Check out this video: Chris tests the TC Electronic RH450 bass amp-pt 1Here are some notes on Part 1 of the TC Electronic new bass gear testing--
(for
those of you who are non-musicians and non-gear-nerds, this might be a
bit boring. But at least there are some funky grooves in the video!)
SPEAKERS (all tested w/ the RH450 head)----------
1. RS210 w/ JBL218 vs RS210 w/ RS212
Picked groove--
Pretty close overall. Mainly just the difference between the speaker sizes.
Adding the JBLs in place of the TC 2x12 is nice and punchy.
Slap groove--
No major difference, other than the obvious addition of extra low end w/ the
18s replacing the RS212s.
I would love to see TC Electronics create an RS218 to go with the RS210!
2. RS210 vs Ampeg SVT 410-HE
(I didn't use the TC 2x12 in this configuration--just kept it to the 10" cabs)
Ampeg SVT 410-HE --a bit more low end overall, but maybe due to having 4 10s vs only 2 10s.
Good overall natural EQ.
RS210- a bit more clarity on the slaps, but too midrangey for me on this default setting compared to the Ampeg.
I'm curious as to what 2 of the RS210 cabs sound like compared to the Ampeg 410, as
that
would be a more even comparison. I'm sure that would compensate some
for the overall midrangey-ness which I didn't like as much. If anyone
is able to do this comparison, please let me know what you think.
3. RS210 AND RS212 vs Ampeg SVT 410-HE
(not on the video)
Adding
the RS212 makes the comparison w/ this model of Ampeg much more close
than the above test w/ only the RS210. These 2 setups are fairly
comparable in this situation.
The low end response of the Ampeg
still holds it's own though in this situation. This supports what I
noticed above, that the Ampeg 4x10 has better bass response than the TC
2x10 by itself. Therefore, using 4 10s on the Ampeg is comparable to
the RS210 and RS212.
Unfortunately, I didn't have ability to plug a good mic into my camcorder, so all I have
on this video is the built-in camera mic. I think this comparison still serves it purpose, but
the differences I describe were much more noticeable to my ear when I was playing than
what
ultimately comes across on the video. Hopefully these notes will help
when the differences aren't as obvious when watching. There were
definitely some very noticeable differences though when comparing some
of these models!
I also use a Sansamp RBI by Tech21 as part of my setup. It is connected pre-RH450, so it
sweetens and fattens the tone before sending it to the RH. However, for test purposes, I did not use it for this video.
I hope this was helpful. Send me a message here on Myspace if you have any questions
Cheers,
Chris