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bassmayhem

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  1. This is really another creature than those amps I am used to use...

    Mostly, when using an amp, I just plug and play. With this one I have to tweak, tweak, tweak. Maybe an imaginary thing, but I feel it sounds different from time to time... 🤔

  2. First a big box arrived after a long wait. I ordered it in October from a Swedish shop. I could have got it faster overseas, but I really wanted the 5 year warranty from the Swedish shop. I know Mesa had some issues previous with their gear...
    Under some supervision - kind of - from the Very Hairy King of the Basement I unpacked the amp...
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    Then stacked upon the Genzler BA12-3 cabs for a test...
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    Well, it sounded as I could expect. Not at all like my Spartan or Genzler amp, but more like a tube amp. It takes some tweaking to get things right, not just set and forget. I like it. :) 

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  3. On 29/12/2020 at 22:46, paul_5 said:

    I had one for a while and it always kept up with any band I played with. The EQ is based on the classic ‘fender’ style, so fully flat is (if memory serves) bass straight up, mids on full, and treble cut a little bit, so if you’re ok with that then it’s a no-brainer for that price!

    I met Larry Hartke back in 2013 in NYC; he told me the bass at 9 o'clock, mid on full and treble fully off was as close as straight frequency response you could get. I really liked the amp; simple to use and well sounding. No bells and whistles what so ever...

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  4. Thanx for the review/reflections!

    I have ordered one, and it will surface after the new years weekend. I will use it with my Genzler Bass Array cabs, either 2 x BA12-3 or  BA210-3 + BA15-3 setup, depending on the scene/venue. The only Mesa amp I've owned was a Buster Bass top with a 115 cabinet, but that one sucked big! It was the most contra-intuitive amp I've ever owned. I couldn't get any decent tone out of it at all, just a lot of treble and super lows but nothing in between. I really anticipate getting the TT-800 in my hands... :) 

     

  5. Update by Jan 1st: Buyer‘s from within UK should be aware that for imports from EU to UK since Jan 1st the UK VAT will be applicable. This VAT has to be paid by the UK buyer once the goods are crossing the borders. Note: As a private seller in EU I can not reduce the price for second hand goods as VAT has never been included in the price. (Quote borrowed from mr bassman.de)

     

    I have an OLD MM Bongo 6, one of the first. The Bongo 6 was introduced in the spring of 2008; my bass is "born" March 26th 2008. 

    It is a black HH that has some mileage, but I had it refurbished when I bought it. There were some laquer flaws, but now it is black where it should be black. No dings in the wood. The neck is nice and smooth; plays like butter. December 31st is the deadline for you-know-what, since this bass lives in Sweden. Here are some pictures:

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    A very nice bass; everything works as it should. Rosewood board on this; the new ones have ebony. I favour rosewood. I am very, very ambivalent giving this gem up, but it really ain't my cup of tea. String spacing at bridge is 17.5 mm/0.69-0.70". Delivered in the Hiscox case you see...
    Any questions: ask! Trades? Well, try me. ;) 
    A nice long scale 6-string with 19 mm string spacing or similar 5-string is of interest in a trade.

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  6. I had one of these before, but stupidly sold it. (Oh, you've also walked down that lane...?) ;)
    My previous one had the Lundahl transformer (TX-L), but when Origin Effects re-released the unit, and my toy account was full, I just bought a new one, only this time the TX. I love the old style bakelite knobs and the massive looks of it. And the work it does, of course... ;)

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    I also have an Empress that is smaller and has parallel compression abilities. It is also more usable for "compressor effects" while this big old box more or less sits there and makes life easier...

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  7. 2 hours ago, chyc said:

    One thing I've found with my GSS amp is that the gain pot is linear. It's actually a nasty trick that other amp manufacturers use to make their kit seem louder. I'll just copy-paste what Gollihur has written on the EA iAMP classic, which also uses a linear volume control:

    Like you I was unimpressed with the loudness of my GSS amp head when I first received it, but I think that was my expectation of volume controls rather than the amp itself. I should say it wasn't the Sumo so take your own experience over my anecdote.

    Exactly! Unlike other amps, you have to turn the knob very much before things start to happen. Maybe just that... :) 

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  8. On 18/10/2020 at 22:29, bassmayhem said:

    An old thread, but interesting...
    I just found a second hand Sumo to use with my Jule Amps Monique and the new Genzler cabs arriving this week. The Monique dove cage into Sumo into BA 210-3 SLT and BA 15-3 SLT. Should be neat and devastating... ;) 

    I tried the Sumo 1000 a couple of times now, but I am not fully satisfied...
    I found the volume level kind of low with the Monique in front, compared to using my Genzler Magellan 350. I have to do some more testing before I make my decision.

  9. An old thread, but interesting...
    I just found a second hand Sumo to use with my Jule Amps Monique and the new Genzler cabs arriving this week. The Monique dove cage into Sumo into BA 210-3 SLT and BA 15-3 SLT. Should be neat and devastating... ;) 

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  10. 9 hours ago, ern500evo said:

    Just been watching Ed Friedlands review of this amp head, a proper beast! 

    If it weren't for the proper beast thing and one more thing, it just might have moved in my direction. The other thing is the T-factor. I am a bit sensitive to that... ;) (Amps being wider than the cabs...)

    Fantastic, yet beastly, amp!
     

  11. Even though I am Swedish, I have never had an EBS rig as my first option. BASS amps, as they are, should be able to reproduce low end. The EBS stuff have a lot of low mid punch...

    The HD 350, TD 650 and the TD 360 have a rather awkward bandwidth: Frequency Response +0/-3 dB 35 - 20k Hz.
    The HD 360: Frequency Response +0 / -3 dB 20 - 20.000 Hz

    The EBS ProLine 410: Frequency Response 70 - 18k Hz 

    I'd go for Dood's second hand amp. Won't break your back either... ;)

     

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  12. I had the little brother, the AH1000-12, a while. I bought it cheap, the guy said: "You have to change the preamp valves. I have new ones for you". 28 or so screws and some serious squeezing later I had the amp out of its cabinet/case. Then changed the valves, squeezed and put 28 or so screws in place, and it was ready to go. But it sounded GREAT. Yes! There are LOTS of screws. First the ones you can see, then the ones you see when you get the chassis out of the box... Nice amp anyhow. ;) 
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    All rigs long gone...

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