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Rawb · 05-07-2006, 05:28 PM

OK, so, my 700rb is in and i finally had a chance to use it to its potential.

Three words: UH-MA-ZING!

I tried it out in a full set at an outdoor stadium last saturday. My god, I plugged it in with a 410 hartke cab that was already there and the tone and amplification was exactly what I had expected. I wanted something loud and hey, loud it was. I even had to compete with my guitarist who had used two 2x12 mesa's, and my volume control didn't even go past 9 o'clock. Now thats fucking power!
Tonewise, well, it did what it was supposed to do, which is amplify. But the tone wasn't all that great. I have a warwick corvette 5 string, with new strings even, but it really wasn't that clear. It might also have something to do with the cab because it didn't have a tweeter....

Otherwise, this head was definitely worth $599. With its compact size, great price, sleek and cool looks, and unbeilivalbe power, I rate this product a 9/10. I can't give this a perfect 10 only because of the tone. The head itself did a great job amplifying, but it didn't do much to color my tone (some consider that good, while others think that sucks). I think it doesn't matter because there's always something you can get or do to tweak your tone.

05-07-2006, 05:28 PM	#12
Rawb Bebejuice! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In the hizow Posts: 1,144	OK, so, my 700rb is in and i finally had a chance to use it to its potential. Three words: UH-MA-ZING! I tried it out in a full set at an outdoor stadium last saturday. My god, I plugged it in with a 410 hartke cab that was already there and the tone and amplification was exactly what I had expected. I wanted something loud and hey, loud it was. I even had to compete with my guitarist who had used two 2x12 mesa's, and my volume control didn't even go past 9 o'clock. Now thats fucking power! Tonewise, well, it did what it was supposed to do, which is amplify. But the tone wasn't all that great. I have a warwick corvette 5 string, with new strings even, but it really wasn't that clear. It might also have something to do with the cab because it didn't have a tweeter.... Otherwise, this head was definitely worth $599. With its compact size, great price, sleek and cool looks, and unbeilivalbe power, I rate this product a 9/10. I can't give this a perfect 10 only because of the tone. The head itself did a great job amplifying, but it didn't do much to color my tone (some consider that good, while others think that sucks). I think it doesn't matter because there's always something you can get or do to tweak your tone.