la bam Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Yes, the hydrive 4x10 is a great cab. Very loud and punchy and much smaller and lighter than you would think. That's the same set up I had and it was really really good. The hydrive (usually) has wheels on it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky999 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, la bam said: Yes, the hydrive 4x10 is a great cab. Very loud and punchy and much smaller and lighter than you would think. That's the same set up I had and it was really really good. The hydrive (usually) has wheels on it too. Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky999 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) See now I’ve started looking at Ampeg SVTs......a 4 or a 7.....worth the hype or an expensive can of woe and misery? Should I reign in the GAS and stick with the LH or is there something else around the 800-1000w, maximum of £600 new or used I should go for? Finger style only for rock and pop. Got to be reliable. My head says the LH1000 and have change for a large 800-1000w cab maybe 611 or 810 to get most out of it but then I look at the Genzs, Mesas, Ampeg and the like and think blow the lot on a more expensive used amp. I’ve loved the sound of a Blackstar Unity 500 combo I had and I could get a new Unity 700 Elite head for the money but it’s not been on the market long so is it reliable??? I want classic rock grunt but able to clean it up a little for a bit of pop. My TC BH500 to me has the best of both worlds with the tube tone and I get the TC watts v. real watts argument hence wanting something with the possibility of a bit more oomph but I do like the sound of it. Apart from TC who is closest to that sort of tone brand wise? I am open to any suggestions or advice... Edited January 2, 2021 by Silky999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Genzler Magellan 800 Darkglass M900 V1 More suggestions will come I am sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky999 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 So I have decided to go with a Genz Streamliner 900 that a fellow BCer was advertising on here and hopefully NAD will be a week today. I think that will give me the tone I’m looking for. Thanks again for everyone’s advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaivisch Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 On 30/12/2020 at 15:46, Dood said: Great amps. I’ve gigged them a lot in the past and found that they make a superb power amplifier for running other gear like effects and preamps in to. I did upgrade the valve in mine too. Not that you need to, mostly but I had a really nice set of premium ECC83’s spare. Hi mate. Assume that was running a preamp straight into the effects return ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 19 hours ago, TheDaivisch said: Hi mate. Assume that was running a preamp straight into the effects return ? Yes and no, it depends on what is being plugged in. If you set the EQ “flat” - iirc is 2-10-2? Then you have a clean power amp with some extra level matching capabilities. The great thing about the LH amplifiers is that the master volume control is actually more like the gain control on a non-master volume amplifier. Go straight in to the “passive” input and wind the level up to taste, lots of clean power on tap. A good quality super low noise drive tested valve with lots of headroom is a nice upgrade too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaivisch Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 3 minutes ago, Dood said: Yes and no, it depends on what is being plugged in. If you set the EQ “flat” - iirc is 2-10-2? Then you have a clean power amp with some extra level matching capabilities. The great thing about the LH amplifiers is that the master volume control is actually more like the gain control on a non-master volume amplifier. Go straight in to the “passive” input and wind the level up to taste, lots of clean power on tap. A good quality super low noise drive tested valve with lots of headroom is a nice upgrade too. Well my plan was to plug a line out from much less powerful class D amp with a preamp that I adore into the effects return on the LH1000, to get the best of both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaivisch Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 What I'm after is the preamp I love (Reidmar) with a powerful class AB power amp. Basically I want the 802 but can't afford it 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 7 minutes ago, TheDaivisch said: What I'm after is the preamp I love (Reidmar) with a powerful class AB power amp. Basically I want the 802 but can't afford it 😬 Quilter bb800 and ebs preamp pedal? Edited July 23 by la bam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaivisch Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 15 minutes ago, la bam said: Quilter bb800? Class D though init. Also, one of the bits I love is the bright knob, which none of the pedals have (I know there's a switch but clearly you can't control the amount). Edited July 23 by TheDaivisch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 5 hours ago, TheDaivisch said: What I'm after is the preamp I love (Reidmar) with a powerful class AB power amp. Basically I want the 802 but can't afford it 😬 The 802 is an extraordinary beast for sure! How about a TD650 / TD660? The Hartke thing will work very well either with the Reidmar head or the EBS Microbass, I’m sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaivisch Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 13 minutes ago, Dood said: The 802 is an extraordinary beast for sure! How about a TD650 / TD660? The Hartke thing will work very well either with the Reidmar head or the EBS Microbass, I’m sure. Maybe I'm a massive headroom/power junky, but I found the TD650 to be just slightly lacking in power compared to what I'm used to...and that was running at 2ohms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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