Spent Enough Time With The Bogner Ecstasy 104BV to Have An Opinion

[GreenRust]

Hello,

I have one of these 104BV’s as well. Amazing amp. I am having some difficulty dialing in the purple channel however compared to the others. Mine sounds a bit thicker and fuller (than some of the Youtube clips I have watched) even when using the brightest pre-gain setting and high treble with low bass. I can tell it would be my favorite of all the channels if I can dial out some of the thickness especially with humbuckers but even some with my single coils. Has anyone else who has one tried it with a Fryette Power Station in order to use the presence control on that unit? I’m considering buying one to try to get a little more clarity than I have been able to dial in so far as I am committed to getting the best out of this channel.

As a side note, I don’t own a cabinet yet for it as I am looking for the perfect match before buying but have tried a 4x12 with greenbacks, a 1x12 open back with Mesa Black Shadow C90, and EVH 2x12 with Celestion Anniversary 30’s, a Friedman 1x12 small ported cab with Celestion 65 creamback as well as though a 2x12 twin reverb using only the speakers which were JBL D120f’s.

I appreciate anyone else who has one letting me know about their experience using this channel specifically. Again, amazing amp!

Thanks,
John

Not sure on 104, but own a 101 anniv., but i would go for a bogner 4x12...green backs or v30, or a mix. Give that dragon the oxygen it needs to bring the fire. Any good 4x12 will be great...friedman, cornford, etc.

Then with the bogner 4x12 see if you have the same issue with the purple channel.

You could also add a graphic eq in the loop (boss ge7 is good, dont overthink it) and only assign it to the purple channel when activated, cutting lows (c. 100 hz), or tweaking to ear..likely possible with midi and easier than adding a power station.

Another option for purple would be crank the amp if thats doable...12 oclock on master should be enough (and is loud on my 101). I find for lower gain (gasp lol) my xtc likes volume...but it stills sounds great low, but can be less open in the upper mids.

Good luck.

 

[jkaffenb]

Not sure on 104, but own a 101 anniv., but i would go for a bogner 4x12...green backs or v30, or a mix. Give that dragon the oxygen it needs to bring the fire. Any good 4x12 will be great...friedman, cornford, etc.

Then with the bogner 4x12 see if you have the same issue with the purple channel.

You could also add a graphic eq in the loop (boss ge7 is good, dont overthink it) and only assign it to the purple channel when activated, cutting lows (c. 100 hz), or tweaking to ear..likely possible with midi and easier than adding a power station.

Another option for purple would be crank the amp if thats doable...12 oclock on master should be enough (and is loud on my 101). I find for lower gain (gasp lol) my xtc likes volume...but it stills sounds great low, but can be less open in the upper mids.

Good luck.

Thanks so much for the suggestions! I appreciate it. I hadn’t thought of a graphic eq in the loop and will definitely give that a try. I haven’t found any local cabinets yet with v30s or a mix to try but will keep my eye out to test that as well.

Thanks again