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Advise for buying a GK combo

#10
Personally, I'd vote MB500 or MBFusion500, and a Neo 112 or 115.
I think the RB series heads are nice, but, "big," and I've never really been a combo fan as that's all you can use them for, whereas components have multiple uses.

ymmv.
 
#11
4stringsrenough said:
Ok so you have the gk 115 combo and............?
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I’m not sure what you want to know - I have a bunch of amps, but I like the GK MB115 bass combo amp because it’s small, sounds great and it only weighs 35lbs so I can load in, setup, and load out with in minutes (really fast) - I plug my bass straight into the amp (no effects stomp boxes, etc) so I can load in/out in just one trip. I also recommend getting padded covers for any and all of the newer lightweight amps/cabs.
 
#14
I've had the GK MB115 over two years and recently an MB112. Love 'em both for different situations. Super easy load-in, quick set-up. Both sound great. Put 'em together and you've got a fast 400 watter. Ditto on the covers.
 
#16
I've been using a GK MB115 on a tilt-back amp stand for about a year now. We're a 6 piece variety cover group that's playing mostly smaller bar and grill venues and corporate events. (<150 people).

For 90% of the gigs, I'm not in the PA and the GK always carries the room nicely without pushing the master past 12 o'clock. You can hear it in the live demos on our web sites.

For outdoor or larger venues, I have a bunch of larger and much heavier Ampeg stuff that I tote around. Otherwise, it's 2 trips to the car and I'm all loaded in without breaking a sweat! :)
 
#17
I've had an MB115 for about 2 years. I really like the tone, and the boost control (not on the 112). I did add rubber feet to keep the bottom from being scuffed. The piezo tweeter can be irritating. It can be switched off, but if you want a little HF extension you have to put up with some hiss and sizzle. Adjustment of the gain and master volume can minimize the hiss, but I eventually replaced the piezo with a decent tweeter - really transforms the tone (which is already great).

+1 for a padded cover.
 
#18
My church has a GK MB112 (version 1). Perfect as a stage monitor; we use the DI to go to the house mix. The soundman loves it. No tweeter, which is just fine for us. Super light. We tilt it back on an amp stand. Only $299 new if you go to RMC Audio's website and ask for the discounted price.

I've never used the MB115 but it's very popular. I do have two of the 115MBE speaker cabs which I use with my GK MB Fusion. I also used my GK MB200 with it (sold that amp to pay bills but it was fantastic.) The 115MBE cab is super light and sounds great. Only about 32 pounds. I had the MB212 (version 1) but sold it to pay bills. That was the ultimate combo amp. Unbelievably powerful and super light, just under 40 pounds.
 
#19
My main rig is an RB 1001-II with a neo 212II. Yesterday I did a gig outdoors using an MB 210 I and it was enough to be heard from over 100 yards away. I had an MBE 115 that I hesitantly left home not knowing if the 210 would be be enough. These combos have a lot of power and the tone I got with it was just as good as what I would get from my rig.
 

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