GK Neo Cabs: 410 x 2 or 410 + 212?

Ozzey · #1 06-02-2010, 11:29 AM

Hey guys, I have put this off for far too long, but I took the plunge today. I'm ordering in my first GK Neo Cab, a 410. I have a GK 1001RB-II (thanks, metallicafan!), so words can't express how excited I am to have both of them in the same room together. I was just looking for some opinions on the setup for a 4 ohm stack. This may not happen till just after August, but do you guys think that two 4x10s, or a 4x10 and a 2x12 would help to make a better balanced stack? Metallicafan18's already helped me out a bit with the matter, but a few more viewpoints would be welcomed. Thanks!

Breslin dp · #2 06-02-2010, 11:34 AM

I personally like the 410 with a 212 but I am planning on running a monster stack in my next band. I use a GK 2001rb with a Neo 410 but I plan on adding a second 410 and a 412 and having the best of both worlds. I like to dream big.

muddycreek · #3 06-02-2010, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ozzey

Hey guys, I have put this off for far too long, but I took the plunge today. I'm ordering in my first GK Neo Cab, a 410. I have a GK 1001RB-II (thanks, metallicafan!), so words can't express how excited I am to have both of them in the same room together. I was just looking for some opinions on the setup for a 4 ohm stack. This may not happen till just after August, but do you guys think that two 4x10s, or a 4x10 and a 2x12 would help to make a better balanced stack? Metallicafan18's already helped me out a bit with the matter, but a few more viewpoints would be welcomed. Thanks!

Drag it around and try it with other cabinets.

If you really like the 410, then sight unseen I'd say go with another 410, it's a safer bet. Not to say that 212/410 is a bad combination, but personally I'd have to try it and like it first.

Jon

EagleMoon · #4 06-02-2010, 01:56 PM

I use a GK 1001RBII with a 212 and a 210 and it rocks. You could break windows with this thing if you wanted to.

And the tone....yummy!

tombowlus · #5 06-02-2010, 02:04 PM

I have a Neo212-II and a Neo112-II, and those two sound great together (and yes, I realize I'm driving the single 12" driver harder than the two in the 212). I like to use this setup with a 700RB-II. But I also own a 2001RB, and I'm just not comfortable throwing all that juice into a 2x12 and a 1x12. I had considered getting a second Neo212-II, but after listening through a number of GK cab configurations at NAMM, I'm hooked on the Neo410/Neo212-II combo. There really isn't a wrong choice, here, but I definitely like the 410/212 combo with these cabs.

Tom.

Nedmundo · #6 06-02-2010, 02:20 PM

I'd probably go for the 212 to have a different standalone option if nothing else. Plus, the G-K Neo 12" drivers sound amazing.

Zitch · #7 06-02-2010, 02:27 PM

I use the 1001rbii and the Neo 4x12 cab, trust me nothing else can touch it, 2 guitarist down tuned I really loud and a hard hitting drummer, no problem my sound gets through with room to spare. Love the setup, cab is a pain to move though, worth it for the sound!

Ozzey · #8 06-02-2010, 04:58 PM

Hmm, these are all good points, thanks! I was thinking of maybe getting two 4x10s so I could technically push the same air as an 8x10, but you're right Nedmundo, it would be smart to get something that worked well in a stack situation, and also gave me another standalone option if necessary. I'm hoping I'll have the chance to try at a 2x12 in the coming weeks, but my city's music stores make it a habit of providing the weakest selection of bass cab options I've ever seen :S (unless you do a special order of course... but people want to try gear out too!).