Poor quality Mark Bass products

[Lowtown]

Is anyone else having problems with poor quality Mark Bass products, or is it just me?

My Little Mark 500 stopped working with effectively no use.

I am really disappointed.

 

[SJan3]

Is anyone else having problems with poor quality Mark Bass products, or is it just me?

My Little Mark 500 stopped working with effectively no use.

I am really disappointed.

Every product ever made suffers the occasional failure. You were unlucky.
Send it back and get another brand. You've clearly pre concluded that this brand is "poor quality".
(Edited to accommodate your deletions)

 

[Lowtown]

Why would you entitle your thread,
"Poor Quality MarkBass Products" simply because you're having a problem? Your title is presumptuous. Every product ever made suffers the occasional failure. You were unlucky.
Send it back and get another brand. You've clearly pre concluded that this brand is "poor quality" and therefore not up to your standards.

My question still holds.

 

[SJan3]

My question still holds.

Which amp failed on you. There is more than one 500 watt Markbass head and did you buy it new?

 

[Sparky Mark]

Is anyone else having problems with poor quality Mark Bass products, or is it just me?

My Little Mark 500 stopped working with effectively no use.

I am really disappointed.

Overall, Markbass products are of a very high quality, so it could just be you being unlucky this time. Could you describe how you were using the amp (what speakers and cables were connected, how loud were you playing for instance?) when it stopped working? Also, have you contacted Markbass for help? Did you buy new or secondhand? As has been commented already, you should advise the correct model name for your amp as Little Mark 500 could describe many amps.

 

[Lowtown]

Overall, Markbass products are of a very high quality, so it could just be you being unlucky this time. Could you describe how you were using the amp (what speakers and cables were connected, how loud were you playing for instance?) when it stopped working? Also, have you contacted Markbass for help? Did you buy new or secondhand? As has been commented already, you should advise the correct model name for your amp as Little Mark 500 could describe many amps.

I turned it on and it stopped working.

It had very minor use in my house - this all. I don't know why I even bought it - it sits in its box untouched.

 

[mmbongo]

I turned it on and it stopped working.

It had very minor use in my house - this all. I don't know why I even bought it - it sits in its box untouched.

Bought new or used? What model is it? Still under warranty? What troubleshooting steps have you completed?

 

[Lowtown]

Bought new or used? What model is it? Still under warranty? What troubleshooting steps have you completed?

Bought new

 

[mmbongo]

Bought new

What model is it? Still under warranty? What troubleshooting steps have you completed?

 

[arbiterusa]

OP: It’s just you. Mine ran for years before I sold them off and I’d bet money they’re running still. A lot of things come to mind about Markbass, “poor quality” is not one of them.

If I had a brand new amp that didn’t work out of the box, I would return it and be done with it. Have you returned yours? If not, why not?

 

[Phaidrus]

I somehow get the impression - could be wrong, of course - the OP is not telling the whole story. Electronic goods are sold under warranty (two years in the EU). You get a faulty one, they either have to fix it or replace it. What's all the drama for?

 

[mmbongo]

I'm starting to think there is no amp. It's all a ruse!

 

[Aqualung60]

Jeeze, trying to get more info from OP is like pulling teeth from a Bear, or a Troll.

 

[mexicant]

My little mark bass head died,to expensive to fix. From my research i concluded this is fairly common .... Rather then try to get it fixed i moved on and switched to mesa boogie. That was 5 years ago,my mesa gear is still going strong.

 

[MCS4]

Both of my Markbass cabs are several years old and have had no issues. I don't have much experience with their amp heads.

 

[SJan3]

Jeeze, trying to get more info from OP is like pulling teeth from a Bear, or a Troll.

I think he's attempting to summon the haters. I'm sure there will be a few. There always are.

 

[Jon Burnet]

There was an issue where my Little Mark Tube 800 would shut down if it got overloaded with treble. I have since sworn off tweeters and don't get nutty with the treble boost when slapping. Other than that, it has worked flawlessly for lots and lots of shows, all over the country in all kinds of places....

 

[Element Zero]

 

[ahbradot]

Never any issues, every day use for 2 years straight.
Markbass Ninja 102 500 Richard Bona Signature 500W 2x10 Bass Combo Amp.

 

[Alper Yilmaz]

I have two Markbass products, an F1 head and a CMD121P combo. They are both more than 10 years old and I have used them in both North America and Europe (I adjust the voltage by changing the necessary jumpers). They are not my main amps any more, so they do not see much use, but both have been quite reliable so far.

I love most Markbass amps, but things can fail, even the best brands. I would not be loyal to any brand as there are so many great alternatives out there these days. If your amp left a sour taste in your mouth, which I believe did, move on to Bergantino, Mesa or Aguilar, brands which have very good customer service in the U.S.

Good luck,

Alper