Quadzilla
07-07-2007, 10:11 AM
On Hold (pending payment) for rodneyat !
I've had three or four of these and have kept the one in best shape (mint) until now. I really need to sell some gear to pay for my son's upright and a sub-woofer I bought for my band.
Most of you know the head. It's essentially a SWR SM-900 with a bunch of effects (real tube over drive, synth, sub wave generator, chorus, extra EQ section, etc). This is a pre-Fender head. These went for around $1999 MSRP new link--> http://www.musiciansnews.com/bass/31/mobass_mo_bass_amp_head_900_watt.shtml !!!. If you run it in stereo, and run the amps at 2 ohms, this baby puts out up 1200 watts!!!!!
I also have both the small, single internal bypass pdeal and the larger foot controller. The Small one sold for $69 new and the larger one sold for $300 new.
So that's about $2300 worth of head !!!!!!!!!!! :smug:
Anyway, it's in MINT shape and fully funtional, includes cables. All knobs, etc are intact and work 100%. A couple of very minor rack scratches on the underside, but sides and top are scract free!!! I had another one of these with only one foot controller also that I sold on Ebay earlier this year for over $1100, so I know I could get at least $1000 on Ebay. I'll post pics and specs later but I'm asking $850 for it (+shipping). Mo's don't go up for sale often are very hard to come by and one with 2 foot controllers is even tougher to come by. I saw a used foot controller sell for over $400 alone on Ebay some months back.
Oh, as a bonus, I have a complete set of schematics and manuals for the head and the foot pedal. I'm talking schematics and parts lists on every single circuit board, resistor, capacitor, etc, etc for both the head and footswitch. Try and get your hands on those now somewhere else (not happening!)!!!!
I'm hoping to put this in a TBers hands before I go the Ebay route. Sure I can make a couple hundred more there, but she belongs here on TB!
Again, have to run out for the day, but will post pics of this mint baby later.
http://namm.harmony-central.com/SNAMM00/Content/SWR/HotPick/mobass.jpg
Info:
by the Harmony Central Editorial Team
July 28, 2000
With so many new effects processors, bass cabs, 15-string instruments, and other bottom-heavy baubles, you might forgive a bass player for a short attention span these days. But judging from the buzz at the SWR Engineering booth, the Mo' Bass head had enough going on to stop gaggles of bassists -- who hung around patiently to play it themselves, or just to keep listening to its colon-quaking, deep thunk.
Leave the synth behind on your next tour -- SWR's Mo' Bass brings the world of phat analog synthesis to the fretboard.
An early prototype of the Mo' Bass was shown at last January's Winter NAMM show, but the final production version, on display here at Summer NAMM, has been buffed with an expression pedal input and other electronic improvements. The company expects the unit to ship in September.
The Mo' Bass promises to be a tweaker's delight. Sure, the onboard tube limiter, tube overdrive, and chorus processors are cool. SWR's real innovation, however, was to include a "subwave" (subharmonic) octave generator and a waveform-tracking bass synthesizer, putting bassists on a level playing field with their sinister-handed keyboard bandmates. Sole-tingling lows and classically phat analog synth tones -- conjured with filter, resonance, and bass/synth blend controls -- define the Mo' Bass's tone. We were also impressed to hear Moog-like filter sweeps controlled by a standard expression pedal.
Judged solely on its two - bridgeable 450-watt power amps (900 watts total), 12AX7-driven tube preamp, dual 3-band EQ sections, external/internal effects bypass switches, MIDI/tuner/Speakon cable outs, and sidechain stereo effects bus merits, Mo' Bass is a worthy contender. Add the synth and the subharmonic generator, and the $1,999 price tag looks even mo' bettah.
The larger pedal looks just like the one pictured below.
http://www.instrumentpro.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/SWRMINI.jpg
Info on Pedal:
Mo' Control is a pedalboard-style footswitch that lets the Mo' Bass user switch between various effects. There are individual on/off controls for each effect, including Drive, SubWave, Bassynth, Mo' EQ, Chorus, and Dual Mode. Four preset banks allow the user to store any combination of Mo' Bass effects and switch back and forth between those presets, as well as add or subtract any effect from the currently selected preset. Mo' Control's bypass switch lets the user bypass the effects entirely.
SWR MoBass Description and Specs:
Introducing the SWR Mo Bass, the first bass head with on-board studio quality analog effects. The SWR Mo Bass was designed for players who, in addition to demanding a high quality, professional bass amp, need to express themselves with a variety of different sounds. Its all there, classic analog synth sounds, a massive subwave generator, gorgeous chorus, overdrive that can be as subtle as the fuzzy edge of a vintage tube amp or as nasty as a chains on 11. Shape your sound further with two separate EQ sections and a high-end Limiter and youve touched on some of what the Mo Bass can do.
MO BASS FRONT PANEL FEATURES
Dual independent input jacks compatible with both passive and active instruments
Pre-Amp Volume Control with bi-color (green/red) LED peak clipping indicator
Variable Limiter/Leveler Control with yellow LED indicator
Aural Enhancer Control
Treble Level Control
Midrange Level Control
Midrange Frequency Control
Bass Level Control
Overdrive Drive Control
Overdrive Level Control
Subwave Tone Control
Subwave Mix Control
Bassynth Filter Control
Bassynth Resonance Control
Bassynth Envelope Control
Bassynth Mix Control
Mo EQ Treble Control
Mo EQ Midrange Control
Mo EQ Bass Control
Chorus Depth Control
Chorus Rate Control
Push switches and unique-colored LED indicators for on/off control of all effects
Internal Effects Bypass Switch with LED indicator
Left and Right External Effects Blend Controls
Dual Mode Switch with LED indicator
Left and Right Master Volume Controls
Illuminated Neon Power On/Off Switch
Stereo Headphones Jack
Screwholes for Rack Mounting (on chassis in each corner)
MO BASS REAR PANEL FEATURES
Direct Out 1/4? jack
Tuner Out 1/4? jack
Mo Bass Out 1/4? jack
Direct Out XLR jack
Mo Bass Out XLR jack
Line/Direct Switch for 1/4? and XLR Direct Out Jacks
Individual 3-position Pad Switches (0 dB, -10 dB, -20 dB) for both Direct Out and Mo Bass Out XLR jacks
Ground/Lift Switch for both Direct Out and Mo Bass Out XLR jacks
Stereo Effects Loop (Left and Right Send and Return 1/4? jacks)
Internal Effects Bypass Footswitch jack
Filter Sweep Pedal jack
Mo Control Footswitch jack (shown as Ft. Sw. In)
MIDI Out jack
Stereo/Mono Power Amp Assign Switch
Two 1/4? and One Speakon Left Speaker Output jacks
Two 1/4? and One Speakon Right Speaker Output jacks
One Speakon Bridged/Mono Output jack
Two Speaker Fuses (3AG, 10 amp fast-blo)
One Line Fuse (3AG, 10 amp slow-blo)
AC Power Cord Receptacle
MO BASS SPECIFICATIONS
Note:
All measurements were taken with a line voltage of 120VAC.
All noise specifications are unweighted.
All voltages and watts are RMS.
All measurements taken with tone controls set flat, Aural Enhancer at minimum, all effects disengaged.
Power Ratings (minimum)
Bridge/Mono Mode
900 Watts @ 4 Ohms
650 Watts @ 8 Ohms
440 Watts @ 16 Ohms
(minimum load = 4 Ohms)
Stereo Mode (per side)
600 watts @ 2 Ohms
400 watts @ 4 Ohms
250 watts @ 8 Ohms
150 watts @ 16 Ohms
(minimum load = 2 Ohms)
Frequency Response(Power Amplifier):
-3 dB @ 10Hz to 40kHz
Sensitivity(full output under clipping, 8 ohm load, 100 Hz)
Passive Input Jack:42 millivolts
Active Input Jack:84 millivolts
Power Amplifier (Effects Return Jack in):6 volts peak-to-peak
Input Impedance
Passive/Active Input:1 Meg Ohms
Active Input:47K Ohms
Effects Returns:27K Ohms
Output Impedance
Effects Sends:220 Ohms
Tuner Output:220 Ohms
XLR Balanced Out:750 Ohms
Signal To Noise Ratio:
-88 dB
I've had three or four of these and have kept the one in best shape (mint) until now. I really need to sell some gear to pay for my son's upright and a sub-woofer I bought for my band.
Most of you know the head. It's essentially a SWR SM-900 with a bunch of effects (real tube over drive, synth, sub wave generator, chorus, extra EQ section, etc). This is a pre-Fender head. These went for around $1999 MSRP new link--> http://www.musiciansnews.com/bass/31/mobass_mo_bass_amp_head_900_watt.shtml !!!. If you run it in stereo, and run the amps at 2 ohms, this baby puts out up 1200 watts!!!!!
I also have both the small, single internal bypass pdeal and the larger foot controller. The Small one sold for $69 new and the larger one sold for $300 new.
So that's about $2300 worth of head !!!!!!!!!!! :smug:
Anyway, it's in MINT shape and fully funtional, includes cables. All knobs, etc are intact and work 100%. A couple of very minor rack scratches on the underside, but sides and top are scract free!!! I had another one of these with only one foot controller also that I sold on Ebay earlier this year for over $1100, so I know I could get at least $1000 on Ebay. I'll post pics and specs later but I'm asking $850 for it (+shipping). Mo's don't go up for sale often are very hard to come by and one with 2 foot controllers is even tougher to come by. I saw a used foot controller sell for over $400 alone on Ebay some months back.
Oh, as a bonus, I have a complete set of schematics and manuals for the head and the foot pedal. I'm talking schematics and parts lists on every single circuit board, resistor, capacitor, etc, etc for both the head and footswitch. Try and get your hands on those now somewhere else (not happening!)!!!!
I'm hoping to put this in a TBers hands before I go the Ebay route. Sure I can make a couple hundred more there, but she belongs here on TB!
Again, have to run out for the day, but will post pics of this mint baby later.
http://namm.harmony-central.com/SNAMM00/Content/SWR/HotPick/mobass.jpg
Info:
by the Harmony Central Editorial Team
July 28, 2000
With so many new effects processors, bass cabs, 15-string instruments, and other bottom-heavy baubles, you might forgive a bass player for a short attention span these days. But judging from the buzz at the SWR Engineering booth, the Mo' Bass head had enough going on to stop gaggles of bassists -- who hung around patiently to play it themselves, or just to keep listening to its colon-quaking, deep thunk.
Leave the synth behind on your next tour -- SWR's Mo' Bass brings the world of phat analog synthesis to the fretboard.
An early prototype of the Mo' Bass was shown at last January's Winter NAMM show, but the final production version, on display here at Summer NAMM, has been buffed with an expression pedal input and other electronic improvements. The company expects the unit to ship in September.
The Mo' Bass promises to be a tweaker's delight. Sure, the onboard tube limiter, tube overdrive, and chorus processors are cool. SWR's real innovation, however, was to include a "subwave" (subharmonic) octave generator and a waveform-tracking bass synthesizer, putting bassists on a level playing field with their sinister-handed keyboard bandmates. Sole-tingling lows and classically phat analog synth tones -- conjured with filter, resonance, and bass/synth blend controls -- define the Mo' Bass's tone. We were also impressed to hear Moog-like filter sweeps controlled by a standard expression pedal.
Judged solely on its two - bridgeable 450-watt power amps (900 watts total), 12AX7-driven tube preamp, dual 3-band EQ sections, external/internal effects bypass switches, MIDI/tuner/Speakon cable outs, and sidechain stereo effects bus merits, Mo' Bass is a worthy contender. Add the synth and the subharmonic generator, and the $1,999 price tag looks even mo' bettah.
The larger pedal looks just like the one pictured below.
http://www.instrumentpro.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/SWRMINI.jpg
Info on Pedal:
Mo' Control is a pedalboard-style footswitch that lets the Mo' Bass user switch between various effects. There are individual on/off controls for each effect, including Drive, SubWave, Bassynth, Mo' EQ, Chorus, and Dual Mode. Four preset banks allow the user to store any combination of Mo' Bass effects and switch back and forth between those presets, as well as add or subtract any effect from the currently selected preset. Mo' Control's bypass switch lets the user bypass the effects entirely.
SWR MoBass Description and Specs:
Introducing the SWR Mo Bass, the first bass head with on-board studio quality analog effects. The SWR Mo Bass was designed for players who, in addition to demanding a high quality, professional bass amp, need to express themselves with a variety of different sounds. Its all there, classic analog synth sounds, a massive subwave generator, gorgeous chorus, overdrive that can be as subtle as the fuzzy edge of a vintage tube amp or as nasty as a chains on 11. Shape your sound further with two separate EQ sections and a high-end Limiter and youve touched on some of what the Mo Bass can do.
MO BASS FRONT PANEL FEATURES
Dual independent input jacks compatible with both passive and active instruments
Pre-Amp Volume Control with bi-color (green/red) LED peak clipping indicator
Variable Limiter/Leveler Control with yellow LED indicator
Aural Enhancer Control
Treble Level Control
Midrange Level Control
Midrange Frequency Control
Bass Level Control
Overdrive Drive Control
Overdrive Level Control
Subwave Tone Control
Subwave Mix Control
Bassynth Filter Control
Bassynth Resonance Control
Bassynth Envelope Control
Bassynth Mix Control
Mo EQ Treble Control
Mo EQ Midrange Control
Mo EQ Bass Control
Chorus Depth Control
Chorus Rate Control
Push switches and unique-colored LED indicators for on/off control of all effects
Internal Effects Bypass Switch with LED indicator
Left and Right External Effects Blend Controls
Dual Mode Switch with LED indicator
Left and Right Master Volume Controls
Illuminated Neon Power On/Off Switch
Stereo Headphones Jack
Screwholes for Rack Mounting (on chassis in each corner)
MO BASS REAR PANEL FEATURES
Direct Out 1/4? jack
Tuner Out 1/4? jack
Mo Bass Out 1/4? jack
Direct Out XLR jack
Mo Bass Out XLR jack
Line/Direct Switch for 1/4? and XLR Direct Out Jacks
Individual 3-position Pad Switches (0 dB, -10 dB, -20 dB) for both Direct Out and Mo Bass Out XLR jacks
Ground/Lift Switch for both Direct Out and Mo Bass Out XLR jacks
Stereo Effects Loop (Left and Right Send and Return 1/4? jacks)
Internal Effects Bypass Footswitch jack
Filter Sweep Pedal jack
Mo Control Footswitch jack (shown as Ft. Sw. In)
MIDI Out jack
Stereo/Mono Power Amp Assign Switch
Two 1/4? and One Speakon Left Speaker Output jacks
Two 1/4? and One Speakon Right Speaker Output jacks
One Speakon Bridged/Mono Output jack
Two Speaker Fuses (3AG, 10 amp fast-blo)
One Line Fuse (3AG, 10 amp slow-blo)
AC Power Cord Receptacle
MO BASS SPECIFICATIONS
Note:
All measurements were taken with a line voltage of 120VAC.
All noise specifications are unweighted.
All voltages and watts are RMS.
All measurements taken with tone controls set flat, Aural Enhancer at minimum, all effects disengaged.
Power Ratings (minimum)
Bridge/Mono Mode
900 Watts @ 4 Ohms
650 Watts @ 8 Ohms
440 Watts @ 16 Ohms
(minimum load = 4 Ohms)
Stereo Mode (per side)
600 watts @ 2 Ohms
400 watts @ 4 Ohms
250 watts @ 8 Ohms
150 watts @ 16 Ohms
(minimum load = 2 Ohms)
Frequency Response(Power Amplifier):
-3 dB @ 10Hz to 40kHz
Sensitivity(full output under clipping, 8 ohm load, 100 Hz)
Passive Input Jack:42 millivolts
Active Input Jack:84 millivolts
Power Amplifier (Effects Return Jack in):6 volts peak-to-peak
Input Impedance
Passive/Active Input:1 Meg Ohms
Active Input:47K Ohms
Effects Returns:27K Ohms
Output Impedance
Effects Sends:220 Ohms
Tuner Output:220 Ohms
XLR Balanced Out:750 Ohms
Signal To Noise Ratio:
-88 dB