GK MB212.....for guitar?

c3powil · #1 06-26-2010, 07:33 AM

I really need a guitar amp, but I am set on getting the GK MB212 bass combo. If I plan on using a guitar pedal in between it and my guitar, do you think I could get a good metal tone out of it? Maby some of you owners could give it a go and report back here?

RickenBoogie · #2 06-26-2010, 08:20 AM

It'll amplify your guitar, but there's simply NO substitute for a guitar amp. Completely different beasts. I have alot of bass gear, since I'm a bassist, but I like to dabble with guitar too. A couple of great guitar combo's I like are the Fender Blue's Jr, and Vox AC-15. Neither is really expensive. As to good metal tone, you're talking about a serious guitar rig, like a Marshall or Mesa all-tube head, and at least a 2x12 *guitar* cab.

Tommy el Gato · #3 06-26-2010, 08:30 AM

You might be able to squeez a preamp pedal (like a sansamp Triac) in there and have it sound good, but that's supposing the GK is transparent enough, which I believe it might be. Then again, I have very little guitar experience and I've never used the GK combo in question, but as far as my understanding takes me I think this could work out. But I would still suggest investing in a guitar amp down the road.

c3powil · #4 06-26-2010, 10:15 AM

Well the reason why Im asking is because, while I want a new bass amp, the bands that I will play in both want me to play guitar. I primarily play bass, but I guess my skill has transferred over to guitar as most people tell me I play really well. Im currently selling my old bass amp and with the money I can either buy a Peavey halfstack (for guitar) or the GK combo. If I could get the combo and play guitar through it then my problems are solved, however it seems the majority say that the Peavey halfstack would be best.

tallboybass · #5 06-26-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

It'll amplify your guitar, but there's simply NO substitute for a guitar amp. Completely different beasts.

+1

Mike Shevlin · #6 06-26-2010, 11:56 AM

Just this week I plugged a 15 watt crate guitar amp (headphone jack out into the bass amp input with tweeter OFF) into my Hughes & Kettner 115 bass combo and it sounds very good~

c3powil · #7 06-26-2010, 03:31 PM

Was thinking about buying the combo and a Peavey guitar amp head. If i used the head with the combo completely bypassing the bass head, do you think I would get a good tone?

**B-string** · #8 06-26-2010, 04:51 PM

If the Peavey is SS, run the effects send into the MB212s Aux in (1/4" to 1/8" adaptor needed). Problem solved?

rpsands · #9 06-26-2010, 04:55 PM

I used to play guitar through my 1001 rb II a little and it always sounded pretty good to me

jzucker · #10 06-26-2010, 05:03 PM

the problem with many bass cabs for guitar is that many of the bass speakers have poor freq response for guitar. Guitar needs 4.5k to 5k whereas with a crossover and a horn most bass cabs crossover way below that. Also, you'll need a switchable high freq because the horns and tweeters sound horrible for overdrive.

jzucker · #11 06-26-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

It'll amplify your guitar, but there's simply NO substitute for a guitar amp.

Maybe so but with my carvin bx500 or genz benz shuttle and a zendrive, I was coming very close to the sound of my Two Rock and I ended up selling the two rock. The difference in tone was very minimal frankly.