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TC RH750 part II

#61
Munjibunga said:
Anybody else having problems with the knobs coming off the RH750?
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I did, but I noticed that if you rotate them to the right spot and push them on, they stay. Hard to explain, but try pushing it on, then giving it a little pull. If it slips off, rotate it a few degrees and repeat. Eventually you hit this spot that when you push them on, they don't come off anymore. Mine haven't since doing that.

Musicman20 said:
As much as I love my RH750, Ive noticed the 'love' for TC has dropped dramatically for TC in general on here. Big shame. I know there was the 'wattage/perceived wattage' problem that exploded once the BGM article hit, but these threads seem really quiet now. :(
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I think its a cross between the fickle honeymoon nature of TalkBass and the wattage debacle. And as Tom mentioned there was some talk of getting in trouble if you said the wrong thing in a TC thread and people got quiet after that.

c-ba55 said:
It is just the most practical thing in the world! You can get better sounds with other equipment, but that costs a lot more and is much harder to carry.
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This is why I keep mine. I just can't might a more practical amp out there. It does so much so well that the few things it doesn't do well, I live with.

If you want a little more action here, somebody PM JimmyM and tell him someone posted in here saying the RH750 was better than an Ampeg product. That's worth 4 pages of action fo sho :D
 
#62
Musicman20 said:
As much as I love my RH750, Ive noticed the 'love' for TC has dropped dramatically for TC in general on here. Big shame. I know there was the 'wattage/perceived wattage' problem that exploded once the BGM article hit, but these threads seem really quiet now. :(
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The amps are still great, and what is not mentioned very often is that the BGM review actually was very positive.

The fact that a TB member or two has some hurt feelings and seem to have a personal agenda here don't change my love for the RH750 one bit.

I agree that TC should have handled the entire rating thing differently though, and respect that some people won't go near one of their products again.

Some of us still dig the TC amps, and we shouldn't let anyone stop us from sharing experiences and express our love for our TC gear. :)
 
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#63
Jarrett said:
I did, but I noticed that if you rotate them to the right spot and push them on, they stay. Hard to explain, but try pushing it on, then giving it a little pull. If it slips off, rotate it a few degrees and repeat. Eventually you hit this spot that when you push them on, they don't come off anymore. Mine haven't since doing that.
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That's what I do, but they still come off occasionally.
 
#66
Eublet said:
I probably wouldn't use superglue, which might be a bit too secure, but a drop of a Elmers would likely be enough just to give it a little extra hold.
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I was also thinking some of the non-permanent threadlock stuff. Seems like the perfect application for something like that. Just a tiny touch should do.
 
#71
JAS said:
Anyone here other than GrowlerBox using this for upright?
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Just a point of clarification -- I use the RH450, and I'll confess that I'm turning more to my Markbass F1 for upright. It still does it for me for EUB and BG, and I can make it work for upright, but it's strengths in the flexible EQ department are being overshadowed by its weaknesses in the underlying voicing: lots happening in the mids and relatively little at either end, compared to the F1, at least, which is much more "open" throughout the spectrum -- all opinion and taste, of course, and I wouldn't argue with anyone who is getting what they want out of it.
 
#72
Hey GrowlerBox, what may I ask are your settings for upright? I understand the rh750 may be slightly different (especially in the tweetertone highs feature). Im still searching around for a used one in good condition with a good price...or find some other high powered microhead that works for doubling. I know the Markbass F1 is an option - Ive tried one liked it OK (sounds somewhat colored to me for upright). Ive had the old 12' combo for years, and liked it, but didnt love it either.
 
#73
JAS said:
Hey GrowlerBox, what may I ask are your settings for upright? I understand the rh750 may be slightly different (especially in the tweetertone highs feature). Im still searching around for a used one in good condition with a good price...or find some other high powered microhead that works for doubling. I know the Markbass F1 is an option - Ive tried one liked it OK (sounds somewhat colored to me for upright). Ive had the old 12' combo for years, and liked it, but didnt love it either.
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I think I can get as much out of it as I can using fdeck's HPF-Pre before the input with the high-pass set somewhere around 50-60 Hz at a guess, which allows me to bump up the bass frequency and give it a small boost -- without the HPF, I need to cut the bass with the frequency rolled back to get rid of the piezo-generated sub-harmonics. I cut a bit out of the mids to help with feedback (low) and excess string/board noise (high), and boost the treble. Kind of the dreaded smiley-face, which I don't do at all for the solid body instruments :). The idiosyncrasies of your speaker cabinet and bass will also determine your settings to a large degree (laminated basses being much more resistant to feedback, for example), not to mention the room, the weather, what you had for lunch, what you were just arguing about with the wife, etc.

I would agree that there is some coloring of the tone with the Markbass, but a whole lot more with the TCE! It's not that I'm necessarily recommending the Markbass, I'm just using what I have until I can get hold of something better. However, my days of buying without trying are over (at least for now :)), and the pickings amongst the more DB-friendly amps in my part of the world are on the slim side. I'm expecting to have better luck back in Oz when I return full-time, hopefully later this year.
 
#74
OK, I played my RH750 at my gig today, and it sounded good through my AE410. However, I have come to the conclusion that the knobs are certified POS's and need to be replaced with something different. Most of them are falling off in light use, and two have split in two. I think the shafts are 6mm D-shape, so I'm going to look around for some. In fairness, TC has said they will send me a new set, but it just represents the potential for ongoing aggravation, unless they have redesigned them or gotten different ones from another vendor.

I have to believe this is a very common occurrence.
 
#75
Munjibunga said:
OK, I played my RH750 at my gig today, and it sounded good through my AE410. However, I have come to the conclusion that the knobs are certified POS's and need to be replaced with something different. Most of them are falling off in light use, and two have split in two. I think the shafts are 6mm D-shape, so I'm going to look around for some. In fairness, TC has said they will send me a new set, but it just represents the potential for ongoing aggravation, unless they have redesigned them or gotten different ones from another vendor.

I have to believe this is a very common occurrence.
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Are they any different to the 450 knobs?
 
#77
4-string said:
That's a shame about the knobs, you'd expect better in this price range. I have had no problems with mine, and haven't really heard RH450 owners complain either. I suppose they are the same on both heads?
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That what I would have thought. I can hardly pull the knobs off my 450. It is a struggle to get them off
 
#78
Munjibunga said:
OK, I played my RH750 at my gig today, and it sounded good through my AE410. However, I have come to the conclusion that the knobs are certified POS's and need to be replaced with something different. Most of them are falling off in light use, and two have split in two. I think the shafts are 6mm D-shape, so I'm going to look around for some. In fairness, TC has said they will send me a new set, but it just represents the potential for ongoing aggravation, unless they have redesigned them or gotten different ones from another vendor.

I have to believe this is a very common occurrence.
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I had exactly the same problem with my 750. TC is sending a new set, but they're backordered. :(

I really like the amp, but the knobs suck.

Tom
 
#79
Horribly disappointed with this amp and cabinets (RS210, RS212) for fretless!!

This amp somehow completely eliminated every fretless nuance making my beloved tried, tested and true fretless (studio and live for 20+ years now!) sound thuddy, completely flat dynamically, and lifeless!!!!

This was with the no compression used (inserted, added or otherwise), and SpectraComp at "0" or bypassed.

The squeezing I am referring to seemed to be some inherent character of the amp itself, even with the SpectraComp zeroed.

I suspect some digital aspect of an unholy, unnatural variety literally squeezing the life out of the fretless nuances!

The amp seemed to love high volume and was a pleasure to thump on!

If you love thumpin, and/or way-big rock volume sans nuance, this could be your amp. Sounded great with a pick too!

But the amp/speaker combo lacks in fingerstyle nuance as well. I like that word: "NUANCE"! LOL!

Overall the amp/speaker seemed too tight and totally lost the details of softer and expressive playing. I suspect this amp was designed for outright mega slapping and way-big rock (both of which I love!). But I want a one-rig-does-it-all combination!

A/B'd it with my Eden WT-405 head and got some of the harmonics back, but the cabs were still way too stiff.

If you love the nuance, overtones, sustain, buzz of a fretless....beware of this amp and cabs!
 
#80
NoFretsNoWorry said:
Horribly disappointed with this amp and cabinets (RS 210, RS212) for fretless!!

This amp somehow completely eliminated every fretless nuance making my beloved tried, tested and true fretless (studio and live for 20+ years now!) sound thuddy, completely flat dynamically, and lifeless!!!!

I suspect a digital aspect of an unholy, unnatural variety literally squeezing the life out of the fretless nuances!

The amp seemed to love high volume and was a pleasure to thump on!

If you love thumpin, and/or way-big rock volume sans nuance, this could be your amp. Sounded great with a pick too!

But lacking in fingerstyle nuance as well. I like that word: "NUANCE"! LOL!

If you love the nuance, overtones, sustain, buzz of a fretless....beware of this amp and cabs!
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Wow, do we hear things differently. IMO, out of all my basses my fretless Fender J sounds better than the others thru this rig (same as you, 750/210/212). Something about the mids that just brings the best out of it.

Different strokes, and different tone goals as well, but still interesting. :)
 

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