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Shuttle 9.0?

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#521
power to ya .. you dont have your age on your profile .. but i might wager that we are probably in the same ballpark in age. I may be older.. but i still look pretty.:D

I used to think like you too until i saw the light..
I found out that It doesn't have to be big or heavy to kick your *&#...
the shuttle is a Ninja...
sneaky little thing it is... small , light . agile and the 12.0 and im guessing the 9 will punch you real hard in the crotch... :)... you may want to try one first, then put it down if you dont dig it... dont let the size kid you... there is an old biblical story about a Giant and little guy that did some whooopin'

you dont happen to be Bonner under another name are you? just some similarities in your posts that are pretty funny... in a good way


Buzz Fluhart said:
I love all you folks, and highly respect your opinions and amp. choices, BUT I'm sorry....this 4 lbs / 900 watts Shuttle 9.0 just doesn't cut it for me. I realize Tone, Volume, Size, etc. are all subjective to each individual bassist, but I'm too damn old world, old fashioned, and just plain old to accept this newer, smaller technology. Forget about the Holy Grail term: "TONE". When you're paying a bar of 250+ people, with 99% on their 14th beer or 10th Jack 'n Coke, you think they're out there thinking, "Gezzz...that bass player needs to ajust his pre-gain and add some mid-shift to his post EQ" ?? Who knows...maybe they are, between constant chants of "HEY MAN....play Freebird!!"
Maybe it's ego-fueled, but my prerequisite for owning a bass rig is that it has to be able to kill me if it falls over on me. I still own much of the dinosaur-sized equipment I originally purchased in the 70's...and YES, it's a back-breaker hauling it from gig to gig, but possibly me being such a show-off prohibits using combo amps, small piggyback rigs, or amps compact enough for my dog to go over, take a leak on 'em, then run off smiling. As I stated earlier, if a rig isn't large and heavy enough to kill me if it falls over on me, I just have to pass....Tone of the Gods or not.
I DO hope everyone who rents or purchases a Shuttle 9.0 is very happy and satisfied with it. It appears to be a Great amp....it's just not right for my tastes. But then again, who of you out there still wears bell-bottom jeans with a PEACE symbol sewed on the hem? Please excuse me....mine are in the washer and need to be placed in the dryer now. Thank you for allowing me to voice my opinion. Be well.
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#523
svtb15 said:
I dont think anyone here has a rig bigger than Bobs.. Freakin Bonner is a mad man...:)
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Bob is my hero. A very witty, likable, no BS guy who happens to have an utterly Amazing Giant Bass Rig.

On an even lighter note.

My sweet Wife and Daughter have gone for the day. I'm setting here eating chips with home made Salsa and drinking a Don Julio Margarita with fresh Lime.

I may go down to my Studio in a few, crank it and pretend I'm Bob. :D:bassist:
 
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HaPpYfAcE said:
Do you doubt that it could handle it?
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:confused: Not sure what you are asking. These minimum impedance ratings are very common, and I assume their design team knows what they are doing. If it was OK to do, they would list the minimum safe operation at a lower level.

It's much better to use a little planning when purchasing cabs and heads to optimally match your volume needs with the number of cabs, the impedance of those cabs, and the manufacturer recommended 'safe' or 'optimal' operating impedance.
 
#532
i'm not saying it was meant for it...i'm just saying that i think it's built well enough to be able to run less than 4, but not quite 2 ohms.

at any rate, i only have a single 8 ohm 410 right now and i don't even have my shuttle 9 yet (isn't shipping til today even though it was paid for on thursday :scowl: ). i plan on just picking up another 8 ohm 410, so don't feel bad for my shuttle.
 
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HaPpYfAcE said:
i'm not saying it was meant for it...i'm just saying that i think it's built well enough to be able to run less than 4, but not quite 2 ohms.

at any rate, i only have a single 8 ohm 410 right now and i don't even have my shuttle 9 yet (isn't shipping til today even though it was paid for on thursday :scowl: ). i plan on just picking up another 8 ohm 410, so don't feel bad for my shuttle.
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That should kill!
 
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Buzz Fluhart said:
I love all you folks, and highly respect your opinions and amp. choices, BUT I'm sorry....this 4 lbs / 900 watts Shuttle 9.0 just doesn't cut it for me. I realize Tone, Volume, Size, etc. are all subjective to each individual bassist, but I'm too damn old world, old fashioned, and just plain old to accept this newer, smaller technology. Forget about the Holy Grail term: "TONE". When you're paying a bar of 250+ people, with 99% on their 14th beer or 10th Jack 'n Coke, you think they're out there thinking, "Gezzz...that bass player needs to ajust his pre-gain and add some mid-shift to his post EQ" ?? Who knows...maybe they are, between constant chants of "HEY MAN....play Freebird!!"
Maybe it's ego-fueled, but my prerequisite for owning a bass rig is that it has to be able to kill me if it falls over on me. I still own much of the dinosaur-sized equipment I originally purchased in the 70's...and YES, it's a back-breaker hauling it from gig to gig, but possibly me being such a show-off prohibits using combo amps, small piggyback rigs, or amps compact enough for my dog to go over, take a leak on 'em, then run off smiling. As I stated earlier, if a rig isn't large and heavy enough to kill me if it falls over on me, I just have to pass....Tone of the Gods or not.
I DO hope everyone who rents or purchases a Shuttle 9.0 is very happy and satisfied with it. It appears to be a Great amp....it's just not right for my tastes. But then again, who of you out there still wears bell-bottom jeans with a PEACE symbol sewed on the hem? Please excuse me....mine are in the washer and need to be placed in the dryer now. Thank you for allowing me to voice my opinion. Be well.
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I dunno,I'd rather my rig kill me with it's sound.
I know I know, call me CRAZY!!!!:hyper:

I'm sure the Genz Benz boys could always make a case the size of an SVT head for the 9.0, and put bricks in it.
 
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HaPpYfAcE said:
two 8 ohm 410's, imo. :hyper:

is anyone going to try running the 9.0 at 2.7ohms? (one 8ohm, one 4ohm cab; three 8ohm cabs; etc)
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The Shuttles are not designed to operate at less than 4 ohms nominal. The protection monitoring will shut the amp down, this is not a fault with the amp but protection against an illegal load.
 
#539
I got my new Shuttle 9.0 today.. I have only had about an hour with it. But I immediately noticed the extra horsepower under the hood.
The first thing that I noticed the minute that I turned it on was how quiet it is.. I would say it is silent compared to the already low fan sound of my 6.0
I actually picked it up to look and see if the fan was moving at all. And it was..


GB is using a multi speed fan in this new amp, so I guess it won’t kick into high speed until the extra cooling is required. And at the low speed the fan is not able to be detected. It’s like a whisper.
Which can be great if you are in a studio gig and your amp is on top of your cab being miced.. no fan noise to be picked up by condenser mics or drum mics...

And even at home in the living room you don't have any annoying fan noise..
GB did their homework on this one and seems to have incorporated what folks on TB had on their wish list regarding the Shuttle series when it first came out a few years ago.
After plugging in my passive Jazz bass and my Alleva coppolo kbp4 the second thing I noticed was the slightly more booty in the lows as compared to the 6.0
Its not a huge difference.. but it is extended somewhat and gives a nice (might I say ) organic sort of support.. Its hard to believe that a Class D amp can actually be described by me as sounding sweet.. And it does. It sounds sweet...

This is only preliminary, since i only have had the amp for less than an hour. Im feeling pretty excited about it. And right out of the box I am able to tell that this amp will be something very cool.. can’t wait to show this thing off..
The first time I brought my Shuttle 6.0 on a gig, the FOH thought it was just a preamp.. I said no it’s a whole amp and wait till you hear how loud this thing goes.
He may poop himself when he sees this one. Just as long as i don’t .:hmm::)
No work until Wednesday and i will report on it more..
I cant wait to unleash this little beast to see what it can do on a fairly loud gig.
900 watts @ 4 ohms and i would love to see what it could do to on an 8x10 box.…. Mmmm mmmmm.
The Shuttle 9 so far from what I can tell, has elaborated on the theme and is a nice step up.


Pics to come
 
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