Markbass Blackline Little Mark 250 250W Bass Amp Head Black

I like this one, and I must say that I wasn't a fan of MarkBass. But now I'm a believer. Two things that I like most: it has two knobs to tweak the character of your tone, then, you have a DI Level knob to control the output to the main PA (independent from your Master Level..!).

Band rehearsal and small venues

I am using this Amp to power 2 bass cabs consisting of one 15 and 1 cab with 2 10 inch speakers. Sounds great.

Purchased this Markbass Blackline 250w Amp head to replace a competing brand for studio use. It is driving 2 10" Eminence speakers plus a compression Horn. Sound Quality is pristine. The XLR line out is clean and useful. All around a great amp for most studio applications.

I bought this head a few years back as a back up to my SVT-CL, without actually trying one out. I was impressed with the tight and punchy tone with my P bass. I enjoyed it so much that I got curious about Markbass's other products and ordered a 4 ohm Traveler 210. This little set up became my bar gig rig and the SVT stack got sold. I was in a 4 piece rock band with only kick drum and vocals in the PA. The guitarist played through a 5150 212 60w. No problem with volume. With my passive P bass I ran the EQ on the head mostly flat and occasionally a little bump in the low mids. I didn't use the two onboard filters much because they pretty much cut out all the frequencies that cut through the mix. I never struggled for volume. The tone cut through perfectly and sounded excellent with very little effort from the amp. It ran cool and reliably. The best part was load-in time. Throw my bass over my shoulder, cab in one hand, head in the other. I stupidly sold this rig when I was pairing down my collection of gear. Now I'm seriously contemplating rebuilding this exact set up because I think this may have been one of the best sounding and definitely the most portable rig I've ever used. I've also owned the Player School combo which has this head built in and it too was impressive. Markbass has changed my opinion about needing big heavy tube amps and giant cabs to get the tone and volume I want. I will most likely be purchasing this amp again in the near future.

It's a great sounding amp with plenty of solid low end. With an 8-ohm GK Neo 2x12 cabinet, it's loud enough to gig with a loud-ish punk rock band, although the 500 or 800 watt models might be a safer bet for really loud band. Either way, it has a commanding presence. I felt like people were listening to me more now than when I play my Fender Rumble 200 or my Darkglass Alpha Omega 500. I like the general EQ setup and the punchy lows and low mids.