Harley Benton block 800b

[bassically_eli]

Yea, I had a 500w head and was with a band where the drummer used tree trunk sized sticks and the guitarist had too much amperage. Tried forever to get them to quiet down. Now with the HB800B they say they can here me. SMH...

What was the 500w head?

 

[joenoone]

What was the 500w head?

It is a G&K MB500. To compare, that has a warm sound while the HB has what I would call a "very clean" sound and the sound controls can contour to what I want. I had read people complaining about the tone controls but it's just a different sounding amp. Each brand has it's own sound I've found - an Ampeg sounds different from a Peavey or a G&K, etc....

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Can anyone that's bought one of these confirm that you can bypass the preamp/EQ by plugging directly into the effects return?

I've got a Darkglass Ultra pedal I'd like to run as a preamp, and my current head (Terror Bass) bypasses master volume when connecting via effects return, which isn't ideal. I'd quite like a cheap but beefy backup head to run the Alpha Omega into, to save spending a grand on an AO 900 head.

 

[martin-75-]

It bypasses the preamp indeed.

 

[Zoot H Rollo]

this looks like a good pairing with ToneX or other capture/modeling device.

what's a good lightweight 12" cab for this amp?

 

[ReeV0]

Hi 800b owners - I just bought one of these off Thomann and received it the other day. Its a MKII version.

Just wondering, does anyone have a problem with white noise? Mine makes a really bad hiss even on mute or with the volume and treble at 0... I might return it

 

[DeleteriousJLW]

@ReeV0
I have one running a 4x10 + 1x15 Fender Bassman stack. No hiss on mute. A hiss can be heard if the mids & highs are full with the horn on, but otherwise, I've never noticed any white noise in normal playing position (everything at 12 o'clock).

 

[ReeV0]

@ReeV0
I have one running a 4x10 + 1x15 Fender Bassman stack. No hiss on mute. A hiss can be heard if the mids & highs are full with the horn on, but otherwise, I've never noticed any white noise in normal playing position (everything at 12 o'clock).

Thanks, I guess I just have a faulty one. Before I bought it I seem to remember readings reviews that mentioned it had a very high noise floor.

 

[AndyLES]

Hey -sorry for bumping a zombie thread, but what's the consensus on these things, a few years out? Any reliability issues?

 

[martin-75-]

Mine is still going strong.

 

[Snert]

but what's the consensus on these things, a few years out? Any reliability issues?

None. The Icepower modules are very reliable, and used in a lot of other commercial gear.

They use the ICE-700 Watt module

From post 10 this thread.

 

[seamonkey]

Yes, ICEpower, and you can't get this module by itself for any less $$$

What I don't get is @ReeV0 issue with hiss. It could be the pre-amp, but it's not going to be the ICEpower.

 

[Snert]

Yes, ICEpower, and you can't get this module by itself for any less $$$

I have commercial accounts through my business and its not worth me buying a replacement module, so I'm buying another 800B as a backup, not because of any issues or doubt over it, just because I like to be prepared (and I consider that to be professional). And they're really inexpensive for what they are.

What I don't get is @ReeV0 issue with hiss.

I don't have any hiss issues. The pre is really basic.