OK, I'm home from the Beach Boys now. Anyway, I think the WT-800 should be in here too, and I'll mention it later.
I gigged the Heart-Rock (HR) last Saturday night at an outdoor gig (my new band's first gig). I have to say it's a very different beast from the DB750. It certainly has gobs of power and, in that respect, is very similar to the DB750. I was playing it through my Bergantino HT322, and had plenty of stage volume and plenty more for the audience. However, I also ran the DI out (post-EQ) to the board and took advantage of the 2,800 watts available from the EAW SBX-220 subs.
The solid-state architecture of the HR is clearly evident in its tone. Words one might use to describe it might be dry, sterile, crisp, uncolored (no, not in the pejorative sense, but in a loving way). If you want to hear your bass the way it really sounds, this is the amp. Honestly, the HR was easier for me to get used to than the DB750. The HR sounds great with the EQ set flat, and it takes only a little adjustment to make noticeable changes in the tone. It has 5-band, fixed Q, fixed center EQ with well-selected frequency centers. It's plenty versatile. Compared to the Eden WT-800, this amp is even cleaner sounding and equally as "hi-fi."
If you like the warm, furry sound of a tube amp, the Heart-Rock is definitely not for you. The DB750, on the other hand, is a different story. Before I got my DB750, I had been using only Eden amps, a WT-300 and a WT-800. It took me about three gigs to get used to the change in tonal characteristics between the two brands. The Aguilar sounds fuller and perhaps louder than the WT-800, possibly due to the four tubes in the preamp section of the DB750. Ampeggers would prefer this amp by far over the Glockenklang. The tonal characteristics of the DB750 are like an SVT on steroids, or so I've heard it said. (I wouldn't know first hand. It was all I could do to bring myself to try a Mesa 400+, let alone some old Ampeg.)
Both amps sit in the mix nicely, but bring different textures to the sound. For a lot of hard rock, I'd probably go with the Aguilar. Jazz, probably the Glockenklang. Country, either one would do, depending on the sub-genre.
If you're looking for something in between, the WT-800B fits nicely in the middle. Somewhat warmer than the HR, but more well-defined and hi-fi than the Aguilar.
That is all.
I gigged the Heart-Rock (HR) last Saturday night at an outdoor gig (my new band's first gig). I have to say it's a very different beast from the DB750. It certainly has gobs of power and, in that respect, is very similar to the DB750. I was playing it through my Bergantino HT322, and had plenty of stage volume and plenty more for the audience. However, I also ran the DI out (post-EQ) to the board and took advantage of the 2,800 watts available from the EAW SBX-220 subs.
The solid-state architecture of the HR is clearly evident in its tone. Words one might use to describe it might be dry, sterile, crisp, uncolored (no, not in the pejorative sense, but in a loving way). If you want to hear your bass the way it really sounds, this is the amp. Honestly, the HR was easier for me to get used to than the DB750. The HR sounds great with the EQ set flat, and it takes only a little adjustment to make noticeable changes in the tone. It has 5-band, fixed Q, fixed center EQ with well-selected frequency centers. It's plenty versatile. Compared to the Eden WT-800, this amp is even cleaner sounding and equally as "hi-fi."
If you like the warm, furry sound of a tube amp, the Heart-Rock is definitely not for you. The DB750, on the other hand, is a different story. Before I got my DB750, I had been using only Eden amps, a WT-300 and a WT-800. It took me about three gigs to get used to the change in tonal characteristics between the two brands. The Aguilar sounds fuller and perhaps louder than the WT-800, possibly due to the four tubes in the preamp section of the DB750. Ampeggers would prefer this amp by far over the Glockenklang. The tonal characteristics of the DB750 are like an SVT on steroids, or so I've heard it said. (I wouldn't know first hand. It was all I could do to bring myself to try a Mesa 400+, let alone some old Ampeg.)
Both amps sit in the mix nicely, but bring different textures to the sound. For a lot of hard rock, I'd probably go with the Aguilar. Jazz, probably the Glockenklang. Country, either one would do, depending on the sub-genre.
If you're looking for something in between, the WT-800B fits nicely in the middle. Somewhat warmer than the HR, but more well-defined and hi-fi than the Aguilar.
That is all.
I found it was almost harder to lug around my 750 then my old eden 410 cab! I liked to think of the 750 as a light SVT, in that class it definitely shines. But it is by far the heaviest 47 lbs. I've ever picked up. When I shipped mine it was 78 lbs. shipping weight with an SKB Rack! Me thinks the fellows who do weight stats at Aguliar must be ex movie star publicists or accountants for the pentagon.
I was also curious about Munji's direct weight comparison, since I too found that the DB750 felt MUCH heavier than the HR... however, never lifted them side by side.
