Detectorguru
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The past two days in a couple of iron infested colonial sites. The AT Pro dubbed BB and another by F the GBSE. Some info:
The Black Beauty has got the electronic know how. Allot of thought went into its design. It will in my opinion do very well when the headphone issue is cleared up. Sound means the world to me. Poor quality sound due to the stock headphones makes the detector seem weak. I did a recovery speed test side by side with an iron nail and a clad dime and flat button. The advantage went to the GBSE but BB was no slouch. Depth in the ground seems to be similar. I dug some deep targets so far with both detectors. The meter goes to the GB SE. Easy to see. BB can been seen but not as well for me. The rod configuration goes to the GBSE. Cam locks keep it from the dreaded wobble at max. length. BB wobbles. Battery type is a draw. One nine volt or 4 AA's for the BB does not bother me. I put lithium batteries in all my detectors and they last along time.Pinpoint goes to the GBSE. BB is weak on deep targets. Tone id went to BB. But only when you need to check the targets iron resolution. The tone roll is a magic button. It will id large iron spot on. But only use it to verify a target in heavy iron or you will be bombarded with more sound. The GBSE may read large iron as good high conductive metal. Both work well on salt water beaches but neither is a MLB . BB will excel under the lakes and rivers in the coming season. My opinion. I will continue to enjoy both and mod my BB shaft to straight and get the G. adapter so I can use my own phones. One last thing, Weight and balance goes to the GBSE at max rod length. BB feels heavy to me on the coil end but I do love both coils and yes both get tangled in fallen twigs and sound off when you hit a rock or log. I'm sure this will get deleted but this is my opinion for whatever its worth.
The Black Beauty has got the electronic know how. Allot of thought went into its design. It will in my opinion do very well when the headphone issue is cleared up. Sound means the world to me. Poor quality sound due to the stock headphones makes the detector seem weak. I did a recovery speed test side by side with an iron nail and a clad dime and flat button. The advantage went to the GBSE but BB was no slouch. Depth in the ground seems to be similar. I dug some deep targets so far with both detectors. The meter goes to the GB SE. Easy to see. BB can been seen but not as well for me. The rod configuration goes to the GBSE. Cam locks keep it from the dreaded wobble at max. length. BB wobbles. Battery type is a draw. One nine volt or 4 AA's for the BB does not bother me. I put lithium batteries in all my detectors and they last along time.Pinpoint goes to the GBSE. BB is weak on deep targets. Tone id went to BB. But only when you need to check the targets iron resolution. The tone roll is a magic button. It will id large iron spot on. But only use it to verify a target in heavy iron or you will be bombarded with more sound. The GBSE may read large iron as good high conductive metal. Both work well on salt water beaches but neither is a MLB . BB will excel under the lakes and rivers in the coming season. My opinion. I will continue to enjoy both and mod my BB shaft to straight and get the G. adapter so I can use my own phones. One last thing, Weight and balance goes to the GBSE at max rod length. BB feels heavy to me on the coil end but I do love both coils and yes both get tangled in fallen twigs and sound off when you hit a rock or log. I'm sure this will get deleted but this is my opinion for whatever its worth.