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#323
I would like a number

Here is my rig, It gives me a great sound and a lot of it



SWR WorkingPro 210C & SWR WorkingPro 410

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Thanks, Kyle
 
#325
I have an old pre Fender Goliath II and just picked up a 350x - I have the 350x running the Goiliath and an Ampeg 15 - had to get used to the 350 Preamp - with everyting flat it sounded like ass - once I dialed it in though - everything came to life and I now have some thumpy goodness - sounds particulary good with my P/J configured Basses.

Here is pic of the Amp in the rack in good company - it is sitting on the 15 and 4x10. If anyone has a Pre Fender Goliath II in good condition and all original I would love another one even though I hate the weight! If you are in New England that would be even sweeter.

Day after I picked up the 350x - and the rack.

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#330
Bongolation said:
In case nobody's noticed, the 350X and 550X Pro-Series heads are being blown out for insanely low prices on eBay and elsewhere. I just bought a factory-sealed 350X to complete my SWR *X collection from an authorized SWR dealer for $285 shipped. MSRP $1200.

Do an eBay search for them to see who's blowing them out at the moment.
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Hey dude

What do you think of the X-series amps (obviously a lot since you have all of them!!!)?

I've plugged up to all of them: think my favourite so far is the 750x through a Goliath Sr. That was real good!!

Found the 350x and 550x a bit on the light side.

What style of music/type of gig do you use each one for? And what do you like about each one?

The SWR X amps have always been an intresting one to me. Still deciding what to make of them! :smug:
 
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rascool said:
What do you think of the X-series amps (obviously a lot since you have all of them!!!)?
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I have a lot of them for two reasons:

1: I got incredible deals on all of them.

2: They use exceptionally high-quality components with the results that makes -- low noise floor and consistent sound from one unit to the next.

Things I don't like:

1: That stupid Subwave effect.

2: The scooped mids that give these amps the reputation of not having much power for their rated wattage.

Most SWR stuff was designed for the kind of bass playing and music I despise, plinky '90s "bass guitar" as up-front instrument.

All this is correctable; the Subwave can just stay off and the mid controls can be tweaked for a flatter EQ and sound like everything else.

I'm not one of the typical TB users who obsess about their amp's "awesomeness." It's just a solid-state device that has to amplify the preamp's output (whatever that is) accurately without added noise and not fail in the pinch. SS/hybrid amps all sound pretty much alike to me -- or can be made to.

Your rig's going to sound how the FOH sound guy wants it to when you're playing live anyway, and most players don't use amps for recording bass, so why sweat the small stuff?

For the most part, these amps suit my requirements. So could most other similar top-end gear. Substantially over-amp for the gig and turn it way down, run it cool, EQ flat as possible and let the sound guy do his thing. Get paid, load out, go home. Minimum drama.

I have a lot of SWR Professional Series gear and Ampeg gear because I got long deals on all of it, I can flip it at a profit if I need to and it does the job without causing any geek comment or mystery. "Oh, SWR. OK." "Oh, Ampeg. OK."
 
#337
One thing that my guitar player pointed it out to me is how high I crank my mids on my SWR.
It kind of irritated me to be honest with you because of the fact that SWR is notorious for the scooped mids.
It made me question whether or not my SWR is the right amp for me.

Then I looked at my Ampeg and I saw how high I crank the lows.

Then I realized that the midrange on the Ampeg was pretty much set flat.
The original attraction I had to the SWR all of the super low end it can produce.
All this time I was tring to make each amp sound like something that they weren't.

I ended up hooking up an old dbx parametric EQ to the SWR and now I have everything I need for my perfect idea of what my bass should sound like.
 
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Bongolation said:
It's amazing how much "difference" in amps is nothing but EQ.
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I completely agree.

Although whatever the base amplifier you start off with plays a huge role in achieving that perfect sound..

The SWR already provided me with that clear super low end punch that I had always been searching for, so it made sense to bring in an additional EQ that I could boost the mids with.
It does help that my SWR has the Bass Intensifer which is essentially a parametric eq for the low end.

The Ampeg has a nice warm midrange tone, but the low end remains slightly fuzzy which is fine, but I like that defined low end punch.

It would be more difficult dialing in that Ampeg with a parametric eq to get that low end sound I like compared to getting a nice midrange growl with the SWR.

I wonder how many other bass players use parametric EQ's?

It is way more effective then a graphic equalizer.
Especially how you can contour the frequency and then squash or expand the bandwith.

In all my years of experience it is the best way I've found to dial in the exact bass sound I want.
 
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