Gigged w/out AG500 last night....

I thought I say your handle on e-bay recently as the buyer of a 737. You MUST post your thoughts of the Avalon when you get it. I hae one too, but my band is on the outs and taking a break for now, so it's just seeing living room practicing right now. PLEASE let me know what you think.

The avalon is not tubey. And it can be loose but you have to keep in mind tht it's a studio "all in one" and the high pass filter can open up the low end or tighten it up. You'll see what I mean once you get it.

 

I probably should have posted a review of the 737 with all of the hype I felt when I got it. But I haven't played out with it yet, so I don't feel like I"ve put it through it's paces yet. As far as the sound and the eq goes, keep this in mind....it's a studio box. It's meant to be able to take any sound source from voice to fender strat to martin acoustic to dingwall 8 string fan fretted bass and put it to tape. Studio sound and live gigging are two different envirionments. There is a purity of tone in a studio set up that we try to recreate in a live set up... also in the studio, the board is the mixer - balancing everything out... in a live set up, the board for the FOTH mix is the mixer and it's the signal you're feeding him that is impoirtant, not so much what's coming out of your cabs fed by your power amp (which adds it's color) which is fed by your pre (with it's own color).


THe 737 has the high pass filter that is defeatable, but engaged and turned fully counter clockwise, the low end can get a little warbly. You also have the bass shelving control that clicks in at 15 , 30 60 and 150 hertz, so your telling the bass control where to kck in at, and then with the level control knob, you're telling it how loud you want waht you've dialed in. THen you've got the low mid control with overlapping freq's from 150 on down and a level control for that, and let's not forget the bass control on your bass if you're active.... so you've got a few tools to really get your sound the way you like it. Same for the treble and mids. If you're into surgical control of your eq, you'll have it with the 737, but surgical tools in the hands of a brickmason are a waste, so you'll have to really take some time to learn how to use the 737. I'm still learning. Give it some time before you throw in the towel. THere are quite a few STT-1 players out there (Oddio from Canada... look him up) and lots of guys have TD-1's, all have plusses and minuses.

Having said all of that, the phrase that essentially renders all of that null and void is the fact that once the rest of the band kicks in, no one in the audience will know or care what you're playing through....but you will. And as long as you can get it like YOU like it... that's all that really matters. I think you will be able to get it like you want it once you take the time to figure it out. It's a swiss army knife. Honestly, the sound that really makes me go wow with my Smith 6 is active eq on the Smith and bypass the eq on the 737. I can get really loud and it's clean.... like a way overpriced U5.... but since I've invested in it, I'm really trying to strike a balance with the eq. I want to use it.... it cost to much to be a passive box!!

 

lol,

this thread is soooooooooo mislabeled..

but good thoughts guys.