Muzz Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 [quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1454740266' post='2972499'] But if you're all the way up on 10, where can you go from there? [/quote] Ahh, but some of these amps go up to eleven.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jecklin Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Sharp as knives Muzz a dannybuoy Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 EA have a linear Volume Control and they actually mention this in their user manuals and also point out exactly what Alex and Ashdown are saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Sounds like the "Contour" control is like the MarkBass VPF/VLE controls in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Anyone tried this amp yet? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBerriff Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 [quote name='sshorepunk' timestamp='1455703749' post='2981537'] Anyone tried this amp yet? Tony [/quote] Yes, but not on a gig as yet. The design is, for my modest needs, just about perfect, and it sounds superb through a Barefaced Super Compact. The B contour adds in old-school warmth if you need it, so you essentially have a Shuttle and Streamliner in one box but without the valves. I never had a single problem with my Streamliner but even so, this looks good for long-term reliability. The twin channels should be useful. Every switchable feature has an indicator light. It is a very practical head. As for the performance on a gig that will have to wait a few weeks, but I have no worries given Jeff Genzler's track record and some of the other forum feedback I have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Ashdown and Alex are right but the only way to ensure that an amp has s usable volume control all the way up is to match the bass guitar to the input gain of the amp. Of course some amps ( Ashdown especially ) have some form of input gain or attenuator and arguably the best way to set it up is using the much maligned VU meter. This is exactly what a good sound tech would do with a channel strip on a mixer. Also remember that the minute you put stomp box on the floor, your gain structure is screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 [quote name='Handwired' timestamp='1451765485' post='2943293'] What no tubes? [/quote]Only youTubes😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 What i'd like to see on the pre section of an amp, for a change, is instead of just the usual mid freq adjustments, actually add a Q sweep, like the filter on ACG bass pre's I dont remember seeing such an addition on amps, though there may well be some out there with this function Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1456316310' post='2987688'] What i'd like to see on the pre section of an amp, for a change, is instead of just the usual mid freq adjustments, actually add a Q sweep, like the filter on ACG bass pre's I dont remember seeing such an addition on amps, though there may well be some out there with this function [/quote] It's not a bass amp but a preamp. I used to own one and only sold it because i already had the Alembic. The PB1 is a very nice preamp: Another preamp, doesn't have a "Q" control as wide as the Yamaha but it sounds very good (also had one back in the day): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Aha! They're out there - thanks GB. Didn't one of the Demeter pre's contain a Q sweep ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1456317151' post='2987706'] Aha! They're out there - thanks GB. Didn't one of the Demeter pre's contain a Q sweep ? [/quote] Here you go: It's not labeled as "Q", i think it's "width" but basicly it has two sweepable para-mids with Q control. Nice catch, i wasn't remebering this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Yeah thats it - i thought i'd seen one on here some moons ago. A non UK BC member was selling some J basses and he put video clips up of the sounds of these basses, and in the clip was using a demeter HPB-1. Hey, what a memory i got Mind you - i bet the Dem is about 5 times the price of the PB-1 Edited February 24, 2016 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1456317957' post='2987724'] Yeah thats it - i thought i'd seen one on here some moons ago. A non UK BC member was selling some J basses and he put video clips up of the sounds of these basses, and in the clip was using a demeter HPB-1. Hey, what a memory i got Mind you - i bet the Dem is about 5 times the price of the PB-1 [/quote] Ahahaha, i think you won't believe how cheap they are. I've got my PB-1 for 120€ and the Ashly for 140€, both used of course, if i remember it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) That sounds about right GB I'd pay that for a PB-1 I'm sure, in the past anyways, that HBP-1 pre's have been in the £7/800 area, which is there abouts, 5 times the price of the PB-1, so i wasnt far off Edited February 24, 2016 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1456324542' post='2987855'] That sounds about right GB I'd pay that for a PB-1 I'm sure, in the past anyways, that HBP-1 pre's have been in the £7/800 area, which is there abouts, 5 times the price of the PB-1, so i wasnt far off [/quote] It's more like 7/8 times more, i've posted my prices in euros, 120€~=£100 The PB-1 is a great preamp, lots of low end available and the EQ section is extremely versatile. I only kept the F1-X and sold the PB-1 for simplicity and resale value in the long run. I could get both to sound the way i wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I bet now i've shown some interest in a PB-1 that i'll never find one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1456327030' post='2987907'] I bet now i've shown some interest in a PB-1 that i'll never find one [/quote] I have a friend selling one here in Portugal. He's selling it in a rack with a poweramp, i don't know if he'll split. If you're really interested let me know and i'll give him the heads up to talk to you. I think that he's a member in BC. EDIT: enough OT for now, let's continue it on PM if you want. Back to the Magellan! Edited February 24, 2016 by Ghost_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) Was tempted with this, but as budget is tight right now, have gone for a streamliner, will see how that goes for a while, will be my first experience of a MR Genzler amp Tony Edited March 5, 2016 by sshorepunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well if this is an improvement on the steamliner, it's gonna be good And as for the discussions going on about class D amps lacking "heft", I would have to disagree! Through a single vanderkley 2x10, there was plenty of it, not tried it with a pair yet! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ventus Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Soo Üüüber :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 [quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1456316629' post='2987696'] It's not a bass amp but a preamp. I used to own one and only sold it because i already had the Alembic. The PB1 is a very nice preamp: Another preamp, doesn't have a "Q" control as wide as the Yamaha but it sounds very good (also had one back in the day): [/quote] IIRC, didn't the old TC Electronic 1144 preamp have full parametric bands too? Sorry about the zombie thread derail How's life with the Magellan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Still waiting for more opinions on this I've been gigging a streamliner, whilst I like it, I do miss the top end zing I've had from previous amps, it is a great sound, nice n warm Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 [quote name='sshorepunk' timestamp='1464012016' post='3055732'] Still waiting for more opinions on this I've been gigging a streamliner, whilst I like it, I do miss the top end zing I've had from previous amps, it is a great sound, nice n warm [/quote] Heard one again last weekend at the Seattle Talkbass GTG. Much more versatile than the Streamliner, with plenty of air and zing. I've long since stopped buying amps based on others' impressions though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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