MARKBASS MAKES BASSES NOW !!

seems like markbass are desperate to sell these. nice promotion though. kai really tears it up.

Sounds great. Would be interesting if it wasnt that ugly

Nice bass. Sounds and looks great. I believe that Fender and probably some others have or still do use basswood. I read that the wood tends to have weird green grain lines and worm holes in it's natural state that prevent it from being used on instruments that aren't painted. Tone wise, it's fine and takes paint well with some prep work.

Where was it made?

they've been in production for 10+ years

"gives off strong Marcus Miller Jazz Bass vibes, so..." (Kai casually pulls off a killer Marcus Miller Jazz Bass riff)

I've got 2 Markbass basses, the Kilimanjaro F1 Olive Richard Bona sig, and the 5 string surf green version of the Gloxy. The Gloxy is just awesome, crazy good value for the money. You guys should get your hands on the new 300 euro Markbass Yellow basses coming out soon too, the little short scale could be fun to review.

The tone has something Rickenbacker-y about it

I'd guess far east to keep cost down n then inspected in Italy ?
I'd imagine the labour to be pricy in Italy as it would be Us instead of Mexico or Indonesia like Fender or Prs

long awaited for this review!

Nice. And they aren't $1500 either. Sweet.

All this, and they put garbage bridge on it?

Killer tone! Unsure maybe nut spacing is a tad tight?

Great content BTW! Keep keeping on :)

I owned one of this for two months, it felt nice until I noticed that strings tend to sound dead like in...4-5 days of playing. Uh?! That was weird. So, I changed strings: same thing. I changed strings for three times in three weeks (!) and my hands don't sweat that much, so I gave it to my luthier. That was his response: "take it back, frets' material is so bad and rough that it does affects on the strings life pretty quickly". Exchanged with another one because of warranty directly from the shop where I originally bought it: the luthier noticed the same defect. It's a shame, because sounded really, really good. So I gave back to the shop also the 2nd one and I grabbed a Tokai TB65 (China, but with quality control from Japan) Thunderbird. Luthier's response: "Man, that's how an electric instrument should be built! Frets' material is excellent".

Hallo Gregor, please compare this to the Italian made model! bedankt

GREGOR THATS MY BASS ITS NAMED AFTER ME , YAY

Just like Yamaha now, there's no left hand option so I'll stick to my Sire thanks.

look up "Janka hardness" before saying basswood is just fine

Seeing a P Bass and hearing a J messes with my mind a bit but it sounds and looks great! Real single coils still sound much better than noiseless pickups. Nice job Markbass!

As nice as it is, I can't get over the fact that the knobs aren't parallel...looks like |/

Just in time for Sam Ash to close fown

Personally I prefer innovation over heritage. I like the sound but don’t like the look.

Nice looking and sounding!!

If you're going to build basses,how about build something original & not a P rip off,just stick to amps Markbass.

It’s $300 cheaper than a made-in-Mexico Fender, so if it’s that good, Markbass is gonna eat Fender’s lunch.

I have the Gloxy GV5 and it is an awesome bass one thing I need to point out is that you really need to look at the specs tag on the headstock when purchasing as some of them are basswood and some are alder for the body wood I was lucky and got the one with alder body.

I have this in seafoam and MAN its GOOD

People who think that basswood is a cheap alternative obviously haven't tried to buy basswood in the last 7ish years
I think it was 2017, the price of basswood tripled making it around the same as maple or mahogany and I think a little more expensive than American ash (at least in the UK, I can't speak to prices in the rest of the world)
There's a reason why the cheap guitars are made of poplar these days

I'd love to know what Kai, Frank etc think of the basses they're playing.. 🤔

i have one in green ! fantastic !

I played a bunch of these, it’s not mind blowing but they’re great

Tried em - Awfully finished.

Recently tried the orange jazz bass in store. Was asking myself why this $300 bass was the best one I picked up that day

I want one 😮

Sounds and looks stunning! Any idea where I can get that color in Germany/Austria? P.S.: The Sweetwater link is for a Squier.

Basswood = Firewood

Basswood is great wood
All the Musicman Bongo Basses are made from Basswood and they start from 3k

It's time to admit that you hire your bassists not just for their playing ability but also for their bassface

'Basswood' sounds like it's the perfect wood for a bass! 😄

I have the GV4 in surfer green...shes soooo groovy!!!! 🤘🏿😤

Love this channel Gregor

I actually got to try one at Guitar Center here in the USA and they are really nice feeling and sounding

I'm not a fan of the 6 knobs but it's not a deal breaker especially because the headstock is pretty nice.. Maybe I'll find a used one eventually

Zero expectations. I got one and I kinda honestly love it. Need lighter tuners and probably a new nut but..wow.

playing different basses is like dating a different girl every day. All have a different taste. guitar players can not understand this.

Fuck I want one 😫 ❤❤🤤🤤🤤🤤

I bought the seafoam green and it’s totally replaced my Fender Aerodyne as my main gigging bass. Incredible for the money.

I just got A green one loved it so much ,I bought another blond one a week later.For the price I don't know how it can be beat.I also had A Kilmanjaro F1 .These are quality bases they are my main gigging basses now.I am so pleased,the sound makes me think Spector someone said Rickenbacker.Anyway it has a cutting edge to its sound..

that's BadAss!