The fact that it is fine with the passive basses proves the amp is okay. For some reason the stingray output is way hotter. The ray is the issue IMO.
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Markbass Preamp Clipping
- Thread starter Cap'n Redbeard
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I definitely try this but the bass's preamp actually gets hotter with a dying battery? Seems counterintuitive to me but I'm not real experienced with active electronics so maybe there's more to the story. But, batteries are cheap so try it I will.
I can get a clean sound with passive basses but the gain still needs to be pretty low. With my P Bass for example, I can still get it to clip with the gain set lower than 9 o'clock with a good pluck. It's workable though. With the Stingray, having the gain turn down to "1" it clips with the hardest plucking. An input pad would have been a nice feature...
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To me a padded input or input with a pad switch is redundant on an amp that has a potentiometer to feed the front end. That knob is the 'pad' and it has more variability than a switch or a -whatever input.
A near death battery can cause a distorted signal, simulating a nasty clipping noise..
Have a LMII and a LMIII. My old '78 Jazz Bass doesn't overload the preamp if I set the gain to the max. No problems with a Stingray classic, even if I set the volume and the bass and treble eq to the max on the Stingray. Even then, it doesn't clip with a setting of 11 or 12 on the Markbass.
Ok, I know I'm posting on an old thread, but I've recently bought a brand new Little Mark Tube 800. Even using my Gibson EB05 passive bass, my signal is clipping as soon as my gain reaches about 1.5
For outboard gear, I'm running an Alesis 3630, but it's inserted into the effects loop, so it shouldn't affect my input gain. I'm also using a Korg Pitchblack Pro tuner, but using it strictly through my "Tuner Out" from the back of the head, as that model has a line boost on the output.
Seems that whether I use my passive basses, or my active Ibanez 6-string, I have this problem. Has anyone heard of anything like this?
For outboard gear, I'm running an Alesis 3630, but it's inserted into the effects loop, so it shouldn't affect my input gain. I'm also using a Korg Pitchblack Pro tuner, but using it strictly through my "Tuner Out" from the back of the head, as that model has a line boost on the output.
Seems that whether I use my passive basses, or my active Ibanez 6-string, I have this problem. Has anyone heard of anything like this?
Compensating for basses with differing output levels is one of the reasons the gain control is there. turn it down until it stops clipping. QED
