Markbass Little Mark 250 Black Line

Good starterpack

I really don't have a lot to say about this little beast. Does what one would expect it to do and does it well. Good enough for most situations (where you don't need to fill the whole area with bass).

Very nice sounding little beast

Works perfectly. Great for smaller gigs... DI Out is very useful and works nicely if you need extra power...

Fantastic amp !

My favourite amp, excellent sound, Highly recommended ! Sound is clear, warm and fat ! Love it !

a general good sound for all ears

Ive been using it for almost a year now.

I am not a bass player but im a drummer and i bought it as an upgrade for my studio and rehearsal place..

I paired it with a 12" 300w Eden cabin and i really like that clear sound.

You can really add color with the VLE and VPF knobs. You can actually go towards a more old vintage sound and then with a tweak go back to a modern clean sound.

Many bass players used it and everyone was happy with it.

From jazz players to rock/metal players.

I personally like how it really project a double bass.

Im mostly into jazz so its mostly been used with double bass and because the amplifier is clean you can listen to a more true and detailed double bass sound.

For its price i am really happy about it.

Better than I have expected

I have bought this head because I wanted to test the Markbass sound. I have other heads, like Aguilar, GK and TC Electronic so I have a range of heads to compare. I use this head for home practice and small gigs.

To be honest this heads sounds better than I have expected when I bought it. The Markbass sound is that sound I was looking for. It is a little bit coloured and with character.

Pros:

- specific Markbass sound

- a lot of controls to get the tone you want

- VLE and VPF controls are really good and useful

- sturdy an reliable

Cons:

- missing a Mute button and that is really important for me

- quite big for a 250 W head

- the speakon cable does not plug very easy

Overall I do recommend this head and most probably I will try other products from them.

A little beast

I have been using this amp for home practicing for several months. It is well built and delivers a great sound (coupled with a ported bass cabinet equipped with one Eminence Delta-15LFC). The amp is very easy to use, has a 4-band EQ (pretty handy for 4-string basses, you basically get one EQ knob for each string) and 2 additional tone knobs (one for cutting high frequencies and another one for cutting middle frequencies) for all kinds of tone tinkering.

Two little downsides are: 1) the knobs are made of plastic and 2) it's hard to tell the current knob level by the mark on its front (the mark is located too far away from the scale). The second issue is easily solved by manually adding a second mark closer to the scale, though.

Best in this price range

It has the classic Markbass tone

It's a great little head, I've used it on many gigs without any problem. It's very light and loud enough for me ( I play mostly jazz and pop music in small clubs). The sound when used with my double bass can get a bit muddy and sometimes lacks definition, but the head sounds really nice with a bass guitar. It's a very good piece of equipment considering the price. EDIT: after six years of usage, numerous gigs and rehersals in all weather conditions, the potentiometers became a bit noisy, which for me isn't usable in a live setting.

Great Little Amp

This is a great little amp, it is nice and light and portable. There is plenty of sound control via a four part EQ plus two other none standard controls. Google for details of these.

It is loud enough for my purposes which will mainly be recording but also the odd small gig. There is a balanced in and a balanced output plus and effect loop so it's pretty versatile.

The one thing I was worried about was the fan, I would prefer no fan at all but it turns out to be pretty quiet.

''Little'' is just a name to describe it's size - compact, small enough to carry from gig to gig in a backpack. Love the EQ options, quality of the sound. Volume is just quite enough to annoy your neighbours (if you are using it at your home or garage).