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Genz Benz Streamliner Part 3!!!!
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Since the Berg NV-610 is a "modern" take on the SVT cab, and the STL has some SVT concepts in its designs, I would have thought that pairing the STL 900 with the NV-610 would be a really natural combination. That's the one that has my interest.
While I'm on this line of thought, I've got a question for the GB guys:
I know that two S9's can be daisy chained to drive two 4 ohm cabs using the pre from one to drive the power section of both.
So, if a player had an S9 and an STL 900, could the two be stacked as a daisy chain and then use the pre from either the S9 for modern or from the STL 900 for old school tube tone? Hope that makes sense. I'm assuming the output sections are close enough to do this.
I know that two S9's can be daisy chained to drive two 4 ohm cabs using the pre from one to drive the power section of both.
So, if a player had an S9 and an STL 900, could the two be stacked as a daisy chain and then use the pre from either the S9 for modern or from the STL 900 for old school tube tone? Hope that makes sense. I'm assuming the output sections are close enough to do this.
If you go over to the Rocket Music forum, I think Greg has recorded some sound clips of these.
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That's my plan, to, occasionally, master/slave my S9 and SL900 into two 4 ohm cabs. Sort of a quasi ShuttleMAX 900.9
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you could do one OR the other. To change up, you'd have to reconfigure. In other words, run the pre of the Shuttle through the Streamliner or the other way around.
Anyone compare the sound of these with an Ashdown ABM500? I'm guessing they're similar, but I'd like to hear from someone with some actual experience.
I had an abm500 for about 10 years. Loved it. Sold it to go small/light. Dont still have it but would say the S900 is closer in vibe than any other micro i've had (RH450, LMTube, MB Fusion).
That is the type of Cab the Streamliner is just begging to pump through.
On Linking a Liner and a Niner I have not given much thought to but man would that be earth shaking into two 4 ohm Cabs!
Got to spend some more quality time with my Liner today. Tried some other preamp tubes. I stuck a Long Plate Sylvania 12AX7 in V1 and went from a more Hi Fi tone (with the 5814A) to more of and old school tone. I really like playing with different tubes with this thing. Of coarse it doesn't hurt if you have hundreds of tubes to choose from.
To put it simply, i'm the rare bird who actually CAN"T STAND roundwound strings. My flats have a fuller low midrange, none of that annoying upper treble content, and IMO/IME sit in a mix better. AND if I do slap I can get by on the flats tone by judiciously boosting the Sadowsky's treble knob.
That being said.....
I really, REALLY liked the sound of my bass strung with D'Addario nickels thru this setup. On a few tunes where ultra-modern slap tone was warranted, the Streamliner more than had me covered, and without touching any of the settings I had from last night. The treble extension is voiced very musically on this head. Accugroove's aren't known for having that tweeter 'snap' that other modern cabs are known for, and yet I was pleasantly surprised at how the Streamliner made up for this, without sounding harsh at all.
One last thing: after playing LOUD with only one of my Tri115L's for two nights in a row, I'm positively frightened to contemplate TWO cabs.
That being said.....
I really, REALLY liked the sound of my bass strung with D'Addario nickels thru this setup. On a few tunes where ultra-modern slap tone was warranted, the Streamliner more than had me covered, and without touching any of the settings I had from last night. The treble extension is voiced very musically on this head. Accugroove's aren't known for having that tweeter 'snap' that other modern cabs are known for, and yet I was pleasantly surprised at how the Streamliner made up for this, without sounding harsh at all.
One last thing: after playing LOUD with only one of my Tri115L's for two nights in a row, I'm positively frightened to contemplate TWO cabs.
I am the exact opposite. I hate flats. I don't like the way they sound or feel. BUT I also love the way the SL smooths out the highs.
Like I said, I know that I"M in the minority here!!! We have secret meetings at the YMCA.
Although I secretly lust for a roundwound-strung Sadowsky JJ5 or Modern just so I have 'that sound' in addition to my PJ. But that's just a GAS junkie's rationalization.That aside, my main point in that last post was that fans of a more modern, 'hear the windings on the strings' piano tone on bass shouldn't think that this head can't deliver. And with minor tweaks.
Can't wait to lay into this with a pick and more gain.
Like I said, I know that I"M in the minority here!!! We have secret meetings at the YMCA.
That aside, my main point in that last post was that fans of a more modern, 'hear the windings on the strings' piano tone on bass shouldn't think that this head can't deliver. And with minor tweaks.
Can't wait to lay into this with a pick and more gain.
I'm sure there are probably not alot of flat haters either.
What I think is cool is that you like the way it smoothed out the highs on rounds and so do I, even though we come from completely different preferred places in the tonal spectrum.
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