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molan

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  1. I’ve seen the insides of a BF cab, certainly some ‘interesting’ build techniques going on in there 😂
  2. Reduced to £2,150 - very good price for an instrument made to Fender Custom Shop build quality. Open to trade offers for anything that might be relatively easy to sell in the future - Fender J’s or P’s for USA or Japan, Stingrays etc.
  3. The ‘Swiss army knife’ of basses - great for a gigging player who needs fast access to different sounds on a single gig!
  4. I had both 😂 The ‘Chuck’ was a tobacco burst. I think went to Scandinavia.
  5. I love Jimmy’s KBP series. I had one that was made for Chuck Rainey for a while but, foolishly, sold it 🤦‍♂️
  6. My ‘68J sold today so I can afford to move on price a bit for this one. Open to offers either directly here or through Will at BassBross. Sale will go through Will so that allows a few purchasing and PX options.
  7. I've gigged one of these many times. Great little tool and a near-perfect combination of price / power / tone / flexibility.
  8. I watched the whole launch presentation. It came across as very much a trade launch, designed to inspire and build confidence amongst the global distributor base. I’ve attended many similar affairs and they always come across as a bit dry but they’re not really targeting end consumers. As far as the cabs go, anything that reduces weight but maintains tonal integrity is a good thing for me. Where they’re made makes no difference as far as I’m concerned. The Indonesian build quality has always been excellent and, in very general terms, I’d normally opt for quality far-eastern electronics than those manufactured in a lot of European countries. Certainly more eco-friendly to have them made in Europe if that’s where the bulk of sales are (I have no idea of their market by market sales though). Definitely intrigued to hear them when they make their way into UK stores
  9. The finish on this one has to be seen in the flesh to appreciate but it really is a lovely thing!
  10. Classic 810’s tend to be dreadful for on-stage sound - unless your stage area is at least 10 metres deep so you can stand well away from the cab. We used to test big 810s and 610s in the store and measure approximately how long the throw was. A Mesa 610 was about the worst (or best depending on what you’re after). It sounded thin and without volume until you walked all the way back into the next building - then a bloody great low bass sound wave would hit you slap bang in the chest and make your ribcage vibrate 😂
  11. Neither, it’s a standard MarkBass 102P and regularly gigged with little Nano head putting out 200w. The band has 2 guitarists. One with an Orange rig and the other a Mesa. We play loud but controlled. Everything runs through our own PA. It’s also not huge but decent quality. More and more bands are realising that a controlled on-stage environment coupled with a well-managed foh mix makes a much more balanced, and enjoyable, sound for the people that matter, the audience.
  12. Sorry, I don’t agree. I keep up with drummers on large kits with a little 2x10. Using large cabs to drown out other band members is simply counter-productive to getting a decent sound to the only people who really matter - the ones out front
  13. I think this is the crux of the matter. You simply don't need a massive rig on stage any more. I gig with just a 2x10 for a bit of low end stage monitoring (although often I'm cutting lows and bumping low mids). I am always in the fog mix, whatever the size of the venue. It always gets me when people say "our PA isn't good/powerful enough to handle bass so we only put vocals in the mix" and then go on about running a large multi-cab set up on stage. The simple answer to this is - sell the huge bass rig and invest in a better PA! The audience will hear a much more balanced sound, on-stage volume will drop, everyone will hear each other better and you'll get more bookings in the future. Modern PA systems that can handle the full frequency range are so much more affordable now. Of course, it doesn't mean you'll be able to 'show off' your amazing rig but the audience will be a lot happier with a quality sound mix than seeing a lumpy cab on stage - that's even if they've noticed it!
  14. I wonder how many of those were plugged in though? I know someone who had a major gig coming up and at a full dress rehearsal he arrived with just a pre-amp and in-ears. The tour manager wouldn’t let him play live like that so we loaned him an amp and a couple of larger-sized cabs that were purely for show. He didn’t even bother with the leads for them 🤣 By complete chance, I just saw this social media post from a music distributor:
  15. In broad terms the, newer, Indonesian heads should be more reliable than the Italian ones. Partly simply because they are newer, but also the general manufacturing following the move to Indonesia improved reliability. Using the head in the way you’ve said should be fine. The only problem I can see is that I think the lead from the internal speaker is very short so I’m not sure if it will reach easily. You could use an extension cable or rewire it so the internal lead is longer. Alternatively, you could just use it to the extension 2x10 to see you through the gig. I think, but I can’t be 100% sure, that it may even be possible to slot the newer head into the combo if the old one failed completely. I’ll ask for you
  16. Having tried soooo many different amp brands and configurations over the years, I’ve found that Markbass simply ‘work’ for me better than any other. In fact, so much so that I currently have an order in for no less than 3 new heads (matching gig head and a studio one plus a Nano backup for gigging), a pair of cabs (both 4 ohms for different situations) and a small rehearsal/acoustic combo. All are replacements for existing MB gear, which I’ve put up for sale. I’ve now worked out exactly which combinations I want and am excited to settle in with them. The AG, and MM, heads were both on my list but I settled on the warmer tones of a small valve pre head instead. Also don’t need more than 500w into the 4ohm cabs. I bet the AG sounds monstrous at full whack!
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