Jakester

The point is not whether the repair sorted it, but that the goods (whether repaired or replaced) are still not of satisfactory quality. A damaged cab is still not of satisfactory quality. I would just reject and demand a refund.

If it's a business under CRA 2015 goods should be of satisfactory quality. Under s24(5) of the CRA2015 if a customer requests a repair or replacement and the goods still do not confirm with the requirement to be of satisfactory quality, you can insist on a refund.

Bought from shop, or private seller?

I have Reaper. Cheap it is, easy to use, less so. If you want proper basic, and the ability to collaborate online try Bandlab. We've used it recently to compile demos and it's been fine.

Ah, I'd love these but I'm nowhere near...

Thanks Steve - I claim no credit other than the performance of the bass part, it was arranged by one of the orchestra founders who also does a lot of the management, and arranged for someone else to compile all the video. It came out really well, considering the range of different methods people recorded their parts - some used mics, some (like me) used a proper audio interface into a DAW, but others just played into their phone etc.

Thanks! If I were doing it again I’d make sure to heat the frets to melt any glue (to hopefully prevent tear outs), and possibly use plastic rather than maple veneer in the slots.

Here’s the evidence to back up my assertions:

In my experience, it’s easy to do, but hard to do well! I did an old Yamaha I had lying around and it worked well enough, in that it doesn’t have any frets any more, but I think to get a decent finish I’d have had to have been a lot more careful and/or skilled.

Having experienced ongoing problems with the head in my CMD121P, I was on the lookout for a relatively cheap, similarly-powered amp head that I could use as a backup. I mainly play in a local community orchestra, so huge volume isn't always needed - here's a video which shows the sort of thing we do: However, I occasionally do other gigs etc which necessitated an extension cab with the CMD121P so I needed something that as a back up could push some air at 4ohms. I considered the Trace Elf, but although all the reviews were positive, I thought it may have been a little light on welly. I'd been after a cheap LMII or III but, despite seeing them everywhere for months at really good prices (i.e. sub £300), I'd not seen one for ages. I came across @thebassist's ad for the GR Mini, and kept coming back to it. It seemed just the job - small enough to keep in the pocket of a gig bag, but with *just* enough welly to keep up if the combo head crapped out. Anyway, the orchestra had our first post-Covid, fully socially-distanced rehearsal at the weekend, so I chucked the GR Mini in the bag. It was a good thing I did in the end, as the Markbass carried on where it left off - volume dropping and jumping etc (which isn't great during quiet orchestral moments!) so at the break, I switched to the GR Mini. I just disconnected the MB head and plugged the internal cab speaker into the new amp, and straight away it it was on the money. I'd noodled a bit with it in the bedroom, so I'd rolled up the bass a smidge, and rolled off the mid and treble (I tend to roll off the mids and highs generally - I like the VPF on the MD) and it was bang on - clearer than the MB (though a possibly unfair comparison given it wasn't feeling at its best) and it really cut through. There's a piece with a double-time walking bass part which I always struggle with, and after the rehearsal the guitarist (sat the other side of the drummer) complimented me on that part, so it definitely cut through! I didn't have the gain more than 1/4 up, and master about 1/3 max, so there's definitely more to come. I haven't tried it with an extension cab (at 4ohms it supposedly puts out 350W) but nothing makes me doubt that. I haven't had a chance to try it with upright (I have an EUB which I can just about manage one song on...) but I'd have thought it would fit the bill nicely. Now, I find myself considering whether I could fabricate a 'holder' for the GR to fit in place of the Combo Head... Definitely a good buy, and thanks again to @thebassist as it was in mint condition when it arrived.

Great sale to Chris, no problems, a pleasure to deal with!

As someone who plays both bass and drums (though not at the same time...yet!) I'd say...it depends. For example when I played drums in a big band, I always felt that the bass would lead with the walking/driving bassline, and I would hang back a bit. Same in a jazz trio. However playing drums in a blues band, I felt it was my job to keep it driving along. So, depends on the music?

I was going to get the self install one but I’m not much cop at soldering. Someone offered to do it for me on here but then the DMC Micro came up so I have one of those instead. .

Hmm, I didn't pay anywhere near that for the setup, but I hope my wife doesn't see your post! I suppose that perfectly encapsulates being a musician...

Well, I picked up the MS-60B for a steal, and even with the midi controller it’s less than the cost of a b1-4 (edit - actually, no scratch that - thought they were more expensive than they were. Ho hum) I use one of these, picked up from here second hand so cheaper: https://www.andertons.co.uk/disaster-area-dmcmicro-midi-controller-guitar-pedals-dmcmicro?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs4TC3OWS7AIVgRkGAB11DALHEAQYAyABEgJpAfD_BwE So minimal increase in size really.

I have one and use a external midi switcher pedal to cycle the patches, which works an absolute treat. It’s meant I can downsize my pedalboard completely as I only use a few effects - occasional drive on one tune, or chorus on another etc - so it’s perfect.

Great, thanks.

I'm in the process of acquiring a back-up head for the moments when my Markbass CMD121P combo head decides it doesn't want to play ball. It's not going to be at massive volumes at the mo, so the backup head isn't huge. The permanent speaker cable on the MB combo is a 1/4" jack plugged into the back of the combo head. The replacement head has a combo speakon/jack plug, so that's fine, but the cable from the speaker is really short, so I'd need the spare head wedged down the back of the cab - not ideal if a quick volume adjustment is needed! Anyone see a female speakon combo plug or female jack to male speakon lead? Or anyone know of somewhere I could get one made? Alternatively, would something like this work with a 1/4" to 1/4" speaker lead and one of these? Or could I just use something like a female 1/4" to female 1/4" adaptor and a jack to speakon lead? Finally, the backup amp only has one speakon out, so I would need a daisy chain to get the full output with a second cab - is there a daisy chain that does a speakon out to jack AND speakon? Or is this moon on a stick stuff?