mcnach

Yeah, we invited Jade & The Jacks to open the night... they were really good! So, you were not there?? tut tut...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5sYmb0BlY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5sYmb0BlY[/url]

Falkirk, huh? I may be able to use it one night in Edinburgh and return it easily... I need to check calendars, it's a bit quiet right now due to various band members' holidays...

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1371061865' post='2109403'] Agree with mcnach, the CMD121P is a great amp, and although a little wearing on a 10min walk, it`s doable. [/quote] it just needs straps to carry it on your back

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1371062064' post='2109409'] Nice one, they are amazing little boxes aren`t they? [/quote] yup! very happy with it. Can't wait to pair it with the Barefaced Compact I have ordered

After reading the reviews, I just passed Silverstone and ordered with Roqsolid for my Markbass CMD121P combo... now wait

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1369946744' post='2094925'] Its been a long time since I've shopped for a practice combo. Budget is flexible at the moment but other criteria include: Neutral sound, i.e. no colour, must sound good with more than just fender designs. Compact - Speaker should be no more than a 12" cone and an easy one hand carry over a 10 minute walk but capable of going down to 50Hz Wedge tiltback - so I don't have to elevate the amp to hear it. Let me know what you think? [/quote] The Markbass CMD121P is not tilt-back, but it covers all other bases with applomb, and it's quite easy to use it as a tilt-back either by using one of MB's own foldable wedge accessories or a traditional metal foldable contraption typically used for small guitar combos to... allow them to tilt. I have one of the latter, works great. I have owned mine for just over a month and I can't believe I didn't buy one sooner.

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1370364442' post='2099777'] How many of these threads to we actually need? [/quote] n+1

Ok, so I owned this amp for a bit over a month now. One of the best purchases I have made in years!!! I still can't get over how powerful this little thing is on its own, while being tiny and light. I have not gigged with it yet, but yesterday I paired to another cab for the first time at rehearsal volumes... and it was just awesome. I tried it briefly at home with the BC212 and the RS210 TC cabs, and felt the RS210 was nicer, which was a pity as it's the more awkward to transport of the two, but not entirely surprising. So I took the MB combo and the RS210 to the RHCP band rehearsal. That combination is really loud and sounds great. The band were all praising how punchy and how good it sounded with my Stingray. Just really good definition whilst retaining a lot of bottom end... and the slap parts sounded huge! Love it! Can't wait to hear what it will sound like with the Barefaced Compact, when it eventually arrives. I have a gig with the RHCP band on Friday, a private birthday party. Not sure what the venue is like but for these situations I used to take the RH450 and both BC212 and RS210 cabs and worked well. Let's see how the MB121 plus RS210 behave... I don't think it will be any quieter than the previous combination, and might actually sound better (still love the RH450, but the Markbass seems a bit more my thing).

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1370696224' post='2104509'] Sorry, but I just never bought into the Oasis are magnificent hype...and I consider Liam to be pond life. [/quote] I'm offended by your comment, please don't be mean to pond life

LG, insufferable twat...

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1370673101' post='2104170'] it's a fairly straightforward one but a bit fiddly; basically you cut the PCB track going from one of the caps (0.01µf IIRC) to pin 8 of the LM13600 chip and solder a wire from the same cap to pin 9 of the LM13600 - that essentially turns it from a band pass filter to a low pass filter. Once you've done that it's hella loud, so I stuck a volume control on it to tame the output. Like I say, fiddly but worth it. If you're interested I can open mine up again and let you know exactly which cap it was. If I get time today I'll do some sample recordings and put them up on here. [/quote] The FX25 is really nice too, but quite wild. I find you need to get the settings and your touch just right, or it either sounds thin or incredibly bassy. I still have mine although I rarely use it, because it just sounds so nice... maybe one day I should attempt to mod it.

Nice one! I think the Source Audio is great, especially if you are not quite sure what envelope filter pedal you want, as it can do many variations. Then you'll probably stick with just one type, but I think it sounds great and it's the easiest envelope to tame. Soem can sound great but are too prone to spikes, while the SA BEF seems *just right*, for me, of course.

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1370514253' post='2101997'] The countdown has started....8 days to go..... [/quote] stop it!!!

Just received a set of strings I bought from Jellyfish a couple of days ago. Thumbs up! Thanks Chris!!!

[quote name='TomWIC' timestamp='1370340933' post='2099247'] Suffice to say, the twat didn't have a rig to use after that. Maybe harsh of me, but I've always believed if you use someone else's gear, you treat it with the upmost care and respect. [/quote] Harsh of you? Not one bit! They should count themselves lucky they had a bass player at all after that!

The cavity on the OLPs is pretty narrow. I had to enlarge mine when installing the preamp I removed from my Stingray... and then there is the battery. You will have to do some routing regardless.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1369944400' post='2094895'] Tis interesting, as the era knob seems quite the opposite of subtle in the sound samples i have heard. Mine should hopefully be with me next week so we shall see! I envisage running the Vintage into the B7K could bring about some rather desirable results. [/quote] Let us know what you think. I find the Era knob very subtle on its own, to the point of being undistinguishable live. But I suspect its effect is most noticeable in conjunction with the drive knob, as they seem to interact a lot. More experimentation required.

Used it live a couple of nights ago... I like it a lot. The only "problem" is I like it better than anything else I have for low gain sounds... but I also want some of the higher gain sounds from this... I am going with the Vintage for lower gain sounds and the Joyo Ultimate Drive (OCD clone) for higher gain... but ideally I'd like two Vintage ones... :-P The Joyo is a great pedal... and £30 new!