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allstarrme

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The other day I get an email about GC having financing on there used gear. So check out the site and there it is. A week later this guy shows up:

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The GrandMeister Deluxe 40. They included the WiFi adapter and I had already bought a fsm432 fotswitch used with points from my gear card.

It took me a day or 2 to get some time with it and download all the apps on my iPad. Also I found there is android/ windows and Mac software for the GrandMeister app. I haven’t dug in any deeper than the 92 or so factory presets yet but just those are great.

I wasn’t sure how it was gonna sound with 4 el84’s but it is amazing. It can do fendery cleans, it can do vintage crunch, but the lead and the ultra channels are where the fun is. It has a built in noise gate, effects and red box direct out, plus a built in boost all controlled from midi. And it weighs less than 20 lbs.

I was gonna get a TubeMeister 40 instead, but there was no noise gate or boost. The ultra Channel and effects are just a bonus. I probably won’t use the built in effects much as I have a Nova system and a g system to run in the loop. I have been running it through my genz Benz g- flex cabs loaded with man o wars and g12k100 speakers and for 40 watts of el84 power it sounds really good. I need to try it in a full band setting once I make a few channels for songs

Now I just need to program 128 channels worth. If anyone has a chance to try one of these, do it. I wanted one after seeing the old 36 and was just saving up for one later this year. Anyone want a carvin v3 or 3?
 
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How do you like those Genz-Benz cabs?

I like the Genz Benz cabs a lot. The angled front gives a wider less beamy sound and the porting does extend the bass response. I can get them for much less than an orange or a Mesa Boogie and the 2x12’s are as loud as most 4x12’s.

I have 4 of the 2x12’s and a 4x12. I have g12k100’s, man-o-war’s, Evm-12l’s and the stock speaker which is a tweaked V12 legend. I really would like to try them against a Mesa thiele or dr z z-best cab for comparison but haven’t ran across too many.
 
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