My Shuttle 3.0-10T is the best amp I've purchased. I also have a 10T extension to take advantage of all 300 watts. Great little combo/stack.
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Genzler Amplification ! New Genz Benz ?
- Thread starter svtb15
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Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
early prototype
Just when you thought it was safe to go buy a new amp.
The most amazing thing to me is that the Fender shop was only about 10 minutes from the Genz Benz shop. The Fender amp guys never even bothered to go over there to see what was going on. They literally didn't care. Which may say something about how Fender views bass players (guys who can't play guitars). Just sayin'.
OK. I'll concede on weight and power.
Versatility might be improved (for some people) with digital programmability.
Not sure how it could be made smaller without giving up versatility, so I stand by that.
My iPhone is a hell of a lot more versatile than my old Trēo. And even in the waterproof battery case, the iPhone still weighs less. I understand what you're saying though. The MB200 is really as small as I would want a bass amp to get unless....
Imagine a bass amp with a 1100W Class D module and no knobs on it at all. Instead, it would synch with a smartphone app that would change the parameters on the amp using Bluetooth, NFC, or Wi-Fi. Even better, add DLC based features (full parametric EQ for instance) to the app.
Not sure if anyone would buy this though.
Thanks for coming back Jeff! We missed you. My SM 12.0 and S3.0 are the best all around amps I own and get the most calls. This weekend the SM with 3x112 Bergantino combination gets the call! Oh yea! I'm looking forward to seeing what's on the horizon as I'm sure it will be great. And........
That G logo looks suspiciously like the Portland Trailblazers logo, just sayin' hummmmmmmmm. I like it.
That G logo looks suspiciously like the Portland Trailblazers logo, just sayin' hummmmmmmmm. I like it.
"Brooklyn-based family business", "This is the product you expect from the people you trust", "Now we're returning to our roots"
Hmm, this means made in the US to me; if not, I'll just flush the vomit.
Hmm, this means made in the US to me; if not, I'll just flush the vomit.
+1
As a NYC native and aspiring EE, I love seeing gear made in my hometown. It makes me less bitter that I missed that whole "radio row" thing.
is this sentiment gonna actually carry you guys through to buying if it means the new streamliner 900-killer is $2500?
Do the components also have to be made in the US? Or can those be imported? What about the PCBs? Can the resin on the PCBs be imported or will that have to be sourced locally? How about the chassis screws? Can they be pre-formed off-shore or do we need to work with raw steel? I'm guessing US steel, right? Plastic knobs? Rubber gromets? All from US manufacturers, right? Does the US even grow rubber trees?
I see what you are saying, though. I only buy amplification equipment hand-made in the state of New York. I can't trust electrical knowledge outside of that imaginary geographical border.
Using Mesa Boogie as a model is not a bad thing.....I would love a nice local quality company!! Nothing better then having something serviced where it was born!! I just found out Ron Blake the luthier lives three miles from my house....this is my lucky week!!!!!
I've been tempted to do the same with mating chevron stacking corners to make it all behave in the hand truck (esp around corners). I had it rack mounted at one point, but the 3u rack was just obnoxiously large and added too much weight to a head that weighs very little.
I've dreamed of devising a form fitting carrier that hugs the exterior of the amp chassis- kind of like a semi rigid soft case like a protec contego, with a stiff sleeve (fiberglass / cf /aluminum / ABS, PVC, etc), padded lightly with thin eva foam on both sides, and wrapped with tough cordura. Vent cutouts of course, side handle, rubber feet, would overhang front and rear to protect knobs and / or have front and rear caps that hug in place with shock cord straps (no zippers or fastex buckles to rattle, no Velcro to wear out.)
Pro's: smallest self contained package. Minimal weight gain (maybe two pounds vs 10 to 20 for a rack) . Better bump protection than the carry bag, way easier to setup and teardown.
I really hate to be a pedant... but...
Do you mean the PCB assembly? Chassis assembly? Can we just attach the rubber feet on a mostly completed unit and call it good ol' US made? Final carton assembly is probably best since I only trust paper products from the state of Washington. Trees don't grow right everywhere else.
Also, does it mess anything up if immigrant labor is used on US-soil? Like if a person has a work visa? What if the units are assembled in a US-based territory such as Guam but by non-US locals? Does that count?
Agedhorse once posted that the metal case is an integral part of the thermal/cooling system.
I left some "air space" between the amp and my case.
Did you flush the Shuttle series? They were built outside the US.
