Markbass Unveils Marcus Miller Signature Amplification
Last year, Markbass announced they would be teaming up with jazz legend Marcus Miller for a series of amps. This year they unveiled the lineup at the Winter NAMM Show, which will include four head units, three combos, and two cabinets.
“Marcus has closely partnered with [Markbass founder Marco De Virgillis] to develop his amazing signature amps that not only suits his needs and taste, but are a great choice for every bassist who needs a head amp with an amazing clear definition, punch, and dynamic, respecting the priority of tone like all the Little Mark heads,” the company writes.
The head units are aptly named the Little Marcus. They come in four models based on wattage – 250, 500, 800, and 1,000 – while carrying all the same features. They are all fitted with Markbass’s Mark Proprietary Technology power amp section, but central to their design is a set of EQ shaping controls. The EQ1 section is a straight-ahead 5-band equalization with standard controls: Ultra Low, Low, Mid, High Mid, and High. EQ2 has two knobs that adjust filters created with Miller called Old School that auto-dials in a vintage tone and Millerizer, which helps to create the bassist’s unique slap tone. The EQ sections are footswitchable for changing your tone on the fly. Other features include a mute, pre/post EQ switch, and a line out level.
The Marcus Miller CMD 103 packs the Little Marcus 500-watt head into a 3×10″ combo, while the Marcus Miller CMD 102 comes in a 2×10″ configuration in 250-watt or 500-watt versions. Finally, the combos are rounded out with the Marcus Miller CMD 101 Micro 60. Markbass also created the Marcus Miller 104 and 102 cabinets. Each features a rear-ported design for full, controlled bottom end.
The Markbass Little Marcus amps will be available with street prices ranging from $399.99 to $849.99. Pricing for the combos and cabinets are TBD.
Markbass Little Marcus Amp Series Features:
| Preamp: Solid State |
| Power Amp: MPT (Mark Proprietary Technology) |
| Power: Little Marcus 250: 250W@4?/150W@8?; Little Marcus 500: 500W@4?/300W@8?; Little Marcus 800: 800W@4?/500W@8?; Little Marcus 1000: 1000W@4?/600W@8? |
| EQ1: 5-band |
| EQ2: Old School (Variable Low Pass) and Millerizer (5-12 Khz Band Pass Filter) |
| Controls: Mute Switch, Pre/Post Eq Switch, Line out Level, On/off, Eq1 and Eq2 Via Optional Footswitch |
Markbass Marcus Miller CMD 103 Features:
| Speaker: 3X10″ |
| Tweeter: 1″ Voice Coil |
| Speaker Power Handling (Aes Standard): 600W - Rms |
| Reflex: Rear |
| Impedance: 6? |
| Crossover Frequency: 3.5Khz |
| Frequency Response: 38Hz to 18Khz |
| Sensitivity Db SPL: 104 |
| Preamp: Solid State |
| Power Amp: MPT (Mark Proprietary Technology) |
| Power: 500W@4?/300W@8? |
| EQ1: 5-band |
| EQ2: Old School (Variable Low Pass) and Millerizer (5-12 Khz Band Pass Filter) |
| Controls: Mute Switch, Pre/Post Eq Switch, Line out Level, On/off, Eq1 and Eq2 Via Optional Footswitch |
Markbass Marcus Miller CMD 102/250 and 102/250 Features:
| Speaker: 2X10″ |
| Tweeter: Piezo |
| Speaker Power Handling (Aes Standard): 400W - Rms |
| Reflex: Rear |
| Impedance: 8? |
| Crossover Frequency: 3.5Khz |
| Frequency Response: 40Hz to 18Khz |
| Sensitivity Db SPL: 101 |
| Preamp: Solid State |
| Power Amp: MPT (Mark Proprietary Technology) |
| Power: CMD 102/250: 250W@4?/150W@8?; CMD 102/500: 500W@4?/300W@8? |
| EQ1: 5-band |
| EQ2: Old School (Variable Low Pass) and Millerizer (5-12 Khz Band Pass Filter) |
| Controls: Mute Switch, Pre/Post Eq Switch, Line out Level, On/off, Eq1 and Eq2 Via Optional Footswitch |
Markbass Marcus Miller Cmd 101 Micro 60 Features:
| Preamp Amp: Solid State |
| Power Amp: Analog |
| Controls: Gain, Master |
| EQ: 3-band |
| Power: 45W Rms@8?/60W Rms@4? |
| Other Features: Aux in - Headphone out - XLR Line out, Speaker on/off, Output for External Cab (Minimum Load 8?) |
| Speaker Size: Impedance 1X10″ Markbass Custom |
| 8? |
| Speaker: Power Handling 200W Rms (Aes Standard) |
| Frequency Response: 45Hz to 18Khz |
| Crossover Frequency: 3.5Khz |
Markbass Marcus Miller 104 Cab and 102 Cab Features:
| Speaker Size: 102 Cab: 2X10″, 104 Cab: 4X10″ |
| Tweeter: 1″ Voice Coil |
| Cab Power Handling (Aes Standard): 102 Cab: 400W - Rms, 104 Cab: 800W - Rms |
| Crossover Frequency: 3.5 Khz |
| Frequency Response: 102 Cab: 40Hz to 20Khz, 104 Cab: 35Hz to 20Khz |
| Sensitivity Db SPL: 102 Cab: 101, 104 Cab: 103 |
| Impedance: 8? |
| Reflex Cab Design: Rear/Wedge |
