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Markbass... wow.

Tbirdbassist

Tbirdbassist

Jul 2, 2005
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I went to Giutar Center today and to my surprise saw a bunch of orange and black cabs and heads... turned out to be Markbass.

I played through my usual set up to try basses there (Aguilar DB750-GS210-GS212) but before I left I decided to try out the 2x10 combo.

I picked it up and realized it was AMAZINGLY light, only seemed to be 20 lbs or so. I plugged in with a used sunburst stingray with almost dead strings and was fairly impressed. I'm not used to amps with a high mid and low mid knob so it took some time to get that set but once it I did I was playing away for a good 20 minutes.

It seemed great, pretty loud, clear and easy to use. Then I saw the pricetag... $999. I looked to see what the power was and it said 280. Now I jsut went to the Markbass site and looked at the 2x10 combo and it doesn look the same as the one I played through. I was thinking that it sounds great for what it weighs but the pricetag was a bit high for the power rating.

Now just now I was thinking that maybe with an extension cab it brings out more. I'm guessing the 2x10 is rated at 280 watts and with an extension cab it's more, maybe around 400-450?

Anyone have and idea? If this is true than that thing has some major bang for buck and possibly mr name on it.

Btw on the amp face, it said I think 280WT.
 
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i've yet to check out the north chicago (arlington heights) gc to see if they're there yet (it was mentioned as one of the first to get them in another thread)... if these things are as good as everyone is saying though, i doubt they'll be on the sales floor long :bassist:
 
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Tbirdbassist said:
I went to Giutar Center today and to my surprise saw a bunch of orange and black cabs and heads... turned out to be Markbass.

I played through my usual set up to try basses there (Aguilar DB750-GS210-GS212) but before I left I decided to try out the 2x10 combo.

I picked it up and realized it was AMAZINGLY light, only seemed to be 20 lbs or so. I plugged in with a used sunburst stingray with almost dead strings and was fairly impressed. I'm not used to amps with a high mid and low mid knob so it took some time to get that set but once it I did I was playing away for a good 20 minutes.

It seemed great, pretty loud, clear and easy to use. Then I saw the pricetag... $999. I looked to see what the power was and it said 280. Now I jsut went to the Markbass site and looked at the 2x10 combo and it doesn look the same as the one I played through. I was thinking that it sounds great for what it weighs but the pricetag was a bit high for the power rating.

Now just now I was thinking that maybe with an extension cab it brings out more. I'm guessing the 2x10 is rated at 280 watts and with an extension cab it's more, maybe around 400-450?

Anyone have and idea? If this is true than that thing has some major bang for buck and possibly mr name on it.

Btw on the amp face, it said I think 280WT.
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Hey, I wonder if I met you at GC today?
I gave a clinic for Markbass this morning there.

To clarify about the combo-- it's 280W at 8 ohms, and the speaker in the combo is 8 ohms. However, if you add an extension cab (8 ohms) you get 450W at 4 ohms. As you mentioned, people generally find that it's very loud for its power rating. I know a lot of guys who use MB combos on gigs.

Also, that combo, the CMD 102P, weighs 44 lbs.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Cheers,
Peter
 
#11
emjazz said:
I've gotta head into the Boston GC soon and see if they've gotten any Markbass yet. I love my LMKII and would like to try some of the other amps.
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Hey Andy,
I was doing a Markbass clinic at the Hollywood GC today and I asked Ed Ocean if Boston had been opened yet. He was pretty sure it has been. There have been 10 stores stocked with Markbass so far, and it will expand more every month.
So if Boston doesn't have Markbass yet, it will very soon. I know it's high on the list!

Cheers,
Peter
 
#13
Peter Murray said:
Hey Andy,
I was doing a Markbass clinic at the Hollywood GC today and I asked Ed Ocean if Boston had been opened yet. He was pretty sure it has been. There have been 10 stores stocked with Markbass so far, and it will expand more every month.
So if Boston doesn't have Markbass yet, it will very soon. I know it's high on the list!

Cheers,
Peter
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Thanks Peter. I have a feeling that with the weight, portability and sound that Markbass will do really well in Boston. You should find a way to do a clinic at Berklee College of Music to introduce the line to students.
 

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