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Official Markbass Club Pt. 2

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#241
WJGreer said:
Some people describe the LMII's tone as "tubey" for a solid state amp. I may have figued out what they mean - at gig volume, which is somewhere around 10:00 to 10:30 for me on the master volume knob (EQ close to flat), this amp tends to sound a little dirty IMO. Not overdriven, per se, just a little intense and not what I might call totally clean. The amp seems to sound like it is shouting, rather than speaking loudly, if that makes sense.
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Yeah, in a band format, I hear it running through a lot of different cabs. But I've come to the conclusion that since I can't hear it when I play by myself, it's more a thing of it being so clean that it picks up a little more rattle than most, especially if you play hard, so it comes across as dirty. That, to me, is a selling point ;) , but it's not why I consider it tubey sounding.
 
#242
JimmyM said:
Yeah, in a band format, I hear it running through a lot of different cabs. But I've come to the conclusion that since I can't hear it when I play by myself, it's more a thing of it being so clean that it picks up a little more rattle than most, especially if you play hard, so it comes across as dirty. That, to me, is a selling point ;) , but it's not why I consider it tubey sounding.
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Jimmy, what the heck did you just say?

:confused:
 
#243
lo-freq said:
Jimmy, what the heck did you just say?

:confused:
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I think he is talking about that whole clean pristine amp showing up flaws in a bass or in technique. For instance, insufficient LH technique allowing strings to rattle from insufficient fretting pressure or other technique problem, or string rattle stemming from setup issues.

I know some cabs and amps can veil those kind of sins. I like a little a tiny bit of rattle/buzz in the strings down in first position sometimes. I can see how it might be misinterpreted as part of the sound of the amp.

Um, is that what you meant, Jimmy?
 
#244
Standalone said:
I think he is talking about that whole clean pristine amp showing up flaws in a bass or in technique. For instance, insufficient LH technique allowing strings to rattle from insufficient fretting pressure or other technique problem, or string rattle stemming from setup issues.

I know some cabs and amps can veil those kind of sins. I like a little a tiny bit of rattle/buzz in the strings down in first position sometimes. I can see how it might be misinterpreted as part of the sound of the amp.

Um, is that what you meant, Jimmy?
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So he was saying that he & WJGreer have bad playing technique?
 
#245
lo-freq said:
So he was saying that he & WJGreer have bad playing technique?
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Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying. WJ and I have bad technique.

:scowl:

No, we have excellent playing technique. At least I do. But I like to dig in on some songs and make the frets rattle a little. Believe it or not, that actually adds a litle character to your sound from time to time. And it gets picked up by the amp. But whereas on a lot of SS amps it sounds annoying, on a LMII it sounds a lot more musical and could easily get mistaken for drive-like characteristics of a tube amp.
 
#246
JimmyM said:
Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying. WJ and I have bad technique.

:scowl:

No, we have excellent playing technique. At least I do. But I like to dig in on some songs and make the frets rattle a little. Believe it or not, that actually adds a litle character to your sound from time to time. And it gets picked up by the amp. But whereas on a lot of SS amps it sounds annoying, on a LMII it sounds a lot more musical and could easily get mistaken for drive-like characteristics of a tube amp.
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Thanks for the clarification, but somehow I got the impression that's not what WJGreer was talking about.

[I'd scowl back at you, but I'm not that kind of person.]



:spit:



;)

Come on! Lighten-up there Jimmy -- it's bad for you're blood pressure.

:)
 
#251
Here is my setup
It is great. For smaller to medium gigs I take out the F1 and standard 121. For the bigger gigs I bring along the 104HR. Still gassing for a Minimark though. Would be perfect for small rehearsals, really small gigs and as a practice amp. Need to start saving more money :scowl::)
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#252
Have had some chances to use my combo on a few gigs recently and it's sounding great to me and my fellow band members, seems even the players in the audience are enjoying the tones. Yes, I'm loving everything about it...


...except I'm just not a warm, fuzzy kind of guy and the carpet covering is begging to be taken off- crazy, huh?:-) Anybody have an idea what's underneath? The MB website says multi-ply poplar is used but nothing about how it is joined together, or constructed. Can't make the tone any better, but I'd like to maybe try a custom color tolex, or maybe just stain/finish what's there, or....any thoughts on the subject? TIA!
 
#258
Thanks for all the very reasonable responses- much appreciated. Got this one used, and can't even imagine moving it, having found nothing that compares to it currently or in the past. I'll let you all know what becomes of my "idea." Thanks again!
 
#260
Well, after many trips at different MI stores, I placed my order for a Little Mark II yesterday!!:)

As they only had 8ohms versions of the 4x10's, I was not in a position to appreciate the LMII at its full potential.

Interestingly, the 104HR seemed to have more bottom end than the 104HF... but it was still (to my taste) missing a little something.

I will then take the LMII with me to try up various cabs and see what sounds better to my ear...

Questions:
1- Can I obtain a member #?
2- How does the LMII sounds through an Ampeg 810E?
 
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