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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 1:00 pm
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For years, I have gotten great results with Peavey 210 or 410 bass cabs (all with foster tweeter), and Peavey Mark VI or VIII bass heads (late 80s, early 90s) These amps have a 9 band graphic and built in chorus. The T-Max was a great amp as well.


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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:59 pm
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how about backline 600 guys?

I've been checking out the backline 600 with BLX 410


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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:11 am
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eyecandy wrote:
how about backline 600 guys?

I've been checking out the backline 600 with BLX 410


DONT GET THAT AMP!

I have played through a lot of amps, and it just so happens that backlines are the only thing my local guitar shop sells. As a result, I frequently play through other people's backlines. Suffice to say I am consistently disappointed and irritated with the product.

There's something very delayed about the notes you play through it. The high end sounds very muted: it's there, but it's not crisp. The worst part is the midrange though. Even with the low and high mids maxed, it still sounds mid scooped. Also if you do push the midrange through them it gets a very nasty sound, as though it's distorting.

These amps are meant to sound scooped. Trying to get a midrangy tone out of them will yield disappointing results.


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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:20 am
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I think you should try out a markbass little mark head. This head seems to have everything you're looking for.

What I love about the LMK is that it's warm while maintaining the integrity of your bass's natural output. A lot of warm amps color the tone to a point that it covers up the unique signature of your instrument. Markbass does a really good job at holding true to the bass's tone.

It also has fantastic midrange parameters. You can get a great midrangy tone out of them, and the mid frequencies (360 hrz and 800 hrz) are really ideal for a jazz bass.

I've heard mixed things about markbass combos, so I think you would be better off getting a head instead. There are a lot of different variants of the little mark. There's the little mark 250, which is the cheapest version and 250 watts. The main one is the little mark III, which is 500 watts. There is also a little mark tube, which allows you to select between a tube and SS preamp (It's very subtle). There are also 800 watt versions of the LMK 3 and LMK tube, but they use a class D power amp instead of a class A/B, which makes those heads a little brighter and gives them more high mids.


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Since this is a Fender forum site..........I find it unusual that no one has commented on the Fender amps. :? Has anyone used any Fender amps and have any feedback about them? I don't have much for amps....yet.

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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:27 am
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I only used the Fender Rumble 100 at an open mic, no power, no cut. Their Pro series stuff looks interesting. I like the MarkBass LMII head with an Ampeg SVT 410HLF cabinet or my Schroder 212L. Lots of power, cuts thru the mix and keeps the low end, Sounds amazing with the Jazz Bass too. I have the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 also, great tone, maybe better than the MarkBass but not as much cut thru the mix. For a beginner I recommend the Hartke KickBack- great little amp for small gigs, great tone for a small amp too.


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Hi Eye,

The big dif is a big quality tone (SOLID STATE), or a big quality tone with gravy and booty juice slathered all over it making the hair on the back of your neck stand up! ( TUBES) lol. They do not cost more because they have someone blow the class into tube shapes Bro...

You go down to your favorite Bass shop and ask around some. Set up a couple of top line amps. One Tube and the other Solid State. Run them at 6 or 7 on the volume dial with all other settings flat. No boost or cut. use the same cabs for the test.

Do the same with the mid line amps. You will hear the differance in power and tone. Then your quest turns to financing, lol.
Here is something to listen for. Tubes cut through, are punchier, and have phatter bottem. They sound better to me. Have Fun! 8)
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:35 pm
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Lenny's right about tubes vs SS. They get a much better tone and cut.
I just prefer the reliabiltiy of solid state and use a tech 21 sansamp tube amp emulator, not the stomp box, the rack mount. With the MarkBass head and the Ampeg cab it gets one amazing bass tone. Crunchy but still deep and clear, it's hard to explain. I set it for SVT tone and I gotta tell you, blindfolded, you'd probably could not tell the difference. It is that good. Best set up I've had in 30+ years and dozens of different amps.


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Tube v.s solid state, like anything else, is a matter of opinion. I've heard plenty of solid state amps that I prefer to a high end tube amp.


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I have used a Fender Rumble 60 back then with a Squier Active Jazz V, errr the thing is the Squier doesn't really sound like a Jazz... errr dunno if its just me...
but as far as the Rumble amp... i don't really like them so much after trying.... i guess the big one with the mid scoop sounded great with an active yamaha bass..

I'll try the markbass...
from the line of the amps here.. errr fender, peavey, ibanez, gallien and hartke, peavey, line 6.. none of them tingled my ears yet.. *sigh*


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl9LAeCk ... r_embedded

Here's a video of someone playing a jazz bass through one of their combos. Unfortunately there aren't any good videos of markbass amps online that I've found so far. He's using chorus and mostly playing up high, but you can hear some occasional low notes which really shine. It has a ton of note clarity and growl in the low end, but all of it is pleasant and not overbearing.

You can also find a vid of Jeff Berlin playing through a combo, and it has great note clarity.

The nice thing about these amps is that you can get a ton of different sounds out of it. With the right settings it can get an ampeg sound, a more modern hi-fi tone, or somewhere in between.


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To each his/her own. Whatever makes you feel good is the right amp. I know when I'm happy with my tone, it takes me places that I don't go when I hate my tone.


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lately i've been seeing ampeg ba115 with p basses.. haven't seen them with jazzes... as for jeff berlin.. i think his amp doesn't have horns but i love his tone... but i think its a bit different from a jazz..


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