MXR M87 Bass Compressor
At 4:10, Marcus says that he uses the MXR bass compressor. He says that he use it as a limiter and because it gives him more sustain.
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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Sire bass V7
"The former is what I’ve always played on, with my ’77 Jazz Bass. An ash body and maple neck makes for a bright sound for slapping because the woods are so hard, but for fingerstyle you have to work a bit harder to make the notes jump out. With an alder and rosewood combination, fingerstyle seems...
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Ampeg B-15
“When I started on the New York session scene, the B-15 was the bass amp you saw in every studio. By 1983 or so, you stopped seeing them; bass players were recording direct by then. But I did a lot of early sessions using a B-15. If you listen to Luther Vandross’s Never Too Much album, you can he...
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Submitted about 8 years ago
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EBS ProLine 410
In the picture you see Marcus playing his Fender signature bass , the EBS 410 proline and the EBS HD 350 .
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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Dunlop 535Q Cry Baby Multi-Wah
At 3:12 of this DunlopTV video, Marcus is playing bass using the Dunlop 535Q Crybaby.
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive
At 5:15 Marcus Miller shows his Fulltone OCD Overdrive.
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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MXR M288 Bass Octave Deluxe
At 6.05 Marcus Miller shows how the Bass Octave sounds. According to Miller, he mostly uses it with the fretless bass because the pedal "tracks so well."
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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Rodenberg MM2 Gas Pedal
Marcus Miller - Ulrich Rodenberg Leverkusen April 2015 I met Marcus yesterday in Leverkusen for the third time. He uses my pedals since 2008. Always on his stage pedal board: My GAS-MM II Custom Marcus Miller triple pedal (Clean boost - double Overdrive / GAS-789B NG). The new pedal for him: GAS-...
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Submitted over 8 years ago
Markbass Big Bang
“I'm excited to announce that I'm joining forces with Markbass Amps, we're looking forward to doing some very cool things together this year. Keep an eye on us!” An album entitled Renaissance is long overdue for the widely acclaimed Renaissance Man Marcus Miller. In among the most enviable career...
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Submitted almost 7 years ago
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MXR M101 Phase 90
At 5.26 Marcus Miller shows how he plays bass using the MXR Phase 90.
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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MXR M82 Bass Envelope Filter
At 5.49 Marcus Miller plays bass using the MXR Bass Envelope.
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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Rodenberg GAS-MM Marcus Miller
At 3:39 Marcus shows his Rodenberg Gas MM, then plays bass using it.
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Submitted over 8 years ago
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EBS TD660
From EBS official site: "The Working horse of the pros. EBS Tube Definition (TD) heads have served big productions such as world tours with Bon Jovi, Kid Rock and Tina Turner, intimate tours with demanding bass players like Marcus Miller as well as loud and rough tours with hard working bands lik...
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Submitted over 7 years ago
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Fender Jazz Bass Fretless
Can be seen on this concert at 46:51
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Submitted over 7 years ago
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Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass
It is his signature!
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Submitted over 8 years ago
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Hartke Prototype 810
After Jaco Pastorius switched to using 410 cabinets, Hartke gave Jaco's 810 cab to other artists as they didn't have many cabs back then. After Jaco, it went on several Miles Davis tours with Marcus Miller.
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Submitted over 8 years ago
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Sadowsky NYC Bass
Marcus owns a few Sadowskys, fretted and fretless. Here he is playin a 4 with the Jamaica Boyz!!!
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Submitted about 7 years ago
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Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator
Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals
At 4:50, Marcus shows his POG2 and says that the octave up sounds "very nice."
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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Dunlop Marcus Miller Medium 045/105
He has his own signature set
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Submitted over 5 years ago
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MXR M169 Carbon Copy
Listed on Marcus' official Dunlop artist page.
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Submitted about 5 years ago
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Fodera Monarch 4
In this video from around 1989, Fodera Monarch 4 fretless can be exactly seen from 5:32. In addition, according to Fodera official website, "[...] Marcus Miller who bought a Monarch fretless bass in ’84 still uses it regularly." ...
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Submitted almost 5 years ago
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Xotic Effects AC Booster
At 5:22 Marcus Miller quickly shows the AC Booster in his pedalboard.
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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Akai Professional E2 HeadRush Delay/Looper
At 7.38 Marcus Miller shows his pedalboard's digital delay, an Akai Head Rush. "I just use it as an instrument, you know what I mean?" Miller said. "It's like an organ player pullin' the stops."
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Submitted almost 9 years ago
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RMI Basswitch IQ DI
“The Basswitch switches everything but my TONE! The boost function puts the bass right up front.”
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Submitted over 8 years ago
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Markbass Standard 104HF
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Submitted almost 7 years ago
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Fender Jazz Bass
In this photo, Marcus Miller playing Fender Jazz Bass.
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Submitted almost 7 years ago
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Kramer 450B Aluminum Neck Bass
In this Instagram post we can see young Marcus Miller playing on a fretless Kramer 450B, when he played with Lenny White. It can be heard in the song Night Games. It appears this picture was first posted on Marcus Miller's facebook.
In an interview posted in 2008 by fretlessbass....
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Submitted about 3 years ago
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Sire Marcus Miller V7 Bass Guitar 5ST
Marcus Miller also have 5 strings variant of his Sire V7 bass.
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Submitted almost 7 years ago
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Markbass Heads, Cabs and Combos
"I can immediately get my sound fom my "Little Marcus" signature heads, but these amps not only let you sound like me, thanks to the five band EQ and the new "Old School" and "Millerizer" filters, you can get ANY tone you need. No limites!!!" ...
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Submitted over 5 years ago
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