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Removing MarkBass logo plate from grill?

#82
TdubAudio said:
I love my new Markbass Mini CMD 121p, but being not so much a fan of the color yellow, I'm wondering if it is possible to remove the logo without damaging it (to hold on to - for the next owner, who might be a huge fan of the color yellow). I've thought about painting the logo black, but if the logo isn't glued on, I'd like to remove it. I figured before I begin to dis-assemble it this weekend, I'd ask first... is it screwed or glued? Anybody know?
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I removed mind by carefully prying it off. Don't remember any screws but just some real sticky adhesive but I got is off without damage. I'm a proud MarkBass owner but I just like a clean look on stage. Beside, every bass player knows what a MarkBass amp looks like.
 
#83
So to add to this I have a MarkBass 104HF cab and I love the sound. I might take off the logo as well.

Question can you paint the yellow speakers black without affecting them too much?
I also thought about trading the CAB for a GK at some point.
 
#85
BassmanPaul said:
In a word: NO!
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I’m not going to disagree but I’m wondering why not? It’s paper. They glue on dust caps and the surround. Now, paint lies on top and probably not durable, but I wonder if you couldn’t dye it with india ink, etc. Most paper cones are impregnated with some sort of resin for stiffness and durability; how different is that from a touch of paint sprayed on?

Just asking. Would like to hear what an engineer of speakers has to say rather than a random “NO”.

I in fact Found a thread on an audio forum where the question is asked and Bill Fitzmaurice conspicuously doesn’t say NO to the op, rather discusses another issue. Invalid Link Removed
 
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#89
shaboda said:
no offense to anyone here, but is removing the logo really that important? Besides, Mark Bass is a good name.


But if it said Crate...well, now, we are talkin' a whole different ball a' wax... rip that bitch off. :)
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Not specifically important; but making music is an auditory kinda thing. If we view making music as an escape from the constant barrage of marketing and advertising stimulation invading our senses and prying our eyeballs, then yes, it actually does become a significant factor. People do all kinds of things to relieve our senses from billbboards, advertising, promotions, brands, all kinds of ******** intended to make us buy stuff. That's why it's comforting to escape from the world of logos and labels. See Adbusters Media Foundation | Journal of the Mental Environment

There are social & cultural movements seeking to address the fact that each and every one of us is statistically speaking bombarded with roughly 40,000 consumer messages every day. That actually occupies our consciousness in a seeming imperceptable but no-less signficant preconscious way. That's how marketing psychology is successful at making people want stuff.

Personally, I like Markbass gear very very much. If anybody rolls up and asks me about my bass amps, I will happily extoll the virtues of Markbass. But I pried the label off my amp because I don't feel like being reminded every time I look at it and I do NOT wish to be a minion / walking postcard for the company. I want to share music with people and create a space where the music is the focus.

For anyone prying off their Markbass logos, you just need to remember to put the grill back on with the amp on it's back, otherwise it's a pain in the ass to line up the screwholes with the rubber buffers underneath there and you don't want to put new screwholes in the cab if you can avoid it. :j
 
#93
Red Planet said:
So to add to this I have a MarkBass 104HF cab and I love the sound. I might take off the logo as well.

I wouldn't, but there might be an unobtrusive spray paint you could use. I would contact Markbass and ask them.
Question can you paint the yellow speakers black without affecting them too much?
I also thought about trading the CAB for a GK at some point.
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#94
rbonner said:
Logos on the front of equipment is just advertizing. Are they paying you to have a logo on your equipment or did you buy the stuff?

There's a HUGE difference between a classy looking Marshall emblem across the front of your guitar cab and an UGLIER THAN ZITS yellow abortion like substance slapped on the front of a quality piece of equipment.

The yellow and black painted heads are another thing. They should have a real designer make SKINS for the fronts of their amps to make them look nice.

SERIOUSLY, real companies employ AGENCIES to design packaging for gear. They hire those same guys to design classy logos.

If MB had a beautiful front they would probably have 50% greater sales, which is really goofy but true.

There's nothing crapier than a CAR DEALER LOGO stuck on the back of your new luxury car. Who's permission did they have to do that? I generally remove that crap or if one is not installed but listed on a dealer prep list, I tell them I will not be taking the car if it gets stuck on there.

Class is Class, we expect it in the stuff we buy.

Just as I get ready to leave for the Harley Swap Meet, I wonder how many Harley Tattoos I will see getting inked today? I have 7 harleys in my garage, AND DO HAVE A TAT, but no where on it does it say HARLEY. When they pay me $100K a year to have a tat, I'll think about it.

BOB
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1st Marshall logos are so cheap looking, IMHO
2nd its not a dealer logo but the MFG logo on the amp.
Would you rip your MFG logo off your car?
3rd many people like the Markbass logo.
What makes you right and then wrong?
 
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1st. Agreed,

2nd. Apples to oranges* and frankly makes it seem like you didn't really get the gestalt of my post, which gives me pause in continuing the dialog here,

3rd. Not right. Just my opinion, my story, and some practical advice for anyone pursuing the very simple act of owning completely what they have bought, doing what they want with it and making it more their own (in a reversible way) I struggled for a couple minutes putting the grill back on until I thought to turn the amp on its back. I think that's what makes this forum great; people sharing their experiences and stories.

Just adding that I do not dislike the markbass logo, again that is a distortion of my point. I don't like prominently displayed central and oversized logos of any kind that suck up the visual landscape any more than voices drowning out the rest, which is why I'll stop here.

Except, last, you don't actually have to take the grill off at all. I just did that to find out how it was put on.

Oopsy, actually one other point. I noticed a coincidence between my removal and this other guy's same decision; the SIZE MB amp. Both of us removed our logos from mb 112 sized combos. I'm guessing it's possible Markbass may not make logos for every size amp they put out. This means that they bump up the logo size from the micromark at about 1" tall to the 112 at 2 3/16". This would mean that an appropriate sized logo for the big cabs is being used on that poor little 112 and just looks outsized.
 
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#97
96tbird said:
I’m not going to disagree but I’m wondering why not? It’s paper. They glue on dust caps and the surround. Now, paint lies on top and probably not durable, but I wonder if you couldn’t dye it with india ink, etc. Most paper cones are impregnated with some sort of resin for stiffness and durability; how different is that from a touch of paint sprayed on?

Just asking. Would like to hear what an engineer of speakers has to say rather than a random “NO”.

I in fact Found a thread on an audio forum where the question is asked and Bill Fitzmaurice conspicuously doesn’t say NO to the op, rather discusses another issue. Invalid Link Removed
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Different engineers will probably have different opinions, too. Personally, I have seen spray-painted cones that worked fine. I own some of those yellow coned speakers. I won't paint them because I do think about resale.
 
#98
A new smaller logo. In a new location.
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