Going to keep the BB800. I like it's simple design and unique EQ settings. I will just buy an Orange Bass Butler, Ampeg or Sansamp pedal if I need to dirty the sound up a bit more. Works great as a pedal board setup on top of a 4x10. Thanks for the replies and help.
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I owned the BB800 for about a year and generally enjoyed the tone and tolerated the EQ set up, but the higher noise floor that I've read was inherent in the design proved to be a bit too much for me and so I sold it. Does anyone have any experience with 802 vs 800 in regards to the noise floor/hiss specifically?
I'm in the market for a new bass amp so I'm still curious if anyone who has owned both the 800 and the 802 can weigh in on this
I enjoyed the 800 but like the eq points of the 802 even better. A wider palette if you will
Good to know! I never had an issue with the 800's EQ. I'm mainly curious about the noise floor. My 800 had a hiss that was just a bit too loud for me and I'm wondering if the 802 is any quieter.
My 802 is dead quiet, and sounds fantastic on its' own, although I like using an outboard HPF and compressor (Diamond Bass Comp Jr or JHS Pulp 'n' Peel) in front of it. I just ordered a Bass Dock 110 after Pat Quilter confirmed to me via email that its' 110 driver is not a standard offering, but one that has a longer x-max/throw and can truly handle much more power (without compression) than a standard 110. I asked him the question because no standard 110 can transduce anywhere near the 400 watt rating of this cab (most start to compress around 100 watts or less). This cab should be considerably louder and tuned lower than a "normal" 110....... it's supposedly voiced pretty low/ vintage (as compared to the Bassliner cabs, which I believe are sealed). I almost didn't order it because it doesn't have a speakon connector.....if true, this is a puzzling fail in 2021, but I'll accept this wart if it sounds and performs as I am expecting/hoping.......all that said, the scant published performance specs of the cab are also a major fail for me.
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I have the 802 docked with Quilter Bassdock 12, incredible combo. I didn't mind the 1/4" out since both my ampeg cabs are old school too.
30 lbs....old school ferrite magnet, ample, rear porting....with the 802, on paper it looks like the perfect 110 combo for me....small but beefy, 35 lbs, about 12"H X 17"W X 15"D.
1x12 isn't much bigger and easy to move. I love it
Do you ever use the interbass vintage switch feature with your 802? Curious how that would sound.
I still can't decide between the 800 or 802. I am buying the GED 2112 pedal so I'm after that sort of Rick sound which would use some treble top end for mids I reckon. I did read the 802 has a knob that is for those round wound tones. Can anyone please confirm this? I kinda want the 800 for the XLR out, speak on and the standard 1/4 speaker outs.
Thing is with the GED 2112 plugged in through the XLR in it would bypass the EQ so would make the controls on the 802 pointless which is why I am leaning more towards the 800.
Thing is with the GED 2112 plugged in through the XLR in it would bypass the EQ so would make the controls on the 802 pointless which is why I am leaning more towards the 800.
putting the 2112 in front of it will still sound killer, the 802 takes pedals great
I guess I could use the XLR out on the 2112 with it as the 802 has that terrible front line out. I just don't think I'll use the effects loops. What would you use them for if you can put the YYZ pedal in after the bass?
- Apr 3, 2003
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Not sure if you have read these already, but here is the BGM in-hand review of both the BB800 and BB802, the Amp Lab technical review for the BB800, and the Amp Lab for the BB802. Hope this helps.
So really the two tech/audio tests between the 800 and 802 are really similar. Says the 802 does have a slightly better EQ. I noticed the weird effect on the 800 when you turn the contour knob. So guess that's a bonus with the 802 that they fixed that. Thanks.
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Yes, the 802 is an evolution of the 800, with more dramatic changes to the front end, but they did make some minor tweaks to the output section, as well.
