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    SOLD

    playbass replied to playbass's topic in Basses For Sale

    [quote name='budget bassist' post='456024' date='Apr 7 2009, 02:22 AM']wow... the neck on that thing... good luck with the sale![/quote] Thanks, I think the string spacing is 18mm at the bridge and the nut is 50mm wide. Some people like these dimensions so they don't get confused when changing from a 4 string bass.
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    SOLD

    playbass replied to playbass's topic in Basses For Sale

    [quote name='dlugibass' post='455908' date='Apr 6 2009, 10:07 PM']Where was made?? Japan or Korea??[/quote] Sorry, I should have been clearer with the model. Is it the newer TRB1006 basses that are Korean? Anyway, the back of the headstock says it was [b]built in Japan[/b]. I've just been looking at Yamaha series numbers and I think I've decoded this one to reveal that the bass was made in [b]May 1998[/b]. I'm pretty sure OutToPlayJazz has one of these basses, so I'm sure he could probably give you an unbiased opinion on them.
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    SOLD

    playbass posted a topic in Basses For Sale

    I bought this in October/November last year to see how I got on with a six stringed bass; it was my first bass with more than four strings. Luckily it seems to have a good low action and I've found it very smooth and even to play. Its been a great learning experience... I've learnt I only really need five of the six strings. So this beast is up for sale, while I keep an eye out for a five stringer. Specification: Ash body 3 piece maple/flame maple neck (I think) 24 frets 35" scale Twin truss rods 9V active pre-amp Bass, mid, treble boost/cut pots Pickup plend pot Volume pot [attachment=23413:body_to_head.jpg] What looks like a 1cm scratch on the left of this photo is just a reflection. [attachment=23414:body.jpg] [attachment=23415:DSCF3700.jpg] [attachment=23416:back.jpg] [attachment=23417:chips.jpg] [attachment=23418:DSCF3703.jpg] [attachment=23486:head.jpg] The gold plating isn't as new [attachment=23776:machinehead.JPG] [attachment=23485:case.jpg] Yamaha hard case included. I'd prefer collection (for the bass' safety) but I'm willing to post at buyer's expense. The majority of the bass looks great, as you can see, but there are a couple of dings/chips. If you'd like to see more photos then let me know and I'll post them up or email them straight to you. [b]Price: £450 or make me an offer![/b] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31215&hl=playbass"][b]MY FEEDBACK[/b][/url]
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    [quote name='hubrad' post='452236' date='Apr 2 2009, 11:02 AM']650 quid for an Overwater? Come one somebody - snap his hand off! If I could play left handed I'd have bought it myself already! [/quote] For that price it must be worth learning to play backwards! Do overwater do right-hand drive conversions?
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    [quote name='Plux_the_Duck' post='391133' date='Jan 25 2009, 07:15 PM']is this sold??[/quote] I have accepted an offer on it. So as long as the money appears (which it's looking like it will) then it is sold. Thanks for the interest.
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' post='390066' date='Jan 23 2009, 10:49 PM']Sell your cabs then. Yours Sincerely A very hooked LMII owner.[/quote] But I really like them too... a pair of EA CXL-112.
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    I'm VERY reluctantly selling my Little Mark II... just like everyone else I LOVED it's sound, size and weight. I bought if here on Bass Chat not very long ago but have since found that it's not compatable with my cabs because they have a lower impedance than their label indicates And (since it's apreciated here) this is the serial number: SE300081 It is in excellent condition with only a few minor cosmetic marks on the top of the cover. Pictures coming some time this weekend. Price £410 (what it cost me).
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    [quote name='dub' post='387669' date='Jan 21 2009, 04:15 PM']I wouldn't give up on your amp and clxs just yet. I had a similar problem which came and went unpredictably. I blamed the bass, got a new preamp and then it happened again, so I blamed my Markbass SA450. As it turned out, it was a lead. I was just fooled because it didn't crackle like a lead problem. They were good quality leads and were nearly new. I should have known better, but I was totally convinced it was the amp, until I bought new leads. It hasn't happened since! It would be well worth trying different leads. If it still happens with the new leads, try using one cab on it's own, if that works perfectly then I guess it could be the impedance. You could always get an eden amp, they can handle down to 2ohms.[/quote] Thanks for the suggestions. I'm very tempted to go the route of getting an EA iamp since they should match well with the cabs (which I love) and I think they go down to 2 ohms too. There may well be a Little Mark II appearing on the for sale section of this site very soon if anyone's interested. just make sure you're not using EA cabs! Just out of interest how warm do Little Marks normally get when gigging them? When mine cut out it was quite warm and like I said I certainly wasn't pushing it; the master and gain were both only half way and that is far from clipping with my bass.
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    [quote name='yorks5stringer' post='386719' date='Jan 20 2009, 08:55 PM']I had a similar issue too with mine but wouldn't that have been obvious to the OP as the sound would be cutting in and out? I was thinking more around wrong impedance=overheating amp=thermal cut-out. There's a long thread on that US basschat thingy about it, goes on about 35 pages or so.....![/quote] Well I've just been to talkbass [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=415542&highlight=little+mark+thermal"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...le+mark+thermal[/url] (will this get me thrown off basschat?!) and it seems that my lovely EA cabs are to blame Someone claimed that although they are labelled as 8Ohm they are closer to 6! Surely that could be dangerous? At least the amp has a sefty cut out... and this all means the Little Mark is fine! Not really sure what I'm gonna do. I can't go gigging with a amp that's gonna cut out any second. I REALLY want to say a BIG THANKS to everyone for their help on this. You've probably saved me a lot of time and maybe money too. Cheers.
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    [quote name='skankdelvar' post='386681' date='Jan 20 2009, 08:29 PM']The bloke who does my amps has seen a number of Marks with this problem, which he puts down to the D-class power switching as noted by Soulfinger above.[/quote] Does this mean an amp technician could fix the problem or is it just a 'characteristic' of these amps? [quote]Check with EA about the real world impedance of these - I have a feeling that in the regions of high power demand it's lower than you'd expect for a typical nominal 8 ohm cab. I believe I read something about this ages ago and certainly the transmission line design would tie in with lower impedance in the bass register. This could cause overcurrent problems at higher volumes, which does tend to be a problem with ultra-lightweight amps due to the power supply being as small as is possible whilst still achieving the power specs with typical loads. Alex[/quote] I'm gonna check this out. THANKS!
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    [quote name='hatori' post='386568' date='Jan 20 2009, 07:08 PM']Check the wiring in your cabs for loose connections/dry joints.[/quote] Are you suggesting it's a problem with the cabs and not the amp? Or that bad connections in the cabs could cause the amp to cut out? [quote]"My first one cut out for short periods from new, proel sent a new one straight away."[/quote] Maybe I should have bought a new one
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    [quote name='Soulfinger' post='386463' date='Jan 20 2009, 05:42 PM']And by some folks on the Swiss(German/Austrian) bass forum I frequent, among them F1 and LM250 users. Some of them have sent their amps back to Markbass who are very interested in finding out what´s happening. So you´re not alone. Some blame the D-class power switching but the jury is still out ATM... You´re not using Eden cabs by any chance?[/quote] I'm sure the cabs are 8 Ohmns; they're a pair of EA CXL-112. I'm a bit gutted as everyone keeps going on about how good they are (and I certainly am pleased with the sound, power and weight) meanwhile the ashdown superflys get slagged off for being under-powered and unreliable (and mine never let me down, even if I was tempted to use it as a plate warmer). I've sent an email to Markbass (their auto responder tells me they'll soon be back from NAMM) and I'm just waiting for the technical department of Proel to finish unloading a lorry (so their receptionist tells me). Thanks for the help.
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    [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='385417' date='Jan 19 2009, 09:16 PM']Chocked with dust inside? Might find carpet in there.[/quote] It's very clean... and it has an ironically large heat sink (if it is a thermal problem). (Thanks for the suggestion!)
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='385345' date='Jan 19 2009, 08:26 PM']Hmm... sounds like a classic thermal issue. Did you have anything sitting on top of the amp? A pedal, or anything?[/quote] Little Mark was just sitting on top of the cabs with nothing on top or next to him. The case was quite warm but no way near as warm as the Ashdown Superfly I had before (and that performed with no problems). I wondered if it was a thermal safety cut out, but the fan was running unobstructed and the room wasn't hot and there were no stage lights in the room. Could the thermal cut out be a little overly cautious?
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    I recently bought a Little Mark II from another BCer. I tried it out at a reheasal on Saturday (You can imagine how annoying I was as I bragged about how light it is to the guitarist stuggleing with a HUGE fender amp.) I'd been playing for about an hour with the gain and master both at half way when the sound completely cut out. (There were no pops, bangs or other nasty sounds and there was no smoke, fire or bad smells.) The power light was still on though. After about a minute it started working again. About half an hour later this happened again. But I'm pleased to say it started working again after it had a little rest. This wasn't a problem as it was just a practise, but could be very embarrasing at a gig. The amp was sitting on top of my cabs and it was not in a rack. Can anyone shed any light on what's going on here and if they've experienced something similar? (I was playing a 4 string active jazz bass and the amp was connected to 2 8Ohmn 12" cabs.) Thanks for any help. (Not quite so smug now about my light-weight, but slightly part-time amp ).
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    ZMech

    playbass posted a topic in Feedback

    Zach recently bought a couple of cabs and an amp from me. If you're intending to do a deal with him I can assure you he is a trust worthy gentleman. I think that says it all really.
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    Looking to be fairly sold... just waiting for some numbers to appear in my bank account.
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    [quote name='Zach' post='365113' date='Dec 28 2008, 08:12 PM']MthSte, you can sign them if you're stuart zender, if not then I may have to pass My student loan is shouting no at me...[/quote] They're boxed and nearly ready to go! (I'm just off out to get some parcel tape.)
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