stingrayPete1977 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) So I have owned a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 for years now, I later aquired a Shuttle 3.0 for home practice (has no fan) and as a backup for wedding gigs and stuff. Its got plenty of poke through my NEOX 2x12T as it puts out the full 300 watts, that said I would never use it as my main head for bigger gigs, why would you when you have the 600 watt version? Well it became clearer that fuzzy old valves are not for me and the Genz 6.0 is already one of the cleanest valve pre amp heads anyway, too clean for many but the all FET Genz 3.0 sounds great to my ears, really tight and punchy just how I remember my good old Peavey TNT combo back in the day. After declaring similar in another thread some time ago regarding the ShuttleMax heads as they have both channels but with 600/900 watts Musicman20 made a suggestion of putting the 3.0 through the 6.0 via the FX loop and I kept forgetting to try it....until now! Fecking 'ell Its either going to be my new default rig and I will have to get a ratchet strap to hold it all together or its given me enormous gas for a Shuttle Max 9.2 head!!!! So as for valves and TC's with this and that knobs, Orange OBT heads, Ampeg PF's and Sansamps etc I'm out as they say, I am not a valve man where bass amps are concerned. Edited August 16, 2012 by stingrayPete1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Each to their own. I'm not a trannie :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dad3353 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Valve pre-amp and valve power amp are completely different worlds. Have you played through a real Hiwatt rig..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Yes, and it was awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 it's what you get used too. I used to have a fat bassman sounding rig. I was happy. Now I have clean solid state... and i'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 I always liked that Peavey amp, I only changed it to keep up with a guitarists 4x12 Marshall JCM rig, I had an Ashdown for years and never really loved it. Turns out that Peavey was the sound I liked all along. Stingrays have quite a bit of inbuilt grit and sizzle too so maybe I don't need any more especially from the preamp dept? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 If your valve amp is fuzzy, it is broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 I can't tell the difference between fuzz,grit, warmth call it what you will, I have played through almost every make of amp over the years but the ones I have liked the most have been solid state pre and power amp equipped. I'm not saying they are better and I'm sure the quest for an Ampeg in a shoe box will continue without me but for me personally I'm not a fan of valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Each to their own, and nice one Pete, on finding the exact sound you want. I recorded with an old Fender Bassman head, through an Ampeg SVT 410HE last week, and that is the sound I want, unfortunately the weight of that gear is too much for me. Up until now I`d been quite content with my GK MB Fusion/Schroeder set-up, but that rig last week, well that was "me". So am now seriously considering an Ampeg PF500 again, and this time putting it with the PF410HLF. Won`t have as much power, but in all honesty, I don`t even begin to use all the available power in my current set-up. Something I have to think about...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Ta Lozz, I would never say never, if I was recording and had a sound in my head then I'm happy to thump a P through an Ampeg or a Ricky through an emulator or whatever does the job but a Ray through a solid state amp is where I am happiest just like I was 10 years ago with my SR4 and TNT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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