Carvin Micro bass combo build quality

[lowendblues]

I'm finding myself really wanting to try one of Carvins new Micro bass combo's, MB10, MB12 or MB15.

I've read some horror story's on the build / electronic quality of their other amps, (although I've had a few of their amps and had no problems.), can anyone rate the build quality / reliability on these new combo's?

[jeff7bass]

I just got my MB10 a few weeks ago so it’s early to tell about reliability but it’s solid, gets loud and seems to be very well put together. Super tone and tons of features too. I should add that my Carvin PB100-115 combo was a workhorse for years and had no problems.

I’m trying to get a jam going with friends to really put the MB10 to the test soon. I want to try it standalone with drummer + guitar, then try it with an extension for the 250w mini-rig.

My extension will be a Dr. Bass 112LF. Just an FYI, GK has an MB12 that looks good also but I don’t think you can add an extension to it. 200w.

[lowendblues]

We have similar tastes. I have a GK 112-II that I'd be using for a extension cab.

I'm thinking about the MB15 though.

I've had an older PB500 stack with 410 and 118 cabs, a PB100-15, a PB200-15, 2 RL1000's, a RL210 cab and currently own 3 Carvin basses. I can honestly say I've never had a bit of trouble with any of them.

[craig.p]

Originally Posted by lowendblues

[...] can anyone rate the build quality / reliability on these new combo's?

Build quality 9.5. I'd have given it a 10 except I found one loose staple in the damping material a few days ago. (I use this amp for testing so it's apart more than together, and that's how I came across it.)

Reliability is a solid 10 so far. I once ran it loud, outdoors, into a four-ohm load on a hot summer day w/ no problems and no significant heat.

Might want to take a look at this thread where I go into a lot more detail in several posts (spanning several pages... sorry ).