Outside Gig GK 700RBII

[Bass-4-God]

Who has played a Gallien Krueger 700RBII during an outside gig and not use the P.A. If so how did it perform, did you run out of steam or was there enough headroom with some to spare.

[DrewGK]

played outside

no pa support for band

DESTROYED my two guitar players volume wise. had to keep it low so i didnt overpower them

[Hopkins]

I did exactly that last Saturday, running through a GK 410sbx and a 410 Neo. I had no problem keeping up with an Orange Rockerverb 50 with a 410 and a Marshall JCM 900 also with a 410.

You should have no problems what so ever if you are pushing enough speakers.

[will33]

The amp's got the juice to do it if you've got the speakers to do it. Talking 215/412/810 and the like. Forget the little tweeter amp thing, set it to fullrange and plug the loudest stuff you have that adds up to 4ohms into the low outs.

[Bass-4-God]

I'll be using a Dr. Bass 2x12 and a 2x10 these are the cabs that I bought from Pete Skjold before he moved from TX. It's really my church and at the moment we just have a keyboard player, and a drummer. I have also gone to other small churches and found myself needing more juice with no P.A. competeing with the organ, piano, drummer, and guitar. At the moment I have the GK Backline 600 and was wondering how the GK 700RBII holds up without P.A. assistance.

[will33]

The 700 and those 2 cabs together should get the job done assuming they're both 8ohm cabs. Just remember it's a 4ohm minimum amp.

[Bass-4-God]

Yes they are both 8 ohms I run them both with my backline 600.

[FretlessMainly]

The 700RB-II will destroy the Backline 600 even if you don't turn it on. With those two 8 ohm cabs in parallel, you'll be moving plenty of air. The 700 pushes 480W at 4 ohms; the 600 Backline only pushes 300W. And the difference sounds like so much more than that.

Of course, there are outdoor gigs and then there are OUTDOOR gigs. If you gig the Grand Canyon, you might need the 1001RB-II.

[will33]

Ya, it really is stepping up into another league if you're comparing it to the backline. GK's pro series is my standard for comparing "honest watts" between different amps. That 700rbII will just plain outdo some other amps labeled 400-500 watts.

[Bass-4-God]

Anyone else, what do you think about the GK 700RBII

[BigOldHarry]

It depends on the cabs you are using - as it does with EVERY amp in EVERY situation. If you have very efficient cabs, you will be very loud. However, it has been my experience that highly efficient cabs do not sound as good as cabinets with less efficiency.

That said, when GK rolled out this amp it was their top-o-the-line piece (at least, that's what I recall). Not long after they released their rack-mount high-current heads, but until then, this was their big dog. It should do fine - provided you match it with the right cabs.

[jg919]

Hi,

I used a 700rbII for a few years as my main amp - and I have to say, I never had to worry about volume/tone. The 700rbII is more than enough for any situiation I played - indoors/outdoors/whatever the size - it ALWAYS cut through (even to the sound in the audience).
I used to run it with a single 4x10" Ashdown cabinet (but one of the top-of-the-line Ashdown's), and I'm sure that if this one 4 ohm cab was replaced with two 8 ohm cabs, it would have only been louder!
The 700rbII is definitely all one needs for most playing situations. On the flip side, you can always go for a 1001rbII, but the 1001rbII tends to be 'too clean' at reasonable playing levels - because of the greater amount of headroom. A 700rbII you can push to 'hit the rails' a little easier at more realistic stage volumes.
All the best! JOHN

[garagebassman]

I've used my 700RBII at an outdoor gig (classic/country rock) with no pa support and one 212neo...more than enough "steam".....quite a full sound out in audience.

Great amp, but I tend to use the mB500 more for portability