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biggredd said:
How is the Magellan compared to the shuttlemax? Tone, pros and cons. I was deciding between the 2 and purchased a mint shuttlemax 9.2. Love it.
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I'm glad you're loving the SM 9.2. It's a great amp IMHO. I have had my Shuttlemax for going on four years now and I have no plans, to not keep it. The Shuttlemax is a great amp and with the two channels, a lot of flexible. 95% of the time I use the Tube channel. I set the Gain at approximately 11:00, Bass at 1:00, Low Mid at 1:00, the Low Mid Freq between 9:00 and maxed CCW, High Mid at 11:00, High Mid Freq at12:00, High Freq at 1:00. Good to go! Tweak the Mids a bit when needed. I don't used the Boost Functions much at all. The Shuttlemax for me has been a great Amp to have. Lightweight and lots of tones to to had! I don't really have anything negative to say about the SM 9.2. I think you're going to enjoying having the SM 9.2. Since they're not being made any longer, feel lucky to have one. :)

As far as the Magellan 800, I still getting acquainted with the Magellan, but, I feel it's a great sounding Amp! No Cons so far. As far as a Pros, I"m not very good explaining tones, but, like a few others have already stated, there seems to be more helf or thickness to the note that I'm really enjoying. I am mostly using the Clean Channel, B-Contour set about 10:00. Bass boost to 1:00, Mid Gain at 11:00, Mid Freq at 1:00, Hi Freq at 11:00. With that setting, the MG-800 sounds so good to me.

I will say The Clean Channel is very clean and articulate. I really haven't toyed with the Drive Channel much due to loving the Clean Channel so much. I have Baer Cabs, 2 ML-112's and a ML-115 and I'm enjoying the ML-112 / ML-115 Combo very much with the MG-800. I will say with the MG-800 Clean Channel selected and paired with my Baer Cabs, with the articulation of the MG-800 and the Baers, I hear that I could use some work on technique. That combo can be a bit unforgiven. But, I see that as a good thing though.:D

'biggredd', enjoy your Shuttlemax! I think you'll be very happy with it! :bassist:

BTW, that mint SM 9.2 you have now, I was giving it some thought to snag it myself. :D
 
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flewis said:
...I will say The Clean Channel is very clean and articulate. I really haven't toyed with the Drive Channel much due to loving the Clean Channel so much. I have Baer Cabs, 2 ML-112's and a ML-115 and I'm enjoying the ML-112 / ML-115 Combo very much with the MG-800. I will say with the MG-800 Clean Channel selected and paired with my Baer Cabs, with the articulation of the MG-800 and the Baer's, I hear that I could use some work on technique. That combo can be a bit unforgiven. But, I see that as a good thing though.:D
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I went through a similar process where my new rig was all of a sudden revealing everything going on with my playing. Kind of reminded me of that moment on the studio when the engineer solos the bass track and you just cringe hearing all the finger noise and fret clank going. But, just like recording yourself to analyze your playing and improve, using a very articulate rig will force to address all those bad habits that you used to get away with because they tended to get lost in the mix with a less revealing rig.

The downside is that I did find the process quite frustrating for quite a few months. I tend to have a heavy right hand and smack the string downward more than I should. Mostly I developed this as a way to cut through the mix live in the old days before bass cabs with tweeters, but it would definitely come back to haunt me in the studio where this approach just did not work. Using a much more articulate rig allowed me to really focus on my right hand technique and as a result, my tone improved to a large degree. So, yes it can be a bit frustrating to hear yourself under the microscope, so to speak, but in the end, anything that helps you improve the tone coming from your fingers is a very good thing indeed!
 
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BadExample said:
ahhhhh, I read DIY cab into your words... my goof. I thought you were delving into small DIY cabs.

Best looking cabs on this page in my opinion are those where you can see the drivers best. I like the utilitarian look. Like yours, the subway above it, and several others... Yet I'm thinking knockoff Fender Oxblood with dark walnut stain if I ever build the BOZO901.
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Nah, I swore off cab building a couple of years ago when I decided to dive into the really deep end with integrated amp builds.

As far as cab aesthetics, I grew up around the Deadhead scene and still prefer the no grill screen and natural finish look, but the look and functionality of Duke's cabs suits me perfectly for stuff I actually need to haul around. I love the classic Fender look for guitar amps, but for some reason I've never bonded with it for bass gear. Same for their guitars and basses too, actually. Oxblood and walnut stain sounds like a pretty good look to me in any case though.
 
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R Baer said:
I went through a similar process where my new rig was all of a sudden revealing everything going on with my playing. Kind of reminded me of that moment on the studio when the engineer solos the bass track and you just cringe hearing all the finger noise and fret clank going. But, just like recording yourself to analyze your playing and improve, using a very articulate rig will force to address all those bad habits that you used to get away with because they tended to get lost in the mix with a less revealing rig.

The downside is that I did find the process quite frustrating for quite a few months. I tend to have a heavy right hand and smack the string downward more than I should. Mostly I developed this as a way to cut through the mix live in the old days before bass cabs with tweeters, but it would definitely come back to haunt me in the studio where this approach just did not work. Using a much more articulate rig allowed me to really focus on my right hand technique and as a result, my tone improved to a large degree. So, yes it can be a bit frustrating to hear yourself under the microscope, so to speak, but in the end, anything that helps you improve the tone coming from your fingers is a very good thing indeed!
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I have had my ML-112's (V1) over three years now and because these Cabs are so clean and articulate, I have had to improve my technique and it has improve dramatically. I give credit to the Baer Cabinets. Sure I could have kept my Avatar's, which are terrific Cabs btw and I do not want to sound as though they are not. They're Just different! I love the Mids these Baer cabs produce.....that clean articulate sound these cabs deliver. For me to get the most enjoyment using them, I realized I needed to lighten my touch and it has paid off with my technique. That was using my SM 9.2 Tube channel with a bit of grit. Now that I have the Megallen 800 and I chose to use the Clean Channel, I see that I could use a little more work on my technique and that will only make me a better player.
 
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From the time I had a chance to play through the 12-3 cabs, I have to say that I am still impressed with them. That weekend, I played through them, listened to others play through them, no matter where I was standing, whether in front, to the side or behind them, these cabs sounded the same to me in all positions. I really liked that they appeared to be even sounding no matter what..
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Here is my recent rig purchase with my Genzler 800 and 2 of my Genzler 112 Arrays. I also have my main Ibanez Prestige SR5005. By far the best setup I've had.

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