Shout out for Eden Nemesis NC

[Never2Late]

I recently acquired an Eden Nemesis NC200 2x10 combo amp. It's US-made, dated late 1995.

The previous owner shared that he bought it new in '95, and had gigged with it many hundreds of times. The only reason he was changing amps was because it had developed an issue with the sound dropping out intermittently (bad for gigs).

I quickly discovered that issue was being caused by dirty contacts in the effects loop send/receive jacks, which (based on many posts here on TB) is relatively common in amps. The pots and buttons were also a bit scratchy. So 6 months ago I took the whole thing apart and cleaned all the jacks, pots and other electrical contacts with DeoxIT. It's been reliable as an anvil since.

I've really enjoyed this amp! The two EQs (parametric and regular 3-band) have provided adjustments for a beautiful tone in any room I've used it. Its wide low shape makes its ~47 pounds relatively easy to carry. And it can get quite loud, much louder than I need it to, probably because of the 102dB driver sensitivity (according to the Eden specs).

So I tip my hat to Eden for making such a nice, (relatively) inexpensive, (relatively) light amp; robust enough to be practiced and gigged with for 30 years and then to come back for a second life with a little cleanup.

If you happen to see one for sale, I'd recommend a listen.

 

[Low Down Brown]

Nice! Glad to see those amps still out in the wild. Seeing that badge brings back some memories. I used to gig a pair of 4x10's and the matching Nemesis amp for a college music group back in the late 90's. Our professor had it when I started with the group my freshman year and it was glorious! Then he changed to a Carvin Red-Eye rig with the 1K watt head with 4x10 + 1x15 stack the following year. I had such high hopes, but it just couldn't stand up when compared to the Nemesis rig. Congrats on scoring such a cool combo!

 

[Riff Ranger]

I recently acquired an Eden Nemesis NC200 2x10 combo amp. It's US-made, dated late 1995.

The previous owner shared that he bought it new in '95, and had gigged with it many hundreds of times. The only reason he was changing amps was because it had developed an issue with the sound dropping out intermittently (bad for gigs).

I quickly discovered that issue was being caused by dirty contacts in the effects loop send/receive jacks, which (based on many posts here on TB) is relatively common in amps. The pots and buttons were also a bit scratchy. So 6 months ago I took the whole thing apart and cleaned all the jacks, pots and other electrical contacts with DeoxIT. It's been reliable as an anvil since.

I've really enjoyed this amp! The two EQs (parametric and regular 3-band) have provided adjustments for a beautiful tone in any room I've used it. Its wide low shape makes its ~47 pounds relatively easy to carry. And it can get quite loud, much louder than I need it to, probably because of the 102dB driver sensitivity (according to the Eden specs).

So I tip my hat to Eden for making such a nice, (relatively) inexpensive, (relatively) light amp; robust enough to be practiced and gigged with for 30 years and then to come back for a second life with a little cleanup.

If you happen to see one for sale, I'd recommend a listen.

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I remember one of these blowing me away in a music store in the late ‘90s. If I’d had need and funds at the time, I would probably still have it now. Congratulations on what I remember as a giant among reasonably sized combos.

 

[Pep]

I recently acquired an Eden Nemesis NC200 2x10 combo amp. It's US-made, dated late 1995.

The previous owner shared that he bought it new in '95, and had gigged with it many hundreds of times. The only reason he was changing amps was because it had developed an issue with the sound dropping out intermittently (bad for gigs).

I quickly discovered that issue was being caused by dirty contacts in the effects loop send/receive jacks, which (based on many posts here on TB) is relatively common in amps. The pots and buttons were also a bit scratchy. So 6 months ago I took the whole thing apart and cleaned all the jacks, pots and other electrical contacts with DeoxIT. It's been reliable as an anvil since.

I've really enjoyed this amp! The two EQs (parametric and regular 3-band) have provided adjustments for a beautiful tone in any room I've used it. Its wide low shape makes its ~47 pounds relatively easy to carry. And it can get quite loud, much louder than I need it to, probably because of the 102dB driver sensitivity (according to the Eden specs).

So I tip my hat to Eden for making such a nice, (relatively) inexpensive, (relatively) light amp; robust enough to be practiced and gigged with for 30 years and then to come back for a second life with a little cleanup.

If you happen to see one for sale, I'd recommend a listen.

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I bought a used one a couple years ago but the front of the cab is slanted a bit. The unit started buzzing real bad shortly after I bought it. I removed the amp section and shipped it back to the music store, where I bought it, for repair.
I got it back, installed it and barely into the rehearsal it started buzzing again.
I removed it, mounted a jack in the cabinet, and now use a Warwick Gnome to power it. Sounds great.

 

[57pbass]

I used one in the 90’s for a short time. That was the first line of bass amps that addressed weight since they were lighter than traditional combos available at the time and were marketed accordingly.
They sounded great.

 

[Slade N]

I have a 112 of this, great little combo

 

[Low Main]

I have a Nemesis NA 650 head that I bought in the early 2000's. Great amp that doesn't leave the practice room because it weighs a ton.

I put a translucent film over the name on the front of the amp, because when that thing lights up, it is mighty blue.

 

[Steve88]

I've got the Nemesis 4x10 combo, and I like mine. I bought it well used several years ago and it's been perfectly reliable since then. Plenty loud for what I need and sounds good too!

 

[Snarf]

I've still got a 115 in my parents' basement. That thing cranked all through high school!

 

[Luther]

I recently acquired an Eden Nemesis NC200 2x10 combo amp. It's US-made, dated late 1995.

The previous owner shared that he bought it new in '95, and had gigged with it many hundreds of times. The only reason he was changing amps was because it had developed an issue with the sound dropping out intermittently (bad for gigs).

I quickly discovered that issue was being caused by dirty contacts in the effects loop send/receive jacks, which (based on many posts here on TB) is relatively common in amps. The pots and buttons were also a bit scratchy. So 6 months ago I took the whole thing apart and cleaned all the jacks, pots and other electrical contacts with DeoxIT. It's been reliable as an anvil since.

I've really enjoyed this amp! The two EQs (parametric and regular 3-band) have provided adjustments for a beautiful tone in any room I've used it. Its wide low shape makes its ~47 pounds relatively easy to carry. And it can get quite loud, much louder than I need it to, probably because of the 102dB driver sensitivity (according to the Eden specs).

So I tip my hat to Eden for making such a nice, (relatively) inexpensive, (relatively) light amp; robust enough to be practiced and gigged with for 30 years and then to come back for a second life with a little cleanup.

If you happen to see one for sale, I'd recommend a listen.

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I had one of those. Flipped it once I got my D-215xlt/GB-440. It's a descent combo.

 

[evaporationBoy]

I've had my NC200-410 since 2000. It's dated January 15th, 1996. The original owner was the bassist of a band called Aitch that my band played a lot of gigs with. When he decided to change his sound he sold me the 4x10 combo for the trade in price a local music store offered him... $387. Then he gave me the 1x15 cabinet for free! This amp is a work horse and it can take a beating. It's not crazy heavy, but heavy enough so I mounted casters on the combo to save my back a little bit. The 1x15 is pristine. I've only ever gigged with it a couple times.

 

[Akami]

I recently acquired an Eden Nemesis NC200 2x10 combo amp.

I just got to play through one of these for a couple hours today and now trying to decide if it's the best combo I could get for this size/weight/price range. Really liking it over my friend's Rumble 40, but also liked a few of the Gallien Krueger combos in the past too.

 

[John D Harris]

1998 model of the NC210 was my 2nd decent bass amp.

I had the same issue of intermittently cutting out and I didn't know about the FX loop issue.

I sold it for like $50 and bought a Demeter VTBP-201S + QSC PLX1602 + Bergantino HT322 (just a few steps up quality wise).