Wayne Firefly Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) Seriously thinking of picking up a Tech 21 Landmark 300 watt head, I know the features and what it can and does do, but is there anyone with any info on what its like in the real world and not on a page??? I know Tech 21 stuff sounds ace and is bombproof but I play hardcore/punk, rockabilly and some electric blues, maybe even start some jazz lessons. I assume the Landmark head is powerful and versatile enough to cover all these "basses" (ahem...) thru a Marshall Jubilee 4x10. I want to use bass guitars, overdriven as well as clean and punchy and deep and wooly and also run my P.bass pickup-ed doublebass so versatility is what I need. Rambling now. Anyone out there? What if I get something like the new Hartke LH500 as a "power stage" and use a Tech 21 RBI rackmount as a preamp, which would be cheaper (ish) overall and give me the total versatility, the amp alone for the simple warm clean stuff and add the RBI for filth and/or bottom end?? Have I answered my own question ???? Edited February 2, 2009 by Wayne Firefly Quote
WarPig Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) Ive recently bought one. Great amps, very versitile with the 2 channels and ability to blend them (with the footswitch). Although i have had problems trying to achieve a totally 'clean' tone. I have a copy of the manual if you're interested? Edited February 2, 2009 by WarPig Quote
Adee Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 I actually bought a Landmark 300 off Cetera when he got his Landmark 600 1/ They sound amazing 2/ Very versatile, although I also struggled to get a totally clean sound possible only available on one channel with the 'blend' off, not sure now. 3/ Slightly underpowered 4/ Did I say they sound amazing !? If you can get one for the right price I'd give it a go, although you would need to run it at 4 ohms to get the full 300 watts Ade Quote
mike257 Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Is it my dodgy memory, or do I recall Clarky owning one of these at some point? I've never heard bad things about them anyway, I'd give it a go if you get the chance to try one Quote
cetera Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Adee' post='397981' date='Feb 2 2009, 03:44 PM']I actually bought a Landmark 300 off Cetera when he got his Landmark 600 1/ They sound amazing 2/ Very versatile, although I also struggled to get a totally clean sound possible only available on one channel with the 'blend' off, not sure now. 3/ Slightly underpowered 4/ Did I say they sound amazing !? If you can get one for the right price I'd give it a go, although you would need to run it at 4 ohms to get the full 300 watts Ade[/quote] Yep, +1 to all that Ade.... The really great thing about this rig is that you can combine the 2 separate channels (BDDI & RPM) to create your own tones as well.... e.g clean low end on one, overdriven top end on the other...! I guess that's the main advantage over the RBI with the Hartke, but either choice would be great! Quote
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