MarkBass Little Mark IV and MB58R 102P cabs

[BassAdder60]

Hey folks I’m interested in anyone who is familiar with or using / have used the MarkBass LM IV amp and MB58R 102P cab ? 
 

Do they match well and would they handle jam sessions / gigs ? with a single guitarist and drummer ? 

I had years back the LM III and the Traveller 102 cab and they sounded nice.

I like how light they are in the MBR 102P series and compact 

 

Edited Sunday at 18:36 by BassAdder60

[simonlittle]

I use one of the MB58R heads (basically the same thing) with a MB58R 102 Energy cab (8ohm) for most of my gigs. Always sounds great with electric or upright bass. Loads of volume and sounds fantastic. Have used it with big bands and barely turned it up halfway. 
I do have a second cab (a 104 Energy) in case I need a bigger setup but I’ve never actually needed it so far. 
It’s a really good combination and ridiculously lightweight…

Edited Sunday at 19:36 by simonlittle

[BassAdder60]

Yeah I had thought if I lacked volume in the future a second cab would be a good plan 

For now for convenience a one small cab is all I need 

[simonlittle]

I think you’ll be absolutely fine with that head and cab for all the live situations you described. It’ll have plenty of volume 👍

[LennyP]

23 hours ago, simonlittle said:

I use one of the MB58R heads (basically the same thing) with a MB58R 102 Energy cab (8ohm) for most of my gigs. Always sounds great with electric or upright bass. Loads of volume and sounds fantastic. Have used it with big bands and barely turned it up halfway. 
I do have a second cab (a 104 Energy) in case I need a bigger setup but I’ve never actually needed it so far. 
It’s a really good combination and ridiculously lightweight…

How do these compare to the Traveler 102p do you know? That was a smaller cab and I found it a bit honky. Always thought that the Traveler cab was too small for the drivers. The MB58R energy cab looks bigger: does it go lower / sound more open? Appreciate any comparison. 

[simonlittle]

Just now, LennyP said:

How do these compare to the Traveler 102p do you know? That was a smaller cab and I found it a bit honky. Always thought that the Traveler cab was too small for the drivers. The MB58R energy cab looks bigger: does it go lower / sound more open? Appreciate any comparison. 

I never had a Traveler 102P. Before this setup I mainly used a CMD121P combo plus a NY112 extension cab. I much prefer the sound of the single 102 Energy cab to the old rig; feels a bit more open and round. The combo with the extension cab was plenty loud but could sometimes feel a bit oppressive at higher volumes. Plus the CMD121P had that annoying Markbass piezo horn hiss that you can’t unhear. No idea whether the MB102P cab has that issue (you’d hope not), but I went for the Energy one just in case and couldn’t be happier with it. 
The MB58R cabs are all very deep (front to back deep) so they do take up more room if space is a problem. They definitely don’t sound honky though.