Looks beautiful, but I'd highly recommend backing off on the master volume before you fire that thing up! These things are seriously powerful and loud!
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I forgot to load in my 700rb head for last Friday's gig. First time ever to do that.
But I had my mbf800 backup in the car. It ended up on the floor cause a guitar amp had to go on top of the my
410 cab. There the mbf800 ran happily all night with the master volume at 100% cause that's how I roll it lately. Lol.
But I had my mbf800 backup in the car. It ended up on the floor cause a guitar amp had to go on top of the my
I wanted to get the MB112 plus an MPB112 powered cab but unfortunately they are discontinued here in NZ and Australia.
I ended up getting the MB212ii and am pretty happy with it. The fan noise in my quiet studio is a bit of an annoyance and I've found at very low volumes it is difficult to get the sound I want but outside of the studio the fan isn't noticeable at all and the sound I get at lowish reasonable volume, all the way up to stupidly loud levels, is fantastic.
It turns out that the DI is pretty decent too. I've done a bit of recording with a project where I've usually gone straight from the bass into the desk but last week I took this new toy along. The main reason I took it was that it is in a shed where the nearest neighbour is hundreds of meters away and I wanted to let it rip a little..... and wow! It's definitely got more than enough volume for anything I'll ever use it for. I had the roof of the shed shaking so much there was dust falling down around us!
Anyway, I thought that while I had it there i'd go out of the DI set to post EQ and see how it sounded. With the volume down and monitor headphones on I could EQ my sound quite nicely. A couple of days later I got a message from the songwriter saying "wow, your bass tracks sound fantastic!". The downside is that now I need to take it to each session. Obviously a separate head and cab would be an easier situation for this but getting the separate head and 212 cab would have cost me nearly double what I paid for the combo..... and at least it is light enough to lug around easily.
I ended up getting the MB212ii and am pretty happy with it. The fan noise in my quiet studio is a bit of an annoyance and I've found at very low volumes it is difficult to get the sound I want but outside of the studio the fan isn't noticeable at all and the sound I get at lowish reasonable volume, all the way up to stupidly loud levels, is fantastic.
It turns out that the DI is pretty decent too. I've done a bit of recording with a project where I've usually gone straight from the bass into the desk but last week I took this new toy along. The main reason I took it was that it is in a shed where the nearest neighbour is hundreds of meters away and I wanted to let it rip a little..... and wow! It's definitely got more than enough volume for anything I'll ever use it for. I had the roof of the shed shaking so much there was dust falling down around us!
Anyway, I thought that while I had it there i'd go out of the DI set to post EQ and see how it sounded. With the volume down and monitor headphones on I could EQ my sound quite nicely. A couple of days later I got a message from the songwriter saying "wow, your bass tracks sound fantastic!". The downside is that now I need to take it to each session. Obviously a separate head and cab would be an easier situation for this but getting the separate head and 212 cab would have cost me nearly double what I paid for the combo..... and at least it is light enough to lug around easily.
My current rig is an 800RB into a Yamaha 2 x 15 cabinet. Slot ported top and bottom. I want to get 2 neo cabinets. Either 2 115s or 2 212s. I am very happy with the tone I get now. My eq on the 800RB is mostly set around 1:00 for each of the settings. Boost around 10:00. So I'm pretty mid forward and the cabinet adds the low end. I have read here that the 115 can be brash and honky. I will most likely not use the horn in the cabinet.
What do you think would get me closest to the tone I have now?
What do you think would get me closest to the tone I have now?
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The Neo 115's are the most mid forward of the series. My favorite of the Neo series then the 12's second as they are more flat sounding.
Was seriously considering getting a fusion 550. But looking about stock seems to be an issue with most retailers now. So I emailed GK & asked if its now discontinued. The answer turned out to be yes but was told about new versions coming out later in the year in the form of the fusion 700 & fusion 1000 both with old school power sections. Does anyone know about them? I do hope they are still going to continue with traditional amplification.
Got a good deal on a second NEO410 last week. Will be trying it out as a dual 410 stack to make an 810 at rehearsal Wednesday. Should be fantabulous! I'll snap a pick to share.
That's how I learned that my new PJB cabs were from the Nashville NAMM Show a few months ago. I ordered and paid about 3:30 pm on the last day of the show and they were on my front porch at 9:00 am the next morning. I live about 30 miles from downtown Nashville and PJB is in St. Louis.
Found a second CX410 on craigslist for $200! Now I can rock the full stack 
Anyone else try the 810 412 combo ?....lol
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You lucked out
You didn't!? Don't give me ideas as I could do that if I get a splitter to drive 2 amps. Maybe the 1001rb to drive my two 8 ohm 410s and the 700rb driving my 4 ohm 412 cab.
Nice. I'm using two cx410's currently. Sounds great, and it's loud enough to tip a cow!
I thought I heard a low noise but figured it was just another small earthquake here in NZ. Nope, it was you in Pennsylvania
Oh I hope that's true! Fusion with more old school power would be awesome! I say skip the motorized knobs too..
