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Genzler Magellan Pre... looks tasty

#422
wazzel2 said:
Is the Magellan close to a GB shuttle in tone?
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@ wazzel2 --- Thanks for the question. While the Magellan preamp circuitry is not identical to the former GB Shuttle's, it is in the same family for sure. Overall I think you would find that the Magellan Pre will get you that Shuttle tone, and much more flexibility. Many players that have had the Shuttle amps and have moved over to our Magellan 800 amp, find the above results. Hope this helps.
 
#423
Jeff Genzler said:
@ wazzel2 --- Thanks for the question. While the Magellan preamp circuitry is not identical to the former GB Shuttle's, it is in the same family for sure. Overall I think you would find that the Magellan Pre will get you that Shuttle tone, and much more flexibility. Many players that have had the Shuttle amps and have moved over to our Magellan 800 amp, find the above results. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the reply Jeff. Appreciate the insight.
 
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I’m sure this has probably been asked several times.
Figured I’d ask here.
Trying to decide between the Magellan pre or Re/q.

Hearing nothing but good things about both of these units, I’m trying to figure out which would work best for my application without spending lots of $$$.

What I want to be able to do is have the ability for more tone shaping.
My current amp is a Quilter V803, and has a simple but effective eq section.
What I would do is run either of these right into the front end of the Quilter and not directly to the power section.
I’d like to take the tone a step further, meaning having better control over the lows and mids.

Big fan of having both the HPF and LPF filters is a big plus for me.
But having just the HPF would suffice.

I know both units are different from each other. And have slightly different features.

Just curious as to what some of you might have to say about either pedal in this application.
 
#426
JJR58 said:
I'm sure this has probably been asked several times.
Figured I'd ask here.
Trying to decide between the Magellan pre or Re/q.

Hearing nothing but good things about both of these units, I'm trying to figure out which would work best for my application without spending lots of $$$.

What I want to be able to do is have the ability for more tone shaping.
My current amp is a Quilter V803, and has a simple but effective eq section.
What I would do is run either of these right into the front end of the Quilter and not directly to the power section.
I'd like to take the tone a step further, meaning having better control over the lows and mids.

Big fan of having both the HPF and LPF filters is a big plus for me.
But having just the HPF would suffice.

I know both units are different from each other. And have slightly different features.

Just curious as to what some of you might have to say about either pedal in this application.
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Given your application, I think I’d go with the Re/Q, given that it seems you don’t need the DI or headphone/auxilliary functions. If you haven’t used an LPF, don’t discount it yet; I find it really useful for everything from a poor man’s cabsim, to noise reducer to creation of low-fi tones (in combination with HPF and other effects, of course).

No shade on the Magellan, I love mine :).
 
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GrowlerBox said:
Given your application, I think I'd go with the Re/Q, given that it seems you don't need the DI or headphone/auxilliary functions. If you haven't used an LPF, don't discount it yet; I find it really useful for everything from a poor man's cabsim, to noise reducer to creation of low-fi tones (in combination with HPF and other effects, of course).

No shade on the Magellan, I love mine :).
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Thanks for your insight.

I had a Broughton HPF/LPF and sorry I sold it.
Definitely benefits in having both.
 
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all -

bought the pre used a few weeks ago and have some thoughts:
- i do own a magellan 800 and 12"bass array cab and love them, I think Genzler is a really good company.
- Contour - i'm generally against 1 knob pedals (looking at you compressors), but both vintage and modern sounds are great and very usable.
- high pass is pretty much essential these days
- EQ is clean
- I dont like the DI output and line out share the same volume control
- can't disable EQ, only mute the box
- only 1 1/4" output (+ headphones which is great), but 2 1/4" outputs would be better.
- the contour switch needs an OFF setting in addition to contour A & B. if you want to use the Vintage setting (A) then you have to set B to flat, there is no way to switch between flat, A, and B (which is what i would want).
 
#434
Hey Guys, thinking about picking up one of these pedals and have a question, is it best to run it at 9V or 18V, I'll be using a passive bass and running it in front of the amp...Thanks @agedhorse @Jeff Genzler
 
#435
@nitrofix --- thanks for your interest in our MG-PRE pedal. With your planned use, a 9V power supply should be just fine for you. We recommend a higher voltage supply usually when players are using higher output instruments to keep the highest level of headroom, but for almost all uses, 9V is just fine.
If you go forward, let us know how this works for you.
 
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Jeff Genzler said:
@nitrofix --- thanks for your interest in our MG-PRE pedal. With your planned use, a 9V power supply should be just fine for you. We recommend a higher voltage supply usually when players are using higher output instruments to keep the highest level of headroom, but for almost all uses, 9V is just fine.
If you go forward, let us know how this works for you.
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Thanks Jeff, would there be a difference in sound or functions using it at 9V than 18V, can I try both as my power supply can I do 9V and 18V and see if there is a difference or would I not notice any difference ?
 
#437
If you're using the pedal with a passive bass, I'm not sure you'll hear a difference between the 2 power supplies. Certainly if you have access to both suppies, it might be interesting to test this out.
 
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nitrofix said:
Hey Guys, thinking about picking up one of these pedals and have a question, is it best to run it at 9V or 18V, I'll be using a passive bass and running it in front of the amp...Thanks @agedhorse @Jeff Genzler
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When I use an 18 volt quality power supply it seems louder and dead quiet. When I use a 9 volt wall wart PS it's not as loud and sometimes a little more hiss. I've tried various wall wart powers supplies, some not so good as they will add noise that inherently is not there. FWIW this is the best pre amp pedal I have tried.
 
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#440
Hey Guys, anyone using Genzler Amplification Magellan PRE Bass Preamp/DI with the Genzler 4 on the floor and if so what do you think or is it just redundant to using them both and if so would you put the preamp first into the 4 on the floor or the other way around...Thanks @agedhorse @Jeff Genzler
 
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