Gallien Krueger Club. GK Rules !

[Daniel Piper]

I have a MB410-II combo that I use regularly with my 5-string basses with no issues. It's my first GK amp, I bought it new a year ago. When needed, I add my MBP410-II to it to give me 810's and 1000 watts. I love the flexibility and portability of this rig. Tone is a given.

TD

I know they are really different, but how does the sound and build quality of these (awesome looking) 410s sound compared to the uber 810 and traynor 810 that you used to tote around Thornton?

 

[mb94952]

Well just got home from practice. The rehearsal studio is the type where you rent it in three hour blocks and they provide the gear. You just bring your bass.

I usually bring my SWR Baby Blue II head. The room they give you determines the bass rig you get. Tonight the cab was a GK 410 BLX. It has no horn.

I LOVED it !! It has the tone I've been looking for all this time. The lack of a HF horn makes the tone richer, fuller, warmer. I play in a blues / funk / jazz band and I tend to have a too modern tone with my active basses. This cab was killer !!

I think I would prefer a horn , but to turn it on maybe less than 5% total ; just barely.

What are your thoughts on 410's with no HF horn ?

 

[Rob22315]

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Not sure about the MB series.
I used the TL072 for the preamp section and LF353 for the power section.
I suggest you contact B-string or wait for him to chime in since he is much more knowledgeable in this area.

He might even have you plug into your FX return to see if your preamp is the culprit.

Thanks for the info, IIRC, I did pump a signal into the FX return - it's the preamp that's noisy. The power section is a commodity part from ICE.

 

[jfn77]

The Neo 810 cabinet reappeared some time ago in Thomann's website, first with status "not available", but now it states there that "shipment due to arrive": Invalid Link Removed

Is the cab back in production, or has just some long lost shipment found it's way to Europe at last?

 

[SunnBass]

What are your thoughts on 410's with no HF horn ?

It's not a 410, but I own the Neo412.
I keep my horn off.
Horns sound gross (my opinion, but...they do).

 

[SlugThrower]

Taking pictures drunk, in a dark practice space, with a cellphone is not a good combo.

 

[SlugThrower]

Anyone run across interesting vintage gk gear? I saw someone had posted an old head with a 2x15, and there's a guy in Seattle trying to sell one of GK's solid state guitar amps, which I believe were popular with Iron Maiden and Rush.

 

[Mike C.]

Got one of the old GK mle guitar amps, would gladly let it go if anyone is interested!

 

[shednz]

Howdy all,
Wondering how folks are getting on with reliability of their second series MB212 (or other MB combos). They tick so many boxes especially sound and weight! I have found a little in here discussing but I guess time is always the best test for reliability questions so thought it was worth a revisit. Cheers all!

 

[steve_rolfeca]

I haven't heard of any issues with the series II's. G-K seems to have taken care of the earlier models' occasional cabinet buzzes, poorly placed DI jack, etc. during the rework.

My MB110 gets a lot of use, and it has been 100% reliable so far. One of my nitwit friends slaps through it whenever he comes over, and he hasn't managed to blow the driver yet, which is a plus! However, I rarely push the volume control past about 1 o'clock, as it's my small gig and living room amp.

 

[HeavyDuty]

My 4 Ohm Neo 410 is on the truck for Tuesday delivery. I sure hope I like it - I've only been able to play an 8 Ohm version at low volume.

 

[Andyman001]

I just bought a GK MB115 for a practice/small gig amp. Can I be a member even though my main rig is a Mesa/Boogie?

Welcome,
#1052 – abbub

 

[RaginRog]

Welcome,
#1052 – abbub

Did I get a number?

 

[rolandm]

With a foot pedal up there, you must be amazingly flexible. (Nice Ric, too, BTW).

Did I get a number?

 

[kleinenenten]

With a foot pedal up there, you must be amazingly flexible. (Nice Ric, too, BTW).

You ever seen Janick at an Iron Maiden show? I'm imagining that.

 

[HeavyDuty]

Whelp, the Neo 410 arrived today with cosmetic damage. A number of cabinet dents that didn't break the Tolex, and a slightly stove in grill.

It plays OK, so let's see what the seller wants to do.

 

[JCheung]

recieved my first Gk product today, a slightly used 700rb, time to go cab shopping.

 

[RaginRog]

With a foot pedal up there, you must be amazingly flexible. (Nice Ric, too, BTW).

Ha...I wish I had that kind of flexibility. That's actually my aby switch to control both MB115 II combos.

 

[Jepus]

So I'm saving for a GK MB210-ii combo, hooray.

Just found out that the combo has had it's price raised by £100. Boo!

 

[kleinenenten]

So, I've recently moved to flats on all my basses (all Ibbys!). My SR505 sounds fantastic! Loving the new tone! And with a slight EQ change, I've found my tonal nirvana. I've been able to play plenty loud and no negatives. The problem is my SR406. It seems to make the cab fart, even at lower volumes. I'm thinking it must be the flats, since I know that this is the only difference (I run them both on the same EQ, and let the basses' natural qualities make any differences). With some minor EQ changes, I got it under control, but I was just wondering if you guys could share any tips/info.

For more specifics, I am using RB heads (700 and 400). The note that is most prominently farting is the open E. Was it terrible? No, but it definitely didn't sound good. Not smooth at all. Nobod I used to have the woofer maxed. That's been one thing that has been consistent with all my EQ choices on my rig/s. My EQ is lows at 10:00, hi mids at 2-3:00, low mids at 11:00, and bass at 1-2:00. I'm getting an Fdeck Series 3 soon (just ordered it last night!) to function mostly as protection for my cabs. I've been thinking of getting one for months, well before this problem started.