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    Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb - with bass guitar??

    Good advice. Seems it has an internal speaker out, so it's probably best protect the native speaker by not using it this way. What cab/speaker would you consider for the task?
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    Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb - with bass guitar??

    I'm GASing really hard for a Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb reissue guitar amplifier. It has the "custom" Bassman channel which I appreciate, as well as a beatifully voiced "vintage" Deluxe Reverb channel. Furthermore, the relatively low wattage will allow me to get into breakup territory...
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    Says "Technical Manual" but it's very thin. It's this one: GENZ BENZ GBE 750 AMPLIFIER TECHNICAL MANUAL
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    Thank you @agedhorse I do have a copy of the five page technical manual and I've read it. The controls on the GBE 750 are less forgiving than the orange and it's easier to get a 'bad' tone. But then again it also means that it's possible to get a wider range of tones. Especially when mixing...
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    Thanks for the input everyone! Since I've been reading good things about the GBE 750 I decided to give it a shot. The seller was really cool and said that if I didn't find it usable I can bring it back. It was sold in a flight case and weights all together around 26kg :bawl: I brought it home...
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    Maybe it was worth mentioning first - I recently sold a GK MB150E III combo which I've had for a while. The tone seemed a bit sterile to me, but maybe I didn't manage to dial it in well. The Orange Terror fit me way more. That said, I understand they are entirely different animals. I did...
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    I'm not a professional bass player. In fact, bass is not even my main instrument. I need the amplifier to put in the rehersal room and from time to time take to a gig. Since the last 15 years I've been buying used gear (guitars, guitar amps, some basses and very few bass amps). Nothing crapped...
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    Wow thanks for all the on point responses! I guess I can take the SVT300 and the shuttle max 9.2 off the list. Doesn’t look more expensive than some of the other options from a quick look online. Unfortunately I can’t get it second hand and I have a personal policy of not buying new. I’ve...
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    Thanks for the heads-up, will keep this in mind! :laugh:
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    Gallien Krueger Fusion 550 OR Genz Benz GBE 750

    Hi all! This is my first post here - hope that I am posting in the right place. I need to buy a bass amp for the rehersal room, since the Orange Terror I was playing was taken by it's owner and the replacement amp doesn't cut it. I enjoyed playing the Orange Terror, even if I thought it was a...