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Genz Benz Streamliner Part 9

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dDaddybass said:
Just wondering what kind of results people are having using the direct out on the Streamliners. I haven't had the chance to use mine yet.
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Well, I thought I would give an update. I've recently started playing with the worship band at my church. The first time I rehearsed my signal chain was bass>Rapco DI>board>Aviom>headphones. The next rehearsal I brought my SL along(no soundman at rehearsals), much better results. During sound check on the first Sunday, I brought along the SL, ran post EQ. The soundman was impressed with the sound and the level of signal he was getting. This past thursday at rehearsal I was able really to dial it in. This past Sunday during sound check, the sound man commented "I don't know what you're doing up there, but it sounds great". Since I'm not in a situation where an amp is needed, the thought had crossed my mind of going with just a DI (the red box):ninja:. Then it occured to me, why??? Awesome amp, awesome DI, Aux input, headphone out. Na, I'm set. :DJust need a good set of IEM's now.
 
#703
There is nothing at all "wrong" with using these amps (Streamliner or Shuttle) as a DI only. They are designed to operate with no speaker load so no worries.
 
#708
alexclaber said:
The finish has gone from two roughly applied coats to four precisely applied ones - that's been one of those learning processes of how to make it look really good. The visual difference between first generation and current cabs in the acrylic coating alone is vast, despite it being the same product that we're applying.

The badge on the cab you saw would still have had its protective plastic covering, so you wouldn't have seen the nice anodised aluminium finish. The plywood is different. The cab construction is completely different, with them now cut on a CNC machine and assembled in our micro-factory rather than cut and built with hand tools. The radius on the edges is larger which looks better and is more damage resistant.

On the hardware front, the woofer and handle bolts are different, the corners are different, the corner and speakon screws are different and there are two speakons on 8 ohm models. There are feet on all the cabs. The grill and mounting method is different. However you're correct that the handles haven't changed - because we've yet to find a better one! ;)

We believe that all the differences between old and new represent improvements on both aesthetic and functional fronts and add up to a much better looking product - back in the day we used to get a lot of "it sounds great despite not looking brilliant" but in recent times it's overwhelmingly "it looks and sounds amazing!" Look at the feedback on our site to hear it from the customers' mouths. If there's more we can improve though, I'd like to do so.
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Perhaps there could be a truce, at least on a temporary basis. The critic has had his say about his experience and his concerns, and the proprietor is sounding increasingly defensive and annoyed and decreasingly confident. Products get criticized, and often in ways that companies believe is unfair.

The better companies succeed despite that, and not by getting defensive and whiny with respect one person's postings. Sounding like a 13-year-old who is angry because other girls are saying untrue things about her isn't how to win the match. It only encourages the other girls and gives a bit of credibility to their claims that might otherwise be shrugged off.

And now, back to the Streamliner, a more pleasant topic.
 
#709
Finally got pics of my full setup...

Mike Lull V4 jazz bass
Mike Lull M5V jazz bass
Genz-Benz Streamliner 900 amp
Genz-Benz Uber 410 cabinet
Furman PL-8C power conditioner
Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner
SKB rack case

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#710
Faraday said:
Perhaps there could be a truce, at least on a temporary basis. The critic has had his say about his experience and his concerns, and the proprietor is sounding increasingly defensive and annoyed and decreasingly confident. Products get criticized, and often in ways that companies believe is unfair.

The better companies succeed despite that, and not by getting defensive and whiny with respect one person's postings. Sounding like a 13-year-old who is angry because other girls are saying untrue things about her isn't how to win the match. It only encourages the other girls and gives a bit of credibility to their claims that might otherwise be shrugged off.

And now, back to the Streamliner, a more pleasant topic.
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I think this reply is a little bit harsh, I could not be happier with my Super Twelve :)

The Streamliner 900, I have been getting some great tones out of mine, the mid EQ and switch are very effective, I am turning my bass EQ lower and the mid up and getting some surprising sounds when using the mid switch, but things really get interesting when selecting the gain button, this things goes from great to running out of superlatives in a matter of a button push :bassist:
 
#711
"The Streamliner 900, I have been getting some great tones out of mine, the mid EQ and switch are very effective......"


What an amazing product. Every different room we play with a little tweak and it's the best head I've ever used in over 40 years of playing. Fell in love again last nite at new club. And it comes in a shoulder bag. Beyond...

Took some time to learn it's nuance, kinda like finding the right wife
 
#714
Played my 3rd gig with my Streamliner last night and I'm really feelin' the love for this amp! Basically ran it last night using the "SVT" settings and it just slayed. Really sounds great thru my HyDrive 410. I am zeroing in on a slap/funk tone I like for it which was the one thing I was missing from my GK 700RBII. I am barely scratching the surface of what this little monster can do. It just sounds great!
 
#716
I had a super funky clear tone using my bongo, boosted highs high Mids low Mids and cut lows. Bias to the bridge pickup

Streamliner had cut lows boosted Mids at 600 and mildly boosted treble

No mud at all but funky with heft, not thin , which is why I love this amp
 
#717
The Bongo/Big Al/Reflex preamp must match up nice with the Streamliner!

I wonder how many of these "too boomy" posters are (with no disrespect or disdain at all) using passive basses.

The ability to send an inherently more mid aggressive tone, using an active preamp, straight from the bass would be an easy fix for many.

I love the tone from a passive p into the streamliner...but was just thinkin...
 
#718
I have a Shuttlemax 9.2 which I love through my Aggie db212. But for my bergantino ht/ex112 I'm using a Markbass LMII, which I really like, but I'm considering dumping the LMII for a Streamlimer 900. How do the LMII and the streamliner 900 compare?
 
#720
Tunaman said:
Texan- Thats an interesting call. I'd be interested if you think your 9.2max can get the LMII well enough that you want something different, ie a streamliner
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Being that I use my Shuttlemax exclusively with my Aggie db212 and the LMII only with my Bergantinos its a tough call. I can get the LMII tone out of my shuttlemax when hooked up to the db212, but it the shuttlemax/db212 combo is mind blowing, hifi when i need it, tube lushness and warmth beyond belief and the stage presence and the way it sits in the mix are phenomenal , so I dare not use the LMII with the Aggie. Its nice but can't come close to the shuttlemax.

The shuttlemax sounds good with the Berg's, but the the LMII really shines with them. Its really lush and warm and sits well in the mix.

I read a thread talking about how the Streamliner was everything the LMII is but more and creamier. The result of reading this, GAS ...not sure what to do. I'm tempted to leave well enough alone, but the quest for the grail is always on my mind.
 
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