yorks5stringer Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I have a MB 801 45 watt combo which is great for home and acoustic practice: small footprint and loud enough to play along with Cd's and YouTube off the laptop patched through the radiogram... I also have a MB CMD 112 P which gives me 300 watts on its own or paired with a NY 112 cab the full 500watts for gigs. I'm in an Americana Band (vox X2, 1 mouth harp, 3 acoustic guitars) with no drums so quite low volumes but my 801 is sometimes not quite enough and the CMD 112 seems overkill unless I'm with the Soul Band which has drums , keys, horns etc etc. I'm hankering for something with a small footprint that I can practice with but is also maybe 100watts so I can use it with the Americana Band without worrying it is not too quiet. The PA for the Americana band is only small and the mixer is full, so can't DI/lineout into it. Any suggestions, wondering about the Phil Jones 100 watt Bass Cub but some reviews seem to say it is quite quiet? I don't want anything more than a 10" speaker otherwise it gets too big for home use.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 MB 802. Sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 (edited) Honestly, I used my CMD121P in a 3 piece of Guitar, bass and 3 x vox. I just turned the volume down. In my opinion it's perfect for what you need and with the comfort of more welly on tap should you need it. Plus they sound great. If you really MUST have a smaller footprint then I've used (but not owned) a Markbass 802, as suggested above, and they are excellent too. But do you really need to spend £500ish on a third combo? Or is it just that GAS has struck? I know the feeling only too well. EDIT. The footprint saving isn't that much between the 2 Markbass combos. The 802 is not as wide as the 121 but is a fair deeper. Frank. Edited October 27, 2016 by machinehead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 GAS is GAS is GAS. The CMD121P is the standard go to combo suggested for hundreds of situations like yours, I think someone just wants to spend some money. Honestly, just turn it down - the whole overkill thing only really applies to tube amps, for SS/class-D the volume knob is all you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Rumbled , it's GAS but I was just wondering....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landwomble Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 TC Electronics BG250 208 and a second cab for gigs. Cheap and great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Obligatory Fender Rumble mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 TC and Fender Rumble..both a bit big...? Sorry, sound like a well known troll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Another vote for the Markbass 802. I have one and it is fairly small and light weight for carrying. Cost a fair bit though but if you can afford it, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I was posting in another thread about my Barefaced one10 and GK MB200 setup, That would be an excellent solution for the OP, with a tiny footprint, small size and low weight. The tone and volume is a thing of beauty too. It costs less than the combos mentioned so far in this thread. I keep and transport mine in a cajon bag along with the cables etc as a single unit, so the same as carrying a combo. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 The baby GK combos are surprisingly loud and sound good too. The MB112 is my favourite of the bunch at 200w. It's not a huge difference in footprint from the 121P though. Maybe the 110 might work better. It's smaller, lighter etc but half the output wattage and only about 15% cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I played a festival last week and the bass player before me was using a Rumble 500 and after was using a MarkBass 121. The MarkBass sounded ok, nothing really wrong with, maybe a little uninspiring. The Rumble sounded great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 [quote name='landwomble' timestamp='1477589614' post='3163239'] TC Electronics BG250 208 and a second cab for gigs. Cheap and great. [/quote] I'll second that, although I haven't used a second cab, just DI into FOH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landwomble Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 [quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1477687382' post='3163922'] I'll second that, although I haven't used a second cab, just DI into FOH [/quote] Built in tuner, TonePrint fx you can beam from your phone including spectracomp, pretty/post di and ability to drive a second cab, they're great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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