I love the clarity in the bridge pickup on the Ripper! That Genz-Benz is really pushing the Ripper's true sound. Great video!

Thanks Sandy. Had to satisfy all the requests I got for more Ripper bass!

The best cab Ive ever owned.

Thank you very much, Mr. Whisperer! The other, and one of the main reasons I'd love *two* of them that I didn't mention is that I run a Clean/Effected dual mono setup whenever possible (currently an effected 2x10" & clean 2x12" Neo-driven cabs) unless stage/time constraints force me into just the 2x12... but with two NX2-212T dropping a fair amount of weight even compared to my current setup, the only thing that's stopping me from moving in that direction is the price tag! ;-)

I once stacked 2 212 Neos and it was massive!

Fair enough! Thanks for the reply, Ed. I'm happy with the 112 so I'm quite sure that I'll be happy with two of 'em:) Oh what a sad state of affairs this getting older thing can be... Thanks again and keep up the good work, Michael

Thanks! I appreciate the sentiment, but I couldn't imagine finding enough clients to be that busy. But... if they ask, and I like their stuff... I'll do it.

Always a pleasure to watch these reviews. It helped in my decision of buying a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0

I like the fact that the strings on yer P-bass are 15 years old. And the rig is cool, too.

This works just fine. I have a frriend who uses 4 times 112''-cabs with an old, massive sounding TraceEliott Hexavalve. On big stages he goes 4x12'', smaller ones 2x12'', and on bar gigs he just takes 112'' with him. There is no "lack of sound" or anything. It just works fine for him. His amp goes down to 3 Ohm, so he has 8 -Ohm-cabs. A perfect match.

i was playing yesterday streamliner 900 and cabinet was gb1288 1x12 2x8 man i have never listen a sound coming out of cabinet like that,i have to buy it!!!

Great review, Ed. Can't wait to hear you play it live next time we play together.

hey Ed!! i just want to say, your review videos are THE best of all. Always down to the very last detail, and the way you slap?! oh man... I'm a big fan of yours!! KEEP ROCKIN' my friend!!!

Different ones... but all Genz. I use the Shuttle 6.2/12t a lot for small clubs, occasionally with the extension cab. I use the Streamliner 900 or Shuttlemax 9.2 with the NeoX or Focus 410 cabs. The Uber 212 stays at home mostly and is my studio rig for most demos. I also have a Shuttle 9.2 and Focus 112 stack... I have lots of choices - it depends on the size of the venue, and the style of music.

Read the July (and August's) issues of "Bass Player". In his column Ed uses his Mike Lull M5V as the basis of the issue he's discussing... and it's quite clear his feelings regarding the Lull. It's almost a "mini-review" of the bass...

Nice work (again), Ed. And thanks for hooking up the Streamliner. Bought one awhile back (sight unseen) based on your review, and couldn't be happier. *sigh* Looks like I'll be buying another cab now... Cheers.

Nothing beats G&L's Tribute series when it comes to value for the money!

Hi Ed. It would be worthwhile for G-B to have you break down their amp heads' features. There have been some changes and it would be good to see them in action and compared. Since you know them pass it on. Thanks!

Your videos get better every time, Ed.

Great review. As always, your great playing, informative narrative, use of several basses, tones and styles keeps it interesting. Thanks for the g.a.s.

Genz Benz continue their bombing run. Man, I'm so gonna get some of their stuff. I got a pretty good idea of the differences of this cab when compared to other Genz Benz stuff. The Shuffles are great... A review on that Mike Lull jazz bass would be beneficial, some other viewers seem to agree. I asked about that bass a while ago, I couldn't make out the letters on the headstock. I am surprised by a lot of things in this video and that weight reduction bit really tops the cake... thank you Ed!

Ed, you have a really great bass tone

I concur with Ed's comment. Both the original neo 212 and the uber 212 (which I own and use live) have insane amounts of punch. I had an old SWR rig with a 4x10 and 1x15 setup, and with a little shuttle 6.0 and the uber 212, I can get equivalent volume with a better, more balanced sound than the SWR rig (personal taste there, though). I'm not saying you're wrong, just that the gear is capable, but perhaps not a great compliment for your particular instrument or style.

Thanks Ed, Everytime you make a video it costs me money....Wait a minute, It's not your fault!!! That would be like shooting the messenger....Let's blame it on Jeff for building such amazing gear. Cheers and Merry Christmas.

Check out the Squier basses in the $300 range. They're solid quality and can compete with other basses that go for double that. Try out everything you can at your local Guitar Center if you have one near you and find what you like best!

Very Jaco, nice amp and good playing Ed

Well, I believe I've demoed every head they make. Check out the Shuttle 6.2, 9.2, and Shuttlemax 9.2 demos... Streamliner too.

The Uber is a little more on the hifi side, where the NeoX has more cut, The STL kind of mellows that out a little in the Neo, but they both sound great.

Hi Ed. Ok, that's it. Your vids are better than 98% of tv shows. We demand you go back to a MUCH FULLER bass whisperer schedule, but now we want a minimum of one new full episode a week. You only have to keep that up for a year, then we'll let you off the hook again. :)

Probably and Ebtech Hum Eliminator or Ground Lifter which can clean up ground loop issues.

Not in my experience. I played large rooms with the prior version and it had power to spare. It's one of the best one cabinet solutions out there for all venue sizes.

Nice to see you doing videos again, is this going to be a regular thing?

Awesome review man.

How do you make new basses appear as you speak? It must be bass magic! Markbass has used Fatal speakers for ages. Another great video!

Thanks. While I've never copped any Jaco licks specifically, my jazz playing is no doubt heavily influenced by him. I also credit Neils Henning Orsted Pederson, who influenced my upright playing greatly... but bebop is bebop! Play it on upright, it sounds like NHOP, play it on fretless electric... sounds like Jaco.

Similar tone, but 112 doesn't sound like 212 for obvious reasons. The 600 sounds pretty much the same as the 900, just a little less headroom, but perfectly matched for a 112, or two 112s.

Was it a "Hum X"? That's a filter that goes between the power cord and the wall and is supposed to filter out the noise resulting from ground loops without actually breaking the ground and being dangerous.

I set it in different places depending on the sound I want, and the bass I'm playing. As far as your buzz... don't want to be a buzz kill, but it might be a technique or bass setup issue causing the problem. The tweeter is just making it more audible. Turning down the tweeter won't cure that. Just a guess.

where did they find this guy ... Area 41.... he is like a machine.. in every aspect of presentation and playing ....

As far as speaker real estate, it's the same, but I would think the difference between two small boxes vs. one large box would be noticeable in some way. I haven't done it, so I can't say if it's good or bad... but easier to carry is GOOD!

sounds amasing

Damn, lovely sound! And Merry X-mas!

Two word review: Frikkin' awesome.

I have two 2-12 GB Neox cabs( the older version he mentions in the vid) and it's powered by the shuttle max 12.0 and let me tell you I could blow away both my guitar players in sound if I wanted to and I never played through the pa all I ever did was adjust my volume according to the sound guy.

Fantastic review - a Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 & two NX2-212T (or previous versions) has been my "Dream Rig" for a while now, and this video is certainly NOT helping convince me that my current 2x10" & 2x12" Neo setup is just fine for me! And as a fellow Lull player, yours sounded godly at the beginning, as did your EBMM Sterling Fretless 5-string. :-D

That is a very nice sounding cab! How does it compare with the fEARLESS F112?

Have you tried Sandberg basses, Ed? You should get your hands on one some day! :)

NHOP's the bomb.

Good sounding gear,

Dude, I've been using this exact rig for two months on gigs, as well as the previous cab (NeoX) with the same head for several years.... it does NOT disappear in my experience. Granted 900 watts from a Class D amp my not feel the same as 900 watts from a Class AB amp... but this rig sounds massive. Have you ever actually used this rig live?

Hey Ed, great showcase as usual. I currently have the Genz NX2-112T, which is plenty enough for many gigs, but I was considering purchasing a second 112T. Despite the wheels on the 212T, I found that with my aging body, I can manage the 112T more easily, particularly on stairs and lifting onto stages and into my car. Is there anything lacking from the 2x112T setup vs the single 212T? Thanks, Ed.

Ed, I'm considering upgrading from my beastly 100 lb.Eden XLT 4x10. It has great lows but I hate the horn and the heft.I'm considering replacing it with the Shroeder 12/15, the Xsonics 2x15cf or the GenzB NeoX, all of which are about half the weight. Obviously, I don't want to sacrifice the "beef". Can you help a brother out? p.s., Glad i discovered your most helpful videos.

I'm interested if either Ed or a reader of this review has purchased and is using *2* of the NX2-212T cabinets stacked on top of each other? It's seem that it would make one H-E-Double Hockey Sticks of a 4x12" Linear Speaker Array, which has been a good amount of recent discussions on Internet Forums such as TalkBass on how to improve real-world speaker response.

I was in a studio the other day that had a little black box thingy plugged in and they said it eliminated ground hum. Anyone know what that might be?

Great video, as usual Ed. I have a Streamliner 900 and a Shuttle 9.0 that I use with a Bergantino HS 410 cab and Bergantino HT112ER respectively for gigs and practice. Do you think the NX2-212T will deliver when powered by the Shuttle 9.0 (I think I know your answer?). My 410 Berg cab weighs about 90 lbs and we have 9 gigs this month and the weight adds up, even in the smaller clubs we play where I have to schlep the gear myself! Appreciate all your reviews, you are extremely helpful. PC.

More power wins every time.

U da man Ed

Hey Ed! Was that you playing at the Kennedy Center Awards! Or was it just another killer bassist with a goatee?

Only when I get a contract.

hH Ed, I was wondering if you can do a review on the Ibanez Grooveline G104...

Some other guy... Probably Zev Katz.... people often confuse us on TV. The easy way to figure out who is who is - if he's on TV, it's probably Zev.

I was wondering there is no problem to you use a 900 watts amp (Like the Streamliner) with a 600 watts cab on 4 Ohm like the Genz Benz NX2-212T ?

Hey man I was just wondering what riff that was you were playing to demonstrate the slap?

Mr. Whisperer, I was wondering if you'd tried the NX2-212T with any non-Genz Benz heads? As a Bassist with a Disability, I'm very much interested in the low weight, portability, small footprint of the cab (and I can only imagine if you have 2 to place in a linear stack!) but I'm very happy with my Preamps (SWR Mini Mo' & Interstellar Overdrive) and have no desire to make a change in that direction. I'd love to hear opinions on how they work with non GB preamps...

I've seen those things mentioned before but I don't really know what they mean. What does "Class (letter) amp" mean?

Ed! would you consider demoing the roger waters precision bass? love the playing brother!!!

I have a basic question for you. I've watched many of your videos and Class D digital amplification seems to have taken over for bass players. What I want to ask you is, when you occassionally play a good MOS-FET amplifier, do you feel the old non-digital ampliers give you anything that you're not getting from the modern Class D digital amplifiers?

Hi, nice video! I would like to know what are the specs on that Fender P bass, is it a custom shop model or "regular" one? What's the colour? Thanks!

Hey Ed I have an old house with the same wiring issue and the ground hum. I just don't know of any way other than installing a ground to my electrical system in the house which would be a major under taking. I tried the ground lift adapters and even tried installing a gfci wall receptacle but it didn't help. Do you know of anything else I could try?

very nice great

Does Genz Benz make a smaller version that has the same Features as nx2-212T and the amp ?

Hum X? I'll look into that. I need something short of a total re-wire.

Hey Ed, I have a question about the HF level, where would you ideally set it to? Mine was set to 5 but then I heard a buzz when I played the F, so I turned it down and the buzz disappeared.

Hey Ed, thanks for your great videos! I'm curious how this cab compares with the Uber 212, particularly when powered by the STL-900. Any thoughts?

Best to look that up for the real info.

Faital makes speakers to GB's specifications, they're not stock.

This cabinet is rated at 600w , how well does it handle the 900w head? Should i go for a 600w head? I really want to buy serious gear for serious gigs and I'm trying to make up my mind on what to buy :)

i wonder how it sounds paired with a gk rb 700 ii

Well, I still have a GBE 1200 Class A/B amp, and if there is a difference in feel... I'd say it's more a result of psychology than anything I could really pinpoint. Not to say there IS no difference... but I can't pinpoint anything, and I'm not technical enough to understand the what and why. Bottom line is my 900 watt Class D amps have never not been loud enough for anything I've ever had to do.

Not familiar with the other two cabs, but the Genz is pretty beefy.

Would you recommend this cab for use with a double bass?

I ment the nx2 112t

Thanks sounds great . How's the 112t sound and what amp would be best with it

Hi - the nx2 12t and Genz Benz 6.1 can that combo do sound wise as the 212ht and your 900 ? What will be different? Thank you

Let me know what you think - nx2 112t with Genz Benz streamlined STM 600 will I be able to achieve this sounds get the 900 you are playing through has?

HI , im just going to start learning bass, what kind of bass would you recommend ? not too expensive one !!! :)

What type of strings, Ed? Fat Beams?

Only if Ibanez asks me to.

What bass rig do you use in your gigs?:>

Well, actually no, I haven't tried it with a non-Genz head. That's all I use, and have no real interest in anyone else's amp for my personal use. But I'm sure it would sound great with anything.

Sorry--saw the string names later in the video

@ 07:04 ... brown note?

I don't need this cab. I just need to practice more. Thanks Ed. (grin)

played a brown note

Try it wish an Ashdown head.

Selling my Genz Benz if anyone is interested

Jeez, I dunno. Something I made up I guess.

Nope, haven't tried one yet.

It's fine, just don't be stupid.

Really not my cup of tea but they do sound nice.