andruca Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) Has anyone seen this? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7RFSw6tdv0/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet I've even found them available for late this month for 299€, all 3 models, this is the P bass... https://alfasoni.com/bajos-p-de-4-cuerdas/markbass-mb-yellow-pb-113625.html Just when I was about to pull the trigger on a CV '70s P bass. If the pickup on this sounds as agressive as the ones in my Gloxy GV5 and the neck as thin (front to back, specs explicitly state it's wider, nothing about thickness) I'd definitely reconsider. Guess I'll be waiting for the demos and reviews to start showing up on YouTube before deciding. Edited June 4 by andruca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I do like the colour. You don't really see many basses in butterscotch blonde, unlike Telecasters of course. You did comment on your 'Gloxy' that the top row of knobs got in the way of your hand sometimes, at least with the passive basses, this shouldn't be a concern. I wonder why MarkBass are trying to capture a position in the pretty full budget F shaped object market? I doubt whether Harley Benton or Squier are too worried. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian18242 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Got very excited by the Mb F1 Navigator 4 until I realised the price £1500+ 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) I like the look of the shorty, but the colour... not so much (it's the only colour it comes in). It's about 1.5x the price of the Squier Sonic Bronco, I wonder how it will compare Edited June 5 by LeftyJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I’d pay less for the Bronco in the photo there - bet it’s got scratches on the back from the exposed metal frame of the stand it’s resting on 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Any more info or experiences on these? I’m hunting for a practice bass, and as a MB fanboy, I’m quite tempted by a yellow variant! and yes, I love the colour! 🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andruca Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 (edited) Oh, BTW, I got the chance to play one of the yellow P basses at a Guitar Center in Las Vegas in late June. It was OK, thin neck, light, overall nice. Wasn't in love with the tone, average, but it wouldn't be fair to judge that too harshly as the strings it had on were quite dead. Still, I think it lacks a more barking midrange character. I in fact ended up getting a mint 2nd hand (2021, MII) Squier CV '70s P once I got back to Spain. That's the type of mids I like in a Precision, the punkest kind 🤣 Still totally in love with my Gloxy 5 string ❤️ Edited September 6 by andruca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 If they had to go yellow, why didn't they go with Markbass yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 1 hour ago, jd56hawk said: If they had to go yellow, why didn't they go with Markbass yellow? Because most customers have eyesight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 There's a music shop in Worcester that sells MarkBass by the train station. I found them to be really poorly finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 6 hours ago, Schnozzalee said: There's a music shop in Worcester that sells MarkBass by the train station. That sounds like a lot of sales! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) 9 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Because most customers have eyesight I stand corrected. They do! So the question is, where are the lemon yellow MBs in the photo being sold? Edited September 7 by jd56hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokl Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) On 07/09/2024 at 10:35, Schnozzalee said: There's a music shop in Worcester that sells MarkBass by the train station. That's a new one on me, I thought it was "sells them by the bucket load'? I'll get my coat. Edited September 8 by Mokl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 A bucketload is half a bass. A shedload is around 34 basses. A boatload is around 4.56 shedloads. A train station is around 6.4 boatloads. I can’t work out metric, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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