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New bass amp day!
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FYI, Gen Benz, Genzler, and also Quilter use(d) docking stations to combine a head and cabinet. All three companies call the result a "combo."
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Hey, I can bracket my rack to the top of my 8x10 and...FYI, Gen Benz, Genzler, and also quilter use(d) docking stations to combine a head and cabinet. All three companies call the result a "combo."
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it's a combo!
OK as long as its legal callin it a 'combo'...might be a misdemeanor in some places i dunno..
Fender did that starting early 60s....Piggyback ya know...If you only had foldback legs you would have a 8x10 Piggyback!Hey, I can bracket my rack to the top of my 8x10 and...
it's a combo!
It is sold together as a Combination [aka Combo]
Early days of Combo's were always considered 'less than' company's separate Head and Cab's and limited in flexibility as are many today still
So company's such as Genz-Benz/Genzler/Quilter put same quality as separates together were head is incased/mountable to Cabinet and obviously removable so can be used with other Cabs [or Amps][flexibility]
Some like GRBass, GK, Fender and Markbass give same quality as their separates in Combo more convenient to carry but less flexible overall
but have traditional look of Combo
Early days of Combo's were always considered 'less than' company's separate Head and Cab's and limited in flexibility as are many today still
So company's such as Genz-Benz/Genzler/Quilter put same quality as separates together were head is incased/mountable to Cabinet and obviously removable so can be used with other Cabs [or Amps][flexibility]
Some like GRBass, GK, Fender and Markbass give same quality as their separates in Combo more convenient to carry but less flexible overall
but have traditional look of Combo
I have the Shuttle 6.2, great head. Congratulations on a nice score!
It ain’t a combo unless you get chips or fries and a drink upgrade.
OP - that’s a great rig - congrats!
Sorry you’ve been subjected to the usual TB garbage. Many here like to take every opportunity to nitpick every little thing.
Sorry you’ve been subjected to the usual TB garbage. Many here like to take every opportunity to nitpick every little thing.
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It was designed as a combo, marketed as a combo, sold as a combo, it's a combo. It can ALSO separate, which was a feature that was driven post 911 where fly rigs started becoming popular. A bass player could travel with their amp on a plane and use house cabinets, as well as use it in the saddle as a combo where traveling with the cabinet was possible. It was also a solution for players who traveled via mass transit, they could leave their cabinet at the rehearsal space and take just their amp and bass on the "shuttle" to and from rehearsal. This is common in large cities as well as in Japan and much or Europe.
Sorry, it is a combo. We designed it, we get to classify it as we see fit.
FYI, Gen Benz, Genzler, and also Quilter use(d) docking stations to combine a head and cabinet. All three companies call the result a "combo."
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So did the Walkabout Scout, but unlike the others, it was quite large and heavy.
Why call it a combo when you're perfectly within your rights to call it a Sex Machine? 
