THE SURPRISING RISE OF MARKBASS STRINGS!

bassist: Frank Itt
host: Gregor Fris

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0:00 Energy Series Strings
1:21 Groove Series Strings
2:16 Balanced Series Strings

[eldorado]

Frank Bass Face Itt, you've got to love it!

[RobertMusilli]

THANK YOU Frank! What a great way to end the week!

Frank has a great groove, amazing sound 🤘

[Jak_Low]

Theres nothing like a fresh set of bass strings. I would honestly change strings every 2 weeks if I could afford it

[FAMUCHOLLY]

Frank can be my dad! What a demonstration of skill and precision!

[flaviosan]

aaah, a pro doing his own thing, zero fret buzz, only clean notes, thank you Gregor!

[richshields]

I started using them a couple of years ago. Great strings.

[kaib]

Life long DR fan here, but these sound like they are worth a try ! Thanks for the film and info 🎉

[nikospapadimitriou]

I just threw a Marbass Ultimate 045/105 set on my jazz bass, and I'm amazed by the clarity, immediate intonation, and defined tone they have!

[dlux]

Frank is the Best, but it would have been nice to hear each set of strings with a couple of tone settings to show the range that's available with each set. For example, it seems to me that the stainless set might be capable of a more mellow result with the tone rolled back, but will need to spend money to see if that's true.

[jreid]

They do sound good. Frank is the king of the bass face without a doubt.

[Cake_Doge]

The balanced sets have a major problem, I bought two sets because they were in a introductory sale when it came here. First set was really a higher tension set with balanced sound with plenty of output. But the problem was when the E string suddenly became dull, dead and rubbery, suddenly. It was a bummer, changed the strings and used rotosounds for couple months. Then when it was time to change again, I really enjoyed the sound but after few hours the E became dull and dead again in the same day. What probably happens is that those two layers of wrap wire don’t hold and the lower one slips. I think it is some kind of wire slippage. I’d recommend you avoid them. I do not have more than 10 days of play time in those. I hope someone from Markbass also sees this because I want proper working sets, the sound was enjoyable.

[marcuswarren]

Frank does the "Funk Face" better than just about anybody.

[DoSeOst]

I really enjoyed Frank Itt's Guitar Summit Masterclass. Mr. Bassface is a really chill guy. Seeing him play e.g. Tower of power from only 2 m away was very cool. 😁
I am not sure if I wanna try the Markbass Strings, but their lightweight MB58r cabinets really impressed me. I will probably choose one of them instead of the carbon cabinets of another italian company. 😁

[paultraynorBSc]

Thanks for sharing Gregor much appreciated 🙏🇬🇧🎵🎶🎸

[Mr-Keyes]

FrankyFunk is making the funk face while slapping, I love it ! 😀

[jeffbonzerpeterson]

What strings I’m here to see Franks bass face!

[edjefferson]

I would like to have heard more play on the G string. I think the 2nd and 3rd sets were only EAD strings.
The reason I mention this is because I am trying to find a set with less "ping" on the G string. Typically use 105-45 sets. Thought maybe a heavier gauge on the G might help?

[gingataff]

Where I live they are about the same price as DRs. Any ideas how they compare?

[dragostego]

I had those grooves on my stingray and they died super quickly, good sound while they were new though.