New Amp Day

[gbrooding]

I also sold a Genz-Benz 2x12 cab that sounded lovely...but even with rollers on the cab, I wasn't willing to schlep it around. 80 pound cab? No way.

Ha! Child's play! My Mesa Boogie Diesel 410 weighs in at 137 pounds. It sounds awesome, but it's too friggin heavy!!!

 

[Jim C]

SVTs are easily in the bottom five of amps I've ever worked on too, as far as fun factor.

Because they are so complex?

 

[NSYMCE]

Because they are so complex?

They do require a lot of disassembly to do even the most basic work, but mostly because lifting them and moving them around is such a pain. And because they’ve always been extremely uncommon in what passes for my world, I just never racked up enough experience with them to learn the ropes and build the test fixtures to make life easier. I can and have repaired a Twin Reverb at component level during a set break, no chance of that with an SVT.

 

[ponchonlefty]

I discovered the Genz-Benz Shuttle, got a T12 Shuttle speaker with a 6.0 Shuttle head docked on it for Christmas, and promptly sold my 15" Peavey cab and Sunn Colisrum-300 amp. I have never looked back. I also sold a Genz-Benz 2x12 cab that sounded lovely...but even with rollers on the cab, I wasn't willing to schlep it around. 80 pound cab? No way.

I don't own a speaker or combo that weighs over 40 pounds, and I'm not about to. You can get awesomely loud with today's amps and light speakers.

it seems to go the other way for car audio. my brother has been playing with different subwoofers some are very heavy with no box. the magnets are stacked and made like they are bomb proof.

 

[Pilgrim]

it seems to go the other way for car audio. my brother has been playing with different subwoofers some are very heavy with no box. the magnets are stacked and made like they are bomb proof.

Nothing like dropping a 20+ pound missile in the back of your car to come flying forward in a collision!

 

[ponchonlefty]

Nothing like dropping a 20+ pound missile in the back of your car to come flying forward in a collision!

you wont get these in the package tray. but some weight as much as a cast iron cylinder head. too heavy in my opinion. but if its bone crushing sound your after i guess they need to be sturdy construction.

 

[ponchonlefty]

So my cock doesn't look too large

 

[armyadarkness]

Why are the instruments so big?

This was funnier than I was given credit for

 

[ponchonlefty]

This was funnier than I was given credit for

i missed it. but gave recognition.

 

[Andyman]

This was funnier than I was given credit for

I'll give you extra credit for it.

 

[Sethdusith]

I have no idea why, but when I look at it, it makes me want to cover my ass in baby oil and sit on it. Is that weird?

It's be weird not to do this. It's the only appropriate reaction

Jk, dope looking amp OP. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it in my life

 

[armyadarkness]

I don't think I've ever seen anything like it in my life

At least not one without an oily assprint on it.

 

[Frida]

You can get awesomely loud with today's amps and light speakers.

 

[armyadarkness]

You can get awesomely loud with today's amps and light speakers.

That's very true! We were talking about it the other day and it sure makes so much sense!

Are you the one who I was talking to about 4-wheeling? Those new class d power supplies weigh nothing!

 

[4strings]

My gear keeps getting louder and lighter. I finally got it down to one trip loading in and out - cab in one hand, bass in the other, amp, etc., in my backpack.

 

[semioldfart]

Because they are so complex?

Cause they're too heavy to put on top

 

[Pilgrim]

You can get awesomely loud with today's amps and light speakers.

Amen!!

I have a Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.2 docked on a 12" Shuttle speaker (36 pounds including the head) and a second 2x10 Shuttle speaker (37 pounds). When both speakers are connected peak power on that Shuttle head is 600W. That head only weighs 3.75 pounds, and with the single 12" speaker cab it peaks at 375W. I've never had to use the second cab, but it's not hard to bring when I might need more.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

Amen!!

I have a Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.2 docked on a 12" Shuttle speaker (36 pounds including the head) and a second 2x10 Shuttle speaker (37 pounds). When both speakers are connected peak power on that Shuttle head is 600W. That head only weighs 3.75 pounds, and with the single 12" speaker cab it peaks at 375W. I've never had to use the second cab, but it's not hard to bring when I might need more.



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I've never tried the GB cabs, but I had a Shuttle and it was an excellent little amp.