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    Given in to 'New Amp Fever' (Markbass).

    Hey there,

    Who else could I share these pics with but you guys?! Have been thinking about what to do re: amplification for a few weeks now, and decided to use the Easter Bank Holiday Monday to take the plunge.

    Since getting my Bongo 4HH a month or so back, all I have had at home to play it through is a little Orange 20W practice amp, which is nothing more than sufficient to hear the sound of my bass. My original amp was a Trace Elliot Commando affair which was exceptionally heavy and not that great sounding. Anyways, I decided to donate it to my parents church, and get something new that would do justice to the Bongo:





    Picked this up this afternoon from The Bass Centre in Brune Street, London. Such a big sound from such a small amp. For anyone interested, the model is the Mini CMD 121P.

    I'm not really gigging enough to justify going for the head/cab setup, so a manageable combo seemed like the obvious choice. I haven't had the opportunity to play it loads in the flat yet (neighbours and flatmates to be taken into consideration) but I was very impressed at how easily it filled the space in the store when I played a Stingray 4HS through it earlier.

    Looking forward to taking it through its paces soon. And I'm sure I'll work out how to afford it soon as well! This is one of the few times being single has its little advantages (ie. no girlfriend/wife to try and justify the expense to!!).

    james.

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    good stuff.

    I gave a 2x10 combo a run through awhile back and enjoyed it.
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    I Love That Little Bugger! I Am Gonna Get One Of Those Soon.

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    I have new amp fever, unfortunately I wont be able to cure mine until, August, it looks like.
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    good choice--that's one bad little dude---;-)

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    That little combo might not sound loud just buy it's self, but plug another cab into it and it sounds huge!!!

    We had one here and I pluged it into an Aguilar 1X12 and it was amazingly loud and sounded great
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    As soon as those hit the States I'm going to buy a Mark Bass amp!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psycho Ward
    As soon as those hit the States I'm going to buy a Mark Bass amp!
    They're not here yet? I've heard nothing but great things about them, but haven't actually had the luck to play one. Light weight is a GOOD thing!

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    Thumbs up

    I love my MarkBass combo... mine is the old Mini Combo 121... not light like the new model, but great sounding!

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    Ilove Mark Bass!!!!!!!

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    I'm using a TA 503 head with a traveler 4x10 ; the sound is nec plus ultra and the stuff is really lightweight ; the bongo just combines perfectly with it. Playing in a new jazz-funk-fusion band, I can have a wide range of different tones, from deep goove or rock punch to smooth "upright like". I can't say enough good things about Markbass (and about bongos of course).

    Enjoy yours !

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