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Here's a couple of pics of my 4004. And here it is with the thing that makes all the noise. The Markbass is a fantastic little amp, very loud, a lot of tonal variation and extremely light. The neighbors love me!!!!

Lovely 4004 Cii FG, Shane!

Hey Shane, glad to see you got an amp! That 4004Cii is a beaut!

Sweet Cii, Shane! Nice to see you come into the bass forum and show some pictures. Does the Cii sound really good through your Markbass amp?
My Cii basses have been getting over 75% of my playing time lately.

Still a beauty, Shane. Now make the windows rattle!

Now we need to see a pic of Shane playing his 4004Cii.

Beautiful bass! The FG finish really looks great on a 4004.

hi shane! that bass is a beauty-i love the cii,it looks fantastic in fireglo. i just bought that exact same model amp on memorial day-the ricks sound great through it,but i think i am gonna have to get a tube pedal of some kind. enjoy them!

Thanks everyone, I certainly am impressed by the sound the combination produces. We might have to try to organise an informal jam with Darren, Aitch, Greg and Ron, just to see how it sounds in a band situation.

Cj it's taken me eight months of looking to get the amp. Those Markbass CMD121P's were selling for around $1700 here, so I was waiting for one to pop up on ebay.

Thanks Joey, as for the sound, it's not quite what I thought it would be. There are much more mids and highs than I expected. The amp however has a huge amount of tonal variation with the VLE and VPF controls, so you can dial in a thick woolly "vintage" sound, or something with mids and highs which provide more clarity but with a deep thump behind it. I prefer leave the EQ flat and have the VPF at 12 o'clock. We'll know a bit more when I've had a chance to play with the other guys. As for the picture, we'll work on that.

John, yes, the windows and a few other things are rattling!!!!

Hi Woody, yes, I love the way it looks and the way the combination sounds, I just have to keep working on my technique!!!!

That is a Beauty ! Congrats and Enjoy !

rickenbrother wrote:Now we need to see a pic of Shane playing his 4004Cii.

Won't happen....... he only sits there and stares at it!!

ozover50 wrote:

rickenbrother wrote:Now we need to see a pic of Shane playing his 4004Cii.

Won't happen....... he only sits there and stares at it!!

Is this true? C'mon Shane, prove Aitch wrong!

I can believe it, I know I spend more time staring at mine than playing it...

cjj wrote:I can believe it, I know I spend more time staring at mine than playing it...

I hope you are least staring at it from a players perspective!

I love my Cii. it's getting way too much of my Ric stage time these days.