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Eden E300T

#41
tombowlus said:
Oh, that is definitely worth noting, and very interesting! I'd love to hear an A/B between a stock unit and your modified unit. :cool:
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That's got me thinking of trying to borrow a stock WT unit and recording some comparison clips. I'd expect that my amp would seem much more open and high fidelity... though some would probably prefer the original fuzzy/warm/round Eden tonality. Part of that sound likely comes from the 12 kHz low pass filter built into the preamp. The power amp stage is relatively flat, and quite similar to the Thunderfunk.
 
#42
From looking at the Eden site and reading at their forum it seems the E300T will be or already is discontinued. How long was it in production? a year maybe? Time for me to look for some other all-tube head (or considering the Mesa Walkabout).
 
#45
Hi.

That's a shame. For the consumer anyway.

For the company it might be an embarassing and costly roundtrip that they'd like to forget. And they will, and so will the consumers.

Anyway, that's a good head for the price no matter where it's made, it'll be a real shame if no-one sells the Smarvo or any of its reincarnations in the US from now on.

Hamerguy: If You want the E300T sound, in the near future I'll make a switchable mod to the Fame BVH that modifies the tone stack to match the E300T. It won't happen right away, but it'll come. It'll void the warranty too, obviously.

Regards
Sam
 
#46
Facelifted and renamed, not discontinued. The 09 Eden catalog shows the WTB300V which is the 300T with a different name and tolex rather than carpet. Looks like a metal grill rather than cloth also.

BTW, I've been gigging with the 300T lately and have nothing bad to say about it. A keeper, for sure.

Dan
 
#47
Martizmo said:
lol! the Eden forum is lets say, very Eden'ish.

With that said, my 300T just got delivered today. They are blowing these out right now, I ended getting it for $809 with free shipping. Just peeking into the head i seen all Russian made Electro Harmonics tubes with a 12at7 phase inverter and a couple 12AU7's I believe.
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ya man,, im a big time SwR guy,, i run a Bass 350 thru a bigfoot2 2x12 cab 4ohm with two bag end drivers and an ampeg Bxt115 4ohm, so i got her runnin at 450 watts @ the 2 ohms that Swr says is fine,, and its LOUD AND CLEAR, great sounding rig,, but man i cant get this eden 300t off my mind,, youre right about the price,, they are almost giving em away.. $679 on ebay right now free shipping,, wow,, i would buy one of these in a heartbeat if i had the cash, people DROOL over a beat up Svt for anything under $1000. My dad runs 2 eden cabs with his Swr 350, and they make great stuff, every eden ive used is awsome.. I bet the Eden 300t is as good as a svt.. and for $600 and change, how can ya go wrong,, you can change one tube at a time, which with the ampeg is not recomended. The EDEN weighs only 40 somthing pounds compared to the 80 that the portly ampeg tips the scales at. so any info you could throw at me about this amp that looks to be the steal of the century,, fill me in,, and ill start saving for it,, the only thing is i dont believe its 2ohm compatible so id have to run just one of my cabs, which the SWR bigfoot 2x12 can handle all day, or id have to get some 8ohm jobs.. But this eden 300t has me thinkin bigtime,, thanks for the thread
 
#50
Well, Eden customer service strikes again.

I bought an E 300T new from an authorized dealer on Ebay.
It arrived quickly, and I thought it sounded pretty good.
After owning it a few weeks, I checked the bias with the neat "owner bias" feature they have, and found one set was WAY off, and the bias screw did not change the reading at all.

I called Eden customer service, and after determining there wasn't a service center near me, they sent a call tag right out. So far so good.

I waited a few weeks, and called customer service to check progress. The guy who answered the phone said normal time was around three weeks, so they'd probably get to it in the next week.
Sounded reasonable.

I waited two more weeks and called. They "couldn't figure out why", but the amp hadn't been looked at yet.

I called a week later. Yes, it's been looked at. There was nothing wrong with it. I'm no electronics expert, but there was definitely something wrong with it. Regardless, they will ship it right back to me.

Another week goes by. No amp. I call. It hasn't been shipped yet, they don't know why. They can't ship it because it's a Friday before a holiday weekend, but they will get it out FIRST thing Tuesday (today), and will IMMEDIATELY send me a tracking number via email.

Anyone want to guess if I got that email today? Of course not.
I'll call again tomorrow and I seriously doubt it will have been shipped yet.

Bottom line. They've had my new amp over 6 weeks. It may sound great, but I can't tell because they won't ship it back.
 
#51
cheezewiz said:
Well, Eden customer service strikes again.

I bought an E 300T new from an authorized dealer on Ebay.
It arrived quickly, and I thought it sounded pretty good.
After owning it a few weeks, I checked the bias with the neat "owner bias" feature they have, and found one set was WAY off, and the bias screw did not change the reading at all.

I called Eden customer service, and after determining there wasn't a service center near me, they sent a call tag right out. So far so good.

I waited a few weeks, and called customer service to check progress. The guy who answered the phone said normal time was around three weeks, so they'd probably get to it in the next week.
Sounded reasonable.

I waited two more weeks and called. They "couldn't figure out why", but the amp hadn't been looked at yet.

I called a week later. Yes, it's been looked at. There was nothing wrong with it. I'm no electronics expert, but there was definitely something wrong with it. Regardless, they will ship it right back to me.

Another week goes by. No amp. I call. It hasn't been shipped yet, they don't know why. They can't ship it because it's a Friday before a holiday weekend, but they will get it out FIRST thing Tuesday (today), and will IMMEDIATELY send me a tracking number via email.

Anyone want to guess if I got that email today? Of course not.
I'll call again tomorrow and I seriously doubt it will have been shipped yet.

Bottom line. They've had my new amp over 6 weeks. It may sound great, but I can't tell because they won't ship it back.
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Dang, CW. I am just hoping it makes it here in one piece via UPS. I hope and pray I do not have the same experience.
 
#52
To offer a ray of hope, mine functioned perfectly out of the box, bias setting were spot on and I've gigged it several times with no problems. Hope yours does as well! My first Eden product and so far no complaints.

Dan
 
#53
Dan55 said:
To offer a ray of hope, mine functioned perfectly out of the box, bias setting were spot on and I've gigged it several times with no problems. Hope yours does as well! My first Eden product and so far no complaints.

Dan
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Hey, Dan!
Can you comment on the tone of this amp? What cab are you using with it? Basses? Kind of music? My curiosity is getting the best of me!
 
#54
Normally I play a P-bass through an Orange OBC115 cab. Mostly classic country and classic rock w/ a little Americana thrown in for good measure. Tone-wise I'd call it fat with definition if you know what I mean. Sweet tone but it can definitely get punchy when you dig in. I like it!
Still got that yellow Reverend PJ I sold you a few years ago?

Dan
 
#55
Dan55 said:
Normally I play a P-bass through an Orange OBC115 cab. Mostly classic country and classic rock w/ a little Americana thrown in for good measure. Tone-wise I'd call it fat with definition if you know what I mean. Sweet tone but it can definitely get punchy when you dig in. I like it!
Still got that yellow Reverend PJ I sold you a few years ago?

Dan
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Wow! I had totally forgotten I got that from you! Unfortunately, no. It became part of a deal that got me my first Ritter. A sacrifice, but one I don't regret. I am also playing a lot of country these days, though a mix of classic and newer material. I am encouraged to hear that this amp will do well in my current project!
 
#56
Those with this amp, how is it with all the dangly bits hanging from the top? I've seen this with lower powered amps but not 300 watters. Seems like a lot of weight with the trannies and all hanging up there.

Haven't received my amp yet but I'm thinking 'bout putting the footers on the top and flipping it upside down so the weighty stuff is on the bottom. Thoughts?
 
#57
I got my mine, and I am happy to report that it came in one piece and in working order. I ran it for a while today with my HT115. The tone is nice! It has some punchy low end, the overdrive is not too obnoxious, and it is pretty light. It seemed overly noisy with my P-Bass, but that may just be my P-Bass. My Sadowsky was much better. I will put it through its paces in the next few weeks and report back then. So far, this amp seems to be living up to its promise.
 
#58
Well, mine arrived back today. I'm happy for that. I think it sounds pretty darned good. However, Eden CS apparently lied again when they sent the email to me Monday, saying the repair was being finished up that day, because there's no way it would have been shipped UPS ground Tuesday, and arrived here Wednesday. I really think the right hand has no clue what the left hand is doing there.
 
#60
cheezewiz said:
...there's no way it would have been shipped UPS ground Tuesday, and arrived here Wednesday.
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Why not? In California, I routinely get overnight UPS ground shipments to my home from either the LA or SF areas. I'm halfway between, 200 miles from each major metro area.

Eden is in Mundelein, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Since that's a major metro area, there would be lots of UPS traffic from there. Ohio is right on the major routes to the East Coast from there.

Seems possible to me.
 

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