Eden EC10 Combo

[BulbousMoses]

Did a search and it seems like Eden has dropped off the face of the earth. Did something happen with the company? I can find very little info on the EC10 combo. On paper, it looks like a nice little practice/small acoustic gig amp but I can't even find a user manual for the thing on Eden's website. Anyone know anything about these little amps?

 

[BulbousMoses]

Bump....crickets for Eden..now I'm worried!

 

[kayakguy]

Be gone. Pesky crickets.

I recently picked up an EC10, and so far, I love it.

I was, like you, a bit concerned that there was not much talk at all about the smaller Eden amps (the EC8 and EC10). The discussions I saw about the larger amps were generally pretty positive. And given the specs, weight, and price, the EC10 seemed promising. But I could not find any reviews on it at all, which was worrying. What's worse, unlike other amps which I had local dealers I could visit, no-one around here carried Eden, so I could not try it in person.

I really needed something that was as small, light as possible, but with a bit more power than many of the small 'practice' amps I had tried locally. A professional musician friend showed me his Markbass (I think it was the micromark), and it had exactly the sound I was looking for (deep bass, with out being too punchy). But at about $800, it was way beyond my budget.

Then the EC10, which I had been eyeing on the internet, but was concerned at not seeing any reviews, went on sale for $160. I decided to go ahead and order it. I could always return it if I did not like it.

I needn't have worried. I LOVE this bass. It has a great, deep sound. Much richer, and deeper than any of the practice amps I had tried, and much lighter than the bigger amps I had looked into, which were too heavy for my needs. The EC10 sound easily matched most of the bigger amps I had tried locally. And at 50 watts, if gets surprisingly loud. It would not do a larger gig. But I've played with my buddies (guitar and piano) at decent volumes and it did great. Even at high volumes, there is no sign of breakup at all.

The controls are nice, and it has a good selection of inputs/outputs. The usual aux input, an effects loop, etc. I really appreciate the separate tuner output. But in the end, what really sells me on the amp is the sound! For the size and price, this thing rocks. Besting many of the heavier, or more expensive amps I looked into, in overall deep, but smooth sound.

I posted a more detailed review here in the review section on Talkbass if you are interested.

Hope this helps.

 

[gleneg61]

I believe Eden got bought out by Marshall so check their site I guess. Enjoy the EC10!

 

[bostonasphalt2]

Eden was bought and is produced by US Music Corp I believe. Founder of Eden now runs DNA Amplifiers.

 

[Peter Bout]

I purchased the EC 10 and I love it! For me it's a practice amp and for small rehearsals. I like the big sound and the simple possibilities.
Use: Upright, el. Upright, U-bass en el. bass: sound good! And the price; unbelievable!
For normal gigs I use my Markbass CMD 121H combo.

 

[Bob C]

Eden's website is up and running. Eden amps are readily available for purchase through many online retailers. They certainly haven't dropped off the face of the earth.

 

[davidchampoux]

Anyone with the EC10 could confirm where the Insert SEND is connected in the circuit? Is it POST EQ but PRE master volume? So it could be used as a DI out?

 

[braindead0]

The Invalid Link Removed isn't much help. "Send - take signal here for an external Effects loop". However the EC10 also has a tuner output, I would think that would be split directly off the input?

I'm looking at one of these as well, hopefully someone that has one can comment on where effect Send is in the chain.

 

[Berniez40]

Resurrecting a Zombie thread for good reason. EC 10s are on sale at fire sale prices, and there are reasons for this. I purchased one, and I must say, for the most part I’m pleased. But, keep in mind, this little amp is just that—-a little amp. For a practice amp, it’s great. It has good tone and plenty of volume. But here is the catch that we all knew was there and the reason you can find these brand new for less than $100.
With the buyout and the Chinese manufacturing corners were cut in the speaker dept., and that is kind of a shame when one knows the Eden Heritage. I tune with a low D and if the gain is up anywhere around 4, then the speaker begins to fart out a little bit whenever I play that Low D so watch out if you have a Low B. Now the trick for me is to leave the Gain down at 3 and compensate with more Master Volume, drop the Bass down to 4 and boost the “Enhance” to 9/10. Your mileage may vary. Still, when you consider at this price range you usually only get 20 watts and an 8” speaker, this really can’t be all that bad of a deal.
The good thing is, thanks to the Enhance knob, which really adds a ton of low mids, you can dial in a sound that has a lot of warmth to it. I got this thing for the same price I paid for a Peavey Micro a couple of decades ago, and it only had 15 watts and an 8” speaker.
Now I don’t believe this Eden will have the same indestructibility associated with 1970’s Dodge Darts And Peavey Amps, but, at these prices, I am glad I took a flyer on it. If it proves me wrong and lasts for a good long while,I can afford to stick a high quality 10” like a Faital in there, and then see what happens when I boost the gain. Even so, I wouldn’t expect this thing to do much more than coffee house gigs....drummer not included.
All in all, I say it is well worth the $99-119 being asked for it. Some companies, such as American Musical Supply, are tossing in free 2day shipping....and an extra year’s warranty no charge. If you need a good practice amp, or you have a good 10” speaker laying about waiting for an amp, this could be a heck of a deal. Despite the cheap speaker, it still has a bit of that 90’s Trademark Eden Sound. Great amp for the money!

 

[Alejofluye]

Hi, I got an EC10... First of all, love this little amp. Beautiful sound, it can go from very deep, modern sound to even warmer tones. (Also a great amp to plug a jazz guitar in it). Very simple and smart design.

Indeed, the tuner out works as a DI out; it passess before the EQ, so it's gonna be very clean; no gain or volume neither.

You can use it for recording a clean line at the same time you mic the amp or as a reinforcement in live gigs.

 

[Madjon1973]

I have one of these. It's great, really lovely warm, full sounding bass that's clear and punchy enough without ever feeling like it will loosen the fillings in your teeth or lenses from your glasses.

Clarity is excellent when jamming along with stuff around the house or other musicians on a quieter affair...tempted to try at a very tiny gig, but it gets fairly loud.

Out of the box I was a bit concerned as you have to have the gain set almost unnaturally low particularly with an active bass, but you get used to that quickly.

I think it has some slight inbuilt compression in the circuit, it's very subtle and nice though.

The enhance seems.to me to give it a very scooped sound removing the mids (in contrast with the other post) I have it right off otherwise I can't hear myself and loose the warm fat tone.

The big problem is that it sounds so much nicer than my gigging amp!

I'd like to have this thing holding on to its tone just much louder.....hence the search has started...it's a shame you can't find many Eden's about here in the UK to try as I'd like to try the TN range and cabs to see if they come close!

Previous practice amp was an ashdown perfect 10 30 watt which was also very nice (until it died...it was old and we'll beaten up by previous owner) but the Eden EC10 appears to have tighter tone

 

[Corbusier]

About three years ago, I bought EC10 along with my first bass, a G&L L2000 Tribute. Over time, the two began to sound like all treble/no bass to me. I made a deal to trade it in on an Orange Crush 100. The dealer had to order the OC100 and that took at least two months.

In the mean time, I bought a USA Fender Jazz.
As already mentioned by Alejofluey, the sound of the Jazz through the EC10 was great. Actually, it was incredible. Clear, clean and realistic tone, very deep, very bass, like they were made for each other. But, at higher (not extreme) volumes, this EC10 amp's sound would break up with the Jazz.

I think the lesson for me was: a Fender Jazz sounds great through 10 inch speakers. This has been confirmed by several others for me on a previous post of mine. My next purchase will be something Eden with two or four 10 inch speakers, but it won't be the EC10.

 

[Samatza]

It’s a shame that Eden under new ownership has been relegated to the back burner.

In Australia the distributor has cleared stock so we won’t be seeing them here any longer, I managed to pick up a World Tour Pro preamp for a great price. Nice pre with that signature Eden sound.

The problem is we don’t really see DNA here either it’s just mainstream products that while they serve the market well don’t really suit me.

Luckily Ampeg has fared much better under Yamaha ownership and have released some new combos but they are polar opposites to Eden.