MarkBass Little Mark III

[waveboy1234]

Looking at a MarkBass little mark III for $660CAD+tax and duties. Thoughts? Running it through 2 matching MB 4x10’s

 

[Zbysek]

Looking at a MarkBass little mark III for $660CAD+tax and duties. Thoughts? Running it through 2 matching MB 4x10’s

I have been using LM 3 as my main gigging amp for 5 years…

 

[SPK1439]

All I know about MarkBass products, is a 4X10 cab rated at 500 watts I bought a couple of weeks ago, ran my vintage Ampeg V4B into it, WAY too much distortion even at low volume. Brought it back, exchanged it for Ampeg "heritage" SVT 4X10 (+ some additional coin). MUCH MUCH better.

 

[SJan3]

Looking at a MarkBass little mark III for $660CAD+tax and duties. Thoughts? Running it through 2 matching MB 4x10’s

I absolutely loved my LittleMark lll. It gave me 13 flawless years of constant use. When it eventually failed (it owed me nothing),
I bought another Markbass amp. In fact, I currently have 2 MarkBass amps. Very happy with them.

 

[Sparky Mark]

The LM3 (and all Markbass amplifiers for that matter) uses Markbass' own design class D power section, not the more commonly used ICE power units. I'm not saying one is better than the other but I've read almost no user reviews on here or Basschat complaining that the LM3 lacks power. I think the characteristic punchy Markbass sound of its amps is more to do with its preamp designs than the power amp section, and if you like it, the LM3 is a brilliant amp.

 

[SPK1439]

All I know about MarkBass products, is a 4X10 cab rated at 500 watts I bought a couple of weeks ago, ran my vintage Ampeg V4B into it, WAY too much distortion even at low volume. Brought it back, exchanged it for Ampeg "heritage" SVT 4X10 (+ some additional coin). MUCH MUCH better.

guys, my comment was about a negative experience with a speaker cabinet. I'm not dissing MarkBass products in general. The cabinet was the "floor model" from a retail guitar store, so it could have been 1/2 blown by someone "testing it out" . . . . . . .

 

[Sparky Mark]

guys, my comment was about a negative experience with a speaker cabinet. I'm not dissing MarkBass products in general. The cabinet was the "floor model" from a retail guitar store, so it could have been 1/2 blown by someone "testing it out" . . . . . . .

No worries. If that cab was farting out with a 100 watt head, something was definitely wrong with it. The LM3 into a fully functional STD104HF is a very loud combination. My STD104HF was a 4 ohm version so could utilise the LM3 full output (but never needed to).

 

[DWBass]

It's my main amp. It's been rock solid so far after many years of owning it.