The ULTIMATE Portable Amp // Phil Jones Bass BG-800 Roadcase
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- The Roadcase is the ultimate in portability, featuring a built-in handle and wheels. Its simplified single channel input is specifically designed to work with all active or passive bass instruments, making it a versatile addition to any musician’s arsenal. With its precision 5 band EQ, you can achieve precise tonal customization that will make your basslines stand out from the crowd.
In addition to its power and precision, the BG-800 also boasts a range of useful features, including an active/passive mute switch, FX send return with Blend control, stereo aux input 3.5 mini jack, headphone out jack, XLR Balanced line out with ground lift switch, and line in and line out to allow multiples of BG 800s to be slaved to one master BG800.
Transporting the Roadcase is a breeze thanks to its incredible power to weight ratio and ergonomically designed handling. And with its ability to work from 100-volts ac to 240 volts ac and automatically adapt to line voltage, the BG800 is the perfect choice for musicians on the go.
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As someone that had to haul, no drag an SVT 8x10 or several 60lb + 4x10, SWR Goliath 4x10 for decades, nope ain't doin an 80lb amp again. Now I use 2 Markbass 2x10 cabs at 30lb apiece and will never look back.
Same cabs here, I love em!
Dave's eyebrows/bassface while he was describing the treble knob was priceless.
When the video speaks about how adjusting EQ controls or the FX loop blend can yield several different tones, etc, it would be good to demonstrate that.
Phil Jones amps and cabs are great!
A video idea, that I haven't seen anywhere on UA-cam, is a shootout between all of the regular EMG and the EMG X bass humbuckers. It would be great to have a good comparison video between all of them (preferably both the DI tones and through an amp). You guys are probably the biggest advocates for EMG bass pickups on UA-cam, so I figured if anyone would do a video like that it would be you guys.
I’ve been planning on doing that for some time. Hopefully soon!
@@TheBassChannel That would be awesome! Looking forward to it 😀 I already love the EMG X-series guitar pickups (they blow the Fishman Fluence Moderns out of the water and are a huge improvement over the original EMGs), but I'm still very unsure about their bass counterparts.
I have one. They are easy to roll in and out of most gigs and sound great. They can be a bit awkward lifting in to a car, but overall, I’m quite happy with it. Plenty of power.
I’ve been eyeing the single 4” model for practice in the home studio.
Buy a small combo with a 10in speaker. It's bass!
I own and practice with the Phil Jones X4 Nanobass. It sounds amazing for its intended purpose, which is practice and playing with acoustic instruments in a casual setting. It's sounds great at its intended volume, and covers the tone of a bass with accuracy. I play finger style (the most difficult tone to produce at volume,) and this amp can do the tone, so don't believe the naysayers.
I have it, and it is deceptively powerful. I’ve even used it as a bit of a small PA sub for the trivia nights my wife and I do at her bar.
Impressive Tell Zzounds to Get It In Stock!
I would love to try one of these but in most of these videos they all have this muddy mid range that jumps out over everything else.
I dont really understand why I would want this as opposed to a 112 and 210 cab. Its huge but Im super skeptical pf the small speaker thing
There's an hour long video on youtube where Phil Jones explains why- all to do with efficiency and driver excursion. Having owned a smaller version of this, the 4*5" I can say they are impressive and the small speaker thing kinda works. Anyway, I went back to a 115 and 112 modular Bergantino stack just more thump plus easier to carry. At 80lbs you'd be mad to buy this over a GR Bass or Bergantino.
I owned the suitcase combo & extension cab years ago, meaning 8x5". It sounded wonderful but for playing shows in a rock band I needed a lot more. A single Bill Fitzmaurice Jack12 does the job way better for me. Two are unbelievably loud. Really had to turn up the mids on the PJB to be heard, which I love, but still.
The Rick at about 9 sounded so good...
Peavey made some newish bass amps (MAX series) with tilted top speakers.. but I never got a chance to try one out. I’d like to see this more in 4x10 cabs.. so you would get good bass from bass coupling on the floor and you’d be able to hear the high frequencies as well..
Is it common to put microsynths in the loop? Ive been putting mine just before gain pedals all this time. Now I gotta try it
I run a Ampeg RB210 with an Markbass 1x12 for gigs. Bring out the 1x12 as needed. Also run to FOH via my Two Notes Le Bass preamp and I’m good to go.
Yup, for the cost Markbass. I've never understood the whole Phil Jones thing.
ampeg svt 7 pro and my 4x10 neo cab on wheels at 4 ohms. that handles the svt 7 pro. and a boss eq 200. switching mids for each bass and eq.
Yea man I have a difficult time parting from my SVT4 pro it’s heavy but I know it will deliver either with one of my 8x10 cabs or my 4x10 which is what I take out, but something nice and light that I know will do what I need would be very nice
@@bassimprovjams3772 not heavy at all. it has detachable casters. just roll it were you want. more pounding remove the caster ,set it on the floor its not a vented cab. lot of mids clear and distinct.
Not sure I'm a fan of how these sound, like others have said the mids just sound not great.. also it's such a weird pitch with portability, I'm running a Darkglass Microtubes X 900 and Ampeg Venture 2x12 neo cab and that entire rig weighs in at 50lbs and can drown out an entire mid size venue at under half volume while having insane midrange definition. Probably just not for me!
It doesn't exactly sound muddy, but for me it lacks clarity.
Same
But how does it handle an open low B from a 5 string at higher volume
Something I don't understand about this amp in particular: TWELVE speakers and you still have to add another cab to get the full power. Granted 750 watts is probably more than enough for me but I'd much rather have 950w with the option to half the power.
Or better yet get a 2x10 combo and actually be able to accurately reproduce bass frequencies. 5 in speakers you can not. Regardless of power.
@@nicholasskridla2475You could not be more wrong.
6:13 what song is this riff from?
Unfortunately you only need 4 of those 5 bands, because trebles are for cutting
What is the name of the song being played at 8:50 in this video?? Is it by Rush ? Please help
Ohh nevermind, I found it . Natural Science - from permanent waves album.
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Is the amp on?
SWR Baby Blue II, two eights, one five, parametric EQ all tube preamp… unsurpassed
Can’t really see a point to it over stacking a bunch of little Phil jones cabs? If you’re gonna get a 40kg cab just get a 4x10 or 2x 2x10’s or … yeah you get the idea. Standard cab formats exist for a reason and you don’t have to suffer the restrictions of 5” drivers? Their 2x5” cabs offer something back in the trade off, this just doesn’t make sense to me, especially for the price of Phil Jones stuff.
But you're talking louder than this amp plays. ;)
That's the problem with all of their vids... great breakdown of the item, and review, but the volume jump from demonstration to voice is absurd
where do you order these i dont own a car and this looks perfect to roll to the bus stop.
They are all over Reverb.
i was thinking of puting a telescopic handle and castors on a yorkville 50 watt combo i have.@@BubbleWrapPerson
80lbs
You be funny
it's kinda heavy
Low bass at full? … oh no 😬
Sorry, but 5in speakers do not hit the bass notes with clarity. The idea is good, but it iwnt practical with so many other amps out there using Neo magnets in their speakers. Acpustic has a 2x10 cab with neo magnets. Just run a micro head to it. Smallermore portable.
Ya know what? Im just gonna design a 4x8 cabinet.
I don't know anything about 5" speakers, but I listened to this twice with wireless earbuds and once on a Bose speaker, and each time this amp sounded... not exactly muddy, but lacking clarity for me.
@@jonathanustin6295exactly my friend. That's because such a small speaker can not accurately reproduce the bass frequencies. Especially at volume levels such as expected like at a gig.
Better off getting a 1x12 or 2x10 combo. Fender has a nice 2x10 combo with lots of low end and punch at a fraction of the cost.
If people are so concerned with weight don't play bass. Buy a flute.
Using an earbud with a 1/4 or 1/8 inch speaker to judge a 5” speaker doesnt work. My PJ sounds great ‘in the room’ with standard tuning and I’ve heard them do justice to lower tuned instruments.
@@TheRflynnPlease don't try to confuse him with facts. His mind is made up.
Doesn't sound very good and how much is probably too much.
so you are hearing it on your crappy home speakers, playing a UA-cam video. get real!
lol “ultimate portable amp”? Cmon. Sounds better than expected given the silly config, but what bassist on earth would want this over something basic AF like a Rumble 800 that weighs less than half as much and will sound better for a fraction of the price? Who on earth is this for?
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