Genzler magellan 800?

[spencer.b]

I rarely see genzler magellan's for sale on here, is that cos they're brilliant? 

I had a shuttle , loved it , had a streamliner,  really didn't like it.

Any magellan users out there, what you saying ?

 

[karlfer]

Streamliner (IMO) always needed bass rolling back to about 9 o'clock.

Just got a Magellan, impressed with it, very versatile, between clean/drive/contour & eq points.

Bit of a thread here.

 

Edited February 1, 2018 by karlfer

[scrumpymike]

A very fine amp that sounds great and has a real quality look/feel.  I really like mine and agree with karlfer about the versatility.  I have a lot of time for Jeff Genzler too; he personally answered a query I left on their website and I know he's done that for others on this forum.  Also nice to see that their UK pricing is (or was last time I looked) much more reasonable than comparable US stuff.

[Dood]

It’s an impressive amp for sure. Loud!

[karlfer]

7 hours ago, dood said:

It’s an impressive amp for sure. Loud!

Oops.

It was your excellent video review that swung it for me Dan. How could I forget that 

https://www.guitarinteractivemagazine.com/issues/issue-54/reviews/genzler-magellan-800-amplifier/#

Edited February 2, 2018 by karlfer

[Osiris]

10 hours ago, karlfer said:

Streamliner (IMO) always needed bass rolling back to about 9 o'clock.

Just got a Magellan, impressed with it, very versatile, between clean/drive/contour & eq points.

Bit of a thread here.

 

I was about to chip in with my thoughts and experiences of the Magellan as well as link to my review that I'd posted on Basschat a while ago but @karlfer has beaten me to it 

In summary, an incredibly versatile amp that is virtually impossible to get a bad sound from. Bags of the elusive heft that folks say is lacking from many class D amps. Oh, and the drive channel is astounding; low gain vintage tube like warmth through to a smooth, rich overdrive that is perfect for Motown and dad rock.

[lowerbassment]

What everybody else said -  versatile, good quality and holding up well, reasonably priced, good features e.g. for silent practice and most importantly I like the tone signature and that it outputs the elusive "heft"... ;-) Made the same experience in regards to customer service, product queries are normally answered quickly by the boss himself. Lusting for one of these array cabs but thats a different topic.

Edited February 4, 2018 by lowerbassment

[lowerbassment]

Also went to the Gallery last Friday and it appeared they had a used Magellan 800 that had just come in, I think it wasn't listed yet on their web site. Someone was testing it while I was in the shop, not sure how that went.  Might be in option to test it locally and get a used one if its still avail. 

[karlfer]

There's one on a Faecesbook page at the moment, £525 inc Genzler gig bag.

Very good price imo.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/298259546971359/permalink/1184941034969868/?sale_post_id=1184941034969868

[xroads]

Magellan 800 has been my to go amp for the last 18 months.

you can hook it up to a 210 for coffee house gigs, and to a 412 in a rock band for large stages - it always delivers

plenty of power and punch (and I am not a fan of many class D products out there due to lack of of punch...).

The contour knob (with 2 different curves) makes the sound from vintage to modern, without even touching the EQ.

The DI out is of high quality, and I dont even use my Radial standalone DIs any more....

 

[Al Krow]

Not sure I've ever come across anyone who's had a bad thing to say about these heads, combined with the fact that they rarely come up for sale second hand: that says a lot about how good they are.

[Ghost_Bass]

I would love to get my hands on one of these but my Shuttle 9.2 refuses to miss a beat and handles every gig i throw at it with volume to spare so i'll have to wait a bit more for one.