Carvin's BX1500 and B2000

[Time Consumer]

and they are a christian company.

Just curious what that hasta do with anything, if a company claimed to be a pagan company and made a great product, it wouldn't effect my decision to buy their product at all, sorry for the rant, just a pet peeve I guess, the whole gotta support a company just cuz they say their christian thing is wierd to me.

Trying to resist comment on Time Consumer's observation....
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Yeah, caught that and decided to leave it cuz it was hilarious. On topic, I cant wait to get my bx500, lol.

 

[Wilbyman]

I think the SB5000 looks incredible for the $$, will definitely be curious to hear about these as they come off the line.

 

[Time Consumer]

I think the SB5000 looks incredible for the $$, will definitely be curious to hear about these as they come off the line.

For some reason, I just cant get over the look of the reverse body horns, its pretty ugly to me, it sounds great but im still pretty sure I want a G&L2500 for my next axe since I could probly get pretty similar sound out of something I like the aesthetics of.

 

[optikhog]

For some reason, I just cant get over the look of the reverse body horns, its pretty ugly to me, it sounds great but im still pretty sure I want a G&L2500 for my next axe since I could probly get pretty similar sound out of something I like the aesthetics of.

I would NEVER steer anyone away from an L-2500 (have one myself!), but if you want more traditional styling from Carvin you can get the B50: Invalid Link Removed

 

[Bass_Pounder]

The SB's did KILL, for sure. I was very impressed with their playability and tone, and some of the esthetic combinations are to die for!

As for 12" Carvin cabs, I couldn't get them to commit to anything, but it was discussed...

That would be nice to see.


I just recently snagged a used BRX12 (2X12) cab from G.C. used inventory. I can't wait for it be delivered.

 

[Time Consumer]

I would NEVER steer anyone away from an L-2500 (have one myself!), but if you want more traditional styling from Carvin you can get the B50: Invalid Link Removed

Looks nice, but that G&L pickup sound is callin me, lol, nice try tho, you wont succeed in tearing me away.

 

[rcubed]

Major GAS for the B2000 and B40. I really don't need the power of the B2000 though.

 

[optikhog]

Looks nice, but that G&L pickup sound is callin me, lol, nice try tho, you wont succeed in tearing me away.

Ha, not trying to convince you otherwise. I loves me my G&L.

 

[Lia_G]

Hmmm, so from Tom's youtube interview the B2000 is class A/B, while the BX1500 is class D ... sort of like the difference between the Little Mark II/III and the SD800 ... wonder what affect if any that will have on tone and reliability? My one concern with these amps is that I had a BX500 that would shut down under low voltage situations at one of the dives I played at here in Nashville, whereas my lead sleds didn't care.

Cheers,
Liam

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

Hmmm, so from Tom's youtube interview the B2000 is class A/B, while the BX1500 is class D ... sort of like the difference between the Little Mark II/III and the SD800 ... wonder what affect if any that will have on tone and reliability? My one concern with these amps is that I had a BX500 that would shut down under low voltage situations at one of the dives I played at here in Nashville, whereas my lead sleds didn't care.

Cheers,
Liam

My guess is that the bx1500 with its class D will have an inherent brighter tone while the b2000 with the class a/b will be warmer.

While I prefer the features weight and more power at 8 ohms (900w at 8 ohms) of the bx1500 I am leaning towards getting the b2000 because I think the tone will be better.

I would love to hear an a/b of these two amps.

 

[dug dog]

It would be nice if someone did a shoot out... maybe Bass Gear Magazine? Specifically, I'd really like to know how each will respond when presented with insufficient voltage in the "crappy venue" scenario. Seems to me that Liam wasn't the only one to suffer from shutdowns, but I don't remember if there was a factory fix for this issue, or if it's just a characteristic of class D amps or what. Perhaps the B2000 would be more forgiving in such situations.

I'm also wanting to know about the quality of the output from the DI, as I believe there were some concerns about hissing DI's with the BX500. A useable DI is pretty important to me.

All in all, I'm drooling pretty heavily over both of these heads.

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

 

[Mike Shevlin]

^I just visited the Carvin booth today @ NAMM & IMHO the 2000 ate the B1500 for lunch... and then belched and was still hungry. All the bells and whistles in the world are not gonna change that~ also IMHO.

 

[Blues Cat]

^I just visited the Carvin booth today @ NAMM & IMHO the 2000 ate the 1500 for lunch... and then belched and was still hungry. All the bells and whistles in the world are not gonna change that~ also IMHO.

Can you be more specific Mike. Is it warmer, wooly ...

Is there a noticeable difference with the tube engaged?

 

[babebambi]

^I just visited the Carvin booth today @ NAMM & IMHO the 2000 ate the 1500 for lunch... and then belched and was still hungry. All the bells and whistles in the world are not gonna change that~ also IMHO.

... and which 1500 are you talking about? the old B1500 or the new BX1500? Thx.

 

[Blues Cat]

... and which 1500 are you talking about? the old B1500 or the new BX1500? Thx.

He's talking about the BX1500.

 

[bassplayer7770]

Can you be more specific Mike. Is it warmer, wooly ...

Is there a noticeable difference with the tube engaged?

Good question. Also, was the BX1500 being bridged when comparing to the B2000?

 

[greenboy]

I don't see how anybody can honestly determine much at all at NAMM except for looks and feel. Auditioning there is a joke. You never get to really open things up, cacaphony is all around, and you don't have time to really learn all the best settings for the sounds you want to hear.

 

[rpsands]

Not only that, but isn't there a 100db limit or something like that?

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

I don't see how anybody can honestly determine much at all at NAMM except for looks and feel. Auditioning there is a joke. You never get to really open things up, cacaphony is all around, and you don't have time to really learn all the best settings for the sounds you want to hear.

Yeah, but its better than a page on Musician's Friend (or whatever).

You *might* be able to get an idea of the amp if you want to look into the amp further or if its a dud, but yeah bringing the amp on a few gigs is the best way to get to know if an amp is what you're looking for.