Epifani Club! I've seen the "light"! - Part III

[bassistloaded21]

Will the UL501 with a Ul310 get a overly modern tone or can it do the more old school/classic tone also? I play a Lakland Joe osborn and im looking to have that classic J tone, but also with a little bit of a moder flare when necessary. I currently have a Th500, thinking of switching over....

[Mayo Fan]

An UL501 certainly does classic tones, therefore use the midcut control. A wonderful knob that sounds very different from just using the mid tone knob. Works great on a 310, huge sound from a pretty compact setup.
Oh and about the Aggie, IME it's no match for the UL501. The TH500 doesn't sound like an Epi in any way, get yourself an UL501, you won't regret it.

[KJung]

Originally Posted by Mayo Fan

An UL501 certainly does classic tones, therefore use the midcut control. A wonderful knob that sounds very different from just using the mid tone knob. Works great on a 310, huge sound from a pretty compact setup.
Oh and about the Aggie, IME it's no match for the UL501. The TH500 doesn't sound like an Epi in any way, get yourself an UL501, you won't regret it.

Wow, using a mid cut on the 501 with a 310UL would be the equivalent of putting a screen door in a submarine.

To the OP, the 501 (just like the 502) SLAMS down low...big low end and lots of power. Impressive. However, while from my brief try it is a bit more evenly voiced in the midrange than the very bottom heavy 502 that I had for a while, it is still very 'biased' to the low end. The top end is a bit hi fi, but even with the treble shift set low, it has that sort of hi fi top end that can easily be lost in a live mix once the drummer hits the hi hat.

It will drive that 310UL much harder than the Aguilar though, but for your tone goals described in your post, it would IMO take you in the totally wrong direction. If you like the mid character and organic tone of your TH500, but want a bit more articulation and a bit more going on up top, and also want more 'slam', I would highly recommend at least checking out the Puma900 (or even the Puma500 if the basic volume output of your Aguilar works for you). Very nice, fat, warm low end, but a much more present midrange than the 501, and a much cleaner midrange profile and brighter upper mid response than the Aguilar.

Also, to me, one of the key things to make the UL310 (especially the Series II) punch on the gig is the ability to boost the low mids. The low mid control of the Puma500/900 seems just made for the UL cabs... that kind of 200hz low mid thump that can add a bit of definition to the open low end of the UL cabs (at least the older, lightweight versions... have not played the new 'heavier' models).

Again, IMO. The 501 (like the 502) is impressive in its low end slam, but it lacks the mid control and mid character that I feel is required for that classic, warm, 60's J or P tone that you are looking for, ESPECIALLY if you are pairing it with an Epi UL cab.

IMO and IME.

[Chunk-O-Funk]

Anybody looking for a great Epifani 4X10?

I'll be out of this club soon

[Jothabass]

It's an UL410??

[DrMadJones]

Hey folks. Im about to purchase the UL501 because after reading much about much, ive come to the conclusion this is my best option. However there is the question of which cab pairs up the best with it. Ive seen the aguilar DB210 but due to the low 8ohm 350 watt load the epifani would seem to "overwork" this cab, or a schroeder 1210 which runs on 8ohm 700watt. This seems to be more viable, as well as a great sound coming out of the pairing. Any suggestions?

Please help!

THanks a lot.

[jlepre]

Question: I have a friend who is maybe going to sell his Epifani T-210XL cab. He said it has neo drivers and weighs 39 pounds? I thought the T series were ceramic. and NOT neo?

Did Nick make some of the T series with neo drivers?

[vates]

It looks so. I've got a (transition?) T310 with UL neo drivers.

Bought it from p0k here:
FS/FT: Epifani T310 (Boston)

[KJung]

Originally Posted by jlepre

Question: I have a friend who is maybe going to sell his Epifani T-210XL cab. He said it has neo drivers and weighs 39 pounds? I thought the T series were ceramic. and NOT neo?

Did Nick make some of the T series with neo drivers?

'T' just means 'tweeter' He eventually dropped the 'T' (since all his cabs had tweeters) in the later UL's and NYC ceramics.

[jlepre]

So this cab could be one of the first 210s with Neos?

[KJung]

Originally Posted by jlepre

So this cab could be one of the first 210s with Neos?

When I got one of the first UL210's off the line WAY back in the day, it was the first neo cab I had heard of. It was actually quite a shock when it arrived (that was probably 12-13 years ago.. can't quite remember). The box felt empty.

The original UL210 was quite scooped and very big sounding. The UL410 quickly followed (I got one of the first ones of those also) and THAT was awesome... more mid complex but still huge down low. That was really a game changer when it came out... the first time a 'one nighter freelancer' like me could bring the big gun to a gig and easily schlep it himself. Quite a moment in cab history.

Epifani, at one time, was the 'tops of the tops'. Hard to keep that going for year after year, and I moved away from the UL's a number of years ago when more mid present and even neo cabs emerged.

[jlepre]

I guess I should have worded my question differently. What I meant was could this T210XL cab be right when Nick was starting to use NEO drivers prior to launching the UL series?

[KJung]

Originally Posted by jlepre

I guess I should have worded my question differently. What I meant was could this T210XL cab be right when Nick was starting to use NEO drivers prior to launching the UL series?

Ah, I didn't see that it is called an XL... never heard of that, and know nothing about it. Might be a prototype or something.

However, again, if the XL is a typo and he really has a UL, the 'T' means nothing. Again, the UL's all had 'T' on the backplate for years.

[tombowlus]

Originally Posted by jlepre

I guess I should have worded my question differently. What I meant was could this T210XL cab be right when Nick was starting to use NEO drivers prior to launching the UL series?

As I recall, before calling them the "UL-210," Nick was using the "T210-UL" nomenclature, or something like that.

[jlepre]

Well according to the seller, who is a friend of mine, he got the information right off the back of the cab. He said he hasn't weighed it in a long time, but he knows it's not 59 pounds like the NYC series.

[bassdoubler]

Originally Posted by tombowlus

As I recall, before calling them the "UL-210," Nick was using the "T210-UL" nomenclature, or something like that.

Exactly. I have an old T-215UL and a slightly more recent UL-410. Never heard of an XL....

[Robin Ruscio]

What's the frequency and shape of the the "mid cut" switch on my Ul502? It's great sounding for slap, and I've wondered why it works so well for that.

I keep trying my numerous other mid knobs on various preamps to get them to give me the same sound as that switch and they can't seem to do it. The reason I ask is I'm parting with the Ul502 shortly and want to get better at cutting mids for slap on my own.

I'm keeping my Ul310 series 1, and was also wondering where people set their tweeter. It can sound a bit shrill or hissy and I've been thinking of running it off or close to off to get more vintage type tones on some gigs.

[jaysbassspace]

Hi I recently purchased a UL502. I'd like to pick up something smaller than the px3 foot switch so it can fit on my board. Does anyone else do this or know of any substitutes that still control the mid cut and channel function (I don't actually need the mute function). Thanks.

[jefff100]

Hey all... I'm on Epifani Cab # 2.

I was looking for a little more omph factor without the footprint of a 410 and I had heard the UL310s sound great. I have an older 210 Epifani cab that pre-dates the UL designation. Just took delivery of an early model Neo driver UL2-310 cab. Its in great condition for a used cab and sounds good with my backup head (A Hartke 3500).

Havent brought it in and hooked it up to my main rig yet, but this will come soon.

I'll try and remember to post pix of them.

Any of the other Epifans out there drive thier Epifani cabs with a Markbass head? My main amp right now is an Ampeg SVTIII, but I'd like to migrate to something with 2 completely seperate input channels with seperate preamp stages for running acoustic guitar on one and bass on the other.

I know it may be unconventiopal but it would suit my needs.
I run my Taylor or my old Ovation deep bowl acoustics through the bass amp and it sounds very rich, better than most any other acoustic amp I've ever tried.

thanks,

Jeff

[Lennard III.]

Does anyone here has an Epifani cover for an UL S1 4x10 for sale or trade ?