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La Bella make nylon tapewounds in many different flavours (black, gold, copper and white) that are available in 50/65/85/105.

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1491666264' post='3274668'] When are you using this for a gig for the first time with your band or have you already? [/quote] Gigging with it next weekend Al... can't wait

Totally loving this amp. I'm leaving the EQ flat and it just gives such a true tone. It's very articulate. The lows are full and rounded but not boomy or overpowering, the mids are smooth and present, while the top end is clear and not at all harsh. A very well-rounded one cab solution.

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1491261787' post='3271720'] aesthetically it lacks something [/quote] I usually hate the look of Markbass stuff, but I love this combo. It'd be a boring world if we all liked the same things....

The lovely Georgie from DPD dropped off my K1 this morning It's a beast. I was worried about the weight, but actually it's totally fine and an easy lift. Tweeter is very musical, not at all harsh, so my fears there were unfounded. It's very loud.

In case anyone hasn't googled an image of the beast yet

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1491062899' post='3270286'] (Did I see Marcus Miller has switched to Mark Bass?) [/quote] Indeed he has.

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1491040393' post='3270012'] It does look fantastic, I agree! The more closely I look at it though, it seems to be a somewhat different product to the existing Lite Alain Caron. The K1 loses the VLE (agree with Muppet, this is no great loss) and mute as noted above, but also loses the aux in and headphone sockets as far as I can tell (which can be really useful if you want the occasional late night practice session at home). The K1 seems to me to be geared more to live performance and has a heck of a lot going for it. Which would I buy if they had both been available? That is actually a tricky question...there are definitely plusses and minuses (particularly weight) which means I think there will definitely be a market for both. I would probably still opt for the 121 Lite Alain Caron but continue to hanker after the K1 every time I see it in action, with an extension cab, played live by a great bassist! (Is that a bit like marrying a great girl but still being distracted by a supermodel walking passed? [/quote] Spot on. I debated between the two for some time and decided that, as I'll be using it as gigging amp, I'd go for the extra power and articulation the K1 brings over the more studio friendly/home practice facilities on the Lite.

A deal as smooth as my flatwound strings saw Mark relieve me of a Berg cab for a wedge of his cash. Terrific deal, great comms, and a pleasure to deal with.

I spotted it at the London Bass Guitar Show and just loved the concept. I really like the tone you get from 12" drivers, and also I find that 5" speakers give a really nice natural warmth to the top end. The power is ridiculous, but headroom is a beautiful thing....

Mine is arriving on Monday, and I will report back in due course

Having spent some time using lightweight stuff, I've just bought the new Markbass K1 combo, which weighs in at a rather thoughtful 59.75lbs

ACG basses have flat as standard.

Sigma [url="http://www.theguitarstoreonline.co.uk/bmc-1ste.html?gclid=CIK84L3O-9ICFaMK0wodPxoIsw"]BMC-1STE[/url] is 34" scale and a pretty good bass for not too much wedge

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1490519013' post='3265576'] I suspect the guitar version will follow... Jacks take up less chassis room too. [/quote] It's already [url="http://www.dvmark.it/product-detail/dv-mark-evo1/"]out[/url]

I play fretless in my main band 100% of the time, as when I'm not on a fretless I'm on an upright! I prefer fretless over fretted for three reasons i) it suits the kind of music my band plays ii) I find it a far more expressive instrument iii) I can make a fretless sound like a fretted bass, but you can't make a fretted sound fretless. If I pick up a bass at home, it'll be a fretless.