Mark Bass vs. EA

[Jin Kim]

The questions kinda defeat the statement That's what I mean about transparent and flat just being marketing fluff, we apply the terms to tones we like without having any knowledge of what it may be altering. But with the 2 filters off and the other EQ's flat I find the LMII to be farther from the tones I hear direct than most other amps I've used. In this case it's a good thing to me.

Yes, I agree with this. I've compared LM II with Epi 502 & 600. I found LM II has more color than Epi line. That's why I ended with 600 over LM II. If you like LM's warm lower to middle midrange, go for it. But for my ear, I liked Epi's wide tone spectrm & clean sound better.
One thing, LM's DI is post out while others have pre/post switch.

 

[murphy]

Man, my LMII fan is making noise, and I ordered it from the SF gc. So I called them and they didn't help at all. The guy just said to come in and see if they have another one I can exchange it with or get it fixed. Only problem is I live like 4 hours away. And I really can't make that drive. And he didn't say anything about mailing it to anyone to get it fixed or anything. It was lame.

I had a noisey fan in my SA450. My dealer Dave at Club Bass ordered a new onw...came in a week, installed it quickly and no more noisey fan.
Beautiful...and very easy to replace

 

[jmain]

Yes, I agree with this. I've compared LM II with Epi 502 & 600. I found LM II has more color than Epi line. That's why I ended with 600 over LM II. If you like LM's warm lower to middle midrange, go for it. But for my ear, I liked Epi's wide tone spectrm & clean sound better.
One thing, LM's DI is post out while others have pre/post switch.

I'd like to try an Epifani 502 or 600, as I've heard nothing but high praise for these amps. Talking top of the line here.

As far as coloring the sound goes, I can't vouch either way. It is kinda hard on the LMII b/c it costs about half or less than the Epi amps.