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Originally Posted by Martin Duarte
Hi,
I'm coming to the States on Monday and getting a new bass amp. I have a couple of options.
www.schroedercabinets.com (I get a discount there)
Suggest any more cabs please, if you can.
I was looking at
www.genzbenz.com GBE1200
or at www.ashdownmusic.com.uk Mark King, or some of the other options.
What heads do you suggest?
Thanks to everyone in advance,
Martin
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Martin, I can only speak for myself on this but I've found Smiths have an inheret 'desk friendly' upper mid scoop which I've discovered is shared by Eden and SWR amps to the point when I'm playing live the upper mids are so scooped that I can't actually hear the pitch of the note I'm playing or get a comfortable sound when I eq.
Thats what led me to sell my Eden WT800. Instead I've gone with a pure solid state set up which works wonderfully. With many other basses the set up would sound harsh but with the warm and mellow character of Smiths it works out great. Loads of power, presence and I can actually hear myself clearly. If I want to use the solid state rig with another bass, I have a prototype DHA tube compressor pedal which mellows the other basses out nicely and fattens them up.
Schroeders could work out nicely for you as cabs as they are reputed to be mid-prominent. I can't speak for Genz Benz but I've heard lots of good things said about Bergantino cabs also. Personally I would probably go for a Glockenklang set up myself, they have an outstanding reputation for clarity and build quality - they' re made in Germany also
so less hassle with importing.
This post might perhaps be a little late however?