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My new MoMark has arrived!

Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player
Nov 10, 2000
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Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A
Hi everybody.

Well, words aren't enough to express my happiness (my face in the pictures doesn't reflect it but trust me: I'm incredibly happy now). After thinking so much about the right decision for a portable and powerful amp (after selling my previous, big rig), I chose the terrific MoMark concept from MarkBass. The setup? 800W frame, T1M-HE high quality tube preamp, EQ44S-HE high quality four band semi-parametric EQ and MVVL master module.

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I've just assembled it and plugged my fretted Bongo in it. I'm still stunned by the power and versatility of this little amp. Of course I still need to spend more time with it, but so far here are my favorite settings for my HHP Bongo with lo-mids flat and lows, hi-mids and highs at about +1. Both piezos and magnets full (not favoring any particular pickup):

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I also can say that so far I don't think I will ever use the VPF and VLE filters. From what I can hear, they do exactly what I don't like to do: Cut highs and mids. But of course, time will tell.

I'm leaving home right now and that's why this is sort of a rushed post, but anyway I couldn't wait to share my happiness with the TalkBass family. Talk to you later! :)
 
About the 4-band semi-parametric EQ: So far, and after plugging all of my basses into this wonderful amp, I can tell that there are some not so big differences in frequency levels from one bass to another, but basically the center frequencies I like the most are practically the same for all basses: 105 Hz for lows, 430 Hz for lo-mids, 3.6 Khz for hi-mids and 9.2 Khz for highs. Of course, those numbers are approximations based on each knob's frequency range and subdivision marks.