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Genz Benz Streamliner Part 3!!!!

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#321
Im with ya..
We really have some great choices these days.. Happy day for us who play bass...

Gigging my SL900 tonight. if snow doesnt hamper it..
OT:
Im in Texas and 4th or 5th snow of the year.. ughhhh
Im from NY,, I left NY to get away from the snow..
Me and my dog eating hot oatmeal and reading TB.. its good...


Jared Lash said:
I'm not a tweeter guy at all. I generally buy cabs without them or defeat them in cabs that do. It's just a matter of not digging that flavor of overdrive. Pushing a tube amp and getting the power tubes to really sweat is just a completely different sound. If anyone gets the chance try a BJFE Blueberry (or the new and far less expensive Mad Professor version) in front of the Streamliner vs the Streamliner's gain knob cranked up. Very different sound and I vastly prefer the former.

But again, that's for my tastes. I DO like just a bit of grit from the Streamliner, just not the full on overdrive.



I should be clear. The Walkabout - especially with the low frequency centered between 40-60 Hz and boosted significantly - can get massively bassy. Pretty much unusably so at extreme settings, much like basses I've owned with the Aguilar OBP-3 can. But those lows (to me at least) get boomy and compressed. The Streamliner has very full and open lows that come across far more forcefully and less mushy.

All IMO.
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#325
knobbin said:
Any idea when this will be in Canada?
I work at a retailer of Genz Benz stuff and I have been following this amp since the first thread. I just called B&J/KMC music and they said they won't even get it on their end until March...
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I ordered mine from my Vernon BC dealer before GB received their first shipments. I'm hoping that my order was released in that first group and I'm just waiting for Customs to do their thingy. My understanding from an earlier GB post was that they would have enough in their first allotment to fill their existing orders and a second shipment in early Feb. would complete it. (pls. correct if I'm wrong about this.)

I hope I'm in the January shipments.

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#326
Just got off the phone with Mike at Ye Olde Music. He said he talked with Jeff Genzler yesterday and that they should be getting a shipment of Streamliners in very soon. I'd guess they'll ship the next batch out to us sometime next week.
 
#329
So after watching three threads develop with the amps release only about a week old I couldnt resist checking it out for a long period at my local store. I tried it with a Lakland 55-94 through an eden 410. My main concern was how it stacked up to an old Ashdowm ABM, ie great grindy tone but hopefully better clean tone.
First of all great sounding and looking head in my opinion. Has a really nice warm, clean tone and would make any new amp buyer happy. I have a few heads so heres my quick comparison
1) Is it an Aguilar DB750 in a smaller package: In short, NO. It has a richer, clerarer clean tone but does not have that interesting combo of thick yet clean grunt and grind. The GB is much more versatile but it won't take that amps place when you need it. The Aggy is still a great one trick pony if thats the trick you need.
2) Is it a more poweful Walkabout: No, as Ken mentioned it doesnt have that magical interaction between the gain knob and the passive mids that the WA has. You'd about have to turn the passive mids off on the WA to make it sound like the streamliner. The gain on the GB sounds like an OD pedal while the gain on the Mesa sounds like a pushed amp. Streamliner much more hifi almost
3) Is it an Ashdown ABM: No, The GB has a better, richer clean sound with a sweeter top end but the ABM I think smokes it when it comes to a grindy rock tone. Once again I think the GB head sounds like an OD pedal versus a pushed amp.
4) Mesa M9: Just different amps. I think the M9 is more versatile but it doent really do overdrive. Its also heavier so if thats important the GB would win but I think this is a push.
5) Mesa Titan: I personally think the Mesa does both sounds better but its a big' heavy two channel head so its not really a fair comparison. If you wanted a small light the GB is close, but if thats not a concern I think the Titan is superior.

So GB should be commended on a great sounding micro head. But if youre happy with any of the above mentioned heads I think you'll still remain happy if you keep them unless downsizing in weight is an imperative.
All in IMO, FWIW, etc
 
#330
I got my SL900 because my LDS nEarful wants power...
and I got my LDS nEarful because my BFM Omni10 didn't have the rich low end that I need in my funk band.

But today I plugged the SL900 into my Omni10 - OMFG tone.
The two complement one another really beautifully - the nature of the lows that the Streamliner produces really "rounds out" the O10, and the O10's natural "low mid hump" compliments the "not very mid-humpy" SL900 to produce a tone that I find incredibly pleasing.

I may schlepp both cabs to rehearsal tomorrow to try them both at volume.
 
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chris lykins said:
So after watching three threads develop with the amps release only about a week old I couldnt resist checking it out for a long period at my local store. I tried it with a Lakland 55-94 through an eden 410. My main concern was how it stacked up to an old Ashdowm ABM, ie great grindy tone but hopefully better clean tone.
First of all great sounding and looking head in my opinion. Has a really nice warm, clean tone and would make any new amp buyer happy. I have a few heads so heres my quick comparison
1) Is it an Aguilar DB750 in a smaller package: In short, NO. It has a richer, clerarer clean tone but does not have that interesting combo of thick yet clean grunt and grind. The GB is much more versatile but it won't take that amps place when you need it. The Aggy is still a great one trick pony if thats the trick you need.
2) Is it a more poweful Walkabout: No, as Ken mentioned it doesnt have that magical interaction between the gain knob and the passive mids that the WA has. You'd about have to turn the passive mids off on the WA to make it sound like the streamliner. The gain on the GB sounds like an OD pedal while the gain on the Mesa sounds like a pushed amp. Streamliner much more hifi almost
3) Is it an Ashdown ABM: No, The GB has a better, richer clean sound with a sweeter top end but the ABM I think smokes it when it comes to a grindy rock tone. Once again I think the GB head sounds like an OD pedal versus a pushed amp.
4) Mesa M9: Just different amps. I think the M9 is more versatile but it doent really do overdrive. Its also heavier so if thats important the GB would win but I think this is a push.
5) Mesa Titan: I personally think the Mesa does both sounds better but its a big' heavy two channel head so its not really a fair comparison. If you wanted a small light the GB is close, but if thats not a concern I think the Titan is superior.

So GB should be commended on a great sounding micro head. But if youre happy with any of the above mentioned heads I think you'll still remain happy if you keep them unless downsizing in weight is an imperative.
All in IMO, FWIW, etc
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Thanks for the reviews... :)
 
#334
SoonerMatt said:
Just got off the phone with Mike at Ye Olde Music. He said he talked with Jeff Genzler yesterday and that they should be getting a shipment of Streamliners in very soon. I'd guess they'll ship the next batch out to us sometime next week.
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Don't hold your breath... I was told the same thing several weeks ago - after he charged my cc..

"soon" what does that mean exactly?

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#335
RumbleBeeAL said:
Don't hold your breath... I was told the same thing several weeks ago - after he charged my cc..

"soon" what does that mean exactly?

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Oddly enough, I got my amp when promised from Greg at Rocket, and wasn't charged until it shipped.

Then again, I always get that service from him - that's why he continues to get my business. Cost and value are two different things...
 
#338
No, I do gig with the NeoX 212T however and miss the air a 15' can push, the bottom a 15' can provide, and clarity a properly crossed over 6 with variable tweet offers. Unfortunately, I have yet to play a 12' that can do a flawless 15' impersonation.
 
#340
I need a 15' to to privide adequate low end balance in the mix at certain venues I play on a regular basis without PA support. I know GB is great at looking for and filling specific niches, and am therefore surprised they have been late to the 15'/6'/1' party. Those of us that have played them know thaey will someday be as standard as a 4x10, or 2x12.
 
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