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From what I noticed when the store I worked at got them in, GK revamped aesthetically, pput in the non powered link, and also dampened the cabs properly so they aren't quite so boomy and put in a beefier tweeter that's not so prone to frying. Solid amps.

In my opinion, for what my opinion is worth anyway, the new GK MB combo series is bar none the best entry level gigging amp available. In particular the 2x10. It's a full 500 watts, has an extension out, and also the cool GK power link output in case you ever need more than 500 watts. Comparing...

I use a free laptop bag that I got from a National Guard recruiter. Cost absolutely nothing, plus I can stick a velcro name tape on it and it has plenty of pockets. It was the best no money I've ever spent!

I picked up a Magna Cart and it was one of the best decisions I've made gears-wise. Idk how heavy your powerhouse is, but the magna cart could carry two stacked Avatar TB153s, which is about 130lbs. They say they're guaranteed for up to 200, but I'm not going to test it. It folds up nicely in...

I work for a local store and even there the bass amp selection is a little bare. I think the problem is that we bassists, including myself, do a lot of online shopping, making bass equipment first in line to get cut during the dry months when sales are down. Just my observation. Most in store...

Sounds like it might be a thermal issue since it comes on for a while and then shuts off. Make sure any and all fans are powered on. The hard part about those class Ds are the micro components they all use being a pain in the butt to work on for a typical tech. I hear GK has excellent customer...

Your own DI or mic would be your best bet. Most soundmen like a pre eq signal, but if you want the sound of your cab in there too you'd better bring your own mic to the gig because most soundmen won't have a capable bass mic on hand. I know a DI isn't really an effect, but that brings me to my...

I was really digging the TH, I just need to get one on my cab at gig voume to be sure. Why cant they loan amps out! I think the Walkabout, thought very sweet, would be out of my price range.

Here's the situation, I'm reconsolidating gear at the moment by trimming the fat and moving into gear I've always really wanted. At the moment I have two Avatar T153s and a vintage Acoustic 470 head. I absolutely love the tone I'm getting out of the Acoustic with the Avatar, but I'm selling one...

I bump 800 hz with jazz, 250-400 depending on the room with precision. Bass and treble changes depending on what I'm feeling.

If you live near a GC, plug into a few different cabs and see which one grabs you. If an OD pedal is making it sound blown you might have the tweeter still on and that might be making the farty noise. I hear good things about the Ampeg portaflex line, and GK is always nice, not to mention light...

It's a radius meant to compensate for the radius of the bridge relative to the fret board. Keeps output from the middle two strings from being weaker than the outer lower strings. They ship from factory setup like that now days, sometimes way overdone though. There's no reason they should form a...

Get the 410 if you're doing louder stuff. Neither is a fantastic cab, but they're fairly durable if you don't mind the weight, and the 410 will make more of the 200 watts than a 15. Ask the GC what their policy on malfunctioning used gear is. I bought a refurb B200 combo once and when it got...

I run mine through a pair of Avatar TB153, which are a really hi fi cabinet, so I've got to fake it til I make it in terms of eq cutoff. I'm actually trying to sell them right now to get a set of regular 112s since I'm wanting a smaller rig, and to get an EQ cutoff instead of my cab belting...

It could be the cab that you feel is limiting the head tone wise. My first rig was an Acoustic half stack and I remember the cab never really sounding fantastic. It's a decent budget cab, and if you like it then by all means keep using it, but if you don't like how it sounds now, it wouldn't...

I use a 470 which is similar to yours, but it's a guitar/bass head with a voicing switch. I actually prefer it in guitar mode personally since it cuts the really low frequencies, and give it a bump at 100 and 240 on the graphic eq. Whump city.

The Rat King is phenomenal, in case you wanted one more voice of approval. Same circuit as the tail with a couple extra bells and whistles, more useful for some than others.

I've had great luck getting SVT tone out of TC Electronics RH heads, but I'm also not too hip to the nuances between the different types of SVTs. I dime the tube emulator on mine though, turn up the master and use the gain, and it does a great job to my ears emulating the way the power section...

When I had my Small Clone on my board I liked it for ambient swells and higher register playing and chording. Also goosing it with a fuzz pedal gave the fuzz an interesting synthy texture. Your results may very of course.

Coming fuzzrocious rat king Going fuzzrocious grey stache

Joyo ultimate drive, maybe an EHX bass big muff since they go for 30-40 nowadays, and then I'd get a chorus probably. My favorite bass chorus was the old EHX small clone that goes for around 40 used. Get a volume pedal like an Ernie ball VPJR for 40 bucks if you're into swells and ambient...

Ive got the 450 classic, and assuming it's similar pre amp wise just witht he option to have pre sets, I'm not a huge fan, The only way I've found to like it is if I turn back the bass knob a bit. The shelving style eq on the low end starts too high, right where you get the punchy low mids, so...

The zoom B3 is by far some of the best effects money I've ever spent. The amp models sounds great, super intuitive interface so you don't have to memorize a manual just to figure out how to use the thing, DI Out with pre and post selection plus you can independently blend cab emulation, the...

The Peavey Vypyr is made for both if you don't mind a combo amp. I've had pleasing results playing guitar through bass amps if I use some sort of tube emulator like a BDDI or something like that. Also, if the venue is properly equipped, I've used a bassman model on my Zoom B3 with guitar going...

I keep my joyo for a heavier overdrive. It's fairly light in terms of drive, but comparing it with something real transparent it had a bit more aggressive attack. It sounds great on guitar or bass though. Being that my board pulls double duty, I don't see it going anywhere in the near future.

Zoom B3, Ernie Ball VPJR, and an EHX Freeze. I could do just about anything I'd want to with those 3. May not be the most exotic choices, but they work for me.

The last bassist I heard live that used one sounded about as musical as smacking a dumpster with a baseball bat. I won't speak for its reliability, and maybe it was his technique or way he had it set or his cab that made it sound that way, but I'm not too interested in them personally with where...

Unless you play in golf cleats I doubt you'll scratch your pedal's screen at all.

I found my 470 at a music go round and bought it later that evening. It just hit the spot tone wise and booted the TC Electronics head I was using. So smooth, but still warm and growly, I absolutely love the thing. I rebuilt a footswitch for it for the channel, trem, verb, and distortion, and...

If you like the tone from the combo, then the matching cab will give you more of it. Like they said before, anything short of a direct match for speakers is always a gamble in terms of phasing. I had a mb210 combo recently and really liked the tone myself, a bit boomy if anything but nothing...

I love my stache, and never was a fan of the BDPG demos I heard. As they've said though, two different animals. If you want a great sounding fuzz, get the stache. If you want a great sounding dirty preamp, get the BDPG. Sort of an apples and oranges deal. If it helps, I don't think you'll be...

Joyo Ultimate Drive goes for 30-40 new and can get you there. Crank your mids and let it rip. Any Tubescreamer Circuit, like the Ibanez Bass Tubescreamer, could do it. It'll cut the super lows, emphasize mids, and give you a raw and raunchy sort of drive.

I'll throw another vote in for SX if you're looking for something really cheap, like around $100 cheap. All mine needed was a little setup time like you'd spend on any bass and some new strings and it was good to go. For nearer $300 the Vintage Modified or Classic Vibe series series from Squier...

If you ever found yourself out Kentucky ways then I have an avatar TB153 I'd put up for trade.

According to the Peavey website there is a headphone output on the TKO. Most headphone outs cut the internal speaker when used. All you'd need in a 1/4" to heaphone jack to stick in it and then plug your headphones into that.

Yeah, it's pretty cool to go out to places where they have random junk like that just to see what you can find. I spotted some pretty cool candle bases that would have worked, some jello and bread pans that were different shapes like fish and what not that you could have flipped over and thrown...

Didn't know whether this belonged in amps or over here, but I'm working on making a footswitch for my new to me Acoustic 470 head. I went by an antique mall the other day out of boredom mostly and found a pretty cool Guess sunglasses tin that I thought might make a pretty cool looking footswitch...

The cabs were a local Craigslist find. I'm almost positive that the guy I bought them off of was selling them to afford drugs. He was spacey and slow in responding every time I spoke to him and the house was pretty bare of furniture and smelled richly of pot. Good condition too, there was really...