Markbass CMD 121P combo. Loud enough for stuff?

[fretmeister]

Anyone got one?

 

I'm thinking about a smallish combo for easy carrying, jams with a medium drummer and some acoustic instruments type thing.

For when I don't want to take my Supertwin rig, and an easier fit in the car when there's more people in it.

 

There won't be any PA support beyond vocals. 

 

Will it do the job?

[Lozz196]

I used one in an indie type band with drums, 2 basses, 3 guitars and keyboards, was fine, and we rarely went through a big FOH PA, usually just vocals.

[yorks5stringer]

Easily Yes. If you get a wedge  stand it will help you hear it even better too.

[machinehead]

I think it'll easily do what you want.  For performance, size, weight and cost, they're very hard to beat.

Frank.

[Chienmortbb]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

Anyone got one?

 

I'm thinking about a smallish combo for easy carrying, jams with a medium drummer and some acoustic instruments type thing.

For when I don't want to take my Supertwin rig, and an easier fit in the car when there's more people in it.

 

There won't be any PA support beyond vocals. 

 

Will it do the job?

Just pray it does not go wrong.

[Skin Lewis]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

Will it do the job?

 

Yes, and it will sound good.

 

20 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

Just pray it does not go wrong.

 

I carry a Trace Elf with mine, in case of this. Not needed it yet though.

[SuperSeagull]

The volume out of these things is ridiculous. The wedge is a good idea. 

[mcnach]

I used one for a while. As a stage monitor it was fantastic, but I found I needed a second cab for small bar gigs with no PA (6-7 piece with horns). For what you describe you'll probably be ok.

 

I'd consider the 15" CMD version or the Jeff Berlin combo if the size were still suitable. They're only a big bigger but the output of those is remarkable. The Jeff Berlin model in particular sounds much bigger than its size would suggest.

[Al Krow]

The CMD 121H feels plenty loud enough as standalone backline, even without PA support. It has more speaker excursion space than the 121P. 

[Downunderwonder]

Played a bunch of Markbass single 12 combo backlines but always with FOH bass. I'd give it a solid maybe for standalone duty.

[molan]

I've gigged one of these many times. Great little tool and a near-perfect combination of price / power / tone / flexibility.

[King Tut]

I found that on its own, it wasn’t really man enough - even with PA support. It might work if you could get it up close to your ears. With an additional cab though, it’s killer!

[Dan Dare]

They project surprisingly well (as all MB stuff seems to do). There are limits to what any single 12 can do, but for the use described, I'd say it would be more than up to the job.

[Beedster]

Loud as flip