NEW MarkBass Combo 2x10 250 watts at 4 ohms

[yorks5stringer]

2x10 combo with 250 watts. No idea on price mind.

http://www.markbass.it/product_detail.php?id=276

[molan]

Should be around £695.

There's a cool new 1x12" cab as well. The Standard 121HR has a tilt back option so it would be perfect for on-stage monitoring.

Has a 'proper' compression driver instead of a piezo too.

Est price for these are around £480.

[mikel]

Shame, the listed weight of 36 lb would put me off. I like a combo to be easy to transport and lift.

[yorks5stringer]

Weird as it is lower than my 802, although a little wider. It has 2x 10" speakers against my 2x8's and the amp front panel all in the vertical plane.

[mikel]

I thought the 802 was only 27 LB?

[molan]

36lbs sounds about right. The Traveller 2x10 is 28lbs and the heads are 5-6lbs.

The 802 is 28lbs or so. Again, this means that an extra 8lbs for larger drivers and a slightly bigger amp would be ok.

[molan]

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Edited December 11, 2016 by molan

[bazzbass]

yep, that fluoro green IS worse than the MarkBass yellow

BLACK Marco, musos like BLACK

[Musicman20]

Markbass used to always tempt me in, and to some extent, they still do. Now though, something isn't quite the same. It doesn't really matter whether the bits and pieces are put together in Indonesia, it is the fact they don't use the drivers they used to. Someone on Talkbass took a few photos inside of a fairly new cab, and not only was it heavier that the Italian one, it had a lower grade driver.

I'd rather they didn't water it down and just charged a little more.

[yorks5stringer]

Funny that, as when they first changed to Indonesian assembly, the Indonesian was lighter than the Italian stuff. Marco at the time said they had changed from B&C drivers to their own design: no-one complained then...?

[Treb]

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BLACK Marco, musos like BLACK
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Not so loud! Green with envy Trace Elliot users may be listening in...

[Jaco Pastasciutta]

The first time i see the Ninja Head, i think, cool, now i can buy a MarkBass and don't have that ugly yellow burning my eyes...

Yes, i have the nostalgia of green Trace Elliot head with fluo neon rack

[molan]

I've listened to a lot of Indonesian MB amps & cabs and can't tell the difference. I do know that the incidence of repair and warranty claims is way lower since moving away from Italian construction.

In terms of weight there were some early cabs that came in a bit heavier, mostly 210's I think, but that was soon sorted and everything went back to previous weights.

Personally the improved build quality, and lower warranty issues, would make me choose Indonesian over Italian made MB products.

[chrisanthony1211]

I'm probably being a bit thick, but looking at the spec, how can it be 17 inches tall, have a head and two 10 inch speakers??

[machinehead]

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I'm probably being a bit thick, but looking at the spec, how can it be 17 inches tall, have a head and two 10 inch speakers??
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The depth and height figures are swopped.

Frank.

[chrisanthony1211]

Yep, I was being a bit thick......

I may have to give one of these a go when they start to appear in the shops.

[Wylie]

Reading the ad copy, I see they call it 250 watts, but reading further into the specs it appears to be 150 watts using the built-in speakers and 250 watts only if you add an extension cab.

150 is probably plenty enough wattage for the built-ins, but it still seems like a drastic cut-down of wattage. Anyone agree? (or am I just off here? wattage is a fractious issue)

Edited January 3, 2017 by Wylie

[yorks5stringer]

My 802 runs the same wattage figures: 150 'inhouse' and 250 with extension.

[Kevin Dean]

I really don't like rear ported stuff , I get complaints from drummers on tight stages lol .