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Mint condition, made in Italy. It is a clean volume boost DI pedal, but importantly has the Markbass filters so you can sound like Markbass through a PA. I have the original box, power supply, and owners manual. £75+postage to UK or collection from Alsager -
Going to regret this but needs must. This is the discontinued markbass 1x12 combo, with little mark 2 head and made in Italy. It has the VPF and VLF filters. It is 300w in current configuration but can reach 500w with an extension cab. But it has always been loud enough for any of the gigs I took it on without. Ive not used this much in the last 5 years as I gave up gigging but have played it occasionally in the house. It comes with a very nice cover (brand unknown) and a Markbass stand. Collection only from Alsager. -
He will give it a bloody good go!
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Yes, tension can vary a lot
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Your best (and worst!) bass gear purchases of 2023?
Mrbigstuff replied to Al Krow's topic in General Discussion
The hacking of basschat accounts is getting out of hand -
If the Rotosound rounds are anything like their flats (which were like pulling a bus with one finger) then I suspect that’s it.
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How weird, usually it is the complete opposite! I think the less tension the better whether flat or round
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For it to get a mention here I thought I must have missed a Buble’s bass solo. Maybe next year 🙏
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Your best (and worst!) bass gear purchases of 2023?
Mrbigstuff replied to Al Krow's topic in General Discussion
Sire V5 off this forum. Only bought this and strings, so no bad purchase 😁 -
I think demographic of group plays a large role in the answers, but I am surprised not to see many mentions of some DB masters like Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Charles Mingus ect.
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How difficult would it be to create a knockout contest using the polls? Flea vs Entwhistle, Macartney vs Nate watts, Jamerson vs duck dunn. Start with 100 bassists and eventually we get to the winner (obviously Jamerson).
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I’ve messed this up anyway, completely forgot about my biggest influence Rocco Prestia! We’re lucky really to have so many amazing players to learn from
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I’ve already voted, but Stuart Zender would be in my top 3
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It reduces studio time and therefore costs. Gone are the days when a record label would pay for the band to have weeks in a recording studio to get a decent take. Ive only ever quantised on MIDI but that’s because my controller is crap and there’s little consistency.
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I’ve tried flats/ tapewound but prefer the round wound sound. I use nickel over steel because they tend to be a little smoother so my theory is it will wear the fingerboard less.
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I am in the top .5% of Tower of Power listeners apparently. I was learning 16 of their songs though this summer. Clearly needed a few listens 😅
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Get yourself to bass direct
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Normal for a professional studio? No normal for Stoke? Absolutely
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That neck would need sanding down for me. I’ve played a few with bumps and scrapes on the neck and find it off putting when playing.
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What makes a song hard or easier to learn?
Mrbigstuff replied to Phil Starr's topic in General Discussion
Big movements for the fretting hand down the neck usually take me the most time to get accurate. -
Stick to standard gauges for now. Thomastik are the most popular flatwounds. Ernie Ball slinky’s were a good round when I started. My string of choice now though are Markbass
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P bass looks skinny at the nut, is it A or B neck or just looks that way because it’s behind the jazzes? I have a B width neck on my p bass and don’t think I could manage a C now.
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I was asking more for myself 🤣
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Just so you know for future, they’re all round wounds. Flats are completely smooth. it’s not uncommon for the strings to all be the same length but because the E string machine head is closer to the bridge than A or D, and there are less rotations than the G string it probably didn’t need the silk. you will know if you need new strings or not by the difference in sound when you put new strings on.
