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Evening all, I was in B&Q today where I found the perfect hard case for my Little Mark 3 head. It a JCB box for keeping screws, nuts and bolts in, which has 9 removable compartments. Simply remove 6 of them and its an absolute perfect fit for the Little Mark 3 head. Im not sure if its the same dimensions as a LM2? I modified the remaining 3 trays (removed 1 and cut off the sides of the other 2 to give a continuous tray. Just by doing that is a near perfect fit - especially with the lit being a flat flush fit to the top of the main compartment (to stop nails and screws falling out) use the large compartment for the amp head and the tray for cables. But I added a thin piece of bubble wrap and gaffa tape to the inside of the lid and the amp just does not move a millimetre when in transit. All for £15 and 15 minutes work!! Nice sturdy case, flush fit and good heavy duty handle. Being made by JCB its actually in Mark Bass Black and Yellow too!!! These boxes were on special offer, so snap them up quick!

Cheers i'll take a look at both of those, thanks.

Evening all, Is there such a thing as Rack Ears or a protective case for a Mark Bass LM3? Love the amp and would like to protect it best i can. Thanks in advance.

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Theres some real ebay bargains concerning the 8x10s. I was watching a flighcased an Ashdown ABM EVO 900 + Ashdown ABM 8x10 cab - only used 15 times - and no one bid at the price of £500 !! Id have had it even just to resell the 8x10 and get the EVO head for next to nothing - pick up was in London though.

Cheers for the replies so far. Im mainly playing party stuff from 60s to 80s rock to present pop - so im just after a nice warm sound, but something that cuts through the mix. Im a bit gutted - i had an immaculate set of Ashdown minis - 1x15 and 4x8 a couple of years ago, after my last band split up, only managed to practice with them once before having to sell them - knew i should have kept them!! If i did get a 4x8 and a 1x15 mini could i link these together to get the 4ohm power out of the amp? Thanks

Morning all, Ive decided that now I really have got the bass bug again (not gigged for ages until last saturday, now im chomping at the bit to gig again!) that Im going to go for a new amp and cab (prob second hand). I absolutely love the Mark Bass stuff - always blown me away when ive seen it, no matter who has played it - so whether new or second hand im going to get a Little Mark 2 or 3 (300w at 8R, 500w at 4R). That leaves me with a quandry over which cab to get? Im looking approx £200 second hand. Which runs best with the LM2, a single 15 or a 4x10? I also notice a lot of Mark Bass stuff uses a single 12, which is confusing matters more! Ive seen some great deals on the Ashdown ABM15, several Warwick 4x10s and Hartke XL 2.5 2x10. Any help greatly appreciated.

Interesting replies. Its weird that we all (including myself) spend ages looking for that perfect sound - changing basses, cabs, strings, pedals etc - then use different ones to compliment the band when gigging. I have noticed that a real middly aggressive sound close up turns into a clear warm sound when having a wonder out to listen. Its the correct thing to do though - sacrifice for the greater good of the band sound.

Hi all, Just a weird one from last weekends gig. We were in a large Nightclub that was hired for a big birthday party bash. There was a big stage, dancefloor etc, a proper nightclub. We put the full rig in - tops, subs etc and got a really good sound with laptop music as we were DJing as well, so everything was set correct. What I did discover when doing the soundcheck for the band was that the bass was completely lost - really dull and blurry, despite being nice at other gigs. In the end to get a real nice complimentary bass tone for the band, I had to go so trebly it was almost Entwistle distortion-esque - and I usually play a 60s style warm motown sound. The tone was warm when mixed with the rest of the band through the PA whilst in the crowd, but horrible close up! Just wondered who ever changes their tone, during a sound check, depending on venue?

Just wondering if this has ever been covered? It may be of help to many. When I was just having a look for a spare backup bass for an emergency gig - there seems to be loads of new makes and models turning up around the £100-£150 mark. Theres a lot of makes ive never heard of, but then well established makes such as epiphone etc? What new (not second hand) sub £150 basses are any good? Are there any hidden gems? Personally, Im just after a cheap backup bass, until i can finish my second custom build.

I had 2 Westones. Thunder 1A was my first bass - great bass to learn on, tough as they come too. Also had a black Westone headless Steinberger copy - great great sound - just too shorter scale for me as I was used to playing a precision. For the amount of £100 basses out there nowadays - these are a steal if you get chance to get one!

Think ive solved this now: Im running it: CHANNEL 1 OUTPUT High Bal this goes to amp for tops LEFT Low Bal - Low Bal this goes to amp for subs LEFT CHANNEL 2 OUTPUT High Bal-High Bal this goes to amp for top RIGHT Low BAl - Mid Bal this goes to amp for subs RIGHT and the LOW SUM OUT is for a 3 way MONO system? It was the 2 different names on the Low Bal - Mid Bal that threw me!

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=3] Evening all, Just have a quick question - how are you all setting up your crossovers on your PA (for the band) when powering tops and subs with different amps - ie 1 amp for x2 tops and 1 amp for x2 subs - again theres differing opinion out there. [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=3] Set up is MIXER-CROSSOVER-AMP/AMP-SPEAKERS[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=3] Moreover, im confused how to actually wire the crossover up to my 2 amps (1 for tops, 1 for subs).[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=3] The back of my crossover has: Channel 1 and 2 inputs (simple enough they come from the mixer) - theres 2 inputs on each amp L and R so thats 4 connections from the crossover, but the crossover has 9 potential outputs? [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=3] CH2 INPUTS 1.High Bal - High Bal 2.High UnBal - High UnBal 3.Low Bal - Mid Bal 4.Low Unbal - Mid - Unbal 1.LOW SUM OUT CH1 OUTPUT 1.High Bal 2.High Unbal 3.Low Bal - Low Bal 4.Low Unbal - Low UnBal Which of these outputs would go to the inputs on my amps?[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=3] And as a rough guide, what would you set your frequency crossovers at (this is for a 4 piece band PA with drums, bass, guitar, vocals).[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Arial][size=3] Any help extremely appreciated - thanks in advance[/size][/font][/color]

Thanks, but I have got an active crossover in the lock up somewhere, if i have any trouble with it i'll give you a shout. Thanks.

Ive heard stories of them being neck heavy, EB3s even more so - even the epiphone versions are sub £150 brand new nowadays. Ive never known why, seem a bargain to me. I fancied a new epiphone EB3 but having had a neck heavy telecaster bass once it put me off. Shame though, cool looking basses.

Ah, I was assuming you were assembling everything yourself? Are you just buying? Just a few pics of the Jazz i put together. Just to give you an idea if you are assembling. [url="http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu354/ttfunk/j4.jpg"]http://i663.photobuc...4/ttfunk/j4.jpg[/url] [url="http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu354/ttfunk/j3.jpg"]http://i663.photobuc...4/ttfunk/j3.jpg[/url] [url="http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu354/ttfunk/j2.jpg"]http://i663.photobuc...4/ttfunk/j2.jpg[/url] [url="http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu354/ttfunk/j1.jpg"]http://i663.photobuc...4/ttfunk/j1.jpg[/url]

I put myself a jazz style bass together from hand made parts, and used a standard passive system rather than an active. It was fairly easy, but I got lucky and the stuff I bought purely on spec from a company online (cant remember who, really wish i could) was absolutely spot on. Beware though some are cheap. Ive just fitted some Seymour Duncan SJB3 pickups and im chuffed to bits with it. Im undecided, but i fancy one of those varitone control plates too. Personally I now rate as good as, if not better than a USA jazz.and cost about £1000 less (although i may have rose tinted glasses on as i put it together myself! ) Id recommend anyone to give it a go - even buy parts or a cheapo bass for breaking off ebay to see if you can do it before buying quality parts etc. Resale value though is peanuts. I also made a deep cherry red strat - all gold harware, quality body, genuine fender hot pickup loaded pearloid scratchplate and blue LEDs in the neck, cost me a fortune to make - and it sold in pristine condition..............for £90 !! aarrgghhhhhhh!!

Thanks very much for your help. Its much appreciated. Good job you mentioned the left/right - on/off - i was just thinking the same!! Thanks again.

Just one last thing! The EP2500 is second hand, and has 10 dipswitches on the back. As i dont know in what configuration he used the amp for - what configuration is best for me in the set up mentioned above (ie to power the subs) [url="http://www.retrevo.com/pdf/23214dj390/9/Rear+panel#q=Behringer+EP2500"]http://www.retrevo.com/pdf/23214dj390/9/Rear+panel#q=Behringer+EP2500[/url] Thanks