Thought I'd start new thread here to consolidate the comparisons.
After un-packing the new MB212, I weighed it on my NSCBS (Not So Calibrated Bathroom Scale). It weighed in at 38 lbs. vs. 32.5 for the MB210...it definitely feels like a bit more, though I'm a self-admitted 'weight wimp'. Of course it stands something like 2.5" taller.
Using a Lakland JO5 passive with Duncan single-coils, a bass that is not known for note heft, rather, it grinds and has incredible note definition. It works best with an amp that tends to beef up the sound rather than being 100% accurate.
I started with all knobs straight up, to get a baseline idea of where each amp stood tonewise without tweeking. There was a surprising difference in sound between the two amps. The MB210 was shaking the whole house with lows like it usually does, while the MB212 sounded much more even and accurate....with LOTS more volume. As far as the B string goes, the MB212 seemed much more comfortable with it, staying well-defined all the way down. One thing I need to mention here is the MB210 changed radically as it broke in. I remember it sounding much more even at first, then the lows slowly started dominating the sound over the course of several gigs. That would be a good thing for me with this bass that I'm using. We'll see how it changes, I'm using it this weekend and expect to have more booty even just after the 2 nights playing.
Let me know what else you'd like to know. When I recover from mowing the lawn, the MB210 will go on top of a Trace Elliot 15 for another installment.
Thanks, Alan
After un-packing the new MB212, I weighed it on my NSCBS (Not So Calibrated Bathroom Scale). It weighed in at 38 lbs. vs. 32.5 for the MB210...it definitely feels like a bit more, though I'm a self-admitted 'weight wimp'. Of course it stands something like 2.5" taller.
Using a Lakland JO5 passive with Duncan single-coils, a bass that is not known for note heft, rather, it grinds and has incredible note definition. It works best with an amp that tends to beef up the sound rather than being 100% accurate.
I started with all knobs straight up, to get a baseline idea of where each amp stood tonewise without tweeking. There was a surprising difference in sound between the two amps. The MB210 was shaking the whole house with lows like it usually does, while the MB212 sounded much more even and accurate....with LOTS more volume. As far as the B string goes, the MB212 seemed much more comfortable with it, staying well-defined all the way down. One thing I need to mention here is the MB210 changed radically as it broke in. I remember it sounding much more even at first, then the lows slowly started dominating the sound over the course of several gigs. That would be a good thing for me with this bass that I'm using. We'll see how it changes, I'm using it this weekend and expect to have more booty even just after the 2 nights playing.
Let me know what else you'd like to know. When I recover from mowing the lawn, the MB210 will go on top of a Trace Elliot 15 for another installment.
Thanks, Alan
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