MarkBass make Basses Now? But are they any good?

[@devinebass]

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[@frankperricone2065]

Jojo

[@ringthane69]

Blown AWAY -- did NOT see this coming, didn't expect to fall in love... WOW!

[@MarkbassAmps]

Thanks for the review Scott!

[@jamesbenoit5252]

Nice, I like it. Clean looking, not overly ornamented...and, most importantly - it sounds great.

[@Mojoke]

Scott, I don't know if you were aware, the Markbass instrument range has been significantly increased with the recent introduction of the "Gloxy" range. The Gloxy is available in both 4 and 5 string versions, has most of the features of the JP models, including the same body/neck/pickup style, the same fabulous preamp (with no gain change when switching between active/passive!), but at a considerably more affordable price. The perfect function band bass, versatile for all the genres we all have to cover, and won't break the bank!

[@warburgaby]

P body + Jazzy MB pickups, great preamp (unique in the market) and great build quality, gig bag included, all less priced than a fairly overpriced mexican Fender. Asian assembly, pickup and electronics Made in Italy, and last but not the least: Markbass factory controlled one piece by one piece before delivering. Italians do it better :)))

[@brettroberts4055]

I bought a Markbass GV couple weeks ago for £599. Larger pole pieces are very hot but really adds to the tone. Needs a setup but still sounds great out the box. 5 string is great, low B isn’t too loose sounding/playing which you can get sometimes. It’s much brighter sounding than my Fender AM Elite Jazz 4 also!

[@acledfloyd]

I think the Mark Bass yellow hat was a nice touch.

[@devinebass]

Lol, glad ya spotted it! 💪

[@jasonbannan4024]

Scott, just wondering when you get these new basses to demo for us, how much time do you spend on setting up to your liking?

[@devinebass]

GREAT question, Jason! Unfortunately, I spend zeroooo time setting them up (my schedule is jam packed with SBL stuff that gone are the days I have time to fiddle around setting up basses… although I wish I did, lol), fortunately they all come set up pretty well.

[@devinebass]

GREAT question, Jason! Unfortunately, I spend zeroooo time setting them up (my schedule is jam packed with SBL stuff that gone are the days I have time to fiddle around setting up basses… although I wish I did, lol), fortunately they all come set up pretty well.

[@justinbianchi3576]

Good question mate! 🤟🏻

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Can’t speak for Scott, but I can generally get a nice bass (like pro-level, but not necessarily super high-end boutique stuff) how I want it in a half hour or so. Less nice ones will usually need some fret and nut work, so two or three hours or thereabouts.

[@HiImSeanIPlayBass]

Just based on brand loyalty, I’d buy one. Markbass has always done right by me. Can’t wait to try one.

[@jeremiahwilliams7809]

UH oh...........if those basses are anything like those amps,then they're gonna be a beast!!! Because those amps are badass mother......

[@jamesmichel8951]

By the way, the tone control is also a switch. When you pull it out, the bass switches from active to passive, as if it was a Fender jazz bass. You'll be surprised how good the bass sounds in passive mode.

[@makumbolindo3566]

If you get the possibility to find and buy a Squire jazz bass standard 2007 MI Indonesia for about 150-200 euros, do buy it, with only some adjustments and setting them up, it sounds and plays killer.

[@szrnkabela]

Check out Chiara Bianchi from Italy! She plays a lot of funky stuff on this model and it´s fantastic!

[@SteveWeltman]

Scott, I loved the review and I already won... I got to see a talented musician play an amazing instrument! It sounded fantastic. If I played, it wouldn't sound nearly as nice. Thank you for posting this video!

[@recordlabeldao7820]

I own 2 markbass basses one markbass jp Gold and The markbass jp Black lady and i really love them for 2500 dollar its sound like it worth the double of the price

[@nicholasskridla2475]

What a beauty! PBass with JBass pickups!!! Boom! Mind blown! Snap, pop, and thumps!

[@Elektronijaenis]

After starting to play bass I bought a cheap Tokai J-bass and at first the two volumes did seem to add versatility... However pretty soon I found out that with a band it's just not handy. Sometimes I need to fade a note out (typically at the end of the song) and that's somewhat annoying with the two volumes. And after that the carefully crafted settings are lost. The settings also get lost when I want to mute the instrument by turning the volume all the way down. I also realized that the subtle tonal differences created with the two volumes gets easily lost under the other instruments. After a while I changed one of the pots to a 3-way pickup selector switch and wired the rest of the pots as master volime and master tone... Oh... And then changed one of the pots for a push pull one and wired it so that puulling it up puts the picups in series (that one makes a pretty big difference). I mostly use both pickups in parallel and tone all the way up though.

[@joannalewis5279]

You made me feel better about my life choices

[@raeloupied6193]

OMG... finally a true combination P/J bass. I built a similar Frankenbass combining a Squire jazz and a Fender p

[@setsunameis]

This bass sounds beautiful jeez

[@davidvitale9338]

Gear is good 👍. Gear is fun 👍. Nothing beats practicing more. 💪

[@Bassic778]

That's a great sounding bass with very cool features!!!

[@dannydirt5D]

Hi Scott, been watching your videos on KZbin for some time now, I haven't signed up to your course as I haven't got a bass, but hopefully that should all change soon. I've been a pipeband drummer all my life and it's time for a change, I seriously can't wait to learnt the bass mate. Keep up the great videos 👌

[@abacquias]

Oh man, that lick around 9 minutes is killing! If I were to win that bass, I'd sign up for a couple of years at SBL, hoping to become able to do just that!

[@devinebass]

Glad you liked it, Antoine 🙌

[@r.l.rachel740]

The review was simple, concise and understandable while displaying the instruments build characteristics and tone capabilities. Thank you, great job.

[@fabiominari2861]

Thanks for the review Scott. Not my kind of axe, but nice overall!

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

I’m with you, two volumes is VASTLY better and easier to use than a pan pot. I’ll never understand why some prefer a pan.

[@johnsausage]

How do you fade out or do a tremolo effect with the knobs when you use both pickups? Doesn't work at all :D. That's why I prefer pan :D

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@@johnsausage I don't, haha! I suppose if I did, I'd find a way. A volume pedal, I'm sure, would work just as well (likely better). Honestly, my personal preference is single volume, single tone (or EQ if active), and a selector switch like my Ernie Ball Music Man Sterlings have, which is how I also wired my P/J partscaster Warmoth Jazz basses (fretted and fretless, both have '88 Japanese Jazz Bass Special necks with an oil finish and flame maple over alder Warmoth Dinky J bodies likewise oil finished. I defretted the fretless and inlaid maple fretlines, and they both have EMG GZR P/J pickups and a rotary selector switch). I like things pretty simple, and I'm a little OCD, so I like knowing exactly how much of one pickup or another I'm blending in. With a switch, it's 100%, and I can adjust the tone with attack, with two volumes, it's a repeatable set quantity and I can REALLY fine tune it (though I wouldn't find it necessary very often). I will say that I once had a Fernandes bass that I strung and tuned B-D for a heavy rock band I was in, I put EMGs in it and their factory wiring had a pan pot. I didn't bother cutting their harness up since it was a 3- or 4- song bass and I didn't care enough, and it was REALLY easy to just tweak on the fly for any weird room sounds I didn't like without having to mess with my amp EQ or anything, just favoring one pickup more than another would usually do the trick. In that way, I can't deny its usefulness.

[@chaplinj6512]

New here and enjoyed the video. Serious question, why the glove? Just curious.

[@ADG-ADHD]

that line at 8:45 is absolutely wicked

[@Charles-Robitaille]

MarkBass is killer. Always making great gear!

[@scajesback]

A P and J with a JB style Markbass, love it

[@joshuabrice3800]

Nice review Scott!

[@kipkorner]

That stenback though............ Damnn

[@renebustos87]

That’s a beautiful beast! Good sounding machine!

[@kristi94]

Man this bass so damn good looking.

[@mattrudybass]

Sounds great! Hope I win this one. 🤞

[@Nils_Martin]

You should check out the CHARVEL PRO-MOD SAN DIMAS BASS JJ V 🤙🏼

[@danielcorrigan8805]

I feel like all the hardware being made in house makes sense. An amp company would have no issue stamping metal parts, they're set up for it.

[@TheDarkKnight73]

Oh very nice work. Sounds great. 😊Sprouse.

[@averyetvspecial1487]

“Well they sure SOUND good-“ (notices its Scott playing) “-oh.”

[@teleespantoso]

These knobs (600 of them) looks like something from 2001 by Stanley Kubrick. Would you bring this to a gig, Scott? Seems like a cool bass

[@DaxterZA]

Finally a proper Markbass review! Looking and sounding very good

[@k.l.honeycuttsr.5316]

I never win in contest or drawings, but that F bass is totally me. Best wishes, and blessings to the winners of any of these beauties.

[@GantzGeo]

That sound was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michaelwalker4363]

Did Mark Bass make a bass = MusicMan amp? I understand that the MusicMan was a guitar amp. But its such a great amp. Now we have a bass amp company making a awesome bass. I likey... Love when the industry gets weird. Good things happen!

[@boerboelmummy5075]

Sounds nice.

[@keavzmoezx344]

Nice Bass. I'm Waiting Review from Gev Delano

[@ian22k]

What about their 2x10 bass cabs or just 2x10 bass cabs in general. I personally am considering a downsize to that configuration paired with one of these new super lightweight bass heads. Using just a single 2x10 for smaller gigs and chaining both 2x10’s as necessary. Your thoughts?

[@daviddansereau1793]

That's my setup. Mark Bass 250 Black Line. Peavey 2x10 cab.

[@mv9787]

I have 2x10 markbass only and I really like it. My bass is a 5 string G&L

[@1960317]

I have never liked the two volume controls on a J bass. I found it difficult to keep the same tone in the middle of playing a song, because I needed change the over all volume of the bass instead of each pick up. Maybe I'm crazy, but I would add a master volume knob controlling both pick up. I guess I could have used the master volume control on the amp head. Hmmm

[@teleespantoso]

Most regular jbasses have this issue. That's why I got rid of my 1996 celebrate 50 yrs one. Such beastly hum as well, if not having the same volume on both.

[@samuelemeryjiujitsu]

Lol that description of the difference in 70s and 80s bass sounds was beautifully vague

[@JuergenJoherl]

Hi Scott..great review & explanation!..this 70's config sounds growly & much of a J-Bass..not sure if I like the finish & weight😉..thanks bass bro!👏✌️

[@grantkoeller8911]

This is great, the one to get is the rare Gold one that will be sold out soon!!!!!

[@the_real_MarcGyver]

good luck , everyone in the upcoming giveaway, lets get some strings in some new hands and grow the rhythm section of the world a little more!

[@alicerugiero6828]

Man, sounds insane!

[@robertjones4766]

At first I was hoping for your Fodera, but now I think I'm hoping for this instead! loving that battered white finish! Is the neck more P bass or Jazz bass on this beauty?

[@kingdeedee]

My eyes tell me it’s definitely closer to a Jazz-type neck profile based on the width at the nut, but it’s obviously tough to say since it’s hard to see the actual shape of the neck on video

[@Mrflippyfloop]

How many Markbass logos can we fit on a bass.......Lots!

[@jeromesasanecki3507]

Watching for the review but mostly to watch Scott jam

[@ipuya]

Looks and sounds awesome!

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

Ooooo that Stenbeck ! yup Im in

[@marcoskeptical4233]

I like you videos man

[@BassRacerx]

cant find any specs on the neck size. also if they made a PJ config i would be all in on this bass!

[@aliattaran1354]

Anyone noticed Scott doing a killer thumbs up slap?

[@OldManJeff]

Looks great. Sounds great.

[@kurtalicmirel]

Fantastic machine!

[@ZoomRmc]

It's pretty hard to judge the looks of the instrument with such a heavy color correction. May be it would be beneficial to lay back with Bayesque Teal&Orange galore at least for reviews, don't you think?

[@ActionJotaPe]

This only affects the color of the bass and nothing else regarding the looks of it, i’m sure Scott just prefers to keep some aesthetic consistency in the colors regarding his videos whether it’s a review or a more standard lesson, in the end for this kind of video all that really matters is getting a clean and defined sound out of the bass and showing the shape clearly, everything else is just a technicality

[@taddarita75]

Great sound!!!

[@martinheath5947]

Now if it had a couple of reverse P bass pickups like Lee Sklar's "Frankenstein" mmmmhhhmm 😊

[@Theladrion]

Why is the Mark bass missing 4 screws at the pick ups? Might be shadows...

[@udaypoonia2767]

Aahhh I'm a guitarist and I think bass is a very great and capable instrument I just had one question why do you wear that glove in your right hand

[@buncharandomness7693]

I need markbassss

[@gtoscowork]

Learning to fly a lot of info. Bass has a nice sound

[@TheCygnusbass]

Markbass orgoglio italiano

[@funkygas]

Great review!

[@olivierpayette4284]

I dont get the hate surounding markbass product, I think their amps sounds really good

[@allenmitchell09]

Anybody know what brand of glove Scott uses or something similar?

[@joshuabierno2901]

I need this bass !!!

[@alongchang3651]

Does people with free entry in the giveaway ever win any bass?

[@omarmoran3097]

Could be a scam🤣🤣🤣

[@pine3737]

I do wonder about the body tone. I have two 70's Jazz basses one ash maple 78 (weight 1 ton) and one alder ebony ( 8.5 lbs). and they sound way different. Maybe I'm getting old, but I don't think of Mark Bass as a back in the day company.

[@PatNetherlander]

For $2.500 for this bass I expected a LOT more from MarkBass. Sticking to Spector ftm.

[@MrPeter924]

Awesome great music playing guitar 🎸 so sound great audio

[@lucasbatistamusica8677]

Its just me, or this bass sound a little distorted? Mainly até the neck pu?

[@bean9seventy]

For guys like my self who will have basses that cost less than a set of expensive strings ,, we ask ,, or say, when you review a bass, what size are the strings ? you could review "any" bass & it might sound awesome with 35s or less not bad with 40s not great with 45s un playable with 50s plus maybe the other way round ,, who knows ? perhaps you could do a video mking it clear that All reviews are with standard "scotts size strings" (nickle or steel ) then we will know the "slap value & finger speed" for sure it could also rabbit hole into videos on string size & how super heavyweight 50s plus bass players play the bass totally different to those on 35s or less can size matter ,, ? i was told its "fexible" to each jam & what ever suits you best at each point ,, i have yet to try super monster Godziller 50s & above ,, but want to cheers scott

What is the difference between JF1 and JP1? From the website seems like F may stand for Val di Fiemme spruce

[@devinebass]

That's it, Different wood combination!

[@probindemufhoes42069]

I just picked up a used markbass mustang style short scale bass in mark bass yellow from guitar center. Haven’t found it anywhere online I don’t know how rare it is but it plays and sounds great! I actually came in to pick up a 5 string and noticed it sitting on the used gear rack. Ended up returning the 5 string and keeping the Markbass.

[@2stringsbaba]

Amazing Sir

[@davedupuis2069]

Single coils?

[@jonathanmorgan7710]

Hey Scott, try the Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas JJV. It’s a P bass body with Jazz pickups, thin neck that’s roasted maple with a licensed Fender P-Bass headstock (since Fender owns Charvel). It runs around $1,000. It’s a 5 string, hence the name JJV, but they make a 4 string version but it’s a PJ configuration. I have the JJV and love it, but sadly there’s few KZbin videos of it.

[@marc3dartist601]

Playing a Markbass bass on a Fender amp...

[@ricardojmestre]

Quoting John Lennon, "strange days indeed"

[@Bass.Player]

It sounds good...

[@AndreaAustoni]

This bass was trashed on Talkbass and rightly so. Most unrealistic relic job ever. Pretty bad for an Italian company. Luckily Scott plays really well like always.

[@nilsfilm]

Does it come without logos?

[@likemostthings]

I didn't aactually like the sound that much, looks cool but for 2K much better options

[@BassRacerx]

i had no idea these were so expensive. looks like maybe a 900 dollar instrument

[@arkram_68]

Joe Dart Signature Markbass and Bass Amp??????

[@canvoodoo]

Fuck me I nearly feel of my seat with the price I will stick to my Sire.

[@juergenstelzer856]

Ist look´s very nice

[@Vel1ar]

Sounds really nice but I'd love to see something that's not fender from them.

[@Charles-Robitaille]

The Kilamanjaro model.......check it out. Richard Bone endorced.

[@Vel1ar]

@@Charles-Robitaille thanks for the headsup! Found Kilimanjaro and Kimandu models and Kilimanjaro really is a beast!

[@tuxedo0730]

この人の左手のグローブ？手袋の意味は何かしらの理由があるのでしょうか？失礼な質問にならなければ？教えて下さいお願いします。

[@johnmclaughlin2392]

It’s a bummer that it’s so expensive.

[@LH-zv2zq]

Hard to take you seriously with the " Where's Waldo" look. Just joking Scott. I do appreciate your reviews that points out the nuances of each bass.

[@willieG333]

looks similar to 90's BLADE basses.

[@ushnicyuvnikof2748]

Why get this over a used J Bass or even better a vintage MIJ P bass for under £800 ??? (There's no reason is there)