🔥 Mesa Boogie Mark Five: 25 — The Tiny Titan That Brings the Pain

Some amps are hyped to death… and then there’s the Mark Five: 25.

In this video, Rob Craft from A Minor Error dives into Mesa’s killer lunchbox-style head — the Mark 5:25, a compact two-channel beast that delivers everything from sparkling cleans to molten high-gain mayhem.

You’ll hear how it stacks up for lead, rhythm, and clean tones, get an in-depth look at its controls and quirks (hello, five-band EQ), and find out if this mini Mark really holds up against its full-sized sibling.

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🕒 CHAPTERS — Mesa Boogie Mark Five: 25 Review + High-Gain Demo
0:00 – Intro | The Mesa Mark 5:25 — Let’s See What It Can Do
0:14 – Demo: High-Gain Tone Test
0:56 – Disclaimer | Bought with My Own Money
1:28 – Features & Controls Overview
2:55 – EQ Modes, Channel Switches & Power Scaling
3:50 – Rear Panel Rundown | CabClone, FX Loop & More
4:35 – Sound Test | Clean & Crunch Tones
5:53 – Tone Impressions | Mark Magic in a Mini Box
7:20 – Who the Hell Is Rob Craft?
8:03 – The Bad | EQ Quirks & Limited Flexibility
11:01 – Dialing the Mark Sound | Learning Curve Warning
13:07 – Real-World Use | Live vs Studio
15:43 – Conclusions | Should You Buy It?
16:21 – Coming Soon: Real Amp vs Neural DSP Shootout

⚙️ GEAR & SIGNAL CHAIN
🎸 Amp: Mesa Boogie Mark Five: 25
🧱 Cab: Mesa 2x12 Vertical Rectifier
🎧 Interface: MOTU M2
🔌 Loadbox: Two Notes Torpedo Captor X
🎛️ Plugins: Neural DSP + Custom IRs
🎚️ Mixing & Mastering: Rob Craft

💀 FINAL THOUGHTS
The Mesa Mark 5:25 is small but savage — a true Mark tone machine in a portable chassis.
Killer cleans, articulate crunch, and searing gain tones that rival its big brother.
Its quirks? A steep EQ learning curve and a single five-band limiter on flexibility.
But once you unlock it, it’s pure Mesa magic — especially for players who crave that in-the-room amp feel.

👋 ABOUT ROB CRAFT | A MINOR ERROR
Hey, I’m Rob Craft — guitarist, Berklee grad, and creator of A Minor Error.

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