Clarky Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 First impressions very very positive - with gain high up get really gritty overdriven sound, think intro to Ace of Spades or Love Song (The Damned), which is where I want to be in my punk band, Kismetik. Roll off the gain and its a warm tubey round sound (I am not technical) which would suit traditional rock, soul and blues IMHO. Playing with the EQ controls also gives a deep, deep dub reggae sound. Thus it seems a very versatile amp and I can no longer see a need for my Tech 21 LM 300 head which weighs four times as much in its rack sleeve. Probably not right if you want a 'modern' hifi, slap bass sound but can't think of any other genre it would not work with. Niceguyhomer was right - wow what a head! Looking forward to really giving it some serious time in next week or so, ahead of a couple of gigs (if interested anyone main one is a punk/ska 'Battle of the Bands' on 6th May at Hope & Anchor, Islington) Cheers, a pleased Clarky PS, tested with my P bass (which has Seymour Duncan high-gain p/u's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Great stuff Clarky - I'm envious mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='184284' date='Apr 24 2008, 08:16 AM']Great stuff Clarky - I'm envious mate [/quote] Sorry, won't be selling it to you for £500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Thanks very much lads, more bloody GAS. Just to ruin everyone elses day - [url="http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=it&cat=1&vedi=81"]look here[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Its gonna be interesting to see how it compares with the Genz Benz Shuttle when they land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) I suspect the Shuttle 6.0 (not the solid state only 3.0) will compare pretty well with the R500, as well as being >£100 cheaper. Certainly on the US TalkBass forum they love 'em! However, I chose the R500 for several reasons: - I am after a very specific overdriven rock sound (Motorhead/Damned etc) and Mark at Bass Direct thought the R500 would be better than the Shuttle in this regard. - I prefer the 'rockier' black look of the Markbass (superficial I know). - Never used GB gear and the fact that the Markbass LMII is so highly regarded gave me additional confidence in buying a Markbass head. - Finally I knew it would be totally compatible with my Markbass 106HR cab. Different strokes for different folks! ATB Clarky Edited April 24, 2008 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Was gonna try it when we had our cabs shoot-out but spent too long playing with the F1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Just read this [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376454"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376454[/url] might be useful for anyone considering their markbass options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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