My new rig for DB and Baby Bass

[Clarky]

Here is my recently-acquired MarkBass 802 combo (specs here [url="http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=241"]http://www.markbass....tail.php?id=241[/url]) and the highly-praised new Headway EDB-2 preamp ([url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/DPA_Headway.html"]http://www.bassdirec...PA_Headway.html[/url]). The whole rig weighs about 25 pounds, is ultra-portable due to the shape/weight and sounds excellent with both double bass (in fact a simple fdeck preamp [url="https://sites.google.com/site/hpftechllc/home/hpf-pre"]https://sites.google...lc/home/hpf-pre[/url] into the MarkBass 802 sounds great with my Full Circle-equipped DB) and with my Ampeg Baby Bass (which needs more careful EQ'ing). Not gigged it yet but early impressions are very good indeed. First real test this week

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Edited October 13, 2013 by Clarky

[steve]

looks great Clarky, I went down the same route with portabilty (altho' without having anywhere nears as impressive a rig as yours). I'm using an FDeck pre tho' - works great and I've used it to record straight into an audio interfacwe with excellent results too

[geoffbassist]

I really like the MarkBass amps and they do seem to work really well for upright. I did a big band residency in a club that used a 12 markbass combo and it was really consistent. I LOVED not having to carry my own amp :-) I think the flexibility of the Headway will really help handle real world gig challenges and strange acoustics.

[Clarky]

Well this worked out really well at rehearsal and gig last week. Very pleased. Here's a vid with me playing through this (part onstage sound and part DI from the Headway preamp to PA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIN3XpZWlFE

[Old Horse Murphy]

What are you using for your Jazz bass now mate?

[Clarky]

Hey Nick, I've got the bigger brother of this amp, the MarkBass Mini CMD 121P combo and extension cab, for my Jazz bass

I also have an Acoustic Image Ten2 combo which I would probably sell but for the fact my band's guitarist uses it for all our gigs

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Edited October 13, 2013 by Clarky

[Old Horse Murphy]

Ah, a permanent loan arrangement eh?