Bass Gear Interview: Jeff Genzler's Journey with the Kinetix 800

Revealing Secrets: Jeff Genzler's Journey with the Kinetix 80
Bass Gear Mag's Tom Bowlus got to spend time with Jeff Genzler to talk about the new Kinetix 800. Everything you want to know, from the design philosophy to the tonal goals is covered in this in-depth discussion. Hear it from the Icon himself!
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[@MegaTuang]

Wow! This man is behind that thing.

[@Zen-js3tx]

Have one, love it!

[@georgestulles8225]

Really want one

[@jima2570]

I'm surprised (a little) that it took this long for someone to make a bass amp with a tube front end and a class D output section. Not to mention the adjustable HPF.

[@bassgearmagazine]

To be clear, there have been numerous prior bass heads which employed a tube front end and a class-D output section. In fact, Jeff Genzler, himself, has multiple prior designs which feature tube preamps feeding class-D output sections. This is a very good one, though, for sure!

[@Vaughn0560]

I still use my Genz Benz Shuttlemax 9.2, which has a tube pre as well as a solid state, which are blendable, with a class D power amp. It's a great amp, but it does have lots and lots of knobs! That makes the much simpler layout of the Kinetix very appealing.