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Originally Posted by christianm77
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10-30-2020 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ruger9
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I've got the Quilter Microblock, a Hall of Fame and a Boss EQ. Fits in the guitar case if necessary. It's built for clean sound, though.
But yes, the Spirit of Vintage ticks a lot of boxes...
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The Spirit of Vintage has a lot of chimey treble end. But Chris, you will find it an excellent companion to your Metro 6.5BG, which doesn't.
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A Quilter Interblock 45 and a ZT speaker are the tiniest rig I can come up with with my gear.
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Try a TOOB metro! :-)
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Originally Posted by jjang1993
Yes, a TOOB Metro 6.5BG (Bass&Guitar, the one Christian has) weighs 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs vs. 3.2 kg / 7.0 lbs of the Lunchbox extension cab, with power handling of 130W vs 100W. Tone is a matter of taste, and Lunchbox seems to divide opinions. If the speaker in their extension cab is the same as in the original combo (which I had years ago and ended using to amplify a budget-priced plectrum banjo with no tone ring), it's low sensitivity even for the size. My pretty safe bet is that the Metro is louder, which means that any micro amp's clean headroom goes a longer way. The Yoyo power supply unit handles 110-240V, 50-60Hz, so it's universal, like the Interblock. However, I again want to remind you of the TC Electronic BAM 200, which has a very tube-like tone and an internal, universal power unit, plus weighs half of the Yoyo.
The hybrid micro-amps with their single preamp tube sticking up require a relatively bulky enclosure vs. the pure Class D "bass" (in reality, universal) amps. Weight and size hyperconscious Brooklyn jazz guitarist Greg Ruggiero has built his own enclosures for the Orange Micro Dark and the Yoyo Bluejay. I don't know whether he removes the tube for transport, but it sticks out like a lighthouse in all photos I've seen.
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Also TOOB seems much better made than the ZT stuff which I have to say from experience is not well made. The thing just died.
Lunchbox speaker definitely less powerful; you can tell how inefficient it is because the Lunchbox sounds really loud through even a 1x10 cab. If they rolled out a head version I might be interested.
TOOB Metro is loud enough to play solos over a big band. I wouldn’t use for a rock gig, but it’s deceptively loud and everyone who’s seen it is kind of knocked out by how powerful it is for its size.
Looking forward to seeing what the little H&K sounds like through it.
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Thanks, Christian!
Actually, the Metro BG just found its limits . A recent Finnish bassist customer took it to the rehearsals of a heavy metal band and did not get quite enough clean volume on a C-tuned bass, i.e. two full steps below standard tuning. Well, you can't cheat all the laws of physics all the time. He's quite happy with the BG in his other band setting, which I understand is more more melodic pop on more reasonable volumes.
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Haha, oh well you can’t win ‘em all.
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Originally Posted by Gitterbug
I amazing that he didn't blow it up .....
you make good kit GltterBug
I love my metro
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Wooo! I just ordered a Toob Metro 6.5BG, Markku did an amazing job helping me decide which of the three to get. I have a Quilter Microblock 45 that I usually run a Joyo American Sound. I'm thinking of getting a Joyo Bluejay head to have some more amp head options.
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Just to put the record straight, after some last-minute exchanges, we finally ended with a Metro 6.5GP+ (Guitar Ported), because Jesse prefers a tone universe brighter than traditional smoky jazz. The Eminence Alphalite 6A speaker offers all the bass a jazz guitarist needs, plus reaches 1.5kHz higher than the SICA 6 L 1,5SL speaker, standard on the Metro BG (Bass&Guitar). In practice, for a guitarist, there's a 95% overlap in performance. For traditionalists and thunk-seekers, BG is the recipe.
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Is there a comparison of a Metro BG to a henriksen Blu6 or the like? Would love to hear that...
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Originally Posted by marcwhy
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Originally Posted by blue_lu
There's just two European dealers that represent both Henriksens and Toobs, namely Liberty Music (Neustadt, Germany) and Lightweightguitaramps (Hungary). However, neither currently has the Blu on the shelf, due to the manufacturer's shipping stoppage. Ernst Weinbach and László Balogh will probably be happy to share their opinions on each. I think only László has held the Blu and a TOOB Metro BG simultaneously.
Any volunteer Blu - or Little Jazz - owners out there? Preferably Europeisch. It's 200 euros and change; shipped via UPS, so a return sticker is included. The money stays with PayPal and will be retuned if the BG doesn't stick.Last edited by Gitterbug; 11-06-2020 at 01:00 PM.
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Originally Posted by neatomic
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I didn't really like the Clean, but I could be tempted by the AC...
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They do a Boutique version too
apparently it's good for the edge of breakup thing I need
MV50 Boutique - Vox Amps
anyone got one ?
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Originally Posted by pingu
Cheers,
Markku
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Originally Posted by blue_lu
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
They have several models, both head and combos. Both have tweed champ inspired models.
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I am a little bit worried about bad earthing etc on the cheaper units.
HeadRush?
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