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02-16-2013, 01:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: West Bloomfield, Mich. | | | Need some rig advice
Hi everyone, I have the chance to pick up a Gallien Krueger 800 RB amp and a RBH 410 cab, both for $425. Any thoughts. I was told the 800 RB is kind of a dinosaur.
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02-16-2013, 01:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida | | Yes it is a dinosaur. You will have to suffer show after show with great tone and solid reliability. 
That cab is a touch on the heavy side, so a small dolly might be in order if you have to load in/out by yourself.
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02-16-2013, 02:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baltimore,MD USA | | | How many gigs will it take to pay for it? If you don't mind the bulk, that's a low-price high-quality rig. I'd smile all the way to the bank. And when you're tired of it and ready to sell it, someone will buy it because it's a low-price high-quality rig.
It's a simple game, really.
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02-16-2013, 04:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Meriden, CT | | | That amp is great, I have one. Download the manual and read it. The main amp sounds a lot louder than its 300 watt rating. Take it easy with the boost knob, it can be noisy.
I don't have experience with the cab.
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02-17-2013, 06:05 AM
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02-17-2013, 06:14 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Fender Basses, Ampeg, Curt Mangan Strings | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: South Shore, Massachusetts | | | This is a great deal. The head has great tone and is very reliable. The cab is a little heavy but has a great sound.
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02-17-2013, 12:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: West Bloomfield, Mich. | | | What do you think of the cab. Is it a good choice? Are there better options to pair with that amp?
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02-17-2013, 12:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baltimore,MD USA | | | For the price, i say buy the rig and resell whatever you don't like. You don't have to rely on anyone else's opinion of the gear.
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02-17-2013, 01:30 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lake Havasu City, Az USA | | | The cab is top of the line G-K cab. It is heavy but makes up for it in sound. The amp was just recently discontinued. The 800RB was first released in 1982 and remained for all purposes unchanged until it's end this year because it is a classic. Loud, good tone, reliable, versatile and is a staple even these days in backline companies (#2 requested I believe).
BUY IT! Awesome price.
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02-17-2013, 01:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada | | | For that price? I'd buy 10!
Grab it.
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02-17-2013, 01:55 PM
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