Key Features
- Expressive tones, signature performance, and a whole lot of power
- Custom speakers and tweeter offer incredible projection and dynamic characters
- Twin EQ sections provide incredible versatility and tonal personalisation
- Connect additional stompboxes, footswitches, and tuners to expand your performance
Markbass Marcus Miller CMD 103 Bass Combo Overview
Powerful, versatile, and surprisingly not that big. The Markbass Marcus Miller CMD 103 Bass Combo is packed full of features that belies its size. With the Little Marcus amp head combined with a 3x10 cab, the CMD 103 gives you 500 watts of pure tonal expression. Its dual EQ sections let you shape and personalise your tone to your hearts content, taking you from Marcus' signature tone to full on slap funk, groovy licks, oand rocking sounds.
Connectivity wise, the Markbass CMD 103 Combo gives you all you need to integrate seamlessly into exiting rigs. Use the XLR to send your sound directly to mixers and PA systems, hook up your favourite pedals to the FX loop to expand your tonal possibilities, and add a footswitch to give you instant access to the two EQs. Nothing will stop your creativity from flowing or prevent you from delivering that perfect performance.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionBeautifully Expressive and Easily Transportable
Powerful and compact, the Marcus Signature Combo will feel at home in the studio and on stage. Its 500 watts of power is all you need to rock the house down at a wide variety of venues - all while keeping you sound crisp and clear. Despite its incredible power, the CMD 103 is still portable enough to make the journey to gigs simpler and easier than other combo amp on the market.
The three 10'' custom Markbass speakers are accompanied by a 1'' voice coil tweeter. This combination draws more power from the Little Marcus than the CMD 102, delivering an incredibly dynamic performance with plenty of projection. While the lows remain strong and punchy, the top end response is extended, allowing you to dial in more treble to accentuate your bass' high-end. This is perfect for slap bass, melodic playing, chord work, and creating funky groves.
Create a Wide Variety of Signature Tones
The Markbass CMD 103 combines the Little Marcus amp head with a powerful 3x10 cabinet, giving you an incredibly versatile companion for the studio and stage. While the signature amp head offers Marcus Miller's unique sound, it also delivers a wide variety of tones to suit anything you throw at it. No matter what you do, your sound will always remain defined, punchy, and full of dynamics.
Its first EQ section is a versatile 5-band, offering controls over the ultra-lows, lows, mids, high mids, and high frequencies. This gives you maximum control over your tone, letting you deliver the perfect sound for any environment and situation. You can even use these controls to discover new and inspiring sounds.
The second EQ sections works a little differently to your standard equaliser. Split into two controls named Old School and Millerizer, you can use them to tailor your tone to take on a vintage-like quality or create an amazing slap sound. Experiment with the Old School control to bypass the low-frequencies and create a bright, Motown-like sound, or play with the Millerizer control to add a nice mid-range focus and cut through dense mixes. This is where your journey into tonal experimentation begins.
A Perfect Amp for any Environment
Since the Markbass CMD 103 is fitted with the Little Marcus amp head, you get access to its incredible connectivity. Whether you're in the studio or on stage, you'll benefit from its balanced XLR line out. This lets you plug directly into your mixer or PA, with its ground lift switch ensuring your sound is suitable for any environment. You also have access to an FX loop that you can set before or after your EQ section. With this you can hook up your favourite stompboxes, further expanding its already versatile performance.
If that wasn't enough, the additional footswitch and tuner inputs give you incredible control over the CMD 103 Combo. Simply connect a dual footswitch and you'll have quick access to the two EQ sections. This is perfect for setting up two or three different tones to use during your performance - like going from rhythm to lead, and then into a solo.
About Marcus Miller
Marcus was originally a session player and worked on countless projects - over 500 recordings in fact - playing with artists as diverse as Luther Vandross, Grover Washington Jr. Roberta Flack, Bryan Ferry, Billy Idol, and more. Marcus went on to win the "Most Valuable Player" award from NARAS to recognize his achievements as a studio musician. Marcus has led a diverse career, including writing music for Miles Davis, hosting a jazz history show, writing numerous film scores. He has won Grammy Awards as a producer and won the Best Contemporary Jazz Album award for his 7th solo instrumental album, M2.
Specifications
General
- Preamp: Solid State
- Output Power: 500W @ 4 Ohms / 300W @ 8 Ohms
Speaker
- Speaker: 3 x 10'' Markbass Custom
- Tweeter: 1'' Voice Coil
- Speaker Power Handling (AES Standard): 400W
- Impedance: 6 Ohms
- Crossover Frequency: 3.5 kHz
- Frequency Response: 40Hz to 20KHz
Controls
- Main: Gain, Master Volume, Line Out Level, Mute
- EQ 1: ±16 dB
- Ultralow: 65Hz
- Low: 180Hz
- Mid: 500Hz
- High Mid: 1.4 KHz
- High: 3.8 KHz
- EQ 2:
- Old School: Variable Low Pass From 20KHz to 200Hz
- Millerizer: 5-12 KHz Band Pass Filter (Level 0 /+10 dB)
- Other: Ground Lift Switch, Pre/Post EQ Switch
Connectivity
- Input: 1/4'' Instrument Jack
- Line Out: Balanced XLR
- FX Loop: 1/4'' Jack Return/Send
- Footswitch: 1/4'' Jack
- Tuner Out: 1/4'' Jack
Dimensions
- Width: 23.38'' (59.4 cm)
- Depth: 18.89'' (48 cm)
- Height: 27.51'' (69.9 cm)
- Weight: 51.8kg (23.5lbs)
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