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EBS DROME - best combo on earth.
- Thread starter shai-ga
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I have had the blue drome for 15 years.....and it's never failed to deliver.... It has quality running through it like stick of rock .....the preamp section is great for delivering di in the studio... And it's a carry along combo to whatever small gig ......I also can't think why they discontinued it. I'll never sell it .....
The Bass Exchange in LA has a new one sitting in their amp room. They list it for $1575.99.
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They're amazing little amps, and if someone stole mine I'd try desperately to find another, but that's a bit steep, considering that I can buy a 250W EBS Reidmar microhead and an EBS Neo112 cabinet for about $1250. The Drome is less powerful that that rig, but also smaller, and with a few more features (audio in, phones out, etc.), so I can dimly imagine paying about the same for a new one. But I've recently seen used Dromes listed on used.guitarcenter.com for about $500.
For anyone interested, I just tried out this amp and it's in great shape. The covering is virtually immaculate. A few scratches on the faceplate but everything works. The input plug was a bit scratchy, but we solved that by plugging in and out a bit (see above threads). It's a great combo if you're looking for one.
I have only tried the newer EBS amps, first a Classic 60, then a Reidmar which I use with a band.
Someone mentioned that you can connect an external music source and remove bass with the push of a button. That must be great for cover band practice. Is the drome the only EBS product with that feature?
Someone mentioned that you can connect an external music source and remove bass with the push of a button. That must be great for cover band practice. Is the drome the only EBS product with that feature?
THere you have it! Close all other amp threads down- we have a winner of EVERYTHING. The EBS Drome! COming out of nowhere too I might add, as I never even heard of it before.
Tell the rest of the bass amp mfrs to shut down, the war is over, peace is here again! ;-)
Alright, seriously is this combo that good??
Tell the rest of the bass amp mfrs to shut down, the war is over, peace is here again! ;-)
Alright, seriously is this combo that good??
Well, it's not (insert whatever adjective here) enough to warrant a smart-ass-ed response such as this...
Have you been to threads where owners of other amp brands are singing the praises of their amps and posted a response like this? And is there something about EBS that rubs you the wrong way (other than the price, which I can almost understand)?
Yeah, I'm an EBS guy, too, with Hartke being my second fav. And to EBS owners like me, yes, it is that good.
And hold on to your coffee...An EBS NeoGorm is my next amp purchase. NOW, they can all shut down...
Have you been to threads where owners of other amp brands are singing the praises of their amps and posted a response like this? And is there something about EBS that rubs you the wrong way (other than the price, which I can almost understand)?
Yeah, I'm an EBS guy, too, with Hartke being my second fav. And to EBS owners like me, yes, it is that good.
And hold on to your coffee...An EBS NeoGorm is my next amp purchase. NOW, they can all shut down...
I don't think EBS is especially hyped. I also have a TC Electronic BH250, and I really like the sound of Markbass. I do not see that EBS is in any way hyped more than these, GK, Ampeg, Hartke etc.
1) You're flaming a 2-year old thread, which comes off pretty lame and borderline dickish. The OP is long gone.
2) There's no need for other makers to panic. The original Drome was apparently too costly to produce, and EBS did a series of cost reductions and simplifications on the way to their current combo line.
3) Seriously, it is that good. Nothing else I've seen is that small and light, while sounding that good. If it had a trim pot for the tweeter, it would be perfect. It may not be to your taste, but don't dismiss it till you've tried one.
The original Drome and the NeoDrome follow-on both had this feature, and I don't think it appeared anywhere else in the EBS product line. The larger Gorm combos have a trim for the tweeter (the one useful thing the Drome lacks), but not the external monitor circuit.
But, hey, let's not exaggerate, even as EBS fanboys. You don't get to remove bass from the external audio monitor channel "with the push of a button". You have to change little back-panel DIP switches. But, amazingly, there are two switches, providing 3 levels of bass cut (plus no cut). The guys who designed the thing were nuts - in a *good* way.
But... but... is there documentation on how those dip switches work? Can it be emulated with ordinary EQ circuits, or is it more sophisticated?
It's documented in the owners manuals as to which switches they are, (5 and 6), and that they represent a "fine" (6) and a "coarse" (5) filtering of bass on the monitor circuit. It's not stated, but I'm guessing setting both would be additive. I've never seen a full schematic, so I don't know how they're actually implemented. I'm sure it's a really simple filter.
It's funny. I've had my Drome for 10 years, and use it for at least one rehearsal every week, but I'd completely forgotten about the "bass erase" feature until you asked about it. I even thought you were mistaken in believing it existed - until I checked the manual. Damn thing's a Swiss Army Amp.
Yeah, and it shouldn't take EBS fanboys to know that a knob or button that "removes the bass" is a fancy button for "high pass filter"...
Some water has run under the bridges since I started this thread. My Drome is long gone, and other things have passed. My "new-ish" mini combo is an Acoustic Image Coda: small and powerful. But - all of a sudden - a friend cleared out his studio and sold me his as-new EBS Neo Gorm 212 for the whopping $320(!!!) And: the controls go to eleven(!!!)...
...and I didn't START the thread, just responded in it. Sorry!
