Power Switch – Provides two power options: Choose 2 power tubes, producing 60 Watt of small block-power or all 4 power tubes, producing 100 Watts of big-block horsepower and authority.
– Convection or Fan Cooling: Fan Cooled
– Number of Footswitchable Channels (or Modes): Three Channels
– Number of Style Modes: Five
– Number of Style Modes Per Channel: One on Channel 1, Two on Channels 2 & 3
– Types of Style Modes Per Channel:
Ch. 1 = Mark IIC Clean
Ch. 2 = Mark IIC Gain or Shred
Ch. 3 = Mark IIC Gain or Shred
– Channel Controls: Channel 1 Features: Independent Gain, Treble, Mid/Boost (patent applied for; doubles as a standard Midrange Tone Control from 1 to 5 AND a Variable Gain Boost Control from 5 to 10, providing precise levels of sweet harmonic overdrive), Bass, Presence, Reverb (rear panel), Assignment Switch for Dual 5-Band Graphic EQs (EQ 1 or EQ 2 – On, Off or Footswitchable) & Master Controls
– Channel 2 & 3 Features: Shred Mode (Assignment Switch in lower right corner of EQ section – MIDI Switchable), Independent Gain w/Pull Gain Boost, Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence w/Pull Frequency Shift, Reverb (rear panel), Assignment Switch for Dual 5-Band Graphic EQs (EQ 1 or EQ 2 – On, Off or Footswitchable) & Master Controls
– Graphic EQ and/or Contour: TWO Selectable 5-Band Graphic EQs (Footswitchable, Channel Assignable or Off)
– Reverb / Effects & Bypass Options: Footswitchable, All-Tube, Long-Tank Spring Reverb with Independent Channel Controls
– Effects Loop & Bypass Options: Fully Buffered Series Tube FX Loop (MIDI Switchable)
– Global Output Level Control: n/a
– Global Solo Level Control & Bypassable Options: n/a
– True-Bypass Options: n/a
– Tuner Output: n/a
– External Switching Jack Options and/or Midi: MIDI Switchable/Programmable via Control Change and Program Change messages, with 256 Preset Location (MIDI IN, MIDI Thru/Out, MIDI Channel & Store Switches) ” Controls Channels 1, 2, 3, EQ 1, EQ 2, Shred, Reverb & FX Loop
– Speaker Outputs: One 16 Ohm, One 8 Ohm and Two 4 Ohm
– Cabinet Simulation – Direct Live/Recording Output: Built-in MESA CabClone Cab Simulator with Internal Amp Load & Headphone Output – Featuring Closed Back, Open Back & Vintage Cabinet Simulations, Speaker On/Off, Ground Lift and 4/-10 Output Level Switches
– Headphone Output: Yes (see Cabinet Simulation for more information)
– Slave Output: Yes