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11-10-2010, 11:45 AM
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Found a lot of great info on both amps doing a search, but nothing that had a direct comparison?
Has anyone tried both? What's your views?
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11-12-2010, 10:07 AM
| | | | Yeah, I've posted something asking the same... no replies though lol. Been wondering cause I have an MB500. |
11-12-2010, 10:12 AM
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11-12-2010, 10:17 AM
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11-12-2010, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rnilson  Can I highjack this and add a request a comparason between the MB Fusion and a Mesa Walkabout also???? | I'll be posting on this topic shortly.  |
11-12-2010, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tombowlus I'll be posting on this topic shortly. | AHHH Yeah....
Can you put it in it's own thread?
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11-12-2010, 02:26 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Charlottesville, Va. | | | I'm going by a bad memory but when I asked Brian at G-K about this a while back and he said something along the lines of they will sound the same except you can get the tube grind from the Fusion. I think he said they both use mostly the same components except of course the tube preamp. I was asking him if it would be worth upgrading from my MB2-500 he said only if I need distortion. |
11-12-2010, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by rnilson AHHH Yeah....
Can you put it in it's own thread? | Sure thing! Here you go. |
11-17-2010, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by banditcosmo I'm going by a bad memory but when I asked Brian at G-K about this a while back and he said something along the lines of they will sound the same except you can get the tube grind from the Fusion. I think he said they both use mostly the same components except of course the tube preamp. I was asking him if it would be worth upgrading from my MB2-500 he said only if I need distortion. |
This is good info for me, I have plenty of Grind in the Rusty Box, and could put a tube pre in front of ther 500 if needed...
The Fusion costs near double the price in Europe (400euro vs 700euro) so there's that as well...
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11-17-2010, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mikkejohansson This is good info for me, I have plenty of Grind in the Rusty Box, and could put a tube pre in front of ther 500 if needed...
The Fusion costs near double the price in Europe (400euro vs 700euro) so there's that as well... | Interesting!
Where in Europe you can buy a MB500 for 400 euro? |
11-17-2010, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OmeDunk Interesting!
Where in Europe you can buy a MB500 for 400 euro? |
My mistake for translating swedish currency to euro...should be 500 vs 700 euro (4.995sek vs 7.995sek). Thomann is the cheapest i've seen at 499euro.
Sorry for getting your hopes up 
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11-17-2010, 02:15 PM
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Thanks for the correction! |
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11-17-2010, 08:34 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego/Seattle | | | What does the boost on the MB500 sound like? Is it a distortion-like sound or more of a growly sound? |
11-18-2010, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by CliffD What does the boost on the MB500 sound like? Is it a distortion-like sound or more of a growly sound? | At its higher settings, it's kind of gritty/grindy drive, though not full-on distortion. At lower settings, it adds some warmth, then growl, then snarl, as you turn it up. There are some cool tones in there, for sure, though lovers of a really clean tone will never use it, and lovers of a very overdriven or distorted tone will likely use a pedal.
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