funkydoug

I had a similar experience. I had got used to lightweight, class D neo- gear and then found myself using a Trace 4x10 combo in rehearsal. It belonged to the studio so never had to be moved, and it sounded out of this world. Night and day difference to what I had become accustomed to. Really was an ‘awesome’ sound. It’s like cinema audio… if you don’t have to worry about moving it, amplifying bass is very different !

Is it fair to say that in Bill’s scenario of a series-parallel 410 vs a parallel 210, the drivers in the 410 will each be further away from their excursion limits and so there may be more low end response at medium volume and above? Another factor may be that (if stood vertically) the 210 will probably disperse mids wider than the 410, so depending on stage positioning it may sound louder.

Lovely set up. Which pedal board are you using there… feeing tempted by the neatness of this !

Thanks all. It’s been an interesting read!

Hi, I've been curious about this for a while so thought I'd ask the collective BC brain ... why are Hartke cabs thought of as having 'edge', 'zing', 'cut-through' ? Thoughts: - They are at least part aluminium. Can't be that, visually shiny metal doesn't produce audibly shiny sound?? This is surely visual bias / marketing talk, no? - they have a different shape to 'regular' drivers. Does central part of the cone act as some kind of whizzer / HF dispersion device? - maybe they just sound the same as any other speaker, but people hear with their eyes? Any thoughts? Cheers, Doug

That’s my understanding. It is possible on the G3n, but not the G3. Enjoy it none the less, I am sure there are settings that will sound good for bass.

You can save a patch with the clean sound and then set the ctrl button to toggle various effects (such as your octave and drive) on/ off at the same time.

For me, the me90b brings closure to the pedal quest. I’ll keep it and will accept and learn to work around any compromises. I always thought I could imagine a better pedal board than the ones I had, whether that was separates or digital multis. Thats no longer true; I have a great respect for the work that is baked into this thing.

I really like them. They’re varied and can be punchy. The advanced drive is a really great, versatile dirt sound and is my favourite. I’ve often had the sense that what you’re describing comes from the clean blend, especially on a heavier drive pedals where the transient attack is more ‘distorted’ by definition. The me90b has a global blend which does that but it’s the same degree of clean blend for the whole unit.