Markbass Little Mark IV 500W Bass Head

The Little Mark IV amps have added some amazing features to markbass' former flagship Markbass Little Mark III, an industry standard for tone, portability and value. The bi-band limiter featured on this amp responds faster and more dynamically to your playing. Its paired with a 500 watt power amp providing impeccable bass frequency reproduction thanks to our MPT proprietary amp specifically designed for bass. In addition the Little Mark IV features a mute switch, and the 3 way switch that that includes the options of a Flat, Scooped or FSW (Footswitchable) EQ options.
 

KEY POINTS

Little Mark’s legacy
Since our beginning 20 years ago, Markbass pioneered small amp design with its "Little Mark" series creating an industry standard thanks to their amp's compact size, light weight, along with its signature warm and natural sound. That legacy has been preserved with the Little Mark IV, and has evolved to include the addition of new features requested by many of our artists and customers.

Updated 4 band EQ, Old School filter, 3 way switch
Our updated 4 band EQ section features very effective controls allowing you to easily find the sound you want, boosting or cutting up to 16dB for each of the 4 bands to cover all the tonal nuances needed in any genre of music. Additionally the Old School filter cuts your high frequencies and gives a round and smooth tone. The 3 way rotary-switch allows you to choose between a super-balanced flat tone, a scooped preset that drops the mids while boosting the lows and highs - giving a superb slap sound, or lastly the 'FSW' option to control both mute and the Scooped EQ on demand by connecting an optional dual footswitch.

Bi-band limiter
Our new bi-band limiter responds faster and more dynamically to your playing than traditional limiters do and lets your high end "breathe" for a more natural sound. It makes our amp heads the best choice for anyone who enjoys a quick, punchy attack at high volumes.

MUTE / LINE OUT LEVEL CONTROL / PRE-POST EQ switch
Featured on the front panel of the Little Mark IV series amps are a convenient mute switch, along with the Line Out level control knob that allows for precise control of the signal sent to the mixer/ PA. On the rear panel is a Pre-Post EQ switch allowing you to set the XLR output's routing to before or after your EQ as required.

MPT - MARK PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY
Many other bass amps on the market use power amps that are not specifically designed for bass. At Markbass, Marco De Virgiliis invested heavily in R&D to develop proprietary power amp technology in house. Our MPT power amp was built from the ground up to respect and elevate the inherent tone of your instrument.

Minimum ohm load for all Markbass heads is 4 ohms.
Markbass amps/combos are manufactured to be sold and used in the country of purchase, and they are factory preset to that country’s voltage. Due to homologation issues, the voltage may not be changed.

INPUTS

• INPUT impedance: 1 Mohm, max. voltage: 9 Vpp
• RETURN impedance: 22 Kohm, max. voltage: 10 Vpp

CONTROLS

• GAIN –46 dB to +23 dB range
• LINE OUT level control on front panel
• PRE/POST EQ (for line out) switch on rear panel
• GROUND LIFT switch on rear panel
• MUTE SWITCH
• MASTER VOLUME

EQUALIZATION

• LOW: center frequency 68 Hz; level: ±16 dB
• MID LOW: center frequency 360 Hz; level: ±16 dB
• MID HIGH: center frequency 800 Hz; level: ±16 dB
• HIGH: center frequency 10 kHz; level: ±16 dB
• OLD SCHOOL: max cut range: 250 Hz – 20 kHz
• 3 WAY SWITCH: flat/scooped-mid/FSW

OUTPUTS

• SEND EFFECTS: unbalanced, max. voltage 20 Vpp
• TUNER OUT: unbalanced, max. voltage 2 Vpp
• LINE OUT balanced XLR, max. voltage 20 Vpp
• SPEAKER OUT: speakon/1/4” combo, 1/4”*

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

• HEIGHT: 2 rack units (3.27 in. / 83 mm)
• WIDTH: 10.87 in. / 27.6 cm (19 in. / 48.3 cm with optional rack ears)
• DEPTH: 9.84 in. / 25 cm
• WEIGHT: 5.4 lbs / 2.450 kg