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The Combo Club
- Thread starter ChefKen
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The Badinovs - two of my fave baddies! A happy holidays to all y’all.
- Oct 22, 2015
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Thankink you so wery much, Fearless Leader! But, axially, Natasha iss not Badinov. She iss wery, wery bad, yes! But, just not inov. (She iss Fatale! Hoo, boy!! I could be tellink you!)
Oh, I offer to her ... uh, ... promotion, on seweral especiale occasions. I promiss to her de moon. Yet she refuse! Iss wery curious. And I am havink no idea what my beink "last man on Earth" has to do with it!
O Come All Ye Comboites,
Sing in Exultation,
At the 3rd Anniversary Portrait of
our New Fearless Leader!
Combo Club Wiki - Peaceful Transition of Fearless Leaders
Sing in Exultation,
At the 3rd Anniversary Portrait of
our New Fearless Leader!
Combo Club Wiki - Peaceful Transition of Fearless Leaders
(Bows)
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Face palm. Why haven't I thought of trying the strap in this position with my SG, Wattplower Mk 2 and maybe 500/1? Very clever!
Love the Autobot logo on the bass.Face palm. Why haven't I thought of trying the strap in this position with my SG, Wattplower Mk 2 and maybe 500/1? Very clever!
Til all are one!
It came with it and no way was I taking it off.
I'm looking to get either a lightweight powered cab or a combo in the near future. Something affordable on the used market.
This will be used for either jamming or stage volume with pa support for loud rock/metal bands.
From looking around, I am leaning towards a GK MB212 (or MBP212), Fender Rumble 500 or a Peavey Max 300.
Does anyone have some more suggestions to add to my list while searching for a deal? I would like to stay away from single driver options.
This will be used for either jamming or stage volume with pa support for loud rock/metal bands.
From looking around, I am leaning towards a GK MB212 (or MBP212), Fender Rumble 500 or a Peavey Max 300.
Does anyone have some more suggestions to add to my list while searching for a deal? I would like to stay away from single driver options.
Why no single driver? Stage presence? More air-moving surface area? Just curious.
I have and absolutely adore the GK Legacy 212, so I would imagine the MB would deliver similar goods, and I play exclusively in two metal bands! If you can find a Legacy on the used market, my guitarists don't like when I go above 9 o'clock in volume, it's just that loud.
Of course, not to answer for Chris, but I ran a single OBC115 before getting my current combo, and even running 400w into it pushed hard, it was impossible to hear above the 4x12's (and occasional 2x12) I was fighting with. Whether it's because of driver height, GK tone, or sheer volume, that's definitely not the case anymore.
A couple of weeks ago, when we were all so much younger, I promised a review on my new combo amp, the Markbass CMB 151. Well, better late than never, so here's my history with the amp, my thoughts, and a few pics to prove it happened. If you remember, I mentioned that I wanted to wait until after my bi-annual school gig to comment on its live prowess. It happened, all had a good time, and the combo sounded great.
I had been wanting a stand-alone 15" combo after enjoying my Ampeg RB 112 for the past year or so. I originally bought their 112, only to find it broken upon opening. I brought it back to GC and put the money on a brand new 115 combo; they got it just a few days before. I got it home and did the full inspection to make sure this one was ready to work. It did. In my bedroom-sized music room, it's way too much for it, but the DI is so darned good I recorded several songs using it, particularly with my Hofner bass, that I fell in love almost immediately. Now all I needed to do was take it out for a spin to see what it could do live.
The Markbass weighs around 42 lbs and is a bit heavy to carry long distances, but with the aid of our school's cart, I had no problems. The woofer can really throw the bottom out, while there's no tweeter to annoy. The control panel is interesting as well as revealing who Markbass was going after in the development of this new three-combo lineup. Four-band EQ, a contour button to sink the mids, and a boost button that coincidentally mimics what the Fender Rumble's Vintage switch does; offer some nice compression and a bit of grit that sits well with my single-coil P/J Sire bass. Yep, there's no doubt this combo bass amp was to go head-to-head with the R200, which is great for the customer because it gives you more options being this one is voiced differently. If you've played through any of the CMD-series combos, this is a completely different beast where going for a whole lot of bottom-end was a top priority. Myself, I prefer the mids on this one, but YMMV.
Aside from the 100-watt, 12" combo disaster I briefly suffered with, it looks to be built pretty well, but time will tell. I realized I'm one combo short of being able to play a different one each day of the week, but this is to be earmarked for when I don't go with separates, but want a little more low-end heft over my other amps. That, plus as mentioned, the DI really rang my bell and it may sit next to me in the long run when using my Hofner. I am hoping another player enters the Combo Club domain requesting a number for their new Markbass CMB. Then we'll see if I'm full of hooey or not. Don't answer that!
Finally, the pics below are of the setup, plain and simple. The third shot is of the gym stage where Jordan is on her side. I was running DI to the PA with stage monitors and full-size ceiling speakers in the gym. Overkill? Sure, but why not? The combo's volume though was sitting at 9:00 through the entire morning. The last pic is of one of my former grade-level teachers and good friend, Kelsee, who took the same shot last year. Yeah, haven't aged a bit...
Thanks for reading and viewing. We need more of these in-depth reviews to keep the combo way of life moving, offer info, and hopefully entertain a bit. I challenge all of you recent members to take Miles up on his request for your musical journey; be it personal or, as with this one, more product-based. And pics too if you want us to believe any of it!
Fearless Leader, Emeritus
I had been wanting a stand-alone 15" combo after enjoying my Ampeg RB 112 for the past year or so. I originally bought their 112, only to find it broken upon opening. I brought it back to GC and put the money on a brand new 115 combo; they got it just a few days before. I got it home and did the full inspection to make sure this one was ready to work. It did. In my bedroom-sized music room, it's way too much for it, but the DI is so darned good I recorded several songs using it, particularly with my Hofner bass, that I fell in love almost immediately. Now all I needed to do was take it out for a spin to see what it could do live.
The Markbass weighs around 42 lbs and is a bit heavy to carry long distances, but with the aid of our school's cart, I had no problems. The woofer can really throw the bottom out, while there's no tweeter to annoy. The control panel is interesting as well as revealing who Markbass was going after in the development of this new three-combo lineup. Four-band EQ, a contour button to sink the mids, and a boost button that coincidentally mimics what the Fender Rumble's Vintage switch does; offer some nice compression and a bit of grit that sits well with my single-coil P/J Sire bass. Yep, there's no doubt this combo bass amp was to go head-to-head with the R200, which is great for the customer because it gives you more options being this one is voiced differently. If you've played through any of the CMD-series combos, this is a completely different beast where going for a whole lot of bottom-end was a top priority. Myself, I prefer the mids on this one, but YMMV.
Aside from the 100-watt, 12" combo disaster I briefly suffered with, it looks to be built pretty well, but time will tell. I realized I'm one combo short of being able to play a different one each day of the week, but this is to be earmarked for when I don't go with separates, but want a little more low-end heft over my other amps. That, plus as mentioned, the DI really rang my bell and it may sit next to me in the long run when using my Hofner. I am hoping another player enters the Combo Club domain requesting a number for their new Markbass CMB. Then we'll see if I'm full of hooey or not. Don't answer that!
Finally, the pics below are of the setup, plain and simple. The third shot is of the gym stage where Jordan is on her side. I was running DI to the PA with stage monitors and full-size ceiling speakers in the gym. Overkill? Sure, but why not? The combo's volume though was sitting at 9:00 through the entire morning. The last pic is of one of my former grade-level teachers and good friend, Kelsee, who took the same shot last year. Yeah, haven't aged a bit...
Thanks for reading and viewing. We need more of these in-depth reviews to keep the combo way of life moving, offer info, and hopefully entertain a bit. I challenge all of you recent members to take Miles up on his request for your musical journey; be it personal or, as with this one, more product-based. And pics too if you want us to believe any of it!
Fearless Leader, Emeritus
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The Phil Jones BG-400 combo is what I take to "work"
right there behind the mic with a stealie and sasquatch for the Webcam. It's my bass space! I, and other students are in live practice on Zoom. What has changed is I am now an affiliate of Ari Cap, as well as the volunteer Music Theory for the Bass Player uber coach.
Every student in the cohort has a coach. I'm the coach to the coaches, reporting to the head coach. My work as an uber coach is quite a privilege, yes? I take my bass pretty seriously. Maybe one day I figure it out. The winter cohort starts very soon (see sig for disclaimer)
I bought that StingRay in the spring of 1979. By 81 I graduated to my first real bass amp: the venerable Peavey TNT! The combo is as loud as it is heavy.
All these years along, and I still play a combo.
right there behind the mic with a stealie and sasquatch for the Webcam. It's my bass space! I, and other students are in live practice on Zoom. What has changed is I am now an affiliate of Ari Cap, as well as the volunteer Music Theory for the Bass Player uber coach.
Every student in the cohort has a coach. I'm the coach to the coaches, reporting to the head coach. My work as an uber coach is quite a privilege, yes? I take my bass pretty seriously. Maybe one day I figure it out. The winter cohort starts very soon (see sig for disclaimer)
I bought that StingRay in the spring of 1979. By 81 I graduated to my first real bass amp: the venerable Peavey TNT! The combo is as loud as it is heavy.
All these years along, and I still play a combo.
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Challenge accepted, meant to do it way back when I posted a pic of my brand-new Markbass combo, way back at 23875:
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-combo-club.1142208/page-1194#post-28776744
Number plz.
@Deleted member 409896 , you are number 334. Display it proudly in your signature for safekeeping.
WE HAZ https://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-combo-club.1142208/page-1194#post-28776744.
We'd love to hear more about your combo journey, bass journey, your den (or din) of iniquity (within TalkBass standards, of course), and you in general.
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