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I have two EBS neo 112s...one in each hand, bass and amp over the shoulder. Easy!

I need to go into a recording studio but don't want to be connected to my cabs. Can I go from bass to pedalboard to amp (Little Mark II) and DI from the amp to the desk without having any speakers connected to the head? Cheers, Dan

Excellent buyer (75 RI Jazz- US). Cheers Frank!

I don't know if this helps but the gain was set to below clipping (10 o'clock), eq flat, vle flat, vpf 9 o'clock, master volume roughly 12 o'clock. It wasn't noticeably hot. In term's of ventilation, it was about a foot from the back wall, but it wasn't covered or impeded by anything.

Thanks for the advice...as the issue only happened after about 2 hours of playing at gigging volume, the wife will be well-chuffed with my forthcoming investigative work!

[quote name='Monz' post='508877' date='Jun 9 2009, 10:57 AM']I would have thought you can put what you like on the single output as long as it equals 8ohm. With the greatest of respect I suspect you don't know what the resistance is of your daisy chained cab setup. Can the resistance not be checked by putting a multimeter (set to measure resistance) across the jack that you would plug into the head? I am no expert in the field and have nothing to gain by sticking up for Markbass I am simply pointing out what seems glaringly obvious to me. [i]Edited to remove comment that sounded curt even though it was not meant to[/i][/quote] Bit of a tricky one…as I don’t have any other cabs to A/B it against (or any means of measuring the impedance). And you’re right…I don’t know the combined impedance. I have simply done what I thought was the ‘normal’ approach for someone who doesn’t have a clue (i.e. 2x8 ohm cabs =4ohms). I do know that I have used the cabs with many heads over the last couple of years without any problem whatsoever. The fact that the tech’s at Proel immediately said to each other that the head needed ‘the mod’ did suggest some known issue.

[quote name='Monz' post='508803' date='Jun 9 2009, 08:40 AM']I had a Jeff Berlin Combo which uses the same head (badged differently) and I used all manner of cabs and it never gave me one iota of trouble. I would try running two cables rather than persisting with the daisy chain idea which seems to be causing you a lot of grief. For the cost of buying another amp > cab cable it would definately be my next step PS Thinking logically... if the amp is shutting itself down but then working again I would summise it has some kind of protection against incorrect loading on the outputs and so is effectivley "tripping out" rather than just just melting[/quote] But surely the amp is designed to be able to be daisy chained?

[quote name='Monz' post='508772' date='Jun 9 2009, 06:55 AM']Does the back of your amp look like this? If so then both of the "speaker out" sockets, 1/4" and speakon take an 8ohm cab each... you will need to use a 1/4 jack for one of them though[/quote] So I can't daisy chain them then??

Please see the same post in the Bass Amp section...it's a bit more popular! Thanks

[quote name='mhuk' post='508704' date='Jun 8 2009, 11:24 PM']Connected in series or parallel? If you were running 2 x 8 ohm cabs in parallel the impedance would be 4 ohms. [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/how_to_hook_up_heads_and_cabinets.html"]http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/how_to...d_cabinets.html[/url] As above, I'd suggest speaking to the people you bought the amp from. Good luck [/quote] They're 'daisy-chained' (which according to your link would make it series). There's no other way- there is only one speakon output on the head.

[quote name='dood' post='508678' date='Jun 8 2009, 10:53 PM']Agree with both points above. Talking absolute nonsense. Your two EBS Neos are well within the amplifiers tolerance when paired together (4 Ohms) . I use my MB with an Epifani cab.. and that is yet to even wince when I drive it. Andy is correct, you are within your 12 month guarantee. Take it back to where you [i]bought[/i] it from and get a swap or repaired. You should not have to pay for this. Do me a favour will you? Turn it on and see if the fan spins up correctly. A failure there could mean the amp over heats.[/quote] The fan seems to be running fine. I'll give Alex a call tomorrow. I went direct to Proel as I called the Bass Merchant yesterday for advice and I was told they would just go straight to Proel, so I might as well. As a point of interest, Proel immediately told me the problem was that I was using two cabs. I heard them saying that my head needed 'the mod'. A known issue? In a discussion with a second person they then said that I was running the head below 4ohms and that was the problem (as EBS advertise the 112s as 8ohm cabs, but they probably aren’t). They even wanted me to test the impedance of the cabs!

I bought my Little Mark II about 8 months ago. I gigged it on Saturday and, intermittently, the sound would die for between 3-10 seconds. It was definitely the amp- too the pedal board out of the equation, changed basses, etc. I spoke to Proel today and they basically said that it was my fault, as I wasn’t pairing it with Markbass cabs! I have it running through two EBS neo 112’s, both 8 ohm cabs. I’m still waiting for them to get back to me. So…is this a Markbass issue, or is it the Gallery’s fault for not making me aware that the LKII can’t be used with any non-MB cabs.

I bought my Little Mark II about 8 months ago. I gigged it on Saturday and, intermittently, the sound would die for between 3-10 seconds. It was definitely the amp- I took the pedal board out of the equation, changed basses, etc. I spoke to Proel today and they basically said that it was my fault, as I wasn’t pairing it with Markbass cabs! I have it running through two EBS neo 112’s, both 8 ohm cabs. I’m still waiting for them to get back to me. So…is this a Markbass issue, or is it the Gallery’s fault for not making me aware that the LMII can’t be used with any non-MB cabs?

I've owned a 62P and a 65 Jazz. The only two areas for me where they stand out (other than rarity, investment and being 'cool') are the nice brazilian boards and being very lightweight. Though I regret selling them both, I'd never buy another. If you want a quality Fender-a-like there are so many clones that are brilliant and far less risky.