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Eden or Genz Benz?

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jjl5590

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Mar 28, 2008
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#1
Hi guys,

I'm looking to buy a new amp. These two look promising:

Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0
Eden WTX500

The Eden is a lot cheaper than the Genz Benz, but it is also a lot quieter. I play anything from funk to metal, and play in drop-C tuning.

Any recommendations?

Cheers guys
 
#8
I found an Eden head I really liked but poor reliability and bad customer service had me selling the head.

GB heads have very good tone and a complete feature set. Add to that the fact they are overbuilt and have great customer service.

It's an easy decision to me.
 
#9
Another vote for Genz Benz. Even though I never had to deal with Eden customer service, it was enough to concern me. Plus, I had grown tired of the Eden sound.
I called Genz one time with a tech question and The man himself answered my question. That went a long way with me.
 
#11
Ok i, a Genz endorser ... take what i say with a grain of salt.. but i have experienced both directly.
The Genz is louder, fuller, waaaaaaaaay better customer service, waaaaaay better product reliability! And they will be there tomorrow. If you have a question ask here and either a genz benz Engineer or product specialist or user will try to help you out...
Just my .02
Shuttle 9 kills.. its my next to main amp.. the Shuttle Max12 is my main amp...
 
#15
jjl5590 said:
Hi guys,

I'm looking to buy a new amp. These two look promising:

Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0
Eden WTX500

The Eden is a lot cheaper than the Genz Benz, but it is also a lot quieter. I play anything from funk to metal, and play in drop-C tuning.

Any recommendations?

Cheers guys
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Did you mention what kind of cab(s) you're using? How about volume requirements? How loud do you play?

It seems to me these would be important factors to consider, no? :hmm:

MM
 
#17
I've been playing Genz exclusively (not endorsed or anything) for a few years now. My rig consists of a Shuttle 9.0 and two NeoX-112T cabs. I could not be happier tonewise and I know that in the unlikely event there is an issue with any of these items I'll be well taken care of. Peace of mind alone is worth the extra $$$ for the Genz gear. Then once you factor in everything else it's a "no brainer".
 
#18
The one thing that i have found is that the Genz heads work really well with a large selection of speaker cabs.. across many brands and configurations... 112s, 810,412, ported, un ported etc, neo , non neo, etc.
The shuttle 9 is lightweight enough to and just about loud enough to do any gig.. And guess what? it has a volume control so if its too loud you can turn it down too!.:D
Its small enough to fit in a gig bag.

MysticMichael said:
Did you mention what kind of cab(s) you're using? How about volume requirements? How loud do you play?

It seems to me these would be important factors to consider, no? :hmm:

MM
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