mcnach Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I just received this afternoon a white box with a pretty little amp. I tried it briefly at home through my little Schroeder cab, and I'm liking what it does, and the sweet little nothings it whispers in my ear, promises of what the future might be if I allow it to become louder... So I'm taking it to my gig tonight, and see how it goes But I'm already smiling, and that has rarely happened with any amp that I tried at apartment-friendly volumes in only 10 minutes. There were many sounds there, and none bad. Not a single one. Every knob did something intuitive and there aren't many of them. Let's fire it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Bueno I thought they looked cheap and plasticky until I saw one up close, arent they well built!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 +1, love mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I really liked mine - the only reason I got rid is because it was too similar to my valve amp. I agree about the build quality; I love that thick machined aluminium front plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I never really got on with my STL600 and 1212L. Im not sure what it was but i felt it just didn't do it for me. Good luck though, i know loads of people love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 They are well built, look much more solid than the Shuttle 9.2, and they have proper rubber feet, not the plastic ones that slide on your desk (or BF cabs) - I had to replace the feet in my Shuttle as it's so light it was too easy to push it around and was afraid of dropping it. Anyway, on the sound side of things... Yesterday I was probably the happiest I've been with my sound in years! I have liked many amps, but this one seems "special". I could get a thick hefty tone that still had plenty of definition and top end. The midrange never got too boxy or brittle or gnarly... Fingerstyle felt tight and powerful, and slap was fullbodied... (I use an EBS multicomp before the amp, that's all). I was just using the Streamliner into the BF BB2 cab on top of a 4x10 that was merely a stand for my BB2. As it's there just for stage sound, I like it closer to my ears so that I can hear it clearly without cranking up the volume too much. I could hear it very clearly, and it felt full, it felt powerful without being loud... I was very happy playing last night I won't be able to play a gig without PA support until the first weekend in August, I think. Looking forward to hearing how it behaves in that situation. I had the "gain" switch on, but I didn't crank the gain too high, so there was no clear distortion, just... a very nice thick tone. I love the Shuttle 9.2, but the Streamliner 900 is more the kind of amp I wanted. I feel I have arrived. What a great little amp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Its funny how a lot of folk who like genz gear use stingrays or basses with a similar pickup configuration, they pair up nicely imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelancesam Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Read this http://www.talkbass.com/threads/genz-benz-head-blown-any-electronics-savvy-people-got-a-spare-minute.1077847 I blew mine the other week because nobody told me about this. Other than that, it's an incredible amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 To be fair, that's true of any amp with the 240/110 switching, and there are a lot of those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 [quote name='freelancesam' timestamp='1405948233' post='2506795'] Read this [url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/genz-benz-head-blown-any-electronics-savvy-people-got-a-spare-minute.1077847"]http://www.talkbass....-minute.1077847[/url] I blew mine the other week because nobody told me about this. Other than that, it's an incredible amp. [/quote] I read already a couple of those recently. I checked and the switch is not too hard, I wish it were the kind of switch that you'd need to apply a lot of strength to switch it... It's not so easy to switch it to the wrong voltage by mistake, but it can happen, clearly. I'm covering mine with tape, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I love the Streamliner. It is very well built and feels very high quality. I really hope the ex-Genz guys stay in the bass amp business and come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qlank Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Really happy with my GB rig. Shuttle 9 and 4x10 cabs. My SUB 4 sounds awesome through it. Best kit I've ever used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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