EBS_freak Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) For those who are interested in the new 450W head from EBS, I have been speaking to the men in the know and I can confirm this monster will be available imminently for a price that lies between £800 and £900 (probably bang in the middle) Cracking price or what? Edited September 10, 2008 by EBS_freak Quote
niceguyhomer Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 WOW - a bargain I was expecting £2,000 + Quote
MythSte Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 How the F*ck have they managed that?! Thats bloody fantastic! I Really hope this is as good as i hope it is! Quote
Dood Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 Is it because all their previous gear was so ghastly overpriced that with all the profit they have made, they can finally afford to seel an amp at a reasonable price??? lol lol lol Quote
EBS_freak Posted January 9, 2008 Author Posted January 9, 2008 [quote name='dood' post='117192' date='Jan 9 2008, 05:25 PM']Is it because all their previous gear was so ghastly overpriced that with all the profit they have made, they can finally afford to seel an amp at a reasonable price??? lol lol lol[/quote] We are talking pounds... ...and dood is just miffed cos he missed out on flanker's preamp... Quote
G-bitch Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 Nice price. I think it's fair to say that some of that price is to do with being within the EU so no shipping and import duty costs at the same penalty as the US manufacturers. Or it's a loss leader for the £4000 matching cab Quote
Dood Posted January 9, 2008 Posted January 9, 2008 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='117221' date='Jan 9 2008, 05:46 PM']We are talking pounds... ...and dood is just miffed cos he missed out on flanker's preamp... [/quote] I'd go out and buy a brand new one if the cheeky li'l beggars weren't charging stella prices for their gear. (In comparison to other preamps in the same catagory) Quote
EBS_freak Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='dood' post='117306' date='Jan 9 2008, 06:45 PM']I'd go out and buy a brand new one if the cheeky li'l beggars weren't charging stella prices for their gear. (In comparison to other preamps in the same catagory)[/quote] They don't do the classic preamp anymore hence why the prices are high as there are not many about. The Microbass II kinda killed it. I agree though, the Gallery's price for that pre is pretty rediculous! Quote
gypsymoth Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 for those of us incapable of googling any info on this beast - is there a link to specs or something? curious as to how it might compare to an old hiwatt 400. Quote
EBS_freak Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='gypsymoth' post='117905' date='Jan 10 2008, 03:28 PM']for those of us incapable of googling any info on this beast - is there a link to specs or something? curious as to how it might compare to an old hiwatt 400.[/quote] It's not out yet... so specs aren't available yet. The details should hopefully be on the EBS website after it has been released over 17-20 Jan at NAMM. Quote
Platypus Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Will be interesting to see how this works out. Can't see how they would put out an high quality all valve head at £850. I mean that would seriously impact sales of their other three heads, the cheapect of which has a list price of £869 Quote
Buzz Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 The question is, if EBS can sort out a powerful 450w all valve head for under 1k, how come Orange (being UK based) still charge 1.1k+ for an amp half the power? Quote
nash Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 [quote name='Buzz' post='118290' date='Jan 11 2008, 01:01 AM']The question is, if EBS can sort out a powerful 450w all valve head for under 1k, how come Orange (being UK based) still charge 1.1k+ for an amp half the power?[/quote] isnt the orange point to point hand made? this is most probably a PCB affair Quote
rodl2005 Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 NIIIICE!!!!!!!!!!!! like to see the specs when available. Quote
Buzz Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 [quote name='nash' post='118331' date='Jan 11 2008, 08:50 AM']isnt the orange point to point hand made? this is most probably a PCB affair[/quote] Good point, I forgot Orange pride themselves on handwired amps. My bad. Quote
warwickhunt Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 Will Bernie Goodfellow be the only retailer of these when they arrive or will it be all and sundry? Quote
bass_ferret Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Had a good play with this tonight and it will retail for £820. This will be available from shops stocking EBS gear but Bernie will do a deal for Basschat members. First - [url="http://www.ebssweden.com/2007/cl450.htm"]not a valve in sight[/url]. This amp does not have all the extra's that the "definition" bass heads have, but what id does have is tone. It also retains the transparency that you expect from an EBS and having tried it with both of my GB's, a Rumour, a KSD and a Fender each bass had its own character shine through. It also has the EBS responsiveness to playing dynamics. If you snap it snaps, it you thumb it thumbs and if you stroke it strokes. In a word, fan-f***ing-tastic. If you find the existing EBS amps a little clean for your taste, this is the kiddie. Quote
joegarcia Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Wait, so its not a valve head? Thats a bit disapointing. Quote
warwickhunt Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Funny how we ALL assumed this was a valve head! Standby switches, styling, size, power ratings... everything screamed valve. Even though it may have great tone, this will be a tad disappointing to some Quote
Dood Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 I'd like to find out what the point of the stand-by switch is then... another name for a 'mute' switch eh? and what of: 450 W RMS @ 2 ohms load 400 W RMS @ 4 ohms load Not really sure here.. if the load doubles, I would suspect a bigger difference than a mere 50W between loads... Quote
bass_ferret Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Yes Standby = mute. It looks like a value head. It sounds like a valve head. It is 14KG/30lbs. Quote
Buzz Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 From the Features box: [quote]# Switchable Tube/Solid State # 100% Solid State design[/quote] Que? That makes not alot of sense, unless it just means there's a switch to turn valve emulation on or off, which well...sounds like fishing for features. Quote
EBS_freak Posted January 17, 2008 Author Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) It still sounds the dogs - bass_ferret nails the description. dood - I'd like to find out what the point of the stand-by switch is then... another name for a 'mute' switch eh? and what of: 450 W RMS @ 2 ohms load 400 W RMS @ 4 ohms load Not really sure here.. if the load doubles, I would suspect a bigger difference than a mere 50W between loads... - I know. But all of EBS heads seem to be like that...? Edited September 10, 2008 by EBS_freak Quote
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