New Arkham Class D “Beast”

[tombowlus]

BOBW has landed! Haven't had a chance to plug it in, and thought a photo of 2400 watts of sheer madness would make for some smiles!

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Sweet pic! Maybe we could start the most exclusive club on TalkBass, the Saturn V & BOBW Owners Club!

 

[tombowlus]

First impression I like the Saturn V eq is simpler to work with, need to read Micah's article on the james tone stack

Yup.

 

[atrapp]

Sweet pic! Maybe we could start the most exclusive club on TalkBass, the Saturn V & BOBW Owners Club!

Indeed, just need to add the 2500 watt Sonic Farms head for a triumvirate. LOL

 

[tombowlus]

Indeed, just need to add the 2500 watt Sonic Farms head for a triumvirate. LOL

I have mine! And the 1,200w EA iAMP.

 

[Jim C]

Sorry for the slight hijack:
Any thoughts as to what an Oracle through a 800 watts Class D head would sound like. Thinking that a poor mans Beast could be the Oracle through the effects return of something like a GK MBF800?
I get the huge headroom at 1200 watts of well designed Class D but curious if anyone compared the pre with a lower powered amp.

 

[naetog]

I'm sure it would sound great!

I'm not familiar with GK signal chains, but if you're happy with the power output and can bypass the EQ section via the fx return, then you should be good to go.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

Sorry for the slight hijack:
Any thoughts as to what an Oracle through a 800 watts Class D head would sound like. Thinking that a poor mans Beast could be the Oracle through the effects return of something like a GK MBF800?
I get the huge headroom at 1200 watts of well designed Class D but curious if anyone compared the pre with a lower powered amp.

Right now I have mine in a pedalboard going through a Seymour Duncan PowerStage. I'm pretty happy with the result. I've also gone from the Oracle into the back end of a 200W tube amp, and that was divine.

I could plug it into the back end of my 800W hybrid, and maybe I will. But I wouldn't expect it to sound much different from the SD besides just being louder.

 

[MoWBass]

Right now I have mine in a pedalboard going through a Seymour Duncan PowerStage. I'm pretty happy with the result. I've also gone from the Oracle into the back end of a 200W tube amp, and that was divine.

I could plug it into the back end of my 800W hybrid, and maybe I will. But I wouldn't expect it to sound much different from the SD besides just being louder.

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I'm considering the Powerstage 200 for my board. Is It loud enough? I mean for rehearsing or small/medium venue. I play rock/metal/hardcore with passive Fender Ps and Js
I have SVT 2 pro that I dont want to take out of my house anymore haha
My idea is to run my Origin Effects Super Bass Rig wich I think Its a good "Ampeg SVT in a pedal"

I've read that the ideal for bass It's the 700 watts version, but I would really like the pedalboard version, because the 700 It's almost like another Class D amp size

I would really apreciate your opinion, experience with the powerstage 200

 

[Ethereal Thorn]

If you want power and pedal board friendly look into the Gss sumo I got a custom version that is less then 7 lbs and pushes a 1000 watts rms per side at 4 ohm but it fits on my pedal board

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

I'm considering the Powerstage 200 for my board. Is It loud enough? I mean for rehearsing or small/medium venue. I play rock/metal/hardcore with passive Fender Ps and Js
I have SVT 2 pro that I dont want to take out of my house anymore haha
My idea is to run my Origin Effects Super Bass Rig wich I think Its a good "Ampeg SVT in a pedal"

I've read that the ideal for bass It's the 700 watts version, but I would really like the pedalboard version, because the 700 It's almost like another Class D amp size

I would really apreciate your opinion, experience with the powerstage 200

Sorry, I really can't opine on whether it would be appropriate for your needs. For me it's just a practice at home or jamming with friends setup.

 

[J.Wolf]

Sorry for the slight hijack:
Any thoughts as to what an Oracle through a 800 watts Class D head would sound like. Thinking that a poor mans Beast could be the Oracle through the effects return of something like a GK MBF800?
I get the huge headroom at 1200 watts of well designed Class D but curious if anyone compared the pre with a lower powered amp.

I can answer that. My Oracle might as well be hot glued to my pedalboard, after some effects, and a comp, into an Eich T900, or a Demeter/Crest rack. Its fantastic. Really works perfectly as a feed for a class D amp front end. I pretty much can't gig or play without it and be as happy as I am with it. Everything at noon and its glorious, and it only gets more wicked with some judicious EQ and boost. Amazing piece.

 

[MoWBass]

Hi, I now can say, The Powerstage really works for bass

 

[Smokey P]

View attachment 4792396 Hi, I now can say, The Powerstage really works for bass

I've been interested in trying one for bass with an always on pre amp (hopefully a DI oracle) in front of it.

 

[trainyourhuman]

I just bought a BOBW, it has arrived, and it is glorious!

I bought the XL Apache case from Harbor Freight and it is too small - what are y'all using for cases? (I did go back and read the thread)

 

[steelbed45]

Slip Covers makes a nice gig bag for it, I have one with single padding but there is an option for double padding. I never gave a hardshell much thought as I'd just rack it, maybe someone else has a better answer.

 

[tombowlus]

I just bought a BOBW, it has arrived, and it is glorious!

I bought the XL Apache case from Harbor Freight and it is too small - what are y'all using for cases? (I did go back and read the thread)

I custom ordered a padded bag from Studio Slips, so they should have the measurements.

 

[trainyourhuman]

I custom ordered a padded bag from Studio Slips, so they should have the measurements.

Do you happen to have a pic?

 

[tombowlus]

Do you happen to have a pic?

Not yet, but I'll try to get some.

 

[steelbed45]

Do you happen to have a pic?

Posting mine as it may be a good measure of a "basic" version vs. Tom's custom. This one has single padding, one handle and no pockets.

 

[tombowlus]

Posting mine as it may be a good measure of a "basic" version vs. Tom's custom. This one has single padding, one handle and no pockets.
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Thank you for the reminder! Here is mine.