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NCD!!! Christmas comes early

Dec 28, 2024
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So I've been looking to upgrade my cab for some while now. My previous cab was a Peavy tfx 410 350 watt at 4 ohm. Which I thought was a decent enough cab especially what I paid for it(150$ off Craigslist about a year and a half ago). Real problem with the cab was that the head I'm running (Hartke 3500) is simply just to much power for it and I couldn't even really start to see what the 3500 could do with out the cab farting out. Was looking for deals on a new cab and saw the local GC had a Genz Benz Uber 410 in their shop and decided to drive the 40 mins and see how it sounded. Boy am I glad that I did. Ended up trading in the Peavy toward the GB cab and got 180$ credit so I'm counting that purchase as a win. The GB cab sounds amazing!!! In the shop I played a squire p through a mark bass 800 watt head and it sold me on the cab almost instantly. I got it home and of course wanted to see how it got along with the Hartke 3500 and all I can say is wow! It's like watching black and white tv your whole life then seeing a color TV set.
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So much more present and articulate. The low end on this cab is beautiful for lack of better words. Plenty of booty with lazer focused tightness and can handle every bit the Hartke can dish out, without breaking a sweat. Now that I've updated my cab to the 21st century next it's time for a new amp head. I've been drooling over the Mesa Subway 800 for awhile now and my birthday is coming up.......🤔😉
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So I've been looking to upgrade my cab for some while now. My previous cab was a Peavy tfx 410 350 watt at 4 ohm. Which I thought was a decent enough cab especially what I paid for it(150$ off Craigslist about a year and a half ago). Real problem with the cab was that the head I'm running (Hartke 3500) is simply just to much power for it and I couldn't even really start to see what the 3500 could do with out the cab farting out. Was looking for deals on a new cab and saw the local GC had a Genz Benz Uber 410 in their shop and decided to drive the 40 mins and see how it sounded. Boy am I glad that I did. Ended up trading in the Peavy toward the GB cab and got 180$ credit so I'm counting that purchase as a win. The GB cab sounds amazing!!! In the shop I played a squire p through a mark bass 800 watt head and it sold me on the cab almost instantly. I got it home and of course wanted to see how it got along with the Hartke 3500 and all I can say is wow! It's like watching black and white tv your whole life then seeing a color TV set.View attachment 7394906 So much more present and articulate. The low end on this cab is beautiful for lack of better words. Plenty of booty with lazer focused tightness and can handle every bit the Hartke can dish out, without breaking a sweat. Now that I've updated my cab to the 21st century next it's time for a new amp head. I've been drooling over the Mesa Subway 800 for awhile now and my birthday is coming up.......🤔😉View attachment 7394906
Congratulations. Genz Benz UBER cabs are awesome.
 
I've only played my friends D-800 and absolutely fell in love with it. Would love to try the + and the other models as well. I've read great reviews on the whole Subway line. Seeing as I will likely be purchasing one used off the fine folks here in the classifieds I've been eyeing the d-800 and + models lately.
I have the D800+ and WD800. One advantage of the plus and the WD over the D800 is the inclusion of the HPF, which I find to be a very useful feature. I've used the WD on stage exclusively for the last couple of years, but admittedly, the D800+ is a mite simpler to use.
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That is not an optimized product naming strategy. 😆
Actually it is and it does make sense.

D-800: solid state pre, class d power, basic feature set.

D-800+: solid state pre, class D power, advanced feature set.

WD-800: tube pre, class D power, modeled after the Walkabout

TT-800: twin tube channel pre, class D power, modeled after the Bass 400 and D-800 amps (though we changed TT to tri-tube topology because "twin"… well you can figure it out)

BD-800: tube pre, class D power, modeled after the B-400/400+ (the official name is BD-800 on the back of the amp but the stylized logo of Bass 800D is in keeping with the legacy Bass 400 logo, so that's how most players refer to it as.
 
Congrats on a wise decision. Jeff Genzler makes terrific bass gear. I own an MG350 and two BA10-2-S2 cabs. Small but mighty. Lightweight in pounds but not in output or tonality. Best bass gear I've ever played
I still can't believe how good my rig sounds with this cabinet. Hands down the best cab I've ever owned. Nothing even comes close. Well worth every penny and then some IMO. How do you like the MG350? I hear a lot of great things about their shuttle series amps.
 
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Actually it is and it does make sense.

D-800: solid state pre, class d power, basic feature set.

D-800+: solid state pre, class D power, advanced feature set.

WD-800: tube pre, class D power, modeled after the Walkabout

TT-800: twin tube channel pre, class D power, modeled after the Bass 400 and D-800 amps (though we changed TT to tri-tube topology because "twin"… well you can figure it out)

BD-800: tube pre, class D power, modeled after the B-400/400+ (the official name is BD-800 on the back of the amp but the stylized logo of Bass 800D is in keeping with the legacy Bass 400 logo, so that's how most players refer to it as.
As long as you or another representative of your company are there to explain it! Sorry have to agree with Kindness.
 
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As long as you or another representative of your company are there to explain it! Sorry have to agree with Kindness.
Most players (I didn't say all) have followed the evolution of the line and the models without difficulty, but accept that some haven't. That's ok, it is what it is.
 
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