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Well, I "borrowed" both 102 and 102 XL cabs and did a quick recording for comparison. The XL absolutely has a deeper, thicker, more powerful low end. The 102 is pretty mid forward and it seems like perhaps that whole mid bump shifts down to a lower frequency in the XL, as the high mids seem to...

Thanks @B-string now I feel like we're getting somewhere! To clarify, I was not saying running a 210 and a 310 together, but two 210s or two 310s. I don't use Markbass heads, I have an amp that runs 2 ohms and another at 2.67 ohms which could both drive a 3 ohm load (two 310s) can they not...

Actually, I was asking specific questions about the Markbass line, how effective their "lower tuning" was on the 102 XL for low end and if that might detract from the tightness their smaller CMD 102 gives. I was also asking about dispersion/filtering effects between a 2x210 XL vs a 2x310...

That's some pretty cool software, I'll definitely take a look at it. So no one has offered much of any information in this thread. Has no one tried these cabs?

So it looks like MB is using the same cabinet for their 102 XL, 103, and 104. This makes sense from a manufacturing standpoint but I wonder what effects this might have on the tuning and overall sound. Seems like more of a cost saving measure than engineering related. If I had any nearby I'd go...

I've been looking at the Markbass 102 XL (energy) cabs and am wondering what you could expect with the additional box volume. With a lower tuning frequency I am guessing you'd get a fatter low end, but does less air spring in the box make the 10s less tight? I'm a 15 guy but had to play through...

lol In retrospect, I should have phrased that first line a little differently. I ran an experiment (although it was not planned), I have 3 recordings at the same venue playing the same rig and PA, except 3 (very) different basses in each case. I can barely tell a difference in character between...

First, I feel like the notion that you choose a bass depending on the sound you're looking for or style of music you play is kind of outdated. Sure some instruments have a different flavor than others, but the active electronics, amp, cab, PA you're running through add so many other variables...

Great picture you painted there, Bob Ross. I guess the questions is what scales will work over what chords to provide this outward going tonal gravity, as it were? Interesting note on implying a tonal center by omission, definitely takes some musical genius to make that work, but when someone...

Intentional use of this can be really effective and dramatic during a solo, if done right it can be pretty captivating - I think because there's so much tension and then resolve when you come back. I have a few examples off the top of my head below, there are tons of these we could talk about...

Car audio subs are typically designed to cross over between 80 and 100 Hz. That is, they are made to produce good results only below those values, and the DSP or inline crossovers change the to the midrange speakers (midbass drivers/tweeters, your car's 6x9s for example) for any frequencies...

I do go through this sometimes, playing the same stuff and feeling like I'm getting monotonous. Play with new musicians and have fun improvising. Write some changes, write some solos. Record your own music and improvise over it. Post your work to help motivate yourself. The suggestions on...

Hey all, thank you so much for the responses. Really great to hear a variety of thoughts, there is a lot of good stuff here. Sounds to me like concentrating on getting a solid ESL job lined up in a city that has a music scene I'm into (and being in a place I could really enjoy in terms of...

Below are two recent shows we did, I need to find the right settings for this light environment. I have been reading some things saying the hypersmooth and noise reduction mess with low light conditions like this, so I can turn those off, but what about shutter speed, ISO, etc? Is frame rate...

Give us an example of what vibe you're looking for, I listen to a lot of stuff that could be explained with those terms. Check out Alfa Mist, Kamaal Williams, Yussef Dayes (Yussef Kamaal is their duo name), Ben Jones (Live in London recording), and others in the London jazz/hiphop movement going...