mark bass

[colin.edwardson]

i am using a mark bass combo cmd102

i also have a mark bass 2 by 10 cab

when i use the cab the clipping light keeps  coming on any help please never used mark bass amps before i am 76 just want a good sound thanks 

colin 

Edited October 4, 2020 by colin.edwardson
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[franzbassist]

Turn the gain knob down until the clip light stops lighting up.  It should only come on when you really hit the bass hard.

[fleabag]

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Edited October 5, 2020 by fleabag

[yorks5stringer]

11 minutes ago, fleabag said:

This is in the  wrong forum

Where should it be then? It's in Amps and Cabs which his query covers

[Mykesbass]

I'm sure one of the experts will be along shortly, but just a quick check, are you using a speaker cable or an instrument cable for the extension cab? 

[MoJoKe]

Make sure you are linking them with a speaker cable, not a guitar cable.

Set all EQs at 12 o'clock and filters off, turn the gain up slowly until the clip light starts to flash when you dig in, then back it off until it rarely flashes. Turn up the volume, and you will now sound awesome! 

Most Markbass users will not move the tone controls much more than +/- 1 or 2, preferring to use a combination of the VLE (vintage loudspeaker emulation, knocks the high frequencies back to sound more old school) and VPF (variable preshape filter, scoops the mids and boosts the bass/top to give a more modern tone) to get the perfect tone... 

 

[fleabag]

2 hours ago, yorks5stringer said:

Where should it be then? It's in Amps and Cabs which his query covers

Its been moved since.  It was in site issues

[yorks5stringer]

On 05/10/2020 at 18:06, fleabag said:

Its been moved since.  It was in site issues

I see.