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Genzler Amplification Club

this video came across my feed today and I thought it was helpful to understand line arrays and perhaps what is going on with our BA cabs


Interestingly enough...I was (sort of) discussing this with my Wife just the other day. I never play my Genzler rig at home but I got it out and had it set up side by side by my old Eden rig. Both rigs were on carpet but we have an open floor plan with areas of large tile etc so some sound reflection is present. Played the Eden rig (that I've been using there regularly) and all sounded good and pleasant. When I moved to the Genzler rig and hit the first few notes my Wife was close by and we both noticed right away the 3Dish sound my BA410 produced compared to the Eden cabinet. It was almost like there were a couple of extra small speakers in the room that were amplifying my bass sound. I'm sure part of it was just the dispersion and a little bounce of sound off of some of the hard surfaces. My Wife asked why that was and I explained (in my very limited knowledge) about the array system and how that was most likely the cause. I know I've said it here before but I am always impressed how I can hear my bass through the cab in a wider area on stage due to the array. Now I just need to save up for a series 2 cab!
 
My roadie getting ready to help me load up for the gig….:smug:


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If it’s the same one as the one for the 800 - it easily holds speaker cables and a mains - as well as quite a few more things.

I put my tablet in the main section with the head - 3x3ft speakon cables, an iec cable and a bunch of adapters in mine and there’s still room for a few more small items (for instance if you use a clip on tuner or something)
 
If it’s the same one as the one for the 800 - it easily holds speaker cables and a mains - as well as quite a few more things.

I put my tablet in the main section with the head - 3x3ft speakon cables, an iec cable and a bunch of adapters in mine and there’s still room for a few more small items (for instance if you use a clip on tuner or something)
That’s the thing, it’s not the same as the 800 bag, it’s a much slimmer, messenger style bag with what looks like a skinny accessory pocket:
 
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I see - it still looks like it’d take a couple of cables but hopefully someone with first hand experience will chime in
it will fit a cable or two, but not much else. You will probably need a separate gig bag, depending on what you take to a gig or fit in the case or otherwise.

I found that, for my needs, as I have a ton more stuff I usually take to gigs to do my Zeppelin gigs (reminder, that's bass and keys). I find a couple of Gator mixer bags (15x15 and 18x18) work best for my Magellan or Kinetix schlepping needs. YMMV
just to give an idea of what I get into my 15x15 gig bag:
- Magellan head with power cord
- power strip with 20 feet of cord (you never know about where you can get stage power, right?)
- small hand towel
- microphone and mic cable
- extra mic holder doo-dad
- multi tool
- baggie with ear protection and guitar pics
- gaffers tape
- iem ear piece box (some venues require IEMs)
- instrument cable (2, 1 as backup)
- speaker cable (2, 1 as backup)
- XLR cable (2, 1 as backup)

and for just for jollies, the 18 x 18 has either the Kinetix in it, or my keys setup, which includes:
- small keyboard mixer (Allen & Heath ZED 10) with power cord
- iPad holder
- stereo instrument cable (1)
- instrument cable (2, 1 as backup)
- XLR cable (2 or 3)
- flashlight/lantern
- gaffers tape
- iPod and charging cord
- page turning pedal
 
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That’s the thing, it’s not the same as the 800 bag, it’s a much slimmer, messenger style bag with what looks like a skinny accessory pocket:
I'd probably go with the 800 bag and you'd have a little space in the main compartment as well. I generally keep a power cable and 3 speaker cables in the pocket of mine - the short one that came with the 350 combo, a 3 foot, and a 4 foot one, all speakons. It is pretty much full at that point.
 
I'd probably go with the 800 bag and you'd have a little space in the main compartment as well. I generally keep a power cable and 3 speaker cables in the pocket of mine - the short one that came with the 350 combo, a 3 foot, and a 4 foot one, all speakons. It is pretty much full at that point.

I ended up using a whole-ass duffle bag as my "extras". I do keep the speaker and power cable for my Magellan in the compartment.
 
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I was thinking of buying the Genzler carry bag for my Magellan 350 amplifier. Is it large enough to also hold a mains cable and a couple of speaker leads? The bag appears quite slim in pictures online so It's hard to tell.

I can get the power cord and speak on speaker cable for both cabs in, but there isn't a ton of room for other stiff