Price back at $500 on Sweetwater. Surprised they made it this long with the price drop but I guess some remain. Kudos to those enjoying them, took mine for first time out to play at band rehearsal and really enjoyed it in a group setting.
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JHS Punchline
- Thread starter chiphaleonbass
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I actually unhooked my Punchline in order to work with my Alembic F-2B preamp. But I recently put new knobs on my Punchline and plan to use it for a rehearsal, so got it up and running again. (Pics of the knobs later, having some issues with image sharing) Decided to do a bass cover of Mammoth WVH's Epiphany - Wolfie is a great bassist, musician, songwriter, etc. if you ask me!
Realize that it's not much help without settings, I'll try and record them. Basically everything was ON lol including overdrive, which I think I could have turned up in hindsight. Used the XLR out direct into my mixer - have a DI but left it somewhere else. Took a minute to get things dialed in, the main issue being my mixer's input being overdriven - just had to turn down the volume in the EQ section, sounded great after that if I do say so myself...
Realize that it's not much help without settings, I'll try and record them. Basically everything was ON lol including overdrive, which I think I could have turned up in hindsight. Used the XLR out direct into my mixer - have a DI but left it somewhere else. Took a minute to get things dialed in, the main issue being my mixer's input being overdriven - just had to turn down the volume in the EQ section, sounded great after that if I do say so myself...
Got a link for those knobs...?
Regarding powered bass cabinets, kinda interested to see how the Blackstar 250W 1x15" (no tweeter) powered cab might perform with the Punchline...
Anyone, anyone...?
I tried one. I did not like the huge mid scoop on the speaker sim and was not a fan of the drive channel. I sent it back.
The EQ was great and the comp channel was good.
The EQ was great and the comp channel was good.
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At least you gave it a shot.
No tool is for everyone, but most of us have experienced an incredible improvement in tone with this pedal.Were your conclusions made after performing with your band, or after a jam session?
I'd been watching for feedback about performance of the Blackstar 250ACT cab, but hadn't had any luck. However, my goal was also to find a lightweight powered cabinet (the Blackstar is 42 lbs,) which led me to the GR Bass cabs as suggested by @Zbysek.
I pulled the trigger on a powered GR cab to eventually use with my Punchline, which I just unpacked yesterday. I plan on doing a full report soon, but my initial impressions are excellent. Man, the packaging on these cabinets is excellent, as they really take all the necessary steps to make sure both retailers and customers receive their cabinets in perfect condition as expected.
My 3Leaf Proton arrived today - seemed perfect to try it out with!
Alembicized/graphite-necked MIJ PJ bass into 3Leaf Proton into JHS/Beach Boys Punchline (comp/amp sim/eq)
Alembicized/graphite-necked MIJ PJ bass into 3Leaf Proton into JHS/Beach Boys Punchline (comp/amp sim/eq)
If I recall correctly you use a HX Stomp as well correct? Did you find the filters to be not really comparable to a standalone pedal like the Proton?
No that wasn’t me - I’m a standalone pedal kind of guy. I’ve never gone fully down the envelope filter rabbit hole, have a Moogerfooger MF-101 and 3Leaf GR2, when I got the 3Leaf it was the Gr2 or Proton, I chose the GR2 but always wanted a Proton so snagged one from the most recent run.
I'd been watching for feedback about performance of the Blackstar 250ACT cab, but hadn't had any luck. However, my goal was also to find a lightweight powered cabinet (the Blackstar is 42 lbs,) which led me to the GR Bass cabs as suggested by @Zbysek.
I pulled the trigger on a powered GR cab to eventually use with my Punchline, which I just unpacked yesterday. I plan on doing a full report soon, but my initial impressions are excellent. Man, the packaging on these cabinets is excellent, as they really take all the necessary steps to make sure both retailers and customers receive their cabinets in perfect condition as expected.
Those GR Bass active cabinets look great, but pretty pricey compared to the Blackstar 250ACT...!
Agreed - definitely in a different tax bracket!
It would be great to see more choice in affordable powered cabinets.
Agreed - definitely in a different tax bracket!
It would be great to see more choice in affordable powered cabinets.
100% yes...!
Thanks for the GAS
You want GAS...? How about two powered (2kW total) FRFR bass cabinets; specifically the Accugroove El Whappo & Whappo Grande... ;^p
Realistically for me, I GAS over the powered (500W) Wedgie+, but that Blackstar 250ACT is $580, so...
So, a question for you experienced dudes out there. Just got a Punchline (a demo from Sweetwater) and it's pretty dang neat. My question may or may not relate to the 'noise' some have spoken of. I do find that when I get the Volume knob past about noon on either the EQ, Amp Sim, or EQ sections, then I get noise. But it's not what I would normally think of as 'noise'; it's not a buzz it's a hiss. Not overwhelming and gets buried pretty quickly. Maybe that's more of an analog artifact? Anyway, any ideas would be appreciated. TIA and Merry Christmas to everyone.
I haven’t experienced this noise with my punchline, but the master EQ in particular has a ton of headroom. I’ve found unity volume to be around 9 o’clock, so I would think boosting past that would bring some noise.
I would agree with this, there are a lot of gain stages in this pedal. If you’re using the comp, amp sim and eq you could be adding considerable volume to the signal (and there is no way to fully bypass it all to check it against your clean signal)
I realize this shouldn’t matter but did they have to put that Beach Boys logo on it?
