Beno Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Hi folks. It’s been a while. I bought a LM III a few years back. It’s a decent amp and does what I need it to. However, when I got it first there were a few things that I didn’t like: 1) It struck me as being a bit vulnerable to getting a smack from something way heavier than it. 2) The controls were not easy to see at night. 3) The 'power on' LED was like a laser. So I decided to do something about it and had a root about in the shed and knocked up this protective case made from some aluminium box section I had. I also fitted a LED strip over the control panel (12v dc with a separate psu) and put a diffuser over the on LED. I’ll probably have to sell off all my bass gear ( inc my precious 1975 P bass) due to health stuff and I was wondering if the LM III...eh...hand crafted case would be something that would be of interest to LM owners? It's a simple job to remove the amp from the case if needed. The LM III new, is about €70 cheaper now, than when I bought mine and as I’m going to take a hit on the amp, I need to off-set that a bit. Basically just looking for a bit of feedback. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I think that’s great, if I had a Little Mark amp and was in a gigging band I’d certainly be interested, am sure others will be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Is it good for Metal? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beno Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 28/02/2020 at 22:51, Lozz196 said: I think that’s great, if I had a Little Mark amp and was in a gigging band I’d certainly be interested, am sure others will be. Cheers Lozz. It seems us Al fans are a dying breed 1 hour ago, yorks5stringer said: Is it good for Metal? Absolutely, as long as it's non ferrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 28/02/2020 at 22:51, Lozz196 said: I think that’s great, if I had a Little Mark amp and was in a gigging band I’d certainly be interested, am sure others will be. I gigged a LMII and SA450 for a good few years, never felt the need, or needed to cover it in a bulletproof vest. Also never had an issue seeing where the knobs are set. Surely you set and forget at sound check? I also find light behind me distracting. Just not my thing i guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashdown Engineering Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Good idea to have the pots protected, here's one we made earlier... 😂 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 There's probably one out there but I would be interested in a Markbass LM comparison to the RM500. I love my little stubby head, but my Markbass LMT and 2x10 traveller makes a great portable rig. Wondering how the RM range compares for clean bass tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I've got these two but never compared them I've barely used them as I use rehearsal room rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, PJ-Bassist said: There's probably one out there but I would be interested in a Markbass LM comparison to the RM500. I love my little stubby head, but my Markbass LMT and 2x10 traveller makes a great portable rig. Wondering how the RM range compares for clean bass tone. Having had both I don’t think there’s that much difference in the core, flat tone, however for me the RM is much more flexible on the eq. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 If it needed that much protection I wouldn’t have bought it in the first place. Rack mount kit would be far less hassle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Kinda defeats the purpose of an ultralight amplifier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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