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The Un-Official Sadowsky SA200 Thread...

#363
What up dudes,

Just thought I'd post a wee observation about the SA200 on my gig tonight. I played with a SUPER LOUD R&B/Funk band called the Irresistibles. The band was composed of a horn section, drummer, guitarist, bassist, B3 player, and 3 singers. I stood next to the loudest B3 player I've ever come in contact with in my life. Good thing he was such a great player! I mean, good lord - it was a true Leslie cab and it was just CRANKIN'. The drummer was also a hard hitter - but again, a great player.

So the gig was outdoors and I'd brought along my SA200 and my Berg HS410. I started to doubt if the SA200 would deliver out in the open with such a loud band.

And boy did it EVER! :eek:

I was amazed at the volume and girth my rig produced on that stage. It was incredible! I played my Lakland USJO straight into the Sadowsky. And with the gain at !:00ish, the volume at 3:00 and the master at a mere 9:00, the SA200 delivered more that I could've dreamed on a gig like this - huge, supportive low end and that tubey compression with just a hint of dirt. Man was I a happy bass player.

I know this is a bit redundant, but I feel it bears repeating: This amp will hold up on damn near ANY gig. Don't let the 200 watts scare you away!

Side note: I had a small pedalboard that I was planning on running in front of the SA200 (like I usually do). It has a Sadowsky pre/DI, a Demeter Compulator, an EBS Octabass, and a Voodoo Labs Sparkledrive. I power it with a Visual Sound One Spot, and for some reason, my One Spot connection to the wall wart cord was intermittent. DRAG! So I reluctantly plugged straight into the SA200 only to RELEARN that a simple signal chain is probably the BEST signal chain. Wow did it sound great. And I was free to concentrate on my playing and reading rather than the great tapdance. Great experience.

Ian
 
#364
I am glad that the SA200 really performed for you! FWIW, if you were satisfied with the performance pushing one 4x10, I must say that the SA200 is in a whole different league, volume-wise, when you add a second 4x10. It has no problem moving all 8 cones, and really gives an impression of much more than 200 watts of headroom.

But as you have pointed out, it's no slouch into a single (reasonably efficient) 4x10! :cool:

Tom.
 
#365
Tom,

You're totally right about the SA200 into 2 410s. It's wonderful. I have 2 Bergantino HS410s that I use frequently with a rock band I play with. That rig is ridiculous. Both Bergs are 4 ohms and it's so cool that the SA200 is 2ohm stable.

It's funny, because I'm more familiar with that amp through the 2 Bergantino cabs! So that's why I was so surprised that it was more than adequate into the single HS410.

Still have to say - best amp ever!
 
#367
HI

Dont know about those two setups but Ive run mine thru a couple different 2x10's, both 4ohm. Sounded awesome!!

This is the best amp Ive owned. So much so, Im having issues finding a backup amp I can live with. I need something smaller, less power, lightweight for smaller rooms. After living with this "tone" for a year now, everything else falls short. Any suggestions?

Rob
 
#368
Bass Clef said:
Does anyone know what small speaker set-up would work well with this amp ?

Any 210s or 112's ??
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i did a little shootout btwn a single aguilar db112 and a berg hs210, and thought the db112 was too woolly, muddy, and thick in the mids. the hs210 was just as punchy, yet smoother and more open in the mids, which i greatly preferred.

oddly, i tried a pair of hs210's, and thought it was meh. just not as "together" nor as punchy as a single hs410. the hs210 pair seemed a little too obtuse and unfocused.

but really really really interested in trying a pair of aguilar db210's. a greatly underappreciated cab that as a pair would in my mind seem like a great match w/ the sa200.
 
#369
bikeplate said:
HI

Dont know about those two setups but Ive run mine thru a couple different 2x10's, both 4ohm. Sounded awesome!!

This is the best amp Ive owned. So much so, Im having issues finding a backup amp I can live with. I need something smaller, less power, lightweight for smaller rooms. After living with this "tone" for a year now, everything else falls short. Any suggestions?

Rob
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dang,

as a backup, i've resigned to just finding the smallest thing that complements my sa410 as best as possible, rather than trying the impossible and finding a nano version of my sa200. again, its just the backup.

and so far, that's been the GB shuttle 6.0. the gk mb2500 is ok, but the eq tends to just make things muddier. the variable mids of the 6.0 seem to work nicer w/ my sa410.

but that's my story. what cabs are you using again?
 
#373
Ian, that's great news. I just got my HS410 and haven't gigged it yet but will soon. I'm gassing for an SA200 but will have to settle for my DB750 for now.... I keep missing the sA200 for sales when they come up... dang.

Rob my LMII sounds pretty darn good with my HS410.
 
#374
bikeplate said:
HI

Hey J. I have an HS410 I use with the SA200. I need a completely different setup all together. Smaller head and cab. So u like the shuttle? What cab?

Rob
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i really like the shuttle with most anything ae series, tho admittedly, i havent tried it w/ the hs series cabs yet.

i can imagine the shuttle really shining w/ a pair of ae112's or even the ae210's. and the shuttle did sound nice w/ my epifani ul112's as well as the ps112's, too.

funny enough,

w/ my sa200, that sa210 you sold me is my goto small gig cab. when i need big sounds, i hook it up w/ my sa410, and its flippin' monstrous. again, many many thx!
 
#379
To you SA200 users -- have any of you guys experienced a weird squealing noise when turning the amp off? It seems to happen randomly, sometimes without the bass plugged in and sometimes with the bass plugged in.

My usual shutdown procedure is to flip the standby and wait a few seconds, and then fully turn it off.

Any of you guys having the same experience?
 

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