Gallien Krueger amp / Genz Benz cabinet.

fivestringdan · #1 10-14-2011, 09:32 AM

Anyone else use this combo? I have been using it for over 10 years and still couldn't be happier with the set up.

I have now a Neo 2x12, Neo 1x12 and Uber 4x10 and a GK RB1001II or MB Fusion. Switch out above for what need for the venue. My first rig was two Genz XB2 2x10s with an rb400.

I really love gigging with this combo. Sometimes I'll bring my Alembic or Demeter with a crest power amp but 99% is the GK/Genz.

Anyone else?

5StringPocket · #2 10-14-2011, 11:15 AM

I think the GK RB1001-II/Uber 410T rig would be stellar. Two very solid performers.

Jason Brown · #3 10-15-2011, 12:27 PM

I've migrated from an Ampeg SVT-CL & 810E to an RB800 into an 810T-XB3. I love the combination, but I can't help but wonder if I'd get better low end extension with a different head.

fivestringdan · #4 10-15-2011, 02:34 PM

That's the rig I am using tonight for a wedding.

I don't know if you could get more low end using a different head. Worth a shot. I will say that my Uber 4x10 sounds great but wouldn't work as a sub. The frequency range just isn't there like some other 4x10's. Of course I'm not looking for a subwoofer in a 4x10

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Originally Posted by 5StringPocket

I think the GK RB1001-II/Uber 410T rig would be stellar. Two very solid performers.

ljazz · #5 10-16-2011, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason Brown

I've migrated from an Ampeg SVT-CL & 810E to an RB800 into an 810T-XB3. I love the combination, but I can't help but wonder if I'd get better low end extension with a different head.

A 700rbII with the 5 string filter engaged would fill the bill. I had been rehearsing with an old rb800, but I really get more of what I want with the 700rbII. And it will grind..... I had mine grunting up a storm through a GK neo112 last night. I've run it through the ampeg 810, and it was spectacular. I bet it would be stellar through the Genz 810.

fivestringdan · #6 10-16-2011, 10:24 AM

Well the RB 1001II and Uber kill! Shaking the roof on the place. I still have to say the the 4x10 doesn't handle the B string as well as my Neo 2x12. But the 2x12 is the most amazing cabinet I have ever played through.

5StringPocket · #7 10-16-2011, 11:32 AM

Interesting. I have the Uber 410T and 212T but haven't had the chance to check out the NeoX 212. The Uber 410T has the max ultimate volume of the three but soundwise I wonder if the NeoX falls in between - a little tighter lows and more upper mid presence than the Uber 212T but a little bigger down low than the Uber 410T. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the RB1001-II/NeoX 212 pairing and how it sounds versus the Uber 410T. The quick attack and ample headroom of that amp should really slam with that NeoX 212!

fivestringdan · #8 10-16-2011, 04:35 PM

The GK and Neo2x12 has been my "big rig" for years. The uber is a bit more punchy and I really like the tone of the uber just lacking when I use the B string with higher volume compared to the neo 2x12. I have only used the uber on two shows so it may not be broken in it. I haven't written it off yet but in a few months from now if I am having the same performance I'll have to sell it. Great cabinet just wont fit my needs as other 4x10's have. I may purchase an XB3 4x10 to see if it can handle the load. I would like to stay with Genz Benz as I have used the brand for over a decade.

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Originally Posted by 5StringPocket

Interesting. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the RB1001-II/NeoX 212 pairing and how it sounds versus the Uber 410T. The quick attack and ample headroom of that amp should really slam with that NeoX 212!

Jason Brown · #9 10-16-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ljazz

A 700rbII with the 5 string filter engaged would fill the bill. I had been rehearsing with an old rb800, but I really get more of what I want with the 700rbII. And it will grind..... I had mine grunting up a storm through a GK neo112 last night. I've run it through the ampeg 810, and it was spectacular. I bet it would be stellar through the Genz 810.

Thanks for the tip...that grunt is an important reason why I like the GK sound. I remember plugging into a 700RB once at the store (connected to a 210 as a combo, IIRC) and being knocked out at the tone. I'll have to see if I can find another one to try.

blmeier7 · #10 10-16-2011, 08:49 PM

I've been using a MB Fusion with an Uber 212...very nice combination for my needs.

naruki · #11 10-16-2011, 08:51 PM

Do people actually use the RB-series with non-GK cabs? Wouldn't it kinda waste the bi-amp output? I'm wondering because I'm thinking of getting one but I don't have a GK cab.

fivestringdan · #12 10-17-2011, 06:06 AM

The little knob on the back of the cabs work fine for me.

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Originally Posted by naruki

Do people actually use the RB-series with non-GK cabs? Wouldn't it kinda waste the bi-amp output? I'm wondering because I'm thinking of getting one but I don't have a GK cab.