MartyBRebelMC

that is just stunning!

that sounds seriously nice.... cant wait to see the pics !!

Seafoam green, mint pickguard, maple with white binding and block inlays.... sorry i was just fantasizing about my dream bass

Well i hold you partly responsible Lozz as i had seen some of your posts about your rig and thought it would do the job for me. It's only been one gig but it just sounded more effortless power delivery than with one cab but that may be all in my head... it also makes it easy to hear yourself on stage as i believe you've found as well.

I bought a Barefaced Midget last week to compliment the Compact i already have - tried it out on Saturday night at a private function - large function hall with stage... coped a treat, effortless power. Oh and many thanks to OBBM for getting a speaker cable made up and out to me so fast! cheers [attachment=90268:photo.jpg]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1316534611' post='1379343']There comes a point where your vehicle needs protection from your cases which is fine for gigging bands with a tour bus but for most of us a soft roqsolids or similar case has just the right balance between no cover and a flight case.[/quote] a very good point!

I've ordered 3 covers from them now, the most recent one a few days ago. All excellent quality and all arrived very quickly. As regards some coments regarding durability/thickness - I have in the past had a Silverstone cover made that uses a neoprene style material which is much thicker but i wouldn't say was as durable and is a right pain when you need to fold it away at a gig.. I think amp/cab covers are good for keeping the rain and dust off and protect finishes from rubbing and light impacts, however if you need more protection it's probably time for a fightcase.

I recently bought a Bongo6 MM off a fellow basschatter and I agree with the OP - fantastic sound and an EQ that I find really useful I.e. very easy to understand and to tweak on the fly. My Status S2 is more comfortable (and lighter i think) but I am loving the massive sound you get from a Bongo, it simply seems to sit in the mix effortlessly.

I have a compact and am very happy with, I used a Markbass 121p plus 121ny cab before and wanted a one cab solution. I would say a couple of things about the compact - firstly it is very very light which was one of my main needs but what I did find was because the driver is low to the graound compared to my previous rig I found it difficult to hear myself especially as I'm nearly always stood pretty much inches from it (small pubs - gotta love em eh). I have however just had a revelation - I did a wedding gig last night and tried raising the cab by putting it on it's side on a keyboard x frame stand - job done! I can hear myself, the drummer could hear me and was very pleased and the clarity of the sound out front was improved also. this is of course just my experience but as your current rig is quite tall you might have a similar experience with any single 15" cab. cheers Martin

When i first started with the last band I was in the setup times were ridiculous...not quite 3 hrs but easily 2 and we came up with a plan of action for each band member based on there availability i.e. the drummer generally just looks after there own setup as it takes longer and they know just how they like it.. I would run power, others would run mic cables/foldback etc. we each knew what we were there to do and the whole thing got quicker. It didn't however speed up the guitarists ability to plug in their 'infinite befuddlement midi controlled w@nkathon pedalboards' ...but don't get me started on why some guitarists 'need' a million programmable patches (none of which sounds any feckin' good or indeed different from one another) to do a few covers... Anyway in response to you original post - we found good delegation helped speed the process up.

[quote name='Linus27' post='1344558' date='Aug 18 2011, 04:28 PM']Ok thanks. The tweeter can't be adjusted in the 121H combo. Can it be adjusted in the NY121?[/quote] Yes it has the standard MarkBass rotary tweeter control on the side.

I think the 12" driver NY121 is the same but the tweeter will be different to the one in the 121H combo

I think the 12" driver NY121 is the same but the tweeter will be different to the one in the 121H combo

I used to use a Stingray 5 (which i know has a different EQ) and a Markbass cd121p with matching NY121 cab and with this combination i left everything flat. It sounded dreadful on it's own but was perfect in the mix. I think what 51m0n says about mids and the sound within the mix is totally spot on. I spent endless hours when i first started playing bass getting the EQ perfect at home only to find I could hear nothing when playing with the band and ended up turning the amp up so loud to try and hear myself but all you could hear was indistinct rumbling and fret noise. The temptation in isolation is to scoop the mids and get a sort of "hifi" sound but I have yet to get this to translate in to anything audible in a gig situation. This may be niave of me but I now tend to leave most EQ's well alone on hi end gear as I trust it's designed to produce a decent sound for performance without fiddling (I get heavy with the VPF filter when practicing at home but wouldn't touch it for a gig). Obviously the acoustics of a room will create issues but careful placement of your rig (where possible) often has more impact than EQ.