Rayman

Yes, I had that exact rig. About 10 years ago, bought it new from Promenade Music In Blackpool. I sold my beloved Ashdown EVO2 stack to buy it. I regretted it soon after. The Markbass was a beautiful thing, light, great build quality etc…… but my “grunt” had gone. I hated the sound and sold it all a few months later.

Again…. this is a temporary rig, until I get the time and money to get what I want.

I went with this for now…..

Yeah agreed, I’m pulling out of the sale. I’ve been messaging the seller since this morning with no response, asking exactly what it is. I should have asked before bidding I guess.

I’m an idiot I was looking at 2 1x12 cabs… probably where the confusion was

I said 12 didn’t I ? 🤦🏻‍♂️

The current owner is a bass player, and has been using it as such…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225915593444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=5905WYyDTje&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=dWKZrj9xQ8u&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I’ve had combos since the 80s. So all this watts and ohms shizzle is new to me, all I ever thought about was how loud it was. Big and loud was always the requirement. To be honest I’ve always been sceptical about tiny amps and speakers. It’s illogical to me…. everything has always been big and heavy.

So as the head is 500W, is it likely to damage a 350 rated cab? According to reviews, what TC claim is 500 is probably more like 400 in reality with this unit. It’s all mumbo jumbo to me to be honest

Well I’ve gone for a modest D class to start with, the reviews are good, and it’s small, so it ticks all the boxes for now.

Me neither….. hopefully it’ll work. It wasn’t expensive at all, but then this is a cheap temporary set up.

So as I’m in a rush, and I wanted something for the next gig, I’ve gone for a temporary measure. A used TC BQ500 and a Peavey 2x12 4ohm 350W cab. I understand that the TC output is probably realistically closer to 400W anyway. So that’ll do as a temporary setup, but the search for a proper rig will continue in the New Year

Oh right….. please do tell us your findings

I’m not quite there yet lol…. and only a couple of years ago during lockdown I was solo lifting washing machines into the back of a van. Couldn’t do that now. I’ve seen a tiny 500W TC BQ class D head…. my only experience of TC is that I’ve blown two of them to bits…. but it’s small and powerful…. plugged into a 2x12 it might work

I’ll be interested in your findings in a live situation.

Also in the mix, is that I’m an Ashdown guy, have been for years, and we’re a loud original heavy rock 3pce. So I need grunt……..light, grunty and affordable , not asking for much like.

Dave Swift has kindly had a look, but as you can imagine, getting a hold of Pino to ask the question about this bass and it's origins is difficult. So for now at least that's a dead end, sorry.

Fabulous.... thank you 👍

So embarrassingly, after 40yrs of using combos, I have a question. Proof that you're never too old to learn... I just can't keep lugging my Ashdown ABM combo around anymore. We live in an upstairs flat, and it's getting impossible to hump it up and down the stairs. So I'm looking to move to separates, a lightweight head and 1 or 2 cabs instead. How does the Ohm thing work? Can I use a 500W rated head with a 300W cab? Thanks for your assistance

I think Dave Swift knows Pino, obviously Pino was in the Who…. I’ll message Dave.

Joe Osborn. I had a candy apple red one, with Fralins. Absolutely outstanding bass, probably the best "jazz" bass I ever had.