[WTA] Markbass LM II & Genz-Benz shuttle 6.0

[lordie]

hi all,

i've shorlisted this 2 head to start off building my head/cab combo. may i know the availability of this 2 head, SPR and where?

thanks in advance ;p

[shinobi]

davis the the dealer for markbass, a bro here told me the prices for their tiny amp heads
Little mark II at $900 and F1 at $1300

davis used to be the dealer for genz-benz, but no more. so u cant get it in singapore anymore

between the markbass littlemark II and littlemark 250, genz benz shuttle 3.0 and 6.0, the shuttle 6.0 is the only one that uses tubes. the rest are solid state

i saw melvin low using a markbass amp head quite recently. sweet

[Resetti]

yeah I saw LMII at davis. there's a Gallien-Kreuger RB700 II there as well, a little on the high price side as well.

I used to be interested in the GK one.... but then after trying out the Hartke 3500a in the studio and looking at the Hartke price - price is good, and sound is very good, I decided the Hartke 3500a is the one for me. Especially like it for it's hybrid pre-amp - both tube and solid state, and you can blend the 2 together or full tube or full solid state, up to your taste.

I also changed the 12ax7 tube in there to a Tesla/JJ ecc83s tube, which sounds much better to my ears

ahahah sorry for the OT!!!

[5stringwonder]

Was just at Davis today. Some nice Eden Nemesis Heads and Combos.

[KeDraiv]

mind telling how much u pay of that Hartke?

haha. thinking of getting amp head also. feel quite limited with my fender bassman

[itzs]

I've tried both heads before. I've got a shuttle 6.0 head myself (bought from talkbass), and have tried the LMII in the 2x10" combo. Both very outstanding heads, so its up to personal tone preferences, really.

Thing to point out about the shuttle, is that there is a switch on the back to switch betwen 120v and 230 V power supply, so you dun have to worry about importing one from US. Just flick the switch and you are good to go.

[leonq]

funny. i was just checking out the Markbass LMII today. Must be a sign. =D

[lordie]

Originally Posted by lordie

hi all,

i've shorlisted this 2 head to start off building my head/cab combo. may i know the availability of this 2 head, SPR and where?

thanks in advance ;p

shinobi - $900 ouch............. that is like double the price for the hartke 3500a . but than its not that bad for 900 considering the USD pricing is $599. LMII and Shuttle 6.0 has similar price range. but than no experience with tube head are they more fragile when transporting compare to solid state amps? cos portability is key why i wanna get the tiny amp heads ;p

5stringwonder - i begining to like davis, from EBS, to GK to Markbass to Genz-Benz and now Eden.

leong - its a sign! definately!

btw saw this in talkbass [Mini-amp shootout: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 vs. Markbass LMII]
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=406201

[Resetti]

Originally Posted by lordie

shinobi - $900 ouch............. that is like double the price for the hartke 3500a

Almost double.

I did my calculations and concluded that for just a little above $900 I could get a

Hartke 3500a (a great sounding amp that includes a hybrid tube pre-amp mixable with 10-band EQ, high + low pass - equates to a lot of tone shaping options.) and a 4x10xl speaker cab. Which is really a good deal... instead of just a small head and need to fork out even more for a cab.

[Z3r0_G]

talking about hartke has anyone tried the new hydrive?