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Seeya everybody!

I ask to you to forgive me if you found (And sure you will) some bad English errors!!




I'm going to write some impressiona about my (not-so) new amp. The GenzBenz StreamLiner 900

Here's the BassWhisperere review video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-27szg61bw

Obviously, there's no ever possibility to understand the real features and the effective sound of an Amp.
So I will talk to you about it after an intensive use in my band!

Well...before buying it I've read on many forums that STM is very mid scooped, well I can truly say: FALSE.
This is another little video, by the italian store were I bought this amp, that demostrate what I wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-O7ohbUZx0

This is not a "plug-and-play" gear. It has a volume and Gain control that real sculptor of your sound and, before you can think about the eq section, there're many many many tries to do with these two knobs!

This amp can give to you a real vintage and muddy sound or a giant nearly-overdriven sound or a clean and warm sound.
The last one is what I like!
So, with the right balance between Gain and Volume, you can get what you want.

Here's the sore point: the EQ section.
What real this amp lacks is a modern and efficient EQ control. It has a unique a modified passive Baxandall network for the bass and treble along with an active tube driven mid filter. The consequence is that you can hear mid frequencies only by cutting bass and treeble. So If yuu want a mid focused sound: no problem even if you want a bass-mid or mid or high-mid focused sound...but if you are in serch for a 600Hz and a 4kHz at the same time...you got a problem....and I've got this problem!! :P

Actually I've solved this lack with an (horrible) BOSS-GEB7 pedal eq, which passes in the S/R, and I preserved the cleanm, warm valve timbre and the incredible punch that this amp has got but, for the definition and the high frequency, I've to boost on the GEB7 on 4,5kHz and surroundings.
And I've to open a little bit the Tweeter of my cab (Which is a marvellous A.T.S. 4x10", an Italian brand that I will soon review on forum!) that acts on 1300Hz...an high mid tweeter!

I've already planned to buy a custom EQ pedal here in Italy (There's a fantastic craftman who mades incredible pedals) but I've a custom bass under construction and....well....I'm a student and this means a lot of money I've to spend (Summer WORK?! I'm COMING!!! :lol: ).

Consider that my Musical situation is a Progressive Death Metal band and I need a "particular sound" that only very high gear can effectively give...I think that this amp can give to you a perfect sound for every context. And it's quite cheap!!!

900W are very present with punch and clean dynamic....I think that for have a TRUE pre-valve sound like the STM you've to spend a lot of money more that 800€.
For this price band I think that Streamliner is the best!!


Experienced People, I pass the word!! :drinks:

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Thanks for that. I have a 600 and it's brilliant! Like you say it's hard to say what an amp sounds like; but I like a smooth, clean sound with plenty of top end detail, and this amp delivered it straight out of the box - no e.q. at all. 10 o'clock on the gain and 2 o'clock on the volume, into a Vanderkley 112. Lovely!

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