stereoplayer

The local popular bar. Small, dirty and cramped.  Messy set up, I didn’t feel that good last night.  But the rig and bass killed it as usual!

1 hour ago, Raslee said:

I guess it depends on the gig, genre but this would cover most…prefer 15”s for a bit of reggae though. Despite trying differing brands over the years I always come back to the simple Markbass Traveller 2x10”.

Ditto! In my opinion…these cabs deliver! I never worry about them.

35 minutes ago, msb said:

The fan in my MB200 stopped working and that led to the end of the ICE power module. I looked around at other amps and decided the MB was worth saving. I did find a qualified repair guy , and it’s been running like it’s old self once more.

I love that little amp , but it’s been sidelined since I picked up a Darkglass Exponent.

I love mine as well…I have three of them…

This rig absolutely sounded great the last 2 nights.

I’ve had this LED VU meter around the house for a very long time.  I added it to my mini stereo bass rig for an extra little bling.

Love this thread here too!

 My main gigging rig these days.

Custom stereo Jazz bass wired stereo.

Two GK MB-200 heads.

Roland GP-8  effects unit for the bridge PU only. A Roland FC-100/EV-5,  foot controller(not in pic).

One MarkBass 102, 8 Ohm cab on the top,  one MarkBass 102, 4 Ohm cab on the bottom(neck PU).

For a total of about 350 Watts.

I love it.

3 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

Born in Salzburg (1756...), in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position.

While visiting Vienna in 1781, aged 25, Mozart was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He stayed in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years there, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas. His Requiem was largely unfinished by the time of his death at the age of 35, the circumstances of which are largely uncertain and much mythologized.

His best work was with the Beatles!  🤪

Outside gig, large pavilion.  Hot and sticky out. The rig and bass sounded great!  I used a cab for a stool…Ha!

The made in USA sticker is a nice touch….😐

Gig last night.  The cab on the bottom is a stage cab I used to elevate my rig.

Stereo rig and bass.

My most recent gig.

3 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

I see you have the original 'briefcase' amp on the bottom.....

I’m working on that…

I have a taller one but got a shorter one coming.

4 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

The MB200 uses the ICEPower ASX50BTL, 170Watts into 4 ohms and 100 watts into 8 Ohms.

I’ll take your word for it…but the specs say 200 Watts at 4 Ohms.

A screen capture of the GK site.

3 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

I wonder how comparitively loud, 2 Elf's would be?

I'm guess the physics are not as simple as 2 x 200w amps = 1 x 400w amp! 😁

 

But seriously, bearing in mind the size, could 2 Elf's and 2 speakers, be a viable option?

They sure could!

See my above 2x rig!  It roars!

27 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

Is the MB200 louder than the Elf?

Well, they are both 200 Watts @4 Ohms.  I’d say yes they’re about the same in volume.  Personally, I think the GK MB-200 has a warmer, gooey  tone over all.

The tone just suits my tastes well.

I will use the MbB200 as a spare for my 2 X GK stereo rig.

No offense to the ELF though, they are very nice!

I ended up returning mine…it worked fine.  I got another MB200 as a spare and I was half the  price of the elf.  And I like the GK a lot better.  
Maybe I’ll get another one used cheaper because I do like them… I’m retired and gotta look at the bottom line…$.

After sending a TC Bam200 back for overheating problems.

I got an ELF.  I used last night at a small bar/tavern.  I got it for a backup for my twin GK MB-200 stereo rig.  
The ELV sounded nice with lot of headroom and punched through pretty good into the mix.

1 hour ago, Stealth said:

I want one

Very affordable!  I’ll get another I’m sure!

My mini stereo rig and custom stereo bass.

2 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

Was the fan working flat out at that time? they do get hot but shouldn't get that hot.

I didn’t take notice at the time whether the fan was working or not…it was cutting  out  mid song. It was very hot, even the ac cord end and speaker plug was hot.  The metal case seemed to be burn you hand hot!

The fan worked a couple of days ago when I tested at my home.

I already returned it and even got a credit on my account already.  I really wanted another GK MB-200 but Amazon didn’t have any, my credit was on my account at Amazon.

I did get an ELF class D head.  I’ve wanted one of those too for a while.  Although…twice the price or so.

We’ll see what happens next.

Well… I tried it on a gig last night. TC head/one 4 Ohm MarkBass 102 cab. Maybe turned up half way. I was starting to kinda like the tone…it cut into the mix very well.

It started cutting in/out after 12 songs…very hot. I could leave my hand on the top of it very long. No smells of electronic burning.
I had my other GK head with me and it…as usual…sounded great and most importantly, it didn’t fail me.

As much as I want to keep it…it’s going back…

if I get one super cheap, I may get another just for around the house…but after one gig/test it failed me.

36 minutes ago, Aalin said:

With only 200 W, you need to set the gain quite high to have a good level. So the light turns quickly to green and stay there.

The weight of that amp is more around 2 lbs instead of 1.

For the EQ, here is a file to know how to set the TC 200 Bam flat. Could help, after every body can do his own.

ToneStack BAM200.pdf 463.67 kB · 2 downloads

Thanks. Very helpful.

An old Peavey Mk IV had 2 channels., with separate eq’s.

at here is a version of MarkBass MoMark that had 2 channels.

All my basses are wired stereo. This is what I use these days.

4 hours ago, wrinkleygit said:

Love mine to bits, gig it regularly with a 112 Ashdown cab, 8ohm, plenty of bottom with either of my P basses, I was confused initially by the manual info on the gain led, until I realised it blinks green when a signal is detected, then through amber as the gain is increased, finally to red on overload, something the manual fails to mention.

  At £129 it’s amazing value for money, never had issues and would certainly buy another if it ever needs replacement.

I just checked my gain LED’s, they do not have an amber light between the green and red.  Maybe it was changed at some point.

But, you can turn the gain up pretty far before the red starts blinking.

26 minutes ago, wrinkleygit said:

Love mine to bits, gig it regularly with a 112 Ashdown cab, 8ohm, plenty of bottom with either of my P basses, I was confused initially by the manual info on the gain led, until I realised it blinks green when a signal is detected, then through amber as the gain is increased, finally to red on overload, something the manual fails to mention.

  At £129 it’s amazing value for money, never had issues and would certainly buy another if it ever needs replacement.

Thanks for that, I read the manual but  I failed to realize how it worked that way. Very helpful!

I was turning up the gain to achieve enough volume.  I will try it more now next time.