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TecAmp S212/Puma500 Ultra Light Rig

#124
KJung said:
I have not tried that. My LMII is in a different location. However, Jason (Vision) is over quite a bit, and the next time we get together, I'll try the LMII with S212 and post up.
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Would appreciate that...thanks!

BTW, could you elaborate on the tweeter voicings a little more? It seems that most traditional tweeter knobs control the overall db of a fixed frequency range. With the S212 tweeter, however, you seemed to think the variable tweeter detentes actually alter the frequency crossover points (airy Epi vs. grindy Berg). Would you say this feature allows the player to more-than-subtly alter the voicing of the cab to go from old school to modern when compared to more traditional tweeter knobs and that it actually has the pronounced effect of becoming a secondary tone knob, of sorts?
 
#125
DLM said:
Would appreciate that...thanks!

BTW, could you elaborate on the tweeter voicings a little more? It seems that most traditional tweeter knobs control the overall db of a fixed frequency range. With the S212 tweeter, however, you seemed to think the variable tweeter detentes actually alter the frequency crossover points (airy Epi vs. grindy Berg). Would you say this feature allows the player to more-than-subtly alter the voicing of the cab to go from old school to modern when compared to more traditional tweeter knobs and that it actually has the pronounced effect of becoming a secondary tone knob, of sorts?
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Very much so. The tweeter control is an unusual 6 level switch. The levels are 'off', and then three levels of 'soft attack' (low, middle, high) that are three levels of the tweeter with the crossover set quite high (which reminds me of the Epi circuit). Then there are two more levels of 'hard attack', which to my ear, moves the crossover frequency down to the upper mids for 'grind' (reminding me a bit of the upper end of the Bergantino AE cabs). The 'low' level is pretty subtle, and just seems to extend the natural top end of the woofers a bit. The 'high' level is, quite frankly, a bit over the top, and gives you full snarly upper mid grind.

It's a little like the Mesa cab circuit. However, instead of a separate level and crossover frequency controls, TecAmp merged them into a single control.
 
#130
Gilsonite said:
Check out this Dr.Bass Rig, custom designed for
the TecAmp Puma 1000, deceiving but its a 2x8
on top and a 1-112 on the bottom, specially made
for this micro amp. :cool:

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That is a sweet-looking rig! And one heck of a nice axe, to boot! :cool: :bassist:
 
#136
pmaraziti said:
Hey Ken, any additional experience one month after ?
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I'm TecAmp all the way now. Amazing stuff, and while a bit expensive, I'm really digging the tone and portability. That little s212 is an amazing 'bang for the size and weight', and the tone is very pure and even. I still totally dig the Markbass heads, and they are just an AMAZING value and sound great, but the Puma500 inherent tone is as close to that 'bass with a high end mic type preamp through a great mixing console' tone that I've achieved so far.

As I've posted before, the Puma heads are also a wonderful match for the Epifani UL cabs. The EQ voicing seems literally made for the EpiUL cabs (i.e., the ability to dial out some upper mids in just the right place, and dial in some low mid punch and fatness in just the right place).
 
#137
kirkm24 said:
These look very cool indeed.

BTW Ken your basses sound great on your.....
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Thanks! Those clips are really very representative of the live tone. I've grown to really love the match-up of a more grindy, aggressive vintage sounding single coil J type bass and a very pure, clean, accurate rig. The tone is quite warm and grindy to my ear, but it's not that muddy tubey sort of thing coming from the amp, but rather an accurate, relatively transparent reproduction of the inherent aggressive tone of the instrument. I dig it a lot:bassist:
 
#138
Since I'm slowly moving to the TecAmp stuff all the way, and I've thinned the herd quite a bit in the last month, I have the M-212 (4ohm) on order (the 'medium sized' 212... same speakers as the S212 I have now, but just a few inches wider but still around 44 pounds, resulting in a touch more deep low end).

It should be here in a month! I'll put up a review and comparison to my s212 when it arrives. I will then have two complete TecAmp rigs, one at home, and one in my 'on the road' location. Cool:bassist:
 

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