Markbass CMD 151P Jeff Berlin Signature 300W 1x15 Bass Combo Amp

I was looking for a light weight practice rig that had a good warm, punchy sound and had enough power to be heard over my drummer for practicing. I played a SWR rig back in the 90's that had a Goliath 410 top, 118 bottom with a 350w head that put out huge sound but was tremendously heavy and I never got the tone I liked. This Markbass combo blew me away. The tone of this rig was unbelievable and had plenty of power. My old 90's band got together for a jam session recently and they commented also on the incredible sound. I haven't gigged out with it yet but I like the expandability of this combo to add another cabinet to the 300/500w head for something that can handle larger venues if needed. Now the technical part. I am a bass player that likes the funk, slap, pop and tuned down to D stuff. I have used rigs with 10", 15" and 18" speakers. They all have their advantages and disadvantages. Long story short, I was a bit concerned that the 15" speaker was going to be muddy and lack the punch of a 10" speaker and no horn meant loosing some high end snap. This is not the case at all with this speaker. Quite the opposite. This has more punch than I remember from my old SWR 410 Goliath which may have more to do with the electronics from the head. Once I dialed in the VLE (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator), I found the tone I was always missing from my old SWR rig. I once plugged into a $5k Ampeg rig and the warmth of tone and presence reminded me of that Ampeg rig at a much lower price and weight. I am at the point where I am looking for portability and simplicity. I have also learned that buying good gear the first time is cheaper in the long run than going cheap and replacing things over time. This was exactly what I was looking for after looking at comparable combo amps from fender, Ampeg, and TC Electronics. All of which were great rigs for the money but I felt like I would eventually want to upgrade from those combos to this one.

No complaints. Has performed perfectly for a decade. Love it. Have it paired with a 2009 P-Bass American Deluxe.

Awesome power. Great sound

Would like to thank Daniel Ortega and his staff in Tucson Arizona for the excellent service!

As a weekend warrior with various bands and genres, this amp does everything I ask of it. Its light at around 50 lbs and I love not having a tweeter and the amp section/speaker combination is responsive enough for occasional slapping and popping. I have no desire to "sound" like Jeff Berlin, but this amp has the features I was looking for in a 1x15 combo. Plus, the sound of a P bass with flatwounds and the VLE turned up to around 3 o'clock is pretty cool

this little amp is amazing ,has lots of power,for a light weight amp,the bottoms are awesome,my friend was amazed when i turned it up an rattled stuff on his walls .love this amp would recommend this easily