According to what I picked up on the Eden forum, there are three eras of Edens - the original when David was there, then they sold to a company which shall remain nameless and that's when all the complaints began - both in quality of product (reliability) and in customer service. They were sold again and are now made in China (although old product does exist in warehouses) and reports are that the Chinese made product has returned quality to the line. The bad years (middle years) are supposedly around 2007 and first part of 2008 if I recall correctly.
I own a WT-405 that I bought used and a 210XLT. It's true, the flat setting is amazingly close to all you need on their heads, but the 405 has such limited eq that when you do need to tweak (and some cabinets or rooms require it) you're way too limited. An external EQ is needed with this model imo. As I said, I got mine used and put it in the shop when the treble knob stopped working. I don't blame Eden for this - the repairman told me the amp had not been well cared for, but what I do blame them for is that the Eden replacement part took 5 weeks to come in.
Genz Benz to me sounds nothing like an Eden.
One of the best things about my amp is all the bells and whistles - a really nice compressor built in, and every conceivable input and output jack, and the eq is a high quality sounding eq. Because it sounds so good flat, there is tons of headroom for adjustments. The bottom end is huge. The mid scoop works extremely well and makes it easy to switch styles radically with one knob. Also has a feature that maintains bass and treble sounds regardless of the amps volume (normally you'd have adjust these when changing volume drastically). This means you don't have to mess up your setting when you go from gig to rehearsal volume. Repairman said they are very well built inside and earn the reputation as high end equipment.
The worst part to me is that the G and D strings sound thin through the Eden amp compared to my Little Mark which is noticeably fatter. External EQ would probably help that, I just don't have it to try out at the moment and so the LMlll gets played more often. It's also warmer sounding. Both are great amps.
I own a WT-405 that I bought used and a 210XLT. It's true, the flat setting is amazingly close to all you need on their heads, but the 405 has such limited eq that when you do need to tweak (and some cabinets or rooms require it) you're way too limited. An external EQ is needed with this model imo. As I said, I got mine used and put it in the shop when the treble knob stopped working. I don't blame Eden for this - the repairman told me the amp had not been well cared for, but what I do blame them for is that the Eden replacement part took 5 weeks to come in.
Genz Benz to me sounds nothing like an Eden.
One of the best things about my amp is all the bells and whistles - a really nice compressor built in, and every conceivable input and output jack, and the eq is a high quality sounding eq. Because it sounds so good flat, there is tons of headroom for adjustments. The bottom end is huge. The mid scoop works extremely well and makes it easy to switch styles radically with one knob. Also has a feature that maintains bass and treble sounds regardless of the amps volume (normally you'd have adjust these when changing volume drastically). This means you don't have to mess up your setting when you go from gig to rehearsal volume. Repairman said they are very well built inside and earn the reputation as high end equipment.
The worst part to me is that the G and D strings sound thin through the Eden amp compared to my Little Mark which is noticeably fatter. External EQ would probably help that, I just don't have it to try out at the moment and so the LMlll gets played more often. It's also warmer sounding. Both are great amps.
