mr.sibs Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 I have been wondering about the idea of getting a small power amp style head, without all the bells and whistles that i dont really need for every gig, and i have been reading of these two. Has anyone tried the little giant out? Ive heard of some issues with the superfly, the key here is portability, so any other suggestions around the same price mark would be great too- I only need about 200-350 watts, and just a basic eq... thanks Quote
bass_ferret Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 basic is not how I would describe the superfly or little giant. They are cheap though. There is a gang of these now and in the future. Now the alternatives used by basschatters are Mark Bass, EA and Genz Benz. On the way are Epiphany and GK with EBS a bit further off. Quote
budget bassist Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 The superfly EQ isn't that simple, i think it's 10 band graphic or something, though i find graphic EQs fairly simple compared to the normal sort of semi parametric or whatever you find on most amps... Quote
stingrayfan Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Be interested to hear reaction on the new Little Giant heads. Always thought the Superfly was a great idea but was put off by tales of poor reliability. Quote
Hamster Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 I'm looking forward to trying a little giant, but find the front panel to be a complete dogs dinner. The combination of knobs and sliders for the EQ to me is very counter-intuitive. Have knobs OR sliders, not both! Hamster Quote
The Funk Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 I've got an Eden WTX-260, 260-290W depending on where in the world you are. I have to say it sounds great and is small enough to fit in a gig bag pouch (just about - and if you put nothing else in the pouch). The EA mini heads are about half the size of the Eden - amazing! I've never tried the EA heads but for size alone, they're hard to beat. I do like the sound of the Eden a lot though. Quote
mr.sibs Posted July 13, 2008 Author Posted July 13, 2008 hmmm, i will definately check out the ea heads, and look further into the ashdown little giant, unfortunately markbass is out of my price range, and I really liked the look of that eden but that may be out of my range too, Quote
The Funk Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 The Eden costs twice as much here as it does in America. If you have any friends or family there who are coming over here or friends going there on holiday, it is small enough to fit into a suitcase without much trouble. Quote
mr.sibs Posted July 13, 2008 Author Posted July 13, 2008 [quote name='The Funk' post='238572' date='Jul 13 2008, 03:31 PM']The Eden costs twice as much here as it does in America. If you have any friends or family there who are coming over here or friends going there on holiday, it is small enough to fit into a suitcase without much trouble.[/quote] wow so that would make it really quite cheap there? il look into that idea too, i have two friends coming back in a couple of months, but i imagine any spare space will already have been bagsied for similar junk Quote
mr.sibs Posted July 13, 2008 Author Posted July 13, 2008 they do the genz benz shuttle with a 1x8 attached, so you can slide the head out, thats a really interesting prospect for me Quote
bass_ferret Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 [quote name='The Funk' post='238572' date='Jul 13 2008, 03:31 PM']The Eden costs twice as much here as it does in America. If you have any friends or family there who are coming over here or friends going there on holiday, it is small enough to fit into a suitcase without much trouble.[/quote] Thats true of anything that has a voltage switch and does not require mods. You might have problems with after-sales if you buy from the US though. Quote
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