Looking for a light bass head

[jzucker]

Something under $1k, similar in size and power to a clarus but with a wider tone control. Anyone try the markbass or new class D eden heads?

What else is out there?

[bikeplate]

HI

Consider a Epifani or Thunderfunk. New they are more than $1000 but you can find preowned Epi's for less. PS600 is awesome or a UL502. Lots of power, tons of tone

Rob

[jzucker]

HI

Consider a Epifani or Thunderfunk. New they are more than $1000 but you can find preowned Epi's for less. PS600 is awesome or a UL502. Lots of power, tons of tone

Rob

I've owned the UL502. Great tone. Doesn't really fit the size/weight criteria though.

[bikeplate]

HI

Wow. At 16lbs I think its quite light. Walter woods but they are big bucks. I dont have an opinion on Markbass. Never have tried them and frankly never will. EA is or has come out with a micro head which I've heard great things about, also. Best of luck in your search

Rob

[jzucker]

HI

Wow. At 16lbs I think its quite light. Walter woods but they are big bucks. I dont have an opinion on Markbass. Never have tried them and frankly never will. EA is or has come out with a micro head which I've heard great things about, also. Best of luck in your search

Rob

by small and light, I'm talking about something the size of the clarus. I'm aware of the EA but nobody seems to have them yet. I don't want something that needs rack mounting like an iamp800 or UL502. WW are great but I don't want to spend $3k.

[bassic83]

I like my MarkBass LMII.

[Thor]

Happy with my Eden combo, and know that their heads are small and light. Definately worth a look-see.

Cheers,

Edward

[bassic83]

The new WTX-260 looks interesting. So many bass amps are coming out lately that are small, light, and powerful! Right on time too- my back is giving out! :D

[jzucker]

I like my MarkBass LMII.

Where'd you get it?

[bassic83]

Guitar Center. $599, plus tax. They seem to be slow stocking them. If you can't find one near you, let me know and I can find out what stores have them. They can do a store-to-store transfer.

[jzucker]

Guitar Center. $599, plus tax. They seem to be slow stocking them. If you can't find one near you, let me know and I can find out what stores have them. They can do a store-to-store transfer.

Thanks. I'll see if my local GC can get them. They are not on the markbass list...

[westrock]

My Eden 550 head sounds great and very reliable and pushes my Eden 4x10XLT cab great. Also have an Ampeg 250watt portabass head and 1x12 portabass cab that’s small and light and sounds very good as well and sells used for around $250.00 for the head.

[Swampash]

Thunderfunk

[dave s]

Where'd you get it?

J,

none of our local GCs (N Olmstead or Mayfield) stock any of the Markbass gear yet. Maybe someday, but not as of March this years.

dave

[wooldl]

What about a Gallien-Kruger?

I used to have a guitar head..............very light.

[mainsale]

I was heading down the same road as you and seem to be zeroing in on the Genz-Benz NeoPak 3.5. It's smallish and light in weight and has a tube in the preamp section, which I like.

[Cb]

I just bought the 6.5lb Markbass Littlemark II head & the compact, rear-ported 33 lb Markbass 2x10+horn cab and couldn't be happier!

Cb :drool

It's replacing an Ampeg SVP-Pro preamp & Stewart-World poweramp & Avatar 2x10+horn rig, FWIW

GC-Cincinnati, btw

[PB+J]

I have a markbass 1x12 combo, and I like it a lot--the eq controls are voiced really well for bass, and so are the two shape filters, the VLE and whatever they call the other one, the mid scooper. I rarely use that one. But the controls are much more appropriate to bass than the AI stuff.

[jdurys]

If your intrested, I have a SWR 350X up for auction on ebay. It still has a warranty for (2) more years and I have the original receipt. I do believe the unit weighs 17lbs. Oh, it also come in a gator road case.

[rwpharr]

I've been happy with my Acoustic Image Focus playing mostly upright through an LDS 2X8 3 way--Just got a Markbass LM II from Gtr Ctr this week to try--I think it'll be similar to the AI on upright but better on slab due to the EQ--haven't played out with it yet so we'll see

[jzucker]

I've been happy with my Acoustic Image Focus playing mostly upright through an LDS 2X8 3 way-

I've owned several of those. They are great amps. The tone controls are a tad limited for electric bass or guitar. If they would enhance the tone controls, this would be the clear-cut winner in almost every category.

Let me know what you think of the MBII...

[rwpharr]

I agree-the AI has been doing great for me the past 2 yrs but developed a grounding problem and is on its way back after repair at the factory--I decided I really needed a better spare than my old SWR Strawberry Blond and ordered the LM II--GC here found me one in the Nashville store and I had it in 3 days--sounds great at home! I'll let you now how it does at a gig.

[rwpharr]

3 gigs with the LMII--a wedding reception,a gallery opening and bluegrass in a bar/restaurant--used the LMII into a LDS 2X8 3 way with my Upton bass and their Rev Solo p/u--DI from the amp to the PA at the wedding and the bar--amp alone at the gallery. Was able to dial in a good sound at all 3 places with very little of the tone controls.Cut the trebles and upper mids a good bit--lower mids flat, bass flat--VLE at about 11 oclock.Had to play with the gain vs master to get enough DI--Overall very happy with the tone--Tone controls are very responsive and lots more versatile than those on the Focus--I still like the Focus a little better for upright-probably because I'm more used to it but the Markbass is more versatile and better for bass guitar IMO.

[therealting]

I was looking at the new Ashdown Superfly heads... they look interesting. Slightly bigger and also interesting is the Yamaha BBT500H.

Actually Jack, you might want to consider the AI poweramp combined with something like a Sansamp?

[will richardson]

I have a Euphonic Audio 800 (their flagship amp) that is two years new. I've only fired it up
about four times. I bought it for my studio. It has never been out of the house or around smoke. I purchased it from Bass Central in florida, probably the biggest bass store in the US. It has one small ding on the front left corner on the metal casing. Before I bought the speaker cabinet I had it stored under my bed and hit the corner on the bed frame when i pulled it out (very upsetting because I pride myself to keep all my equip near mint or mint). I also have an M-line (euphonic audio) 1 12 cab with a wizzy speaker. This is the only nontube amp that sounds huge, warm, yet clear. You can go from vintage fat to fusion or new age clean. Some use this unit for upright basses too. After looking for a year, I settled on EA. I looked at ALL the Boutique amps including some european models. This is selling to fund a new roof on a mountain home I have, otherwise i'd be keeping it. I have a vintage vox ac15, vintage ac30, boogie mark III, selmer zodiac and ampeg vt 22, so i'm a real tube guy - i'm picky about amps. This is my only nontube amp. The amp weighs 19 lbs. See the Euphonic audio website. the unit has semi parametric eq and usuable presets (not processed sounding). I love ampeg rocker panels for EQ . It has separate inputs for active or passice bass plus a built-in tuner. The EA has versatile eq that is not processed sounding. Euphonic audios specialty is geat eq, lite weight, and professional grade. Leland Sklar is their official poster boy. That should tell you volumes. $825.00 plus shipping. give me your email and i will send you my phone # Will R

[jzucker]

i've owned a couple iamp 800 amps. They are fabulous but they aren't small and light. The markbass lm II is meeting my requirements in that area.

[jay42]

Tube preamp of your choice and a QSC PLX series power amp.

[walterw]

Tube preamp of your choice and a QSC PLX series power amp.
especially an "-04" suffix plx. they don't bridge or go to 2 ohms, but have the same power at about 2/3 the body depth and weight of the already very light "-02" versions.

for pure solid-state clean power, PA amp companies like qsc or crown IMO have decades of intense r&d far beyond any mere bass amp company.

[Trandy]

Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0

600 watts .... 3.75 pounds.

[jzucker]

Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0

600 watts .... 3.75 pounds.

been wanting to try one. how does it compare to a markbass?

By the way folks? A 4 space rack setup ain't a small, light bass head!!!! ;)

[walterw]

been wanting to try one. how does it compare to a markbass?

By the way folks? A 4 space rack setup ain't a small, light bass head!!!! ;)
oh, so you're talking "jam the amp into the bass's gig bag pocket" small?

the genz does indeed kick butt.

[mrmuzikhead]

The new WTX-260 looks interesting. So many bass amps are coming out lately that are small, light, and powerful! Right on time too- my back is giving out! :D

My son has one and loves it. It weighs less than 4 lbs. and fits in his backpack! It is available in a 500 watt version now. Genz Benz Shuttle is supposed to be killer as well.

[mrmuzikhead]

I've been happy with my Acoustic Image Focus playing mostly upright through an LDS 2X8 3 way--Just got a Markbass LM II from Gtr Ctr this week to try--I think it'll be similar to the AI on upright but better on slab due to the EQ--haven't played out with it yet so we'll see


That's a great sounding rig having heard it at LDS in Detroit. Don's cabs are smokin'!

[biffonbass]

Just test drove an Eden WTX 260.
It is super light.
If you like the modern clean s.s. sound it's the machine.
Speaker cabs may effect your sound, but that's the natural of the game.
Cheers!

[Deaj]

I like my MarkBass LMII.

:agree

The Little Mark II is small, lightweight, powerful, and very musical. Great sounding amp!!