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Gallien Krueger 800RB- Cab Suggestions?

#23
MrLenny1 said:
It's hard to beat a 4x10 cab for most bar work.
I ran a Hartke 4x10 XL for 10 years and it cut every gig.
A 2x10 vertical stack would be my preference nowadays.
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If you are thinking of sticking with Hartke aluminum cone speakers but decide you want to do the vertical 2x10 thing, I would suggest you avoid the Hartke 210xl and instead look for a pair of the Hartke 2.5xl cabs. Two ten inch speakers and one 5 inch high frequency speaker in each cab. These sound pretty darn good.
 
#24
Looks like the Ampeg cabs are getting the most love here, especially for a thick old-school tone. If I go with an SVT410HE, I'm going to be OK running the 8 ohm cabinet through the 300W low-amp, right?
 
#26
Timmah said:
Looks like the Ampeg cabs are getting the most love here, especially for a thick old-school tone. If I go with an SVT410HE, I'm going to be OK running the 8 ohm cabinet through the 300W low-amp, right?
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Actually, your cab will only be seeing the 300 watts if the cab impedance is 4ohms ... output from the 800RB is 200 watts into 8 ohms, which your 410HE will probably be .. all 91 lbs of it .. ;)
 
#32
Today is NCD! The cab came very well packed, but minus casters. :( It's heavy! It appears to be SLM- made in 2001, and used by the bassist of "Big House Pete" ever since, according to the stencil on the back. It's fairly dark, but definitely loud, though I haven't had the chance to really push it yet. A more complete review is coming tomorrow, after a quick jam where I can open up and see how it really sounds.
 
#35
Forklifts are for pansies. I've got access to two, but that's beside the point. Today I ran bass->800RB->410HE+210AV while jamming after work with my guitarist, who happily took the opportunity to crank his Fender Super Reverb. Now, that's a loud amp when it's stock, but he took his 74 and added a SS rectifier and EV+Ragin Cajun speakers, and it's the loudest 40 watter I've ever heard (probably pushes a little more with the new rectifier, too).
But my rig kept up without breaking a sweat. I tried biamp mode, but there was a kind of strange mid-scoop going on, so I ended up running full range. It sounded great- the dark and bassy SLM 410 added a nice low end heftiness that my little 210AV had been lacking, while retaining that sweet top end that I love, and bringing it closer to my ears. I dialed in just a little bit of grind with the help of the Boost and Volume controls, turned off the tweeter, and sat back in my nice warm bass bath.
Overall, I'm pleased enough with this rig to decide I'm not buying any more amps for a good long while. I love the volume I can get, but I love the modularity, too- I can run 2, 4, or 6x10 and have the same basic tone at my fingertips. Definite keeper, pics to follow.
 
#37
Another thing- since you've got two 8 ohm cabs you might want to try them both connected to the 300 watt amp only. Yes, in theory it's ideal to separate them so you can balance the output to the cabs-and yes you would be sending more power to the 2x10 if you do it but you might find the sound is heftier if you do. Why? Because the 100 watt amp is a little puny thing compared to the 300 watt section(although they do share a common power supply) and , placing a 4ohm load on the 300 watt section really wakes it up. It's a different amp this way.
 
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