mouthman Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Right, okay, I'm not sure if it's just me, but I really can't stand the combo's Marshall do :/ I shouldn't really be doing this, as I've only played 3, but I really don't like the sound of them. The MB4210 in particular. No matter what I plug into it, it sounds horrible. From the cheapest of basses, to a Fender Jazz. Is it just me? Or are there others of you which don't like with the same passion as I XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Marshall bass amps (combos and the rest) are on my nightmare kitshare list. If I turn up to a gig and see a Marshall my spirits sink. Through most amps I sound like driving an SUV through the window of Harrods. Through a Marshall I sound like a sheep trapped inside another sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthman Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 [quote name='dangerboy' post='331837' date='Nov 18 2008, 09:28 PM']Marshall bass amps (combos and the rest) are on my nightmare kitshare list. If I turn up to a gig and see a Marshall my spirits sink. Through most amps I sound like driving an SUV through the window of Harrods. Through a Marshall I sound like a sheep trapped inside another sheep.[/quote] Finally someone who doesn't grab a Marshall amp, because it says Marshall on it [; Only messing [; But seriously, I find them to sound cheap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 OK, not strictly on topic, but I had a Marshall 115 cab and so regret selling it. My Precision sounded sooooo sweet with a TE driving that cab. No other cab I tried came close to the tone. Sold it for £50 to 'upgrade' to a better cab...... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthman Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 [quote name='Beedster' post='331853' date='Nov 18 2008, 09:47 PM']OK, not strictly on topic, but I had a Marshall 115 cab and so regret selling it. My Precision sounded sooooo sweet with a TE driving that cab. No other cab I tried came close to the tone. Sold it for £50 to 'upgrade' to a better cab...... Chris[/quote] Ooh sweet. I'm not against giving them a try [; It's just what I've tried I don't like... xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 The VBA400 is a good'un, and I wouldn;t mind giving that Lemmy sig head a bash. Not combos though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I've always found them a bit wooly, or muffled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Beedster' post='331853' date='Nov 18 2008, 09:47 PM']OK, not strictly on topic, but I had a Marshall 115 cab and so regret selling it. My Precision sounded sooooo sweet with a TE driving that cab. No other cab I tried came close to the tone. Sold it for £50 to 'upgrade' to a better cab...... Chris[/quote] Hey Beedster, how bout this then - a 1980s Marshall 300W 1x15 for <£100? ... only trouble is its in pimp colour scheme (white) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-vintage-300W-1-x-15-bass-cab-celestion-speaker_W0QQitemZ280285417098QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item280285417098&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-vintage-300...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] Sorry to go off topic. Re: Marshall combos, there is something about them that just looks cheap ... but I would like a go through a VBA400 on the other hand Edited November 18, 2008 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='331882' date='Nov 18 2008, 10:05 PM']Hey Beedster, how bout this then - a 1980s Marshall 300W 1x15 for <£100? ... only trouble is its in pimp colour scheme (white) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-vintage-300W-1-x-15-bass-cab-celestion-speaker_W0QQitemZ280285417098QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item280285417098&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshall-vintage-300...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url][/quote] Now that's a proper looking cab, makes my Markbass look a bit of a ponce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthman Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 [quote name='Beedster' post='332066' date='Nov 19 2008, 08:13 AM']Now that's a proper looking cab, makes my Markbass look a bit of a ponce [/quote] I remember playing a 4x10 Marshall cab... Didn't like it at all [; But I can't knock the heads until I try it XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbass Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 To me they always sounded like amps where the designers had gone "hmmmm, we make guitar amps that people love, lets just put a bigger speaker in it and remove the second channel... then its a bass amp". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthman Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 [quote name='coasterbass' post='338170' date='Nov 27 2008, 10:27 AM']To me they always sounded like amps where the designers had gone "hmmmm, we make guitar amps that people love, lets just put a bigger speaker in it and remove the second channel... then its a bass amp".[/quote] Spot on man, that's how I always saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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