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03-19-2010, 01:18 PM
| | | | Do Mark Bass Amps all hiss ?
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As the thread title asks, are Mark Bass amps prone to a bit of excessive hiss ?
I'm in the market for a small amp, and whilst browsing various threads and user reviews I've noticed a few people mention the Mark Bass Amps being noisy compared to other competing products...
Any opinions on this would be much appreciated. |
03-19-2010, 01:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Round Lake Heights, IL USA | | | That would be the cat stuck inside of it.
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03-19-2010, 01:26 PM
| | | | Snakes could also be responsible I suppose. |
03-19-2010, 01:29 PM
|  | Trudging The Happy Road Of Destiny | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Signpost Up Ahead. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Wud  As the thread title asks, are Mark Bass amps prone to a bit of excessive hiss ? | no
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03-19-2010, 01:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Zealand | | | Mine is silent |
03-19-2010, 01:31 PM
| | | | Nope... very quiet. I've been using a number of them for years. The class A/B amps (LMIII, etc.) are dead quiet. The class D models (F1, LM800, SD800, etc.) have a small amount of background hiss that can only be heard when you aren't playing. It is there though, so if you are using those heads to close-mic in the studio with a cab with a tweeter, it might be an issue.
However, the combo cabs with those piezo tweeters with no attenuator can amplify an upper frequency noise in your signal chain. I'd stay away from those (other than the Jeff Berlin, which has no tweeter). |
03-19-2010, 01:43 PM
| | | | To be honest I thought it would be very odd if they had a higher noise floor, but still got such good press.
I'm not able to try before buying, so I'm just trying to get an informed picture before throwing down the money.
Have a good weekend ! |
03-19-2010, 02:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | | I have a TA 501. Hisses a little, but you'd never hear it in a playing situation. No worse than other amps I've used. |
03-19-2010, 02:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh | | | i have an LMII, dead quiet. |
03-19-2010, 02:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX | | It's the combos that hiss. Mine included 
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03-19-2010, 02:11 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seattle, WA | | My LMTube (500 watt class A/B version) is completely silent... Well... From an unwanted noise perspective at least 
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03-19-2010, 02:18 PM
|  | Keepin' the Groove Alive ! | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stax 1966 | | | Wow, I own two MB heads, the F1, and the TA 501, and have never crossed this problem. Of course, I don't crank the treble all the way to the right, but both of my heads are dead quiet.
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03-19-2010, 02:20 PM
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Endorsing Artist: | | | | | Make sure you don't have any huge wall warts right by it or you can pick up some noise. Excessive hiss? Noise gate! |
03-19-2010, 02:22 PM
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Endorsing Artist: FEA Labs Effects | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: los angeles, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by silky smoove My LMTube (500 watt class A/B version) is completely silent... Well... From an unwanted noise perspective at least | Good to hear - I just ordered one |
03-19-2010, 02:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Breakeyville (Québec) | | | My little mark III is way much quieter than my SVT4-PRO.... |
03-19-2010, 02:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: São Paulo, Brazil | | Quote:
Originally Posted by silky smoove My LMTube (500 watt class A/B version) is completely silent... Well... From an unwanted noise perspective at least | Same here.
The noisiest part of my chain is me. 
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03-19-2010, 02:34 PM
| | | | No, I hear a fan when dead quiet. No hiss really to speak of. |
03-19-2010, 02:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pensacola, FL | | | no hiss in mine.. |
03-19-2010, 02:37 PM
|  | I'm gonna love and tolerate the **** out of you! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | | Do the amps his? No. Do the cabs? Most of them unless you turn the tweeter completely off.... |
03-19-2010, 02:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Purple Mountain Majesties | | | I have the LMII in a Jeff Berlin combo, dead silent. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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