That's about it. IME, the cab profiles provide a very subtle profiling; so, you shouldn't be missing a whole lot. Enjoy the gig and report back.
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Bergantino B/Amp at NAMM
- Thread starter Munjibunga
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Well. ..in true lazy person fashion. ..I forgot to take any pics. .. in fairness. . I had done an 8hr day at work (groundsman at a school), gone n set up & done sound check in the afternoon, then gone back to work. .. finished work & headed to the Casino for the gig. So I had my lightweight stuff. ...i.e. no all tube amps and NV215...!
AE410 with the B-Amp powering.
We've played this room,which is the 2nd main room in town for big acts. ..next to the entertainment center . .
It was "halved" to allow for the event which had about 500 ppl.
But. ..and I USUALLY like big buts
this night had "brought in / contracted" sound guys. 
&, altho they have a preset for our band (we've done hundreds of gigs there over the years )
& the usual sound guy gets it sounding fantastic out front AND onstage. .. last night the stage sound was shocking! You'd think that if they're IN that job/position. ..they'd know how to handle big stages. .. eg... us on stage left can't hear stage right ppl and vice-versa . . but even after requesting that more guitar and horns and vocals in MY monitor. ..and bass and keys in the opposite side ones. ... ahhhhh heck. .
Y'all know the crud.
But, the B-Amp performed beautifully. I could hear MYSELF superbly and it sounded great. Easy to pop it into my preset with a tiny bit of dirt n comp. .. easy to switch it back to clean etc.
Looking forward to next gigs using it.
Didn't feel the need to keep adjusting either. just great tone from the get go.
AE410 with the B-Amp powering.
We've played this room,which is the 2nd main room in town for big acts. ..next to the entertainment center . .
It was "halved" to allow for the event which had about 500 ppl.
But. ..and I USUALLY like big buts
this night had "brought in / contracted" sound guys. &, altho they have a preset for our band (we've done hundreds of gigs there over the years )& the usual sound guy gets it sounding fantastic out front AND onstage. .. last night the stage sound was shocking! You'd think that if they're IN that job/position. ..they'd know how to handle big stages. .. eg... us on stage left can't hear stage right ppl and vice-versa . . but even after requesting that more guitar and horns and vocals in MY monitor. ..and bass and keys in the opposite side ones. ... ahhhhh heck. .
Y'all know the crud.
But, the B-Amp performed beautifully. I could hear MYSELF superbly and it sounded great. Easy to pop it into my preset with a tiny bit of dirt n comp. .. easy to switch it back to clean etc.
Looking forward to next gigs using it.
Didn't feel the need to keep adjusting either. just great tone from the get go.
Runnng sound is a BIG deal. Always a nightmare working with unqualified sound folks. Feel your pain.Well. ..in true lazy person fashion. ..I forgot to take any pics. .. in fairness. . I had done an 8hr day at work (groundsman at a school), gone n set up & done sound check in the afternoon, then gone back to work. .. finished work & headed to the Casino for the gig. So I had my lightweight stuff. ...i.e. no all tube amps and NV215...!
AE410 with the B-Amp powering.
We've played this room,which is the 2nd main room in town for big acts. ..next to the entertainment center . .
It was "halved" to allow for the event which had about 500 ppl.
But. ..and I USUALLY like big buts
& the usual sound guy gets it sounding fantastic out front AND onstage. .. last night the stage sound was shocking! You'd think that if they're IN that job/position. ..they'd know how to handle big stages. .. eg... us on stage left can't hear stage right ppl and vice-versa . . but even after requesting that more guitar and horns and vocals in MY monitor. ..and bass and keys in the opposite side ones. ... ahhhhh heck. .
Y'all know the crud.
But, the B-Amp performed beautifully. I could hear MYSELF superbly and it sounded great. Easy to pop it into my preset with a tiny bit of dirt n comp. .. easy to switch it back to clean etc.
Looking forward to next gigs using it.
Didn't feel the need to keep adjusting either. just great tone from the get go.
Glad the amp worked well. For me, it is the amp of truth.
Bl○○dy-oath running sound is a big deal. ...especially at big paying corporate events (tho I'd be treating em all equal as we do as a band).
You'd think ( :-/ ) that AS a sound engineer . ...you'd ASK the band after the 1st song or two (he had a mic set up so he could talk to us via our monitors & I could've given a thumbs up or whatever. ...) or at LEAST after the 1st set. ..."how's it sounding ONSTAGE?" I know I would.
Anyway. .....I'm tired after the full on day/gig then shorter than average sleep and now- back at work. ..so I'm easily riled
Now. ..just gotta finish today's work. ..get a decent sleep and tomorrow my 82 y.o. mum is moving housedrool So . .full on day then too. thankfully. ....no gig that night.
(+ive thoughts. .... repeat. ...)
You'd think ( :-/ ) that AS a sound engineer . ...you'd ASK the band after the 1st song or two (he had a mic set up so he could talk to us via our monitors & I could've given a thumbs up or whatever. ...) or at LEAST after the 1st set. ..."how's it sounding ONSTAGE?" I know I would.
Anyway. .....I'm tired after the full on day/gig then shorter than average sleep and now- back at work. ..so I'm easily riled
Now. ..just gotta finish today's work. ..get a decent sleep and tomorrow my 82 y.o. mum is moving housedrool So . .full on day then too. thankfully. ....no gig that night.
(+ive thoughts. .... repeat. ...)
Jim Bergantino
Commercial User
No Problem at all. Select the amp for 2.67 ohm operation in Program Mode and since all woofers are in parallel, regardless of which cab they are in, each will receive the exact same amount of power from the amp. In this case, approx 800/6 or 133 watts each.
Jim
ooooh good. even though I've got one. ..it's interesting to see /hear what others regard about this phenomenal amp.
Thanx for posting.
Excellent review too. Good to see/hear a reviewer playing to actually highlight the product and not their own "prowess" (or lack of, whichever the case may be ) - i.e. no slappity flickety flash that shows nothing that one such as myself would use the amp for.
Again. .. @SCT1422 thanx!
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Jim Bergantino
Commercial User
Hi David,
We are waiting on samples and hope to have some available soon. Will keep B|AMP owners posted as soon as we have more info.
Jim
Pretty experienced player and decent review. Nicely done.
I do not agree with the comments regarding the HPF utility, and especially with respect to hollow stages, which require a completely different solution.
Otherwise, good stuff.
Hey Jim, how's the Bluetooth pedal coming? Do you have any prototype pics / dimensions? (Trying to design a pedal board layout, need to leave some space) Will it take external 9v power?
While I love my current DI/IEM board (TU-2, MXR M87, JDI) I could see using this amp if it had pedal options for mute/tune and channel or drive on/off. Not sure where I'd place it on stage but to have the same tone/options for DI/IEM gigs and amp only gigs and home practice would be nice.
FWIW, I am using the predecessor of the 1212 version of this bag:
Amazon.com: Gator G-MIX-B 1212 Padded Nylon Equipment Bag (12" x 11.75" x 5.5"): Musical Instruments
I find it to be an excellent fit and very well made.
Can anyone shed some light on the "Tone Control Q Select", - the wide, medium, or narrow Q for the tone control filters?
Just trying to get a better grasp on their functionality, and what people are generally liking as far as settings.
Just trying to get a better grasp on their functionality, and what people are generally liking as far as settings.
I'm probably the wrong person to try to describe this, but...
Think of the frequency envelope where boost is happening as being an upside down parabola opening down (or a parabola opening up, if cut). The relative width of the "parabola" (it isn't a parabola exactly, but kind of looks like that) determines how broad or narrow the frequency range is where boost or cut is going on. The "Q" is the parameter that describes that frequency width. Large Q = wide, small Q = narrow. Being able to adjust Q (the width) and the frequency center allows both broad boost/cut, as well as more surgical changes, the latter being most useful when trying to eliminate problematic specific frequency resonances without affecting the overall character of the sound. I believe Alembic was one of the first bass preamp circuits that did things that way. Hope that helps.
I tend to not use any of the B|Amp controls when playing my basses with high quality onboard preamps, simply because the flat setting to me is so accurate that it delivers a true rendition of the instrument. When paying passive Jazz Basses, I have been boosting the bass 1dB, low mid 2.5 dB and cutting the upper mid 3.0 dB. Haven't dug deep enough with the Q controls to use them yet.
Thanks, that does help some. I use passive (PJ) basses. I have just been cutting boosting slightly, similar to what you described above, and have been very successful. Just digging a little deeper into this amp to see what else it can do!
