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Genzler Amplification Club

#14,661
Nightman said:
Don’t forget to also get the 350 Combo gig bag!
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That is a heckuva bag-it's more like a vault! Jeff may also be able to get you the much more petite slip cover. He did not say how many of those were out there, so may not still be an option. Or is. The slip cover is good for quick local transport in the back of your car where the combo will not find many enemies. It's much lighter and not bulky like "the vault". It's not available from dealers (IFAIK) or through the Genzler website, but you can check with Jeff directly about it.

Just so you know, the vault is a bit hard to carry with the combo inside. because the handle velcros together but does not have a stiffening rod in it to keep the handle from collapsing into the hand with the weight. Jeff may be looking into having a rod sewn in at the factory, I did suggest it. For mine, I just wrap the handle around a plastic rod segment and that solves the sag. That bag is nutso nice, and it's worth the $100+.

I have both "the vault" and the slip cover, and am glad I got both. I use both.
 
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I've also got a BA210-3 and BA12-3, both with covers, I'm re-homing in the Seattle area. Haven't listed those yet here, only on FB and CL for now. I'm open to shipping but not super excited about it tbh ;) But let me know if you're interested and in the area!

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The 350 Combo gig bag is great for additional stuff like speaker/instrument/power cables and designed to accept the cradled 350 amp. I understand what you mean by the strap handles, but actually they aren’t an issue for me. I usually roll my gear in & out on either a luggage cart or a 4-wheel cart, so no long walks trying to carry it. That the straps are long and flexible makes it easier for me loading and unloading the SUV.
But the BA410 is another story with its low profile, but I was able to add another handle that made it a lot easier for me.
 
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#14,667
Nightman said:
The 350 Combo gig bag is great for additional stuff like speaker/instrument/power cables. I understand what you mean by the strap handles, but actually they aren’t an issue for me. I usually roll my gear in & out on either a luggage cart or a 4-wheel cart, so no long walks trying to carrying it. That the straps are long and flexible makes it easier for me loading and unloading the SUV.
But the BA410 is another story with its low profile, but I was able to add another handle that made it a lot easier for me.
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curious about your added handle on your BA-410? Do you have a picture?
 
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So, I actually added castors and a strap handle to my BA410.
I did run these added personal conveniences by Jeff before the installation to make sure that I wouldn’t potentially damage anything inside by using screws that were too long.
The castors do raise the cab up a couple of inches and the handle an additional 7 inches, which makes it a lot easier to move around and to left it up into the back of my SUV.

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Holdsg said:
I also have casters on my 410, but no extra handle. I do ok without.
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Right! I love the low profile and all, but I added the handle to enable me to lift that bad boy up in and out of my SUV while using more of my knees and less of my back.
I’m glad the BA410 is as light weight as it is, too.
 
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HoHumbucker said:
The slip cover is indeed on the Genzler site. Does the slip cover work if the MG350 is in the cradle mount on top of the BA?
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For the MG350-BA10-COMBO-S2 we do offer the carry bag that the entire combo to carry by hand or over the shoulder. And we do have a cover option that will slip over the combo, which covers the cabinet and has a top "pouch" that goes over the amp head when mounted on top. This still allows you to pick up the combo by the cabinet handle to grab and go.
You can reach out to us for more information.
 
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MaxSpinrun said:
What was your previous rig? Really diggin that fretless!
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GK for a very long time and primarily an MB210/MB210-ll combo the last few years with the occasional additional Avatar 210 neo cab, or MB500 head and a 410 neo can if needed, but rarely was. Loved both the GK and Avatar stuff. Still do. And always used the 500 watt versions because they just sounded better for what I like, modern, big and bouncy. My impressions so far on this pairing is that it's more of everything and I think more flexible overall without a horn to tame. Even as good as Foster/Fostex horns are I do tend to run them barely on from the full off position to maybe the 25% range. And piezo's are hateful things for me. More than one decent box has been ruined with them.

So lately I have had more new gear than jobs to effectively test them and the place we played last night is big enough to warrant this set, and coincidentally is the same place I tried it the first time so it is a good back to back test. The first time my immediate response was how much easy real low end this cab can produce, And I am not sure if the room might be a bit boomy as well because while the sound was huge I missed the clarity I was getting previously. And this is all with the amp tone controls around noon. Last might I made more 'drastic' EQ changes, rolling off more bass and adding more treble than I would have with the GK gear and the improvement was significant. And it seems that the array will take more treble in a good way than I have been used to with standard horns. For me it's a retraining of my GK experience and mentality to this setup. To complicate things I am also dialing in my preferences with a Keeley Bassist compressor and that is very sensitive to the slightest changes. But I am coming along nicely on both fronts. It's entirely possible that this is simply way more cabinet than I need. I have a recently reworked GK MBE410-ll that I installed 4 new GK speakers, a Foster horn and an Avatar crossover that is a very compact and lightweight, 8 ohm, rolling box (barely bigger that the MB210 combo) and paired with the Magellan head sounds very, very good. Huge upgrade to the combo sound with similar portability and I can still fit everything I need into my pickup for small jobs.

And thanks for the compliment on the fretless. Just got that a week or so ago and I have never really plated a fretless live. So last night I was feeling brave and at least set it up with the idea I'd try it for sound check or maybe a simple song or two. But I was surprised how well it went and used it for a lot of things throughout the night. Pretty different outputs and overall tone requirements though between that and my fretted DJ5 (both using Audere preamps) so that was another complicating factor to address and learn. But I did OK and was very pleased with everything. Threw a lot at the wall last night...

A better pic of the J-Sonic fretless before the Audere installation:
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