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Meatbox reissue, huh?

#581
KwanzaaLizard said:
Yup! My only complaint is that it leaves me so much space that I have to haul everyone else's gear too. ;) It has held its own with the Aguilar Octamizer. Got a brewery shaking the other night with pure stage volume.
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Nice! Yeah my 112/6 avatar and Peavey Tour 450 can get stupidly loud for my apartment lol and that's before I click on the Meatbox. Building shaking loud. Not to mention the Peavey has a lower octave circuit built into it that is wild as well.
 
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Somnambulance said:
So, I currently have a Peavey Tour 450 that I never turn up more than halfway because that's just silly.

I'm thinking of stepping down to something smaller but idk how the Meatbox will sound.

What are you guys running, and what would you suggest that would play nicely with the Meatbox?

Currently considering an Ampeg Micro VR since it has a lot of what I would love to have as a practice/recording amp.

I don't need super loud but I'm afraid I'll lose headroom if I go to something with less power.

Eventually I plan on moving to having a dedicated powered sub of course but that is a long ways away.
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I'm using an Ampeg Micro-VR and it is totally gig worthy. Handles my meatbox fine and my volume isn't even cranked.

But if you have a little bit more budget, maybe check out the Ampeg PF-350?

Basically the exact same head but with a little bit more headroom.
 
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ShowKing said:
I'm using an Ampeg Micro-VR and it is totally gig worthy. Handles my meatbox fine and my volume isn't even cranked.

But if you have a little bit more budget, maybe check out the Ampeg PF-350?

Basically the exact same head but with a little bit more headroom.
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I mean, I might flip my Peavey but I already have it and it's nice so idk. When I go to try out a Micro VR or Portaflex 350 I'll make a decision.

Thank you for the recommendation though, I'm glad someone has exactly the same setup I'm envisioning!
 
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Somnambulance said:
I mean, I might flip my Peavey but I already have it and it's nice so idk. When I go to try out a Micro VR or Portaflex 350 I'll make a decision.

Thank you for the recommendation though, I'm glad someone has exactly the same setup I'm envisioning!
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You'll regret going down in power handling if you play with other people. Also, the headroom you have now probably influences how much you can use the Meatbox without frying your head/ speakers.
 
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J Posega said:
You'll regret going down in power handling if you play with other people. Also, the headroom you have now probably influences how much you can use the Meatbox without frying your head/ speakers.
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I don't usually play with other people, but I get what you're saying. I really just want a nice amp that has a headphone out to practice with. I really don't need 450 watts.
 
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I know this much, the meatbox can blow your speakers without you thinking it will the way you have it set. IME so far, it seems as though once you start getting around 1 oclock on the output, with the bass and sub anywhere near 3 oclock and past, youre pushing it pretty hard. Doesnt matter where the octave is.

I got one of those tip/sleeve patches that I was hoping to try at some point at a show by running it straight into a mini DI on my board then have the FOH hook that and my main signal up. That way I can bump as much as I want and not have to worry about damaging anything. I also should have a Behringer limiter coming back my way as well. I was planning on using that when I didnt have a PA to go into.
 
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gregmon79 said:
I know this much, the meatbox can blow your speakers without you thinking it will the way you have it set. IME so far, it seems as though once you start getting around 1 oclock on the output, with the bass and sub anywhere near 3 oclock and past, youre pushing it pretty hard. Doesnt matter where the octave is.

I got one of those tip/sleeve patches that I was hoping to try at some point at a show by running it straight into a mini DI on my board then have the FOH hook that and my main signal up. That way I can bump as much as I want and not have to worry about damaging anything. I also should have a Behringer limiter coming back my way as well. I was planning on using that when I didnt have a PA to go into.
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Yeah even with my limiter on the Meatbox does some incredible speaker movement.
 
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Somnambulance said:
I don't usually play with other people, but I get what you're saying. I really just want a nice amp that has a headphone out to practice with. I really don't need 450 watts.
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Those Peavey's are actually very nice heads. Lots of features crammed in for not a lot of money. IMO, Peavey heads are a little more tonally neutral. I've never played an Ampeg that blew me away. Why not just get a headphone amp that you can put onto your board?
 
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Excuse the stupid question, but I still don't understand what the different knobs on the Meatbox do exactly.
Okay, I understand the "Level", but what's the relation of "Octave", "Sub" and "Low"? Do they regulate the amount of three different types of low frequencies or is the "Octave" more like a blend (for the two other knobs or for the octave)? How do they interact?
 
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J Posega said:
Those Peavey's are actually very nice heads. Lots of features crammed in for not a lot of money. IMO, Peavey heads are a little more tonally neutral. I've never played an Ampeg that blew me away. Why not just get a headphone amp that you can put onto your board?
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Because I'm trying not to spend additional money on things. I could flip the Peavey and get a Micro VR and make $80 approximately. Or a PF350 outright. Idk, I like the Peavey but it has so many features and I barely play at all these days.
 
#593
May not seem like a big deal but playing through a broken amp/speaker KILLS the mood for me. It's a psychological thing.

Anyway tried the MB out last night the way I envisioned, momentary switch on a second channel and all. Explained the setup to the soundguy but he was in the habit of muting channels that weren't in use at the time so our sax player even walked up to a muted mic to start a solo...

TL;DR the Meatbox channel was muted...! But during soundcheck it was monstrous. Got an audible response from bystanders! Luckily I have a standard octave in my chain too that I used! I'll report on the MB212 handling as soon as I can.
 
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KwanzaaLizard said:
May not seem like a big deal but playing through a broken amp/speaker KILLS the mood for me. It's a psychological thing.

Anyway tried the MB out last night the way I envisioned, momentary switch on a second channel and all. Explained the setup to the soundguy but he was in the habit of muting channels that weren't in use at the time so our sax player even walked up to a muted mic to start a solo...

TL;DR the Meatbox channel was muted...! But during soundcheck it was monstrous. Got an audible response from bystanders! Luckily I have a standard octave in my chain too that I used! I'll report on the MB212 handling as soon as I can.
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I can understand muting channels when not in use but you need to pay attention and know when to unmute!! I would have smacked the guy.
 
#595
moishelichtfuss said:
Excuse the stupid question, but I still don't understand what the different knobs on the Meatbox do exactly.
Okay, I understand the "Level", but what's the relation of "Octave", "Sub" and "Low"? Do they regulate the amount of three different types of low frequencies or is the "Octave" more like a blend (for the two other knobs or for the octave)? How do they interact?
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I hate to pry, but does anyone know? :-)
 
#596
moishelichtfuss said:
I hate to pry, but does anyone know? :)
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Octave seems to be more of a blend, Sub and Low seem to react to each other somewhat, from my experience. Octave about noon got me closest to a clean/suboctave mix. Hope this helps!

Edit: also... Invalid Link Removed

Hope that link is okay to post. I'm more of a lurker usually... Not affiliated with any of these companies :thumbsup:
 
#597
I plugged my Meatbox into our band P.A. tonight during our break from practice and it would nice to be able to hear some of the effect coming out through some 15" speakers; but they still didn't have the oomph. Dying to try it out still through a good set-up. What I could hear and our guitarists wife could feel was better than what the sound guy had at the gig I posted about earlier in the thread. Stupid sound people n stuff...yeah. ;-(
 
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Hey, I just started a thread for Meatbox videos if you made any.
@moishelichtfuss, your guess on the knobs is quite right but there's something else, I don't know if they are wired in series but it sounds like it, sounds like the Low and sub are driving each other somehow. I went over that in the video too

Edit, I did some research and apparently the "Sub" is Boost/cut at 30hz and Low is the same for 60hz, both for the synth voicing, kinda like the Little labs VOG but not sweepable (that would be a cool upgrade).

The thread:DOD Meatbox reissue videos, Post'em here (here's mine): | TalkBass.com

The video:
 
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