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Double Bass TC Electronic BAM200 + BC208 Demo!

Seinfelf

Seinfelf

Mar 31, 2019
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Carved Bass + Realist Lifeline pickup

This is a very quick, rough demostration with the combination. I just got it yesterday and I'm doing some tests with it.
Let me know if you want to hear any other stuff with it. I will hopefully record a majority of a gig I have coming up with it to see and test this amp and cabs full potential!

As you could probably here, the walls and plates in the next room were shaking... so yeah, it can get LOUD!

Enjoy! And please ask some questions and whatnot for ideas on how to use an amp + cab to its fullest potential!

When I also get my Sire bass back from the shop, I will test it out with it.
 
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great demo, and good to know its upright capabilities. I got one last week- Fantastic amp, solid TC construction, very musical EQ, it's definitely not a toy or novelty. LOUD, clear power. I've been testing it out with a 6-string through a single 10, a 2x12, and 2x15s, all respond beautifully. easily handles a medium-loud quartet and medium rooms. EXCELLENT value for the money.
 
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I compared it again to the Clarus last evening to see if my initial opinion still holds. I have owned several AI heads over the years and always considered them to be the benchmark in neutrality. Well, the BAM200 has a warmer and more open presentation. The tone seems to have more midrange but it has a certain bloom to it that is appealing.
By comparison, the Clarus sounds cold and flat. It is a bit darker. To be fair, the Clarus is old. If memory serves, the Series IV class D Clarus I owned briefly may have a bit more of that magic, but I sold it off so I don’t remember much difference.
I’m not one to believe that in the whole picture, amps are that much different or that much of a factor in our sound. The differences are a bit esoteric, like describing a cigar as nutty or having a ‘hint of chocolate’.
However, the little BAM200 is more than a toy. It is an excellent sounding amp for DB. If it proves to be reliable, I think it deserves a following.
 
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Nice demo. Thanks for sharing that.

I agree that the Bam200 is a very nice amp. I have been using it on gigs with my MAS 16 and it's done really well. Good, usable EQ.

I have attached the head to the cab with 3M Dual Lock to make a killer little 15 pound combo amp.

16 " tall (with the head)
14" deep (at the bottom)
9" wide

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Good demo. In person, I thought this combo was underpowered despite the 250 watt rating. But what really surprised me was the Peavey Max 208. I compared that directly with this TC, a Trace ELF, Mark Bass then as well as my Wizzy 110 out of the other amps. I remember one of our members who even had a MAS thought that the Peavey sounded comparable if not better. I do not own or have heard any MAS in person but the Peavey was really a surprise and will not dismiss that person's observation. I am ordering one maybe later this year. I just paid off my wife's car and writing a sub 20K check was painful :( and puts me out of any bass gear purchases for a while.
 
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I know this is an old thread but it deserves a bump. I bought a TC208 cab recently and got terrible feedback on its first and only gig. It just wanted to howl around an open g string and I’ve never had this bass do that on any amp. My tendency is to take things apart so I removed the top handle to gain access and saw that TC used a very soft 1”damping blanket on all four sides and back, which is appropriate for a ported box. However, I had some soft polyester fiber fill on hand and filled the box so that it was completely filled and just slightly compressed. This would be more appropriate for a sealed box, but whatever.
What a difference. The box is much tighter and cleaner sounding and I don’t think I could make it feedback. With my Clarus well over halfway up and the drivers pumping the tone is clear and punchy.
Curious to know what anyone thinks of this, and if anyone here is using this cab for DB, or had a similar experience. I think it can be greatly improved.
 
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Good idea to fill the box. 1” is not much to damp lower frequencies (low for the size of the box).

But is this a ported box?

Might work better if the walls are not parallel but putting some in makes it heavier and reduces the volume of the box. The polyester fiber fill is light and works. Good idea trying this.
 
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DoubleMIDI said:
Good idea to fill the box. 1” is not much to damp lower frequencies (low for the size of the box).

But is this a ported box?

Might work better if the walls are not parallel but putting some in makes it heavier and reduces the volume of the box. The polyester fiber fill is light and works. Good idea trying this.
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Added just an ounce or two; that stuff is like air. I’m no expert in designing speaker cabinets, but seem to recall that adding damping material can have a similar effect as putting the drivers in a larger box. Something about generated heat, but I believe this is with sealed enclosures. All I know is that it now sounds much better.
 

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