i just pm'ed you but if you haven't read it i got one to sell of you're interested just let me know.
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Acoustic B200/B115 vs GK MB115
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i just pm'ed you but if you haven't read it i got one to sell of you're interested just let me know.
Nope, that would be 2.67 ohms.
1/4 + 1/8 = 2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8 = 1/2.67
Keepin' it real.
Nope, that would be 2.67 ohms.
1/4 + 1/8 = 2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8 = 1/2.67
Keepin' it real.
Thank you - I am under a doctor's care and I take drugs.
lol.
Yeah - I just sat down and was remembering that I screwed that up.
Sorry OP!
So really I won't get the full potential of the amp unless I have the 4x10 and another cab. Which then I almost feel like will be overkill for what I'm doing. I think I need to talk to the guys I'm getting together with more about what amps they're using and what they plan on using. From what I've heard the most powerful amp they've got access to is a 50W amp,which to me doesn't seem like it'll be loud enough to play along with drums,although I could be wrong and underestimate how loud a guitar amp can be. Seems like a huge stack like that would be above and beyond what's needed if all they have is a little 50W amp.
See? This is why I tried to steer you to the B-450.
It's a great unit and compact, although heavy like I said.
But I like heavy.
I also don't see a 'huge stack' here in the conversations though.
If you buy a marginal amp/cab, you will likely regret it pretty soon. Basses need a lot of air in motion and you will need the extra head room for expansion and to keep from stressing your parts trying to groove with some guitarist pushing 50 Watts at 13 o'clock.
Those higher freqs and distortion at 50 Watts can get awfully loud when you are trying to hold the low groove. If there's more than one guitar, you'll just compound your problem.
That B-450 has 600 Watts at full load and that's a LOT of headroom.
By huge stack I meant the 4x10/1x15 stack.
I understand the 600H is good...just trying to convince myself that the 700 dollars is justifiable. Thats at the very edge of my budget.
Hows the b450?
I understand the 600H is good...just trying to convince myself that the 700 dollars is justifiable. Thats at the very edge of my budget.
Hows the b450?
The B-600H is INSIDE the B-450.
The B-450, which is the first Acoustic I got is great. It has 2-10s and a switchable horn and runs about 350 Watts as it is with the driver load inside it.
If you want to later, just add the B-115, which I also did and it's even nicer. The 210s and a 115 are a great match and they will blow you away with the power and projection.
I later added a few more cabs and then a B-600H for those times when I wanted to just run it and the B-810.
But that's a little down the road for you.
Believe me, you'll get plenty of power from just the B-450 alone.
If/when you get it, send me a PM and I'll tell you how to hook up and modify the CORRECT foot switch to operate the Notch Filter and the Standby via a single double pedal assembly.
Sorry, but I think the MB115 would be the better choice. 33lbs worth of better amp.
Mine is being gigged weekly and is a baddass amp for it's price range, or any for that matter. A one-handed carry-in, it's loud as hell, quick, punchy, articulate, and if I want old-school I run my VT Bass in front and it rules.
Mine is being gigged weekly and is a baddass amp for it's price range, or any for that matter. A one-handed carry-in, it's loud as hell, quick, punchy, articulate, and if I want old-school I run my VT Bass in front and it rules.
Ok. I'll probably be going towards that then as it's a good 100 dollars cheaper than the b600h and the 4x10. I saw GK makes a 2x10 combo as well with 500W at 4 ohms,but I think GK is to hifi for me. I love the modern tone they have,but in a band setting I like more vintage sounding warmth. GK's just seem sterile.
Huh? The G-K still has the boost control doesn't it, sterile??? G-K also makes a 212 500 watt 39 lb combo (MB212).
Huh? The G-K still has the boost control doesn't it, sterile??? G-K also makes a 212 500 watt 39 lb combo (MB212).
No idea what the boost control does? Just from what I've heard they sound very punchy,aggressive, and tight,although not a bad thing,but to me I feel they lack warmth and character. Seem like good amps for heavy metal, and slap,but not for getting fat vintage tone.
Joe you got any pics of your 450 with the 15?
Ok before I leave you to your Acoustic, I play everything from classic rock, motown to metal, sub in jazz and musical theater. Tweak some controls or use a switch and G-K's have always done it all. I only have about 40 years in though, but at least you have heard different?
Well this is the kind of thing that kills me not having large music stores with a huge selection of amps for me to try about. I'm only going by what I've heard. I've seen several videos,and heard clips of the GK's and all I've heard and seen are videos that go towards those styles,and those tones. Never heard or saw someone doing a motown or zeppelin cover with a GK.
If someone can give me some sound clips or video of a GK doing some nice old school,or fat sounding tones I'll go for one just because of sheer weight and portability. I've just had a preconceived,albeit an ignorant,notion that GKs could only do modern tones.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1359877158134&ref=mf#!/pages/Fifth-Element/216727167904
Cell phone vid of some guys on Christmas cheer. But Southern Rock anyway?
Cell phone vid of some guys on Christmas cheer. But Southern Rock anyway?
Oh yeah - about 200 or so, but I'll spare you the grief and send just a couple
I can get the pixs of the B-600H/B-810 next week - I have it at a jam room I am playing lately about 40 miles from here in Hemet.
I'm also gonna set up a BBQ party in the next 2 or 3 weeks for my back yard and I'll be using the B-450/B-115 combo then.
Nah.
I haven't gotten to that point yet with my home studio stuff, although I have all that I need to do that, I am just pushed a little too far for things here on the farm and just trying to make it two out of seven days a week to get up.
I know that I have been very happy with the tone, and I have a buddy with a Hartke 415 and another 115 that I feel - as does he - that the Acoustic is much more responsive and can be dialed in to a lot more sounds that anything he currently has for comparison. The Hartke sounds metallic to me.
Last Feb, I put the Acoustic up against a very nice Fender set-up (and for as much if not more so) for the tones I like from chocolate-ly lows and some nasty popping and slappin' by another player on both his Fender TB something or other, but it was about the same 600 Watts rated - and then my Acoustic B-450. But that's a rather long and nasty story to tell, so I'll leave it go for now.
I really couldn't tell much difference, but I was just a little concerned that he - well, I'll leave that alone too.
Don't get me wrong here - this other Pro-stuff is great, even fantastic, but a little too much for me and my intentions to play for fun and keep the cost to a minimum.
I sat in GC for hours one day and played everything they had and I settled for the Acoustic B-450 since it had several things going for it.
1) Price
2) Tone
3) Versatility
4) A six channel EQ
5) Foot switchable Notch Switch
6) 2 Ohm, 600 Watt capacity
2) Tone
3) Versatility
4) A six channel EQ
5) Foot switchable Notch Switch
6) 2 Ohm, 600 Watt capacity
I pitted it against all these:::
And here's some of the Acoustic stuff they had:::
Ooops! This is me! How'd that pix get in here?
