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Genzler review: Magellan + Bass Array = OMFG

jimgray

jimgray

Jan 14, 2010
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Sharon, MA
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Hi all-

I've gotten a ton of value from reading this forum, so I figured I'd share back a quick report on my new Magellan and Bass Array - this may be old news at this point, but here goes... I bought this pair late last week from South Shore Music in MA. Great guys, by the way, super helpful!

I have greatly enjoyed playing my fretless Jazz bass through this rig at home this week - very full/even/rich. Several steps above the Streamliner and GK 2x12 Neo I previously used. I took it out to a rehearsal last night and it worked great! Very easy to hear myself given the wide dispersion of the cab. Hard to get a bad sound out of that head - excellent dynamic range, loved both filters, great... Looking forward to my gig on Wed night.

Not a cheap rig, but I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone looking for a high end amp/cab. I can only imagine how it would sound with 2 Bass Arrays... Maybe someday, though I am quite pleased with how much it appears I can get out of 1 of them. Amazing cabs.

-Jim
 
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Here she is-
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chaosMK said:
Nice story but where the pics?
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as a follow-up...
Great gig last night w my new rig.
Got lots of love from bandmates, other musicians and the audience in general.

Most importantly - I loved it - it did everything I wanted and my confidence level on stage was sky high.
The sound was absolutely studio quality and omnipresent.

Probably won't need to splurge on another cab unless I start playing much larger gigs.
This was more than sufficient.
 
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jimgray said:
Hi all-

I've gotten a ton of value from reading this forum, so I figured I'd share back a quick report on my new Magellan and Bass Array - this may be old news at this point, but here goes... I bought this pair late last week from South Shore Music in MA. Great guys, by the way, super helpful!

I have greatly enjoyed playing my fretless Jazz bass through this rig at home this week - very full/even/rich. Several steps above the Streamliner and GK 2x12 Neo I previously used. I took it out to a rehearsal last night and it worked great! Very easy to hear myself given the wide dispersion of the cab. Hard to get a bad sound out of that head - excellent dynamic range, loved both filters, great... Looking forward to my gig on Wed night.

Not a cheap rig, but I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone looking for a high end amp/cab. I can only imagine how it would sound with 2 Bass Arrays... Maybe someday, though I am quite pleased with how much it appears I can get out of 1 of them. Amazing cabs.

-Jim
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Thank you for the kind words Jim. We really appreciate you coming down and checking out the shop.
-Ryan
 
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chaosMK said:
Looks dope! How is the Magellan voiced compared to the Streamliner?
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The Magellan is more open and clear, but still very full. It is more tonally versatile than the Streamliner. The Streamliner has a more natively warm/round voice.
 
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jimgray said:
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dispersion, dispersion, dispersion police
the cab stands wrong
the mid/high array lined drivers are meant for vertical alignment, just to provide best horizontal dispersion.

Of cousre I'm a little bit joking but, some TB folks demand best horizontal dispersion possible to service band mates and audience with best horizontal dispersion.
In an horizontal alignment of drivers the mid/high drivers beam mid/high SPL rather to healing and floor rather than wide spreaded to band mates and audience sitting left/right from stage center.
 
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chaosMK said:
Looks dope! How is the Magellan voiced compared to the Streamliner?
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tombowlus said:
The Magellan is more open and clear, but still very full. It is more tonally versatile than the Streamliner. The Streamliner has a more natively warm/round voice.
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jimgray said:
Having owned both, I'd agree w that.
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Me too. The Magellan surprised me in just how versatile it is. It does not have the fine tuning capabilities of a Max but it is a surprisingly versatile head and unlike the Streamliner it is not hard to coax out what you want. The Streamliner is more versatile than it initially seems to be once you start messing with it but it does not seem to cover the same ground as the Magellan.
 

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