Markbass and Avatar

[JimmyM]

Many say the LMII suits 12" spkrs more than 10" spkrs. I dunno- it seems to sound good thru any spkr I've tried. Sounds great thru my GS112!!! With Elec. bass or EUB. I add a GS115 under it for more when needed.

Ya, the LMII sounds great with any cab. I wouldn't say it favors any speaker size.

 

[Ezbass]

The GS112 is a good cabinet and I used it for several years mostly as a solo cab at home. After playing through other cabs the GS112 is not my first choice. It is very mid scooped. If you are playing acoustic bass or upright then it would be a great match. There are many EB players that like it but I think there are better 12" cabs out there for my style (ie. all types of rock, some country, funk).

It was not cost alone that caused me to give Avatar a try. I had been looking at the Epifani 410 and the Berg AE410 and decided to stay with 12's. The Avatar seemed like the best cab for the money. I thought that if I didn't like it I could keep it as a practice cab at our practice place and get something else later. I liked it enough to keep it and would buy another if something happened to it. I wouldn't mind having the Berg AE410 in addition to my 212, but at $1,100 it may be a while before I make that purchase.

Great response, thanks. I tend to play rock, pop, blues and funk and tend to push the lower mids with my current cabs so a mid scooped cab would be counter productive. Looks like I'll have to travel about a bit and demo side by side as best I can. Thanks again.

 

[shoot-r]

Does Dave, (of Avatar), make any recommendations of what heads go well with their cabs?
I run a GK 800 with an Aphex bass exciter into an Avatar 115H cab for rehearsals and small gigs....sounds "very" good.

 

[pbass2go]

We also played my Ibanez BTB 6 string through it. The 212 handled the low B very well. I am not sure how to describe it other than I thought it sounded great. The high end sounded fine to me too.

I would be playing a sixer through the rig. Can the B212 Neo handle a low B well? How does the high end sound?

 

[Steve K]

Is there anyway to try out an Avatar cabinet before purchasing one? I don't want to spend a lot of money and find out I don't like the tone.

 

[davidjbass]

I just played through an Avatar neo 410 last night with my Little Mark II and it sounded awesome. Needless to say I bought the cab. I would highly recommend that combination.

 

[MtManiac]

Here's another related thread:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=467013