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TH350 or TH500
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Just got it yesterday. Only had about a half hour to mess with it. Pretty slick amp. You can really get a lot of different sounds by messing with the drive, gain and master. I did that for awhile and left everything else at noon. I am going to get some playtime in today with it. Later.
I really love my TH 500 but don't understand the decision to do the TH350? Its less money but not that much less and the TH500 is very manageable for practice and gigging volume...
Love this head- to me it blows the MB LMIII out of the water in tonal options.
Love this head- to me it blows the MB LMIII out of the water in tonal options.
I was looking at it to play small clubs while using one cab and a practice amp. I have the Streamliner 900 for larger clubs while using both cabs. I really didn't need the 500 but I am glad I have it now.
In my experience it really enjoys 12 inch speakers especially a DB cab.
I was also curious as to why the TH350 exists. The 500 is perfect
I was also curious as to why the TH350 exists. The 500 is perfect
The TH350 is for people who don't need 500 watts and want a lower price point, according to Dave Boonshoft.
I just received the TH500. I have been using a Streamliner 600 for the past year and half, my first observation is that the Tone Hammer has more going on in the mids, which I really like because I can already tell it'll cut through great in a band setting while retaining a very warm character with clarity.
It also has a lot of headroom.
It also has a lot of headroom.
But Streamliner users don't have a prob with lack of mids, surely?? 
I used a TH500 at a gig this weekend. Pretty cool.
Big difference to the STL imo. I could actually hear notes while gigging. I ain't joking.
& yes, plenty of headroom.
Overdrive wasn't great, but I'm used to all tube amps od-ing. + I didn't have a lotta time to experiment with it.
I used a TH500 at a gig this weekend. Pretty cool.
Big difference to the STL imo. I could actually hear notes while gigging. I ain't joking.
& yes, plenty of headroom.
Overdrive wasn't great, but I'm used to all tube amps od-ing. + I didn't have a lotta time to experiment with it.
Yeah Rodl2005, I agree with your findings quite a bit. I like the Streamliner for what it does, but I wanted more mids in my sounds and the Aggie has that going on. I have found nice overdrive with the gain and drive matched properly. If you overdo them both, it sound somewhat unpleasant, but if you fiddle with those controls enough you find just the right amount of overdrive. Definitely doesn't sound like an all-tube rig but that's just fine with me.
Can't beat that.
I'll get another go of the TH500 sometime. I did like it, but I, too, am set for great tube tones with my YBA300 & Fender Studio Bass & the Shuttle 6.0's doing me superbly for a lightweight.
Read that re the gain,od & mid controls & did play a li'l with them.
Did sound nice at lower overdrive
I'll get another go of the TH500 sometime. I did like it, but I, too, am set for great tube tones with my YBA300 & Fender Studio Bass & the Shuttle 6.0's doing me superbly for a lightweight.
Read that re the gain,od & mid controls & did play a li'l with them.
Did sound nice at lower overdrive
I'm thinking about picking up a TH head to use with my AE210. This post gives me the sense those two aren't a great pairing... Am I interpreting that right Munji?
He was talking about the AE212, which is massively bigger down low than either version of the AE210, and much more relaxed up top than the original AE210 (horizontal with the original top end voicing/crossover). I don't really dig the TH500 with my AE212 either... a bit too much down low and not quite enough in the upper mids, regardless of how the knobs are turned. With the tight voicing of the AE210 (and especially with the aggressive upper mids of the original 'horizontal' model), the match-up with the TH500 is very nice, assuming you want to fatten up and rough up the inherent voicing of the AE210. It sounds great with the AE410 also... punchy and growly, but BIG down low.\
The EQ of the TH500 is very powerful, but that single semi-parametric mid (just like with the Shuttle amps) kind of limits how much you can vary the tone to match a cab that isn't optimally voiced for the head. With the AE212, I can totally sculpt the low end by slightly cutting the bass control and boosting the semi-parametric mid in the low end, but that leaves no control over the upper mids, which need a boost for clarity (IMO and IME) with that particular head and that particular cab. Not an issue with the AE210, since it is already tight down low, and already bright/aggressive up top.
Like virtually all other amps I'm familiar with, the mute silences the DI and the speaker.
Perfect. I've had some that don't over the years -- and I didn't see it in the manual -- so just confirming. Thanks!
