Members Bill Carr Posted October 29, 2007 Members Share Posted October 29, 2007 So, this weekend I finally got an opportunity to try out my brand new LittleMark two-fiddy. I connected it to the 4x10 cabinet with eager anticipation (I love new gear as much as the next guy!), plugged it in to the mains, switched it on. Its power light flickered, then went out almost instantly. Shee-it thinks I. Maybe the lead has just blown a fuse? So I try a different lead. And nada. Not a thing. Great. I've experienced less than one second of new amp joy (and not even played through it yet!). Is this some sort of record for short-livedness of new gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted October 29, 2007 Members Share Posted October 29, 2007 I think there's a guy who works for Markbass on this forum. Can't remember his name, but you could try PMing him. Maybe he'll pop by this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted October 29, 2007 Members Share Posted October 29, 2007 I think there's a guy who works for Markbass on this forum. Can't remember his name, but you could try PMing him. Maybe he'll pop by this thread. Peter Murray Did you blow a fuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted October 29, 2007 Members Share Posted October 29, 2007 finally, someone with negative markbass experience! sorry though, thats pretty wicked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rcz Posted October 29, 2007 Members Share Posted October 29, 2007 finally, someone with negative markbass experience! really. they must make really good gear for all these people to pick up on the flavor of the month, but then never have failures. (hopefully the "flavor of the month" isn't read as a swipe against MB, but rather just an observation that they are extremely popular with the internet gear whores.) robb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Carr Posted October 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Last night I tried another power lead = no joy. But there is a fuse in the unit itself, below the power socket, and I replaced this fuse (oddly marked 240v - a new one on me) with the spare which had thoughtfully been provided. But still nothing. Not even a flicker of the power light. What makes it worse is that the 3 guitards I play with all have shiny new amps! Bah, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Wow. Call their customer support asap. I don't think they'd hesitate to sort you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 wrong voltage setting perhaps? (110/220) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Don't think there is a setting and if there was, a big puff of white smoke would come out of the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrestiaRules Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 call the dealer or service rep... yeah Peter Murray is the Markbass fellow. They seem hell bent for leather on fixing any issues...drop him a line I suspect it gets sorted ASAP. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Peter Murray Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 So, this weekend I finally got an opportunity to try out my brand new LittleMark two-fiddy. I connected it to the 4x10 cabinet with eager anticipation (I love new gear as much as the next guy!), plugged it in to the mains, switched it on. Its power light flickered, then went out almost instantly. Shee-it thinks I. Maybe the lead has just blown a fuse? So I try a different lead. And nada. Not a thing. Great. I've experienced less than one second of new amp joy (and not even played through it yet!). Is this some sort of record for short-livedness of new gear? Hi Bill, I'm not a tech myself, and also don't have all the details of what other gear you were using, etc, so I'm not going to speculate on what went wrong. But it sounds like your amp does need servicing, unfortunately. It will be covered under warranty, so just take it in. If you have any problems getting service, please send me a PM here and I'll make sure you get taken care of promptly. Best, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Markbass. I love mine.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hi Bill, I'm not a tech myself, and also don't have all the details of what other gear you were using, etc, so I'm not going to speculate on what went wrong. But it sounds like your amp does need servicing, unfortunately. It will be covered under warranty, so just take it in. If you have any problems getting service, please send me a PM here and I'll make sure you get taken care of promptly. Best, Peter Dammit! Your superb-natured customer service ain't helping my GAS one damn bit! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Peter Murray Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Dammit! Your superb-natured customer service ain't helping my GAS one damn bit! :mad: We love you all! It's the Italian way! Mind you, I'm Canadian... but you know how polite us Canadians are! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted November 28, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 28, 2007 We love you all! It's the Italian way! Mind you, I'm Canadian... but you know how polite us Canadians are! Peter Hey Peter, I asked you a question a while back about the output transformer in your all tube head and you told me you'd get back to me after checking with the technical guys. :poke: If you don't recall the question I'll go back and look it up, but it had to do with why you have varying listed output specs for your amp when most amps with an output transformer deliver full power into all rated impedances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Peter Murray Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hey Peter, I asked you a question a while back about the output transformer in your all tube head and you told me you'd get back to me after checking with the technical guys. :poke: If you don't recall the question I'll go back and look it up, but it had to do with why you have varying listed output specs for your amp when most amps with an output transformer deliver full power into all rated impedances. Oh yeah... sorry about that. I did send that on and never got a response from our engineers. Please PM me your question -- and include your email address -- and I will make sure it gets answered! Thanks,Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted November 28, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 28, 2007 Oh yeah... sorry about that. I did send that on and never got a response from our engineers. Please PM me your question -- and include your email address -- and I will make sure it gets answered! Thanks, Peter It wasn't that big of a deal in the first place, just a technical question of interest from a technically minded fan of your gear. If I get the bug, I'll look up the question, but otherwise, consider it a closed issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Dude, I would be PISSED if that happened to me. I read Markbass has good c.s., granted it's going to have to go to Italy and back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 No it doesn't at least not if it's the US. GC covers the warranty via a third party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Dammit! Your superb-natured customer service ain't helping my GAS one damn bit! :mad: Not mine either... God, I want a CMD 102P! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Carr Posted November 28, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Interesting, I didn't expect to see this thread bumped but it's timing has been impeccable! I hadn't posted any updates to the forum as I wanted to get things resolved without posting messages that made it look like I was washing dirty laundry in public. Peter, thanks for your PM with the details of the UK distributor, Proel. I contacted them but after 3-4 phonecalls back and forth, they said they couldn't do anything to help me. However, the warranty situation is complicated because I bought the amp from a shop in Austria. They were selling them at a very good price, and as they are within the EU I would not have to pay any import duties, so I was looking to save a not insignificant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Carr Posted December 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 I just thought I'd post an update in case anyone's interested - my replacement LM250 finally arrived today. I'm just relieved it's finally here, but apprehensive that it might just break again. Hey ho, here's hoping the saga finishes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted December 12, 2007 Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 I just thought I'd post an update in case anyone's interested - my replacement LM250 finally arrived today. I'm just relieved it's finally here, but apprehensive that it might just break again. Hey ho, here's hoping the saga finishes here. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boogiebassbill Posted December 12, 2007 Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 So, this weekend I finally got an opportunity to try out my brand new LittleMark two-fiddy. I connected it to the 4x10 cabinet with eager anticipation (I love new gear as much as the next guy!), plugged it in to the mains, switched it on. Its power light flickered, then went out almost instantly. Shee-it thinks I. Maybe the lead has just blown a fuse? So I try a different lead. And nada. Not a thing. Great. I've experienced less than one second of new amp joy (and not even played through it yet!). Is this some sort of record for short-livedness of new gear? If it was made for europe it might be different volts. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Carr Posted December 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 If it was made for europe it might be different volts. Just a thought. Nah, I wondered that initially but it's the same - UK and Europe are on the same system (albeit using different sockets). http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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