New Shizz from Markbass

[Raggy]

Not sure if this link will work, but...

http://www.markbass.it/media/upload_area/2018/01/18/cat_news2018_web.pdf

[M@23]

Lots of cool stuff! I like the look of the 60w 1x10.

[Al Krow]

Thanks for sharing that; lots of innovative new products including a 3x10 combo!

[wateroftyne]

Four different versions of the MM head? What a strange idea.

[BassBunny]

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

Thanks for sharing that; lots of innovative new products including a 3x10 combo!

Not strictly new. They have/used to have a 3x10 Combo, (CMD 103p I think), so this is a newer version with the Marcus Miller Amp instead of an Little Mark.

[Al Krow]

24 minutes ago, BassBunny said:

Not strictly new. They have/used to have a 3x10 Combo, (CMD 103p I think), so this is a newer version with the Marcus Miller Amp instead of an Little Mark.

Yup - fair point, agree with that.

Highlights of the new line up for me are the:

MB STU AMP 1000: which has 'solid state and a tube preamp with separate level controls' and the ability to mix. It's also got a 7-band graphic EQ which should address one of the single biggest criticisms of MB amps that I've heard (as a longstanding MB owner and user) which is that the EQ points are not the best in the game. 1000W at 4Ω / 600W at 8Ω should give all the headroom you're ever likely to need for most gigs.

DV Mark Smart Multiamp - this promises the 'lowest latency possible' and with 'a next generation processor, this machine allows performances never achieved by any product on the market so far'. That's a BIG claim, so I'll be interested to see how much truth there is in it!

 

Edited January 18, 2018 by Al Krow

[MoJoKe]

18 hours ago, Raggy said:

Not sure if this link will work, but...

Here is the official link! 

http://www.markbass.it/news-detail/namm-2018-new-products/

 

[Sibob]

I do like the look of that 60w combo too!
And it's far from new, but also still want to get hold of a Nano Mark......don't necessarily need it, but love the idea of an amp that fits in my gig bag  

Si

[MoJoKe]

1 hour ago, Sibob said:

I do like the look of that 60w combo too!
And it's far from new, but also still want to get hold of a Nano Mark......don't necessarily need it, but love the idea of an amp that fits in my gig bag  

Si

You'll have to be second in the queue for the combo, I'm afraid!  haha!

The Nano Mark is a cracking bit of kit...

 

[yorks5stringer]

Lots of lovely gear here, don't think I've ever seen so many new products from them at one time? Hopefully some will make it to the SW Bash?

[MoJoKe]

4 hours ago, yorks5stringer said:

Lots of lovely gear here, Hopefully some will make it to the SW Bash?

Ooh, I hope so! The Marcus 500/800 heads will be in the shops very soon, the rest will all follow by the summer hopefully!

[beastie]

Any one know anything about the little Ninga 1000 watt head 

[MoJoKe]

what do you need to know?

[beastie]

Hi. Just wanted to know how reliable they are and sound quality and how user friendly they are

regards

gary

[M@23]

9 hours ago, beastie said:

Hi. Just wanted to know how reliable they are and sound quality and how user friendly they are

regards

gary

I love mine. If you like Markbass, then you'll like this. It's been a few years since I had a LM3, but it feels like a more powerful version of it. It's about as user friendly as they come. I don't EQ more than a notch either way of 12 o'clock, but the filters are there to quickly get 'old skool' or 'modern'. 

If you're not a Markbass fan though, it's nothing new. 

[beastie]

Thanks for that I will have to try one out

[chrismuzz]

Glad to see them bringing back sealed cabs! The Classic series cabs are my favourite. I notice that the 4x10 is smaller than mine though, I'd be interested to hear the difference

[LeftyJ]

On 18-1-2018 at 21:08, M@23 said:

Lots of cool stuff! I like the look of the 60w 1x10.

Me too, nice to see a compact, low power 1x10 combo with a tweeter for a change! But I don't really see the purpose of an external speaker out on such a small, low-power amp. I would have preferred the full 60 watts to the internal speaker rather than 45. Also interesting to see a regular 3-band EQ and no VPF / VLE. The larger combo's and all heads have a "Millerizer" EQ filter section though? 

Edited January 24, 2018 by LeftyJ

[MoJoKe]

On 22/01/2018 at 10:54, beastie said:

Hi. Just wanted to know how reliable they are and sound quality and how user friendly they are..

 

On 22/01/2018 at 20:41, M@23 said:

I love mine. If you like Markbass, then you'll like this. It's been a few years since I had a LM3, but it feels like a more powerful version of it. It's about as user friendly as they come.

Reliability of Markbass is well up there, and the Ninja is no different!  The Ninja heads have masses more headroom so just feel bigger and more "open" sounding, but the same essential tone character of the Little Mark III.

Regarding usability, many Markbass users leave all tone controls at virtually 12 O'clock and as M@23 said, do all they need with the  filters.  VLE - Vintage Loudspeaker Emulation (or James Jamerson knob as I like to call it!) and VPF - Variable Pre-shape Filter (which is a mid scoop), so yeah, pretty easy to find your tone really!

[franzbassist]

I like the look of the 1x10 combo too.  Are there any pictures of the amp section yet?

Pop that on top of my TRV123 and I'd be very happy. 

[franzbassist]

On 1/18/2018 at 21:33, wateroftyne said:

Four different versions of the MM head? What a strange idea.

I agree.

[beastie]

Thanks all some really useful info coming back 

Going to have a look at one with my Double Bass 

thanks everyone