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New T-Funk Is Here!

#21
I never saw the whole stack with the two 410's!

I just got a gb440 not too long ago (from a kindly TBer) and am quite pleased so far.

the one in the pic seems mint.

I am not too sure of the spec they list, being 400watts at 8 ohms and 420 at 4.
 
#22
Hate to disagree with the Quadster, cause usually I don't but...no, that ain't perfect...



What would be perfect is a three rack space 800 watt TFB that could put two channels of 400 watts each into two 4 ohm cabs of yer choice, or 800 watts into one, kinda wt800B like...

Call it the TFB800...;)



Quadzilla said:
I couldn't agree more! :p :D
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#25
Bassist30 said:
I just got my TF 550B also last monday. Im loving it but I don't know to much about its history. That picture freaked me out.
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There's a great history on some thread. Maybe someone in the know can supply a link. Basically, the Thunderfunk started out as the AMP brand, then was bought by Gibson, and then was bought and significantly reworked and modified by Dave Funk. From what I understand, all versions sound great... with the most recent Thunderfunk not surprisingly sounding the best to most who have experience with the different versions.

TBer Vision has an old AMP and a new TF550. He says that when everything is set flat, the amps sound quite similar (of course, the 550 has more ooomph). However, the changes to the pre, upgrading of components, etc. makes quite a difference when you start turning the knobs a bit and cranking the amp.
 
#29
I'll post more tomorrow, but, man-o-man was this rig the bomb tonight (T-Funk 550-b w Epi UL410). My Pedulla Thunderbass sounded incredible through the rig. Warm, fat, articulate, great growl. This is it man, I've found "the" rig for me. As for comparing it to my TFB-420, volume was not majorly different, but I did "feel" more headroom. Almost more girth like. Just felt like more muscle under the hood. One minor complaint, on mine when I hit the mute button, all outputs that I tried for me tuner (including the front) mute also (I tried one of the sends on one of the effects loop also). I think that there should be at least one output for the tuner not muted, but that's just me.... Other than that, I'm in tonal heaven!!!
 
#30
Quadzilla said:
I'll post more tomorrow, but, man-o-man was this rig the bomb tonight (T-Funk 550-b w Epi UL410). My Pedulla Thunderbass sounded incredible through the rig. Warm, fat, articulate, great growl. This is it man, I've found "the" rig for me. As for comparing it to my TFB-420, volume was not majorly different, but I did "feel" more headroom. Almost more girth like. Just felt like more muscle under the hood. One minor complaint, on mine when I hit the mute button, all outputs that I tried for me tuner (including the front) mute also (I tried one of the sends on one of the effects loop also). I think that there should be at least one output for the tuner not muted, but that's just me.... Other than that, I'm in tonal heaven!!!
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Cool! This is literally my favorite rig of all time!!! That combination of 'growl' and 'articulate' is very unusual to me, and combined with the deep low end 'pillow' that cab also puts under the tone, it really is a wonderful high volume pop/funk/jazz/classic rock type rig.

I've never used the mute or the tuner out on mine, but that doesn't sound quite right... I wonder if there is a wire attached incorrectly or something. I'd email Dave and ask him.

Anyway... enjoy!
 
#31
KJung said:
Cool! This is literally my favorite rig of all time!!! That combination of 'growl' and 'articulate' is very unusual to me, and combined with the deep low end 'pillow' that cab also puts under the tone, it really is a wonderful high volume pop/funk/jazz/classic rock type rig.

I've never used the mute or the tuner out on mine, but that doesn't sound quite right... I wonder if there is a wire attached incorrectly or something. I'd email Dave and ask him.

Anyway... enjoy!
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My TF works the same way re: the mute. I gave my opinion of this "feature" to Dave. The tuner out is essentially another input jack in parallel, and therefore gets muted along with the main input jack.
 
#32
noticed the para's are voiced differently: (AMP vs TFB)
40-120 vs 30-120
80-240 vs 120-400
200-600 vs 400-1200
400-1200 vs 1200-4000

probably lends more towards "old school" for the AMP--I find I wind up turning down the HF on my cab abd roll off the tone on the bass sometimes anyways (blues style playing). It might be more of an issue for the guys who slap or want more of a hi-fi tone. I do envy the variable enhance (and fan!), but it seems for $400 (AMP) vs $1200 (TFB) I get 75% of a TFB (plus I use the AMP bi-amp).

Someday GAS may get me and I'll unload my 5 AMP models ( 220, 250, 260 and 2-420's) and get a TFB!
 
#34
part of the whole use of tuner out is to be able to tune on stage, output muted. this needs addressed.
tuner out on my 420, with no mute requires turning down the input volume, a minor annoyance, but worth addressing...
 
#35
vroc38 said:
My TF works the same way re: the mute. I gave my opinion of this "feature" to Dave. The tuner out is essentially another input jack in parallel, and therefore gets muted along with the main input jack.
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:crying: :bawl: . I only have ever used the mute button on my heads for tuning my bass on SS heads. I don't see the use for it otherwise (it's not like it's a tube amp that needs a standby for warming the tubes). Oh well, a minor compaint I guess. THe rest of the head MORE than makes up for this little issue...
 
#39
Quadzilla said:
:crying: :bawl: . I only have ever used the mute button on my heads for tuning my bass on SS heads. I don't see the use for it otherwise (it's not like it's a tube amp that needs a standby for warming the tubes). Oh well, a minor compaint I guess. THe rest of the head MORE than makes up for this little issue...
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It's the only complaint I have with the amp, and I agree, it's totally minor. Other than that one small detail, you would be hard pressed to find another amp that is as well thought out, well built, and well suited for the working musician.
 

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