Mark Saunders
Mark Saunders' Amplifiers
"The Mark Bass CL108 Closed Neo cab is miked with Sennheiser MD421s." - Mix Online.
For his entire career, Mark Saunders’ tonal identity has come from his strict use of Fender Jazz Basses powered through big 8x10 rigs, which gives him his ideal, low-end-heavy sound. But when he entered the studio to record Florence & the Machine’s latest album, producer Markus Dravs had something else in mind. “I walked in and Markus said, ‘The only way I record bass is with a pre-CBS Fender Precision through a 1960s Ampeg fliptop [B-15 amp]. It’s the only way do it properly, no exceptions.’ I was pretty dumbfounded.”
After a couple weeks of adjusting to the new setup, Saunders grew to love the change so much…
"Bassist Mark Saunders has two Mark Bass Classic 300 bass heads; one is a spare." - Mix Online.
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