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TC Electronic RH750 ???!??

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#341
When I need to turn the volume up, I also get a bit of "hair" which though it doesn't sound bad, and probably helps me cut through easier, is not the ideal tone I prefer.

I also want the 750 for this reason alone. My 450 has been great for me, and I have only had to be this loud a half dozen times at most and I will have owned my TC gear for two years this October and have been lucky enough to average about 6 gigs a month at a wide variety of events/gigs, indoor and outdoor.
 
#342
I played an outdoor gig that required me to crank the rh450 up to 1 oclock on the master, which is the loudest I have ever had it. The hair issue was really bothering me on that gig. I found that if I dialed down the highs it improved which a bit, but then I don't WANT to dial down my highs. At first I though it was the rs112 that sits on my 212 pooping out but a gig I did later that wasn't so loud I noticed the same thing, and also solved it by dialing down highs. I am hoping the Rh750 will solve that issue? (and I plan on getting an Rs210 or 212 and saving the 112 for quiet upright gigs only)
 
#346
I received a RH750 last week and it sounds exactly like the RH450. I did not care for the RH450 and was hoping the RH750 would be different, so I sent it back and ordered the new GK MB800 for $250 less.
 
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Low Class said:
I received a RH750 last week and it sounds exactly like the RH450. I did not care for the RH450 and was hoping the RH750 would be different
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Funny how human opinions are so often different. I got mine yesterday and have spent some quality time with it. To me it's a clear upgrade faster, crisper, plenty of headroom which seems to widen it a bit as well down low. Perhaps due to the higher power and speed. Just what I thought my 450 and Stac 51 were lacking. I'm liking it a lot at home.
I'll know better after a couple of gigs, that's where it counts to me.
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#348
Tried look through both this and the rh450 thread but didn't find an answer.

How do these tc heads (especially the rh750) work with upright? What kind of speaker setup have you been using with it (with upright)? I'm thinking of going for RH750 + RS112 for smaller jazz gigs. Maybe add an RS210 for bigger venues and personal monitoring.
 
#350
Ham,
I play upright with the following setting:
Erhlund Pickup, Rh450, to either 212 or 112, or both. To be fair, this setup is pretty new to me (upright and erhlund, have had the TC stuff over a year) and I have only done 1 upright gig with it. My thought were that perhaps the RS210 will work better with the upright as I had to spend a lot of time dialing out the lows and lower midrange. The TC amps have a built in eq curve that is meant to compliment a passive Fender bass (IMHO, your active Alembics sound great too, I know) and they are midrange heavy. Most DB piezo pickups are ALSO midrange heavy, so you have to dial a lot of mids out. I felt the tone I got was pretty good overall. Alot of this is due to the Ehrlund pickup which is simply amazing.
If you lurk on the DB forums, most guys over there seem to like amps with as little coloring as possible, like the Acoustic Image stuff, or even a high quality powered PA speaker like QSC. The same goes for acoustic guitar where you want to hear the natural tone of the instrument, and not the amp as much.
While I LOVE the RH450 for electric bass, for upright, it takes a fair amount of fiddling to dial in a great tone. What really helped me on this gig was my Radial Bassbone, which has a very nice EQ in it. I was able to dial out still more bass and mids with the radial which helped me find a very workable tone.
Since I can't afford to have TWO high end amps, will just have to make the rh450 (or 750 soon!) work for me. I know it can get there, as Esperanza Spalding uses one, but I need to fiddle around with it to find the right setting.
One huge plus with the TC stuff is that I was doubling on this gig (hence the bassbone) and having the eq presets was a lifesave. I had two radically different eq setting for the upright and electric, and it was pretty nice to be able to hit a button to go back and forth from these settings. It would have been a nightmare trying to re-eq between each song. In that regard, the RH series is a GREAT doubling amp, as you can dial in your tone during soundcheck for each bass, save the EQ on your amp, and use the footpedal to go back and forth when you switch from upright to electric.

I plan to upgrade to the 750 as soon as I can sell my 450. Ideally I would keep the 450 as a backup, but you can't have everything. I am hoping the added highs of the 750 will be useful on the upright, and that adding a 210 will act as a natural HPF to take out some of the boom I get with the 212.
 
#352
stflbn said:
Same, but I prefer rs210's x2.
And I'm a heretic not using an RH450... had one but didn't like the high end roll-off, and can't at this point warrant an RH750. So I "suffer" with my Markbass F1.

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Nice!

BTW (somewhat OT, but we are talking TCE...), anyone tried running an RS210 on top of an RS112?

Seems like that might be a cool setup.

...or an RS212 with a pair of RS210 on top...???

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stflbn said:
Same, but I prefer rs210's x2.
And I'm a heretic not using an RH450... had one but didn't like the high end roll-off, and can't at this point warrant an RH750. So I "suffer" with my Markbass F1.

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Love your bass "stand"! Great idea....think I might copy. What is that just a velcro cinch strap or something of the like?
 
#354
Vertical is definitely the way to go.
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husky123 said:
Love your bass "stand"! Great idea....think I might copy. What is that just a velcro cinch strap or something of the like?
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As linked above. Markbass makes 'em. I leave it wrapped to the carry handle on my cab all the time. Very handy for live gigging or practices. At home my basses are always on hanging hercules stands, or hanging on the wall, but at gigs I've never liked any stands I've used do the 'drunk idiot' factor. At least with this the idiot will need to take out my whole rig. :-)

I find that most of the time people don't even notice the bass strapped to the side of the cab, which isn't a bad thing.
 
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Washishimi said:
Vertical is definitely the way to go.
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Definitely. I feel there's more of a good 810 feel and vibe from the 4 10's stacked vertically. Much more so than a box 410 cab.

I've been gigging here the last 3 months with an player/engineer/producer that's retired from the Nashville music industry and 'secure' financially. He was floored the first time I brought both 210's and stacked them vertically. First reaction was "man.. whutcha gottem stacked like that fer???" Me: wait for it... you'll dig it. After gig: holy christ man, that rig kills. I'm sold... always bring both. But his motto also is "You can never have to much bass guitar... if you're to much, I'll tell you, otherwise enjoy yourself"

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