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TC Electronic RH750 ???!??

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I'm joining in to give my feeling about that head. I hated it, and it went back to the store after 4 days. The problem was that, that amp doesn't move air!!!! What ever volume you play. That's I think the best way to describe what I felt. Tried it on the 2x10 tc cab and tried it out on a 2x10 MarkBass too. Same result.
It worked well with my upright though. But I really had to turn the knobs which I'm not a big fan of. I'm more the lazy kind of player. I like to plug and play ...
(I'm French, and my English is what it is. Apologies in advance)
 
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bassclef04 said:
The TC amps are not plug and play you really have to dig into the EQ
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+1. That eq is powerful, you can dial in almost anything. Including bright, snappy, modern.

Some people are just hung up on "flat" eq, some hate turning knobs in the first place, and of course the TC voicing can't please everyone. All fair imo.
 
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Totally agree! For those who are hung up on 'Flat" eq Markbass amps are a good example I use to own one excellent for plug and play.

I have no trouble getting a bright, snappy, modern tone from my RH750 but then again it took me a while after understanding the eq.

Although I recommend using TC cabs with TC amps, I can see GK, SWR, Eden or even the Aguilar GS cabs matching well with the TC heads for the bright snappy tone.



4-string said:
+1. That eq is powerful, you can dial in almost anything. Including bright, snappy, modern.

Some people are just hung up on "flat" eq, some hate turning knobs in the first place, and of course the TC voicing can't please everyone. All fair imo.
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eyup people

I just thought I'd chip in to this thread, I've been playing bass for around 6 months. I was in the market for a practice amp as I have an Ibanez ATK300 but have never plugged it in. I recently got asked to join a band and so scrapped the practice amp idea and ordered a RH750 + RS210, purely based on the comments Ive read here.

There are no decent music shops local to me, especially none that stock TC stuff.

My main main driver for ordering the RH750 was this thread and the fact that it has the features of a practice amp (headphone out and aux in).

Every where in the UK seems to be out of stock, I placed my order 3 weeks ago and deliveris due at the end of Jan.

Has anyone else experienced issues sourcing stock?
 
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I actually quite like the "plug and play" sound of the TC heads. It has a terrific sound set flat with a P-Bass. Its not as clear sounding as the Markbass, but has more of a vintage vibe. I admit I have not had the chance to play through an RH750 yet however. Its definitely on my list though!
 
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Most of you users know this, and I'm sure it's in the manual, but I did not know and was a nice surprise.

The tuner works all the time. It indicates the direction where you have to tune (not intuitive the 1st time), and it is very sensitive. To me it was a very accurate tuner, but not the easiest to use.

But yesterday I muted when tuning, then I realize there is an "analog tuner" in addition to the triangles and circle. It indicates if the note is high or low and by what amount, using the circle of LEDs in one of the knobs (I believe it is the low-mids, but cannot remmeber). Now it is the best tuner I've used.

My 2c of good news for the scarce 1% as ignorant as me about it.
 
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vin*tone said:
Yeah - get yourself a footwsitch, it's even better.
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I've got it. Only used at home, :rollno: , just because I am lazy to connect it in the practice room and the head buttons are easily accesible. But I think the tuner info in the footswitch does not show the "analog tuner" (indicating HOW far you are from the correct tuning). I think the info you see is the same as the info on the head when you are not in mute. But I am not sure!

My point is that before yesterday I knew the +/-/Right indications on both the switchboard and front panel. When muting you add the "analog information" in the many leds around one of the knobs.
 
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KJung said:
No. Since the RH heads have a true 'digital' preamp, the preamp is voiced using software. This is done at the factory. There were a few of us on TB who volunteered to evaluate different tweaks and options for the next generation RH (which became the 750), and were given a special test unit with software interface, and the voicing software used at the factory (i.e., the software interface used to create the Staccato, etc.).

Who knows if they will eventually come out with a unit that is 'user tweakable' with the software. However, with the massive amount of tweaking you can already do, most of us felt that would be of very limited interest to the vast majority of customers. However, the tweaks they did make and that we recommended (i.e., the compressor on its own 'no shift' knob, and the ability to bypass that hard treble filtering) make the RH750 quite a nice improvement over the RH450 (in addition to a bit more volume capability).
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I would love it if TC came out with a fully user tweakable version. Give me the ability to adjust the hi pass filter on any gig (to accommodate the room or a different drummer's kick drum or whatever...) and give me the ability to adjust the Q width in addition to the center points of the frequency bands. I would happily pay extra for those features.
 
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vin*tone said:
Yeah - get yourself a footwsitch, it's even better.
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I'm selling my RH450 when my 750 gets here and I'm strongly considering letting the foot switch go with it.

While it is handy to not have to hunt for the mute button at breaks, and it is nice in terms of the visibility tuning info and always-on of fine tuning, personally, I've just ended up leaving it at home far more often than I've taken it with me. I mute twice a night...really not that big of a deal.

I don't use any pedals and I don't really have different presets that are standard changes for a given gig.

I think if you use other pedals and do set preset changes, the value of the foot switch increases.
 
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I love this head and cab combo . I think people get turned off cause the eq is very complex in the way if and the high and low pass filters change and function together. Once I got a grip on that it was awesome. As for moving air . the key is setting the individual cahnnel volume at 12 or 3 and using the master to push air. I run 2 2x10 and 2x12 with a 5 string tuned to drop a let me tell you it pushes air and low end .
 
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drpepper said:
I'm strongly considering letting the foot switch go with it.

While it is handy to not have to hunt for the mute button at breaks, and it is nice in terms of the visibility tuning info and always-on of fine tuning, personally, I've just ended up leaving it at home far more often than I've taken it with me. I mute twice a night...really not that big of a deal.

I don't use any pedals and I don't really have different presets that are standard changes for a given gig.
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These are the main reasons I never bought the footswitch. I hit mute twice a nice roughly. My bass stays in tune well and I don't switch presets. If I make any EQ changes, its always from the bass itself.

drpepper said:
Hey there bassclef04, would you mind posting the settings that get what you describe as "bright, snappy, modern?"
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I'd be interested to see that as well.

I'm always on the hunt to replace the RH750 due to the whole wattage deal leaving a bad taste in my mouth, but I just can't find another amp that can do what this thing does in a small little package. It's the perfect amp minus some lies and a really good hi fi clean sound.
 
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drpepper said:
Hey there bassclef04,

Would you mind posting the settings that get what you describe as "bright, snappy, modern?"
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This is pretty much pointless as results will vary a LOT between basses, cabs, rooms etc. Not to mention that my idea of bright and modern might differ from yours. :)

Anyway, here's the setting I currently use for my Status Energy:

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In shift mode:

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#1,060
For a modern tone, just boost lows as low as possible, boost highs as high as possible, and cut hi and/or low mids to taste. Turn off the compressor and tube tone also. Getting a modern EQ and tine on the RH heads I'd easy IMO. What might not be possible is getting the snappier feel of an SS design. The RH seems to always retain it's retro feel.
 
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