TecAmp amplification club.....is there such a thing yet - Page 39

nostatic · #**761** 12-13-2012, 12:19 PM

The other thing is that the taste control really helps with different cabs and basses. Recently I've been rarely touching the eq - I just go between about noon and 2:00 on the taste knob. That will transform the tone quite a bit, at least with my instruments.

KJung · #**762** 12-13-2012, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nostatic

The other thing is that the taste control really helps with different cabs and basses. Recently I've been rarely touching the eq - I just go between about noon and 2:00 on the taste knob. That will transform the tone quite a bit, at least with my instruments.

That is a powerful tone control. A little too extreme for me when I gigged the Puma a while back... kind of a 'blunt instrument', but very cool if you really want to chop the top end, or really reduce the low end and bring out the mid mids.

phillybass101 · #**763** 12-13-2012, 12:24 PM

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You could have bought my M212 for a reasonable price. New the Tecamp cabs are pricey.

My slap technique is anything but pristine. But I do try to avoid it being prissy.

You know I was joking about my slap tech right? However I can slap a little and I hit the string I intend to hit LOL. I am all about funk to include slap and finger style. This is me 20 years ago. I am a much better slapper now but still prefer to funk it out. I prefer to be a lttle greasy and grindy.

Nobody Funks Like Finn.

http://www.bandmix.com/phillybass101/

J.Wolf · #**764** 12-13-2012, 01:11 PM

One of the most impressive things about the m212 IMO is its ability to handle slap duties. Typically, again IMO, 12" loaded cabs are inferior to 10's for slapping tone and overall quickness of transients, they usually feel a little bloated and boggy when slapping. The m212 is very "10 like" in it's quick punchiness and ability to deliver great slap tone. Plus it cops the fullness and meat that is great for finger style tone, that i inherently think of with regards to 212's.

phillybass101 · #**765** 12-13-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by J.Wolf

One of the most impressive things about the m212 IMO is its ability to handle slap duties. Typically, again IMO, 12" loaded cabs are inferior to 10's for slapping tone and overall quickness of transients, they usually feel a little bloated and boggy when slapping. The m212 is very "10 like" in it's quick punchiness and ability to deliver great slap tone. Plus it cops the fullness and meat that is great for finger style tone, that i inherently think of with regards to 212's.

Slapping is my forte and I did make a concession by going with my present Eden 2x12 cab. It's just like you say. I really need to hear a M212. I'm too old to go back to a heavy 4x10 cab.

**Stephent28** · #**766** 12-13-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by phillybass101

Nobody Funks Like Finn.

http://www.bandmix.com/phillybass101/

SWEET!
Really enjoyed listening to that.

J.Wolf · #**767** 12-13-2012, 01:32 PM

I swore off 212's for slapping till I found the M212. Had a whappo jr, HT212, GS212, in the past, and the tecamp is WAY quicker and punchier to my ears.

It was always a challenge or some sort of compromise, I really prefer the thickness of 12's for every other style, but for slapping, 10's always sound better to me. but the M212 is a great happy medium that satisfies all those requirements. Of course, I dont really "slap" anymore.. but still

diglo · #**768** 12-13-2012, 03:54 PM

Checked on the Bonafide I'm trying out. It has all the the current updates as the new pumas.....power supply & poweramp. As Kjung said earlier the pumas match well with any cab. I'm gonna try th500 tonight at rehearsa, which I think is picky with cabs. I like the loudness of the th500, but the warmth of Bonafide. Sundays performance was with the Bonafide and it cut well. I might take it to, To compare on stage.

MKA · #**769** 12-14-2012, 04:03 AM

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TecAmp has changed several lines speakers with ceramics units due to problems to obtain neodimium . And the new fabric grille is cool. I think my new s212 it will be at home (with changes) in 10 days. I will try to write a short review

Please do tell us how you like it! I'm anxious to know about the changes in the cabinet line, personally I prefer ceramics over neos (and don't mind the weight).

phillybass101 · #**770** 12-14-2012, 07:15 AM

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SWEET!
Really enjoyed listening to that.

Thanks mane!!! It was a one take shot. My friend was recording a demo for Sony Records and gave me a few minutes. One for the song. One for the solo. No overdubs or corrections allowed.

monsterthompson · #**771** 12-16-2012, 08:57 PM

Anyone else notice the DI levels are hot? I notice it over drives the board from my Jag, particularly with cheaper boards and the "rock" setting being used.

Virgil · #**772** 12-17-2012, 09:03 AM

My sound guy told me that he has added compression to the signal that he is getting from the Jag's DI and it solved the issue. Other places where I have played have not commented at all. When I hear the play back, it sounds very clear and clean.

Virgil · #**773** 12-17-2012, 09:12 AM

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I wouldn't bother with that cab. The 212 models are SO small and so lightweight that giving up the additonal volume and low end for a 210 makes little sense to me. With a 4ohm s212 or m212 and the Puma500, or two 8ohm s212's or M212's and the Puma900, you have pretty much anything you could need.

However, it sounds like they are again changing cab designs. I would be relatively uninterested in a heavier ceramic loaded cab with a grill cloth myself. IMO there.

The M212 is a pretty killer cab, and still relatively small and light. If you are a single cab guy, then the 4ohm M212 with the Puma500 would be the thing IMO. If you want a 210 sized box, I'd get a 4ohm s212 in 4ohms with the Puma500.

Kjung, I first heard the M 210 in Mike Tobia's shop; the Puma 1000 and the M 210 is his reference rig. I loved the tone that I got from that rig. I am not considering the M212 because I presently own: LiL'G which has 2, 12 inch speakers and tw0 of the Aguilar SL 112's, so I am well supplied with 12's right now. The only 10's I have is the Epi UL S2 4x10 cab whose tone I love, but I don't need that cab often. IMO the M 210 4 ohm cab sounded great; each note had substance and girth. I also like the stacked 10's as opposed to them being horizontal. They are also tuned down to 40 hz, and rated at 600 wats, which is pretty good. Sensitivity is 101. Knowing all of that, do you still think that it is a bad buy? Have you heard one?

phillybass101 · #**774** 12-17-2012, 09:19 AM

I saw the Glasstone proto of his 2x10 cabs (like the lil G) in a pic by Brad Johnson there were two of them stacked. I was like hmmm, a new take on a 4x10. Virgil, you should talk to the Rev.

Virgil · #**775** 12-17-2012, 12:13 PM

I spoke to the Rev. He prefers the LiL G stacked. He thinks that's the killer rig. David Dyson has the 2x10 over a 15. Dyson likes the 10's because he slaps alot, and he feels that the 10's deliver in that application more than the 12's. I slap some, but I am more of a finger style player and the extra meat the 12's give, me fits my needs. But, there was something about the TecAmp M 210 that caught my ear and I have not been able to get it out of my head.

phillybass101 · #**776** 12-17-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Virgil

I spoke to the Rev. He prefers the LiL G stacked. He thinks that's the killer rig. David Dyson has the 2x10 over a 15. Dyson likes the 10's because he slaps alot, and he feels that the 10's deliver in that application more than the 12's. I slap some, but I am more of a finger style player and the extra meat the 12's give, me fits my needs. But, there was something about the TecAmp M 210 that caught my ear and I have not been able to get it out of my head.

I hear you. I am a slapper and folks say that is my forte. I'm playing through a 2x12 and made a concession between my slap and finger style.

monsterthompson · #**777** 12-17-2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Virgil

My sound guy told me that he has added compression to the signal that he is getting from the Jag's DI and it solved the issue. Other places where I have played have not commented at all. When I hear the play back, it sounds very clear and clean.

how high are you running the gain? I found that if I run it at about 9 o'clock and the -26db button on the board is in, it gives a great sound. more than that is a bit hot.

Virgil · #**778** 12-17-2012, 01:26 PM

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how high are you running the gain? I found that if I run it at about 9 o'clock and the -26db button on the board is in, it gives a great sound. more than that is a bit hot.

I run my gain at 11:00, but I also run the compressor at 7:00, in the slow setting. I don't use the -26db button at all.

monsterthompson · #**779** 12-17-2012, 02:10 PM

I must have a crappy board at the studio we use.

KJung · #**780** 12-17-2012, 07:22 PM

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how high are you running the gain? I found that if I run it at about 9 o'clock and the -26db button on the board is in, it gives a great sound. more than that is a bit hot.

Gain settings are SO dependent on the player's technique and the output level of the bass (and also any sort of active bass boost on an instrument with a preamp), that comparing gain settings across players is a losing game