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GB Shuttle 6.0 VS Markbass LM
- Thread starter Saba
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I'd go for the LMIII. It's warmer than the shuttle and the LM Tube is largely pointless (with regards to the tube).
There's a zillion threads on this....
But I've owned both and prefer the LMII. Its noticeably louder and sounds warmer. The VLE knob is to die for. The shuttle is a little light in the lows, but has better features than the LMII, such as mute switch, headphone jack etc.
Both great amps, but after trying/owning numerous amps the LMII just works best for me. Great, great tone, light, powerful, and versatile.
But I've owned both and prefer the LMII. Its noticeably louder and sounds warmer. The VLE knob is to die for. The shuttle is a little light in the lows, but has better features than the LMII, such as mute switch, headphone jack etc.
Both great amps, but after trying/owning numerous amps the LMII just works best for me. Great, great tone, light, powerful, and versatile.
I made the comparison between the Shuttle 6 and LMT both before and after purchase (using a friend's LMT). I'm quite satisfied with Shuttle.
The LMT had too much "warmth" for my situation, that is it was muddy when boosted that much, so I don't need it anyway. Truth be told the Shuttle also goes too deep for my set up but it's more defined in the lows I do use. Also I'm not a fan of the sub-miniture tube setup in the LMT.
Besides, I found I can muffle the sound through the Shuttle 6 by turning down the tone knob on my passive bass so it sounds very much like my friend's LMT.
The LMT had too much "warmth" for my situation, that is it was muddy when boosted that much, so I don't need it anyway. Truth be told the Shuttle also goes too deep for my set up but it's more defined in the lows I do use. Also I'm not a fan of the sub-miniture tube setup in the LMT.
Besides, I found I can muffle the sound through the Shuttle 6 by turning down the tone knob on my passive bass so it sounds very much like my friend's LMT.
Search is your friend. Read the megathread on this topic.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=406201&highlight=
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=406201&highlight=
Ears are also your friend. Test and compare. I'm a MarkBass person myself; Shuttle is a nice amp but I like the character in mid-range concerning the MarkBass sound.
