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VIDEO: Lamb Of God Guitarist Demos His Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic

Mark Morton shows off his beautiful Mesa rig 09-Feb-12

The only thing you can really say about this video is 'wow'. The Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic is an incredibly versatile amplifier, and Mark Morton is an incredible guitarist, so it's a pretty good partnership.

Mark talks about the "modern sounding gain" on his RA-100, saying it offers him a "tight, present low-end, but still that awesome growling mid, and that smooth creamy gain structure."

He's a man of taste, and his demonstration of the RA-100 in the video above is compulsory viewing for anybody who is a fan of Lamb Of God.

The Royal Atlantc RA-100 is Mesa's new flagship stack, boasting the multi-soak feature which allows the user to attenuate the power of each individual channel. Packed with gleaming EL34s, you can also use the 'half-power' function if you want higher gains at lower volumes. Either way, it sounds pretty mean, as you'd expect from Mesa.

It's definitely a metal amp, with some even complaining that it's a bit too present in the highs, but for an all out modern in-your-face high gain amplifier, it gets the job done almost perfectly – as Mark Morton demonstrates.

For more information about the RA-100, head to Mesa's website.

Rich Beech
@sonicamped

 

 




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34 comments | Watch Video on Youtube |

rambache 15-May-12 09:19 PM

Mark owns a 3D Screen Too! 5:59


06KingDave 11-May-12 11:19 PM

He said "my live rig"


TheSchafer78 10-May-12 04:45 PM

Pause at 8:19 marks face is hilarious.


TheMetallicaGods 10-May-12 01:21 AM

Lol giving directions and talking about amps


hubeismyname 25-Apr-12 10:54 AM

Is that his wedding ring? what a man mark is.. her wife should be proud!


chucknspunky 16-Apr-12 04:45 AM

Me Nd him use the same tone settings, love my mids man.


jakemk21 10-Apr-12 07:56 PM

I do like the Royal Atlantic more, I think. For as good as the Mark V is, I think the RA has more character to it. It has more of a punch while not having to have as much distortion.


jacksonDXMG 21-Mar-12 03:34 AM

Good ol' Curtis Lowe greeting everyone on the porch...


sukablianah2 19-Mar-12 05:25 PM

I like most the raw sound of guitars on STPB


livepunx 18-Mar-12 03:24 AM

Mark V is a beast


Shornetastic 17-Mar-12 02:51 PM

They're using a ribbon mic, can't say which model.


aldricsuan 02-Mar-12 02:41 PM

he switched amps? since when? man I need to catch up on my metal news


ac1013dc 02-Mar-12 12:54 PM

Ola sent me here


PPPatrickWWW 02-Mar-12 12:50 PM

Mark Morton Signature amp thats a blend of a Mark and a RA!! Would be BAD ASS!


KillThrill103 01-Mar-12 09:19 AM

After watching this, I'll be good on adjectives for a month.


sandman4asleep 28-Feb-12 06:23 AM

as also can be seen at @10:13 does anyone know what kind of mic they used to record the amp?


thetrendkiller420 24-Feb-12 01:44 PM

love the royal,kinda sounds like a modded jcm 800


idgafboutnethang 22-Feb-12 09:17 PM

check out the face at 8:19


kaatildevilsking 19-Feb-12 09:42 AM

05:03 - 05:27 is the cutest part of the video...


ST1G888 18-Feb-12 08:32 AM

7:40 "My Libree" lol


ZOMB13 11-Feb-12 01:47 AM

Stopping at stop signs? that's not metal :)


razor10haris 10-Feb-12 06:59 AM

OMG! I WANT MARK MORTON'S BLACKBERRY PIN! xD


CromequazN7 10-Feb-12 12:05 AM

Mark is so down to earth and so badass at the same time. So caring and loves his family. That guy is awesome.


snapascrew 09-Feb-12 08:48 PM

i think mark should blend his 4 with his royal.


naochiMalmsteen 09-Feb-12 12:51 PM

still prefer his old mark V, am i the only one?


MyEverConstantSmile 09-Feb-12 07:13 AM

Royal atlantic, actually. And yeah, it surprised me too. 


iwannarockon2010 09-Feb-12 05:59 AM

Hope to meet you soon guys from LoG! Your guitar tone is the shit.


NateDaley 09-Feb-12 02:37 AM

I agree.... 


guitaristguy20 09-Feb-12 12:23 AM

I would have never expected him to fancy the trans atlantic....interesting


dusted04 08-Feb-12 10:24 PM

they need to do some of these on the multiwatt dual rec ! showing some settings and stuff , i know they allready have a demo video but it would be good to see some artists tones !


sergiudrummer 08-Feb-12 10:18 PM

Imagine meeting him at shops or something


MyLifeChanger 08-Feb-12 10:08 PM

awesome video


pungfageln 08-Feb-12 09:24 PM

Yeah these are just great, tell the boys i said hi!


evasionoO 08-Feb-12 08:58 PM

Love those videos with LoG.


 

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