EDEN Bass Amp - My Bass Rig

My Rating: Good

The Eden DC112XLT is a lot more combo amp than you might think just looking at it on-line. This thing is big, beefy and loud. I already had a 1x15 Eden cabinet and was thrilled with it so when a 1x12 Eden combo showed up on ebay I snapped it up for around $650. One of my favorite qualities of Eden is their tweeter. Many bass combo tweeters are harsh (give an SWR a listen if you don't believe me). The Eden tweeter is BIG and operates at a lower frequency than most tweeters. It is definitely bright, but has a smooth textured sound rather than a shrill bitter one. The twelve is very punchy but a bit lacking on the bottom end. When I add my Eden 15" cabinet everything balances nicely.

The Eden DC112XLT is a solid state amp but it does have a "Golden Ear" chip. What is a "Golden Ear" chip?...I have no idea, but somebody should probably schedule an intervention with their marketing guy. My guess is that the golden ear is a high end MOS-FET transistor. The warm button engages the "golden ear" and adds a crunchy sound when pushed a little but sounds too fuzz-box-like when pushed really hard. I rolled the warm-trim down to keep the crunch and skip the fuzz. Edens are known as the best clean tone, so they'll will never be an Ampeg but the warm button gives the Eden a much wider range of great sounds.

The real key to getting a good sound out of an Eden is getting the gain and compression right. After that pretty much any tone setting sounds good. Start by setting the gain to where the clipping indicator starts flashing...then roll it back a few clicks. Then set your compression threshold to where you can hear the compression then roll that back a few clicks too. You really don't have to add a lot of coloration because it makes a really nice sound when flat. I start by setting everything flat and dialing Enhance to around 40%. Then I adjust for room acoustics and to fit in the mix.

The DI out with full balanced XLR, ground lift, level control, and a pre/post eq. button provide more than enough flexibility to keep your sound man happy.

With the extra 1x15 cabinet I can handle a loud small club gig without problems.

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