Explore Markbass New York 121 Bass Speaker Cab 8 Ohms from Markbass, listed in Amps. Compare the current Gear4music listing and product details below.
The Markbass New York 121 features a 12″ speaker and provides 400W of power at 8 ohms. The NY 121 is the lightest bass cab in the Markbass range at an astoundingly light 12.9 kg it can be carried with ease when loading into a venue. Although this cab will work with a range of Markbass heads it makes a perfect companion to the CMD 121P combo with the addition of this cab your combo turns into a 500W rig ideal for larger venues.
Markbass is an Italian company founded by Marco De Virgiliis, specialising in high-quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets, and effects. Known for their lightweight designs and powerful, transparent tone, Markbass products are trusted by professional bassists around the world. Their signature yellow-and-black aesthetic has become instantly recognisable on stages and in studios alike. The brand’s range includes compact combo amps, versatile heads, and custom-engineered cabs designed to deliver clarity and punch across all playing styles. In the UK, Markbass is a favourite among players seeking professional performance, reliability, and portability without sacrificing tone.
A speaker cabinet is responsible for turning your amplifier’s power into the sound you actually hear, and it plays a huge role in the overall feel and character of your tone. Different cabinet sizes, speaker types, and configurations can affect everything from low-end punch to clarity and projection. Cabinets can be open-back or closed-back, single or multi-speaker, each offering a distinct response and spread in a room. Whether paired with a powerful amp head or a compact setup, the right speaker cabinet helps define how your guitar sits in a mix and how it feels to play.
Guitar amps cover everything needed to amplify, shape, and project your guitar sound, from small practice setups to full stage and studio rigs. In this category you’ll find combo amps, separate amp heads and speaker cabinets, covering valve, solid-state, and hybrid designs, each offering a different feel and response. You’ll also see modelling and digital amps, built-in effects, footswitches, attenuation solutions, replacement speakers, valves, and essential accessories to keep an amp performing at its best. Whether you’re chasing pristine cleans, classic crunch, or modern high-gain tones, guitar amps and related gear are all about finding the right balance of power, tone, and control for the way you play.
An amp is an amplifier used to boost the signal from a guitar and shape its overall tone and volume. It plays a major role in how a guitar sounds, influencing everything from clean clarity to natural overdrive and distortion, and is a core part of any guitar setup for both practice and live performance.
