Here's a couple pictures for those that might be interested. This is the F1 bag. I have two 3' Speakons, a 10' 14 gauge AC cord (heavy duty), and a 6 foot extension cord (14 gauge.. again, relatively heavy duty) with integrated three input 'strip'... lot's of room in the external pocket
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Markbass Megathread PART 3
- Thread starter Kelly Lee
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You can also get the small mixer bag from Gator Cases. It fits the LMII perfectly and is only $24.95. The only downside is the front pouch is a little small.
I got the gigskins bag for $40 and couldn't be any happer... VERY well supported, dead perfect fit, and the front cover is very nicely sized. I really can't see another bag offering any more protection.
For those of you who are interested in the "official" Markbass gig bag, I PM'd Peter Murray and he told me you can order the small size bag (which would fit the LMII) for $59.99 at Guitar Center. He said they are back ordered at the moment. I am going to go on ahead and order one and when it gets here it gets here. The item number is 104386347. It's probably best to order with this to ensure you order the correct thing. Just an FYI for anyone who is interested in getting one.
Yeah, ain't that combination the (insert your descriptive adjective here...don't want to anger the mods, lol!)
Kim
And for Canadians, Club Bass in Toronto sells them for $59 as well. They are also back-ordered by a month. I'm on the waiting list.
I probably posted this before, along with my philosophy of hitting thrift stores....
This bag was Perfect ! for.........3 dollars
I think it used to be a 3-lens camera bag (back in the SLR days of film photography)
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This bag was Perfect ! for.........3 dollars
I think it used to be a 3-lens camera bag (back in the SLR days of film photography)
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That bag looks like it fits nicely. These microamps are going to open up a whole new market for mini rack cases and/or mini rack bags and the such. Mini rack cases..... hmmm.
I don't need it urgently since I got my little Gator bag so I'll place my order and when it gets here it gets here.
I have decided that I don't like the VPF, at least as it interacts with my Avatar cabinets. It seems to add a harshness to the high end, particularly when slapping. I'm getting a better result turning it off and knocking back the low-mid to about 10:30 and the high-mid to about 11:00.
This is especially true with my Avatar 410, which seems to be much more aggressively voiced in the midrange than my 210/112 combination, which sounds more naturally scooped to my ears.
Not good, not bad, just so.
This is especially true with my Avatar 410, which seems to be much more aggressively voiced in the midrange than my 210/112 combination, which sounds more naturally scooped to my ears.
Not good, not bad, just so.
Just a tip. Just like any enhance circuit, the VPF sounds best with most cabs and basses between 'off' and around 9 o'clock. If you have very even, wide sounding cabs, just a touch of VPF... barely on... like 7 o'clock is just beautiful sounding IME. If you are hearing too much upper treble, that's the wonder and beauty of how the VPF and VLE interact. Just a touch of the VLE dialed in (8 or 9 o'clock) just takes a slight edge off the upper treble, which can be the difference between 'harsh' and 'sweet' with some cabs tweeter circuits.
Just IME there. I have a feeling you know this already, but what the heck
Actually, no - it had not occurred to me to test the interaction between the VLE and the VPF. I've just ignored the VLE since I'm not generally interested in a vintage tone. I will experiment thusly, and thanks for that suggestion!Just IME there. I have a feeling you know this already, but what the heck
Cool. That 'vintage tone' label is a little misleading. It really works to my ear similarly to a classic passive tone control on an old Fender bass, or the VTC on the Sadowsky... just taking a touch of sizzle out at low levels (i.e., under 9 o'clock), and cutting all the treble and most of the mids at extreme settings (which I guess is more of the 'vintage emulation').
Anyway, try just a touch of each and see if you like it. It also interacts quite nicely with the upper mid control, which can smooth the tone out even more without really impacting the lower mid punch.
K
FWIW, I very rarely find the VLE useful. I'm really not much into "dulling" my tone at the high end at the amp... cutting the treble on my bass's EQ supports more than enough of that for my tastes.
Depends on the room, the gig, the bass, and the cab for me. I usually have it on a touch just to take the edge off, but I've played many a gig with it turned all the way off. I use it more on the F1 and the SD800 than the LMII.
However, I never, ever cut an active treble circuit.. I find the passive thing is much smoother and subtle than a cut on a 4K shelving control on a bass or whatever. I guess just different approaches.
Nook
Commercial User
I've been experimentin with my fender jazz strung up with flatwounds lately, trying to cop a p tone though my sd800. I can cop it to a tee now. Boost at 300 hz, boost the bass a tad, and vle at 2:30, with the neck pickup nearly soloed and tone control all the way up on the bass it's dead on. Using a fulltone bassdrive in front as a boost and mild overdrive puts it into jamerson territory, all with a jazz.
