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Its time I took the plunge ! I'm what you would call an advanced beginner, looking for a group to practice with... with a view to a serious relationship... Oops, sorry wrong website ! See, I got a sense of humour too ! Even if you already have a bass player and you dont mind me coming along to your practice sessions, you never know, you could pummel me into being a ready made dep or whatever. I've got half decent eqpt, and am prepared to upgrade if neccessary. C'mon, give a brother a hand up ! Russ

[quote name='Vasquez Rich' post='168729' date='Apr 2 2008, 09:27 PM']Simply yes. I had one for 2 years, nice amp, robust, loud. I traded it for a Hartke HA3500 for a bit more beef and the DI out on the back that the HA2000 lacks. Other than that they are good amps and will do just about any job you ask if allied to a decent cab (I used a Hartke 410XL). If you can get a HA3500 amp for about the same or a little bit more then go for that. Plus Loud Compact Graphic Solid/tube preamp Negative No DI out New ones are silver coloured (I prefer the plain black) Needs a decent rack box (I made one to fit out of chunky chipboard, plastic corners from Maplins) Richard[/quote] Hi Richard, Thanks for the heads up on that. My cab is a peavey TX210 which I'm quite sure will be well matched and will suit my needs for now. thanks again, Russ

I've been looking for a second hand Markbass littlemark 250 but cant find one. As I'm now becoming impatient (and my wharfdale diamonds are in increasing danger) I am now looking at other amps, and found a Hartke HA2000 on Fleabay. Have any of you guys used one of these, can you tell me good/bad points please ? Thanks, Russ

Count me in !!! Looking forward to getting lots of inspiration/advice... See you guys there (no hat tho) Russ

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='93810' date='Nov 24 2007, 04:07 PM']The Warwick amps are really good for the cash (heavy but good chunky feel) but you'll prob find that one a bit underpowered. It's only 250w into 4 ohms. Connect that to an 8 ohm cab and you'll be lucky to push 200w out of that. Best bet is to buy a [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/view_product.php?product=warprofet32basshead"]new Profet 3.2 for £180 [/url]as you'll also get 12 months guarantee. Also keep an eye on the classifieds here, as they crop up from time to time at good prices.[/quote] Thanks stingrayfan.... your a star ! Russ

[font="Trebuchet MS"][color="#FF0000"]Hi again guys, I've seen a Warwick Profet II on fleabay, once again i'm not able to get to hear this amp. can anyone give any opinions or advice on the quality of this amp ? many thanks Russ[/color][/font]

[quote name='Hamster' post='93425' date='Nov 23 2007, 05:23 PM']I've listened to two of the mark II versions in live contexts over the last week and I thought they performed really well. For a very good lightweight head they have little competition. If weight isn't a consideration then there are many secondhand bargains to be had that you might prefer over the Markbass. It's just the long process of doing comparisons to see what [i]you[/i] really like. I haven't done an A/B comparison with the 250 head but I think they are just a lower powered version of the Mk2? Hamster[/quote] [color="#FF0000"]Thanks to all, seems like of got some real thinkin to do ! Russ[/color]

[color="#FF0000"]Hi All, I've heard great things about the MARKBASS gear, as I'm on a strict budget, the LITTLE MARK 250 is all I can afford. I have no means of testing one of these so will have to buy it blind... or deaf, I forget which one. can anyone give me a heads up on this ? Regards, Russ[/color]

Hi, and thanks for the replies... I couldn't find em on bassmasta, but did get the one from 911, through the ultimate guitar link. Nice one folks Russ [quote name='Buzz' post='86675' date='Nov 10 2007, 10:18 PM']There's no best tab site, I like Ultimate-guitar myself, and I use bass-masta on occasion. 911 tabs is a tab searching site, really useful for finding tabs. Ultimate guitar has pulled up a guitar AND Bass tab in one though, have fun with itL [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/c/css/lets_make_love_and_listen_to_death_from_above_tab.htm"][url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/c/css/...m_above_tab.htm"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/c/css/...m_above_tab.htm[/url][/url][/quote]