NAD...GK MB210

HailCorduroy · #1 04-16-2011, 09:31 AM

350 watts, 500 with extension cab, 33lbs. I love it so far, except for the backwards direct out.

lowendblues · #2 04-24-2011, 08:10 AM

Backwards direct out?

HailCorduroy · #3 04-26-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lowendblues

Backwards direct out?

The DI jack is upside down, so the release tab is between the cable and the tolex on the cab. The tolex sticks up about an inch from the control plate, so you can't fit your fingers in there to release the XLR cable. It would have made WAY more sense to just turn it around the other way.

LAPetrarca · #4 04-27-2011, 05:38 AM

Congrats! Just recently became a fan of the GK MB line. Traded in a old Yorkville BassMaster 100 for a new MB112 for my practice amp. WOW! Within the next week, I'll be getting the big brother......the MB115 for bar gigs.

HailCorduroy · #5 04-27-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LAPetrarca

Congrats! Just recently became a fan of the GK MB line. Traded in a old Yorkville BassMaster 100 for a new MB112 for my practice amp. WOW! Within the next week, I'll be getting the big brother......the MB115 for bar gigs.

Nice! I was extremely close to buying the 115, but ended up getting a $100 off coupon at GC for items over $400 (so couldn't use it for the 115 as it was 399) and that made the 210 just $100 more than the 115, so I had to do it. I've just always been a fan of 210s.

ElronHubbard · #6 10-12-2011, 01:46 AM

I'm also very annoyed by the backwards DI. All in all, it's a fantastic amp, and the DI SOUNDS fantastic...it actually rivals my LA-610, which is a $1500 preamp by itself...the DI is that good, but yeah...why the hell is it backwards? That's just really weird...who could have possibly designed it this way? Someone who doesn't want people to use DI's I suppose. Well, the moral of the story is carry a flathead screwdriver to the gig to release the XLR cable!

Also, why is the tweeter so hissy even with clean power? I mean, I really do love the amp, but I suppose this is why it was so inexpensive.

bassist4dalord · #7 10-12-2011, 01:58 AM

Congrats! I have an MB115, and I've got the same gripe with the DI jack. Alas, a great combo otherwise.

ElronHubbard · #8 10-12-2011, 02:04 AM

Everyone seems to have a gripe with the DI, so why isn't anything being done about it? Why isn't GK offering to fix the problem? Or at least fixing it on NEW ones so that people don't keep getting an amp with a broken DI.

At the very least, I should be able to go in and turn the jack around without voiding the warranty...or perhaps that can't be done because of the design?