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Markbass NY121 or if you need a combo the CMD121P, both small light and powerful. Too big? Try the Minimark!

My mate met Dave Hill in PMT Birmingham a few years ago (when he was returning his 2nd faulty Blackstar head) Dave commented on his homemade trolley for said amp.... Was a thoroughly nice bloke apparently. When I was a kid, a couple of Showaddywady lived in our village, I used to queue up in the butchers with the singer on a Saturday morning and the guitarist lived just down the street from my mate. He was mowing his lawn once as I walked by carrying my bass, so he stopped and chatted for about 20 minutes. Both nice blokes, but I couldn't stand their records! They do say you should never meet your heroes, but every single one of mine that I've met has been brilliant....

I had a similar thing, except it wasn't the drummers fault, he was just trying to keep up with two guitarists who thought that a pair of 200w Blackstar half stacks had to be turned up to "get their sound".... I left before I went deaf. Funnily enough I was thinking the other day (as I played through my 500w Markbass rig) how I played my first ever gig in 1977 with a 30W Selmer bass combo whilst the guitars used a 15w Carlsboro Stingray and a 50w Fal PA, which the vocals went through too. Have drum kits really got much louder than in those days? I'm guessing not, so maybe 70's watts were "real" watts after all?

Still want rid? I'd happily take it off your hands and could collect at the weekend...

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1436519390' post='2818742'] I like that idea. It may be possible to use a couple of long strips of tough velcro to go over the stand's feet and attach to the bottom cab (it's covered in carpet), giving a bit of extra protection against bumps. Maybe? [/quote] Hmmm, I did have some self adhesive velcro strips somewhere, but I'd be worried about ruining the carpet on my brand new cab. Guess if it's only done occasionally it would take a fair while before any bobbling occurs... Actually, I've just tried it.... It's a terrible idea! Doesn't really work as the angle is all wrong and the combo ends up too far forward and it seems very unstable. Maybe with a bigger (deeper) cab underneath it would be ok....

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1436487617' post='2818623'] Yup. I bought one of them recently and I've just used mine tonight. It's perfect for an amp the size of the Markbass, although it can take something a little bigger too for sure. I think it's just elevated enough to not lose the "oomph", and you can adjust the angle. It's brilliant. [/quote] Yup, I've since bought the NY121 extension cab to go under the combo, but it's still not really that high, so I'm thinking of chopping an inch off either end end of the bottom tubes and using it to angle the combo whilst standing on top of the cab.... Not sure if it's a good idea or not, but what's the worst that could happen eh?

Do you still have this?

Yup, nothing compared to having some drunken fool demand Brown Eyed Girl and Mustang Sally in the Dog & Duck on a Saturday night.... Then of course, saying "let me have a go on your bass, I can slap better than you, and can't you afford a Fender?"

I used to have one of these, great bass and seemed to fit the spoof hair-metal band I was with at the time perfectly.... Not so sure nowdays, but given the chance I'd probably buy it back! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:95007]

I think guitarists have always been more traditional.... A Strat or Les Paul into a valve amp via a couple of pedals is pretty much as far as they go. Bass players have always seemed to embrace technology and more radical design ideas, in my opinion.

Fair enough, it's not PMT in Brum.... As I'm only a very occasional visitor there, I am happy to stand corrected!

If the shop was that bad and the manager really such an awful bloke, why not just shop elsewhere? It looked a bit like PMT in Birmingham to me....

Ah, in fact I did think the one that I got with my s/h combo was a little bit too long (probably half an inch max) but seeing as it came with the amp at a bargain price, it didn't worry me too much....

I'm waiting for my Roqsolid NY121 cover to arrive any day now.... As the CMD121P and the NY121 are the same size, won't the cover for one fit both? Apart from the different handle I guess?

Yup, don't need to own a Rolls Royce to know it's a better car than a Reliant Robin... No offence to Reliant owners!

I used to play in a band where both guitarists used 200w Blackstar half stacks, even in smallish pub gigs. Their response when I pointed out that they were way too loud was "you need to get a bigger amp" My answer to that was "why?, so we can deafen the audience as well as ourselves" I didn't hang around too long, I decided I liked listening to music too much, and wanted to be able to do so til my old age.... In my experience, the band being too loud on stage is the bane of any sound engineers life. As for the OP, a quiet, polite offer of help would probably have been ok, provided the band weren't complete knuckle-draggers...

[quote name='sharkboy' timestamp='1435691906' post='2811572'] Unfortunately, I think it'll be a cold day in hell before Rick Buckler could even stand in the same room as Paul Weller without inflicting violence on him! [/quote] That's two of us then!

Just seen this, probably quite old now but it made me chuckle... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FB_-23uw6E&sns=fb"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FB_-23uw6E&sns=fb[/url]

I've just heard that Bruce Rowland, the drummer with Joe Cockers Grease Band, Fairport Convention and Ronnie Lanes Slim Chance, has passed away today. Bruce was a great drummer and by all accounts a lovely bloke. My thoughts are with his family and friends, he will be sorely missed by every Fairport fan. This is probably his best known work, though he played countless sessions and is probably on at least one record in all our collections! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk&list=RDbRzKUVjHkGk

As a band, rehearse, rehearse and rehearse your set til your bored with it.... Then rehearse it more... You will be sick of playing the same songs over and over, but your audience will be hearing them for the first time and will be thrilled. You will be less than thrilled if you have all made massive mistakes.... Also, show a bit of respect to any other bands/soundmen etc, it doesn't take long for word to get around if you behave like to**ers and the gig offers may dry up pretty quickly if you do.

You lot should go on Countdown!

I can't bring myself to watch it ( his version of Bohemian Rhapsody) even a few seconds... I've always hated Queen anyway, so I can only imagine how bad this is...

Ashley Hutchings....

Told you Motorhead wouldn't be the worst thing you'd see from Glastonbury this weekend!