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Gen Benz Streamliner

naruki

naruki

May 1, 2010
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#1
I was reading the manual and it says this amp's simple design is to allow the player to focus more on playing rather than knob tweaking. Is that true?

I'm actually looking for something along those lines. I have a Bongo so I don't need an amp with too much knobs since the Bongo's a beast. And I'm really technical when it comes to my right hand techniques so I can pull even more tones from that.

I am sort of amp shopping. [DEL]I didn't check GB out before this because I tried the Shuttle a year ago and it was really terrible so I kinda crossed GB out of my amp lists.[/DEL] SORRY THAT WAS A GK MB200 OMG! I haven't played the Shuttle before.
 
#2
That's true with any amp. It's the type of person that denotes tweaking.

With that said, the STL is a great amp. I picked up a 900 and I really like it so far. Check out the mega thread for more info...and you may want to pose this question in there. You'll get more traffic.
 
#3
Alright, the Shuttle is NOT a terrible amp its a FANTASTIC amp if thats what you're looking for. A Shuttle COULD be a bad match for a Bongo & a hi fi cab, its too damn twangy, little warmth... sure
Streamliner with a Bongo? I LOVE the warmth it brings to the Bongo... with the right cab! I find my warm Epifani cabs are bad pairings with the Streamliner... too much mud BUT with my GK NEOs. Fantastic

You will LOVE the Streamliner if you don't like the Shuttle, just make sure you pair it with the right cab. I posted an EXTENSIVE review here of all of this BTW

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/r...k-vs-epifani-eden-vs-genz-streamliner-805157/
 
#4
IMO and IME, it is actually the opposite of what you would think. With the powerful, interactive tone controls, and the way the gain and volume settings impact the tone controls, I find the Streamliner a tweakers dream. It is NOT a 'pull it out of the box and play' sort of amp.

If you want an amp that is 'plug and play', the Markbass heads (the LMIII or F1) are pretty much the top of the heap for that. Most play those amps set virtually 'flat' (i.e., filters off, EQ at noon), and the preamp clip light lets you quickly dial in the optimum gain setting. I rarely have to touch a knob on those amps, except when in extreme venues (huge, boomy rooms etc.).

The number of knobs has very little to do with the level of baked in voicing or complexity of the EQ circuit.


Edit: Also, if you thought the Shuttle was 'terrible' (actually, if you think any amp is 'terrible'), my guess is that is due to user error and not understanding how the amp works. You can get most amps on the market to sound 'relatively' close to one another if you spend some time with the manual, etc., and have decent chops to put a good, clean, signal into the amp).
 

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