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Gallien Krueger Club. GK Rules !

#18,041
GKid said:
welp I blew up the Ampeg Power section on my combo :laugh:
I also got my 700RB-II EQ to almost match the Ampeg Pre-amp, after some knob fiddling ... but the Gk has a tighter low end.
the only thing the Ampeg has that I couldn't match with GK was a 100hz bump in the EQ curve ... which I think contributes to the "thuddy mud" of the Ampeg low end , but was a different flavor of thick on the upper 3 strings of my P bass.
Fun experiment .. but things didn't pan out once the volume increased.
700-RB-II still holds the Belt 🏆
now if I could just find one of those sealed Neo 810 boxes 🦄
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There's an 8x10 neo for sale kinda by me. Looks like perfect condition. You just gotta drive to La Pine Oregon 😂
 
#18,044
Locally I just snagged a horizontal switch 800RB with SKB case for 300 bucks and a 400RB with SKB case for 100 bucks!
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#18,048
Mohawk said:
Have you tried the older 700rb and can you compare these to that one? Inquiring minds want to know. Lol.
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Unfortunately I've never had the opportunity to play a 700RB (or any RB for that matter). Sorry. That said, the Legacy sounds more like a classic GK based on what I consider the GK sound to be. I've never personally played an RB, but I've heard plenty of them and the Legacy is closer to my ears.
 
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#18,049
GKid said:
what does one have that the other doesn't ? ....in terms of tone
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The Legacy has that classic GK grit and growl that they're known for. Very articulate and sounds perfect for cutting through a heavy guitar mix. The Fusion has that lovely, smooth and warm tube sound that we all know and love.

That said, they're honestly very very close in sound. The Fusion is a little more "full" but the Legacy has more cut.
 
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#18,050
bdplaid said:
Mine was a good bit warmer than the surrounding space, with no fans running...I really don't think the fans were working.
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I was working on my pedalboard today, just running my Legacy into headphones - the fans quietly cycled on a few times.
I also used it at a loud 3-hour rehearsal on Sunday and I checked it at the end of the night and it didn't seem any warmer than ambient.

So count those as two more data points confirming your suspicion that your Legacy's fans were inoperative.
 
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#18,051
Mohawk said:
Have you tried the older 700rb and can you compare these to that one?
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I used a 700RB-II as my #1 amp for about 9 years, got a Legacy 800 about 18 months ago, and the Legacy has been my #1 for the past 6 months.
I was convinced enough that I traded my 700RB-II for a second Legacy.

IMO, the "knobs at noon" tones are VERY different - the 700RB-II has a built in mid-scoop/big lows & highs that offer more immediate gratification.
The Legacy at noon is very bright and "pokey" with a ton of focus.

My initial impression of the Legacy was lukewarm, but as I've used it, I've grown to appreciate how well it fits into the mix - and I can dial it to sound almost identical to the tone I used with my 700RB-II, but I could never dial Legacy-level clarity into my 700RB-II.

Also, the overdrive section of the Legacy is a great replacement for the Boost feature of the RB heads, letting you get the "rails" tone at much more controllable volumes, while also controlling the amount and tone of the grit much more easily.
 
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groovaholic said:
I used a 700RB-II as my #1 amp for about 9 years, got a Legacy 800 about 18 months ago, and the Legacy has been my #1 for the past 6 months.
I was convinced enough that I traded my 700RB-II for a second Legacy.

IMO, the "knobs at noon" tones are VERY different - the 700RB-II has a built in mid-scoop/big lows & highs that offer more immediate gratification.
The Legacy at noon is very bright and "pokey" with a ton of focus.

My initial impression of the Legacy was lukewarm, but as I've used it, I've grown to appreciate how well it fits into the mix - and I can dial it to sound almost identical to the tone I used with my 700RB-II, but I could never dial Legacy-level clarity into my 700RB-II.

Also, the overdrive section of the Legacy is a great replacement for the Boost feature of the RB heads, letting you get the "rails" tone at much more controllable volumes, while also controlling the amount and tone of the grit much more easily.
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Funny enough, my Legacy has a "Boost" switch instead of an "Overdrive" switch like others I've seen. I'm sure they're the same thing, but I wonder why some say one versus the other.
 
#18,053
geburgess2 said:
my Legacy has a "Boost" switch instead of an "Overdrive" switch like others I've seen
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I think the newer ones say "Boost" as a callback to the legacy of the RB-Series.
IMO, a tip of the hat to GK's classic designs is a smart move - the RB amps are way up there in the pantheon of great bass amps.
 
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#18,054
geburgess2 said:
Bought both the Legacy 800 and the Fusion 800S with the intent of A/B'ing them and returning the one I liked less. Very very bad idea, because I've spent days doing that and am no closer to a decision than when I started....
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Want help with the decision making? Easy!

Just buy a second cabinet and signal splitter and run both at the same time. :cool:
 
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#18,056
groovaholic said:
I used a 700RB-II as my #1 amp for about 9 years, got a Legacy 800 about 18 months ago, and the Legacy has been my #1 for the past 6 months.
I was convinced enough that I traded my 700RB-II for a second Legacy.

IMO, the "knobs at noon" tones are VERY different - the 700RB-II has a built in mid-scoop/big lows & highs that offer more immediate gratification.
The Legacy at noon is very bright and "pokey" with a ton of focus.

My initial impression of the Legacy was lukewarm, but as I've used it, I've grown to appreciate how well it fits into the mix - and I can dial it to sound almost identical to the tone I used with my 700RB-II, but I could never dial Legacy-level clarity into my 700RB-II.

Also, the overdrive section of the Legacy is a great replacement for the Boost feature of the RB heads, letting you get the "rails" tone at much more controllable volumes, while also controlling the amount and tone of the grit much more easily.
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+1 on this ....
The 700 can't get that "clear cut articulation " of the Legacy .... but I also couldn't get the Legacy to have the same "bounce" feel of the slightly looser 700 low end.
But running a Legacy Pre into the return of the 700 was 2 awesome flavors combined! albeit both similar in many ways.

The 700 likes extreme eq settings ...the Legacy sounded better near all noon options ... its EQ seemed a bit interactive ...as in when you moved one knob , it slightly effected what you did to your EQ curve entirely , as the 700 seemed to add or subtract differences separately.
 
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#18,058
Klangfarbe said:
Want help with the decision making? Easy!

Just buy a second cabinet and signal splitter and run both at the same time. :cool:
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I have an outdoor gig next weekend where I'll use a Radial ABY to send signal to my Legacy AND my Genz Streamliner, each driving a 4-ohm cabinet.

Any other gig, it would be a comical amount of overkill - but the combination of the Legacy's punch and cut, with the Streamliner's width and warmth is something to behold!

I'll take pics...
 
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#18,059
groovaholic said:
I used a 700RB-II as my #1 amp for about 9 years, got a Legacy 800 about 18 months ago, and the Legacy has been my #1 for the past 6 months.
I was convinced enough that I traded my 700RB-II for a second Legacy.

IMO, the "knobs at noon" tones are VERY different - the 700RB-II has a built in mid-scoop/big lows & highs that offer more immediate gratification.
The Legacy at noon is very bright and "pokey" with a ton of focus.

My initial impression of the Legacy was lukewarm, but as I've used it, I've grown to appreciate how well it fits into the mix - and I can dial it to sound almost identical to the tone I used with my 700RB-II, but I could never dial Legacy-level clarity into my 700RB-II.

Also, the overdrive section of the Legacy is a great replacement for the Boost feature of the RB heads, letting you get the "rails" tone at much more controllable volumes, while also controlling the amount and tone of the grit much more easily.
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Interesting analysis. Maybe that's why I run the 700rb and 1001rb with a lot of low mids dialed in. I don't use a mid scooped sound very much. Maybe a couple of songs where I dial that eq in on my bass guitar's preamp.
 
#18,060
groovaholic said:
I have an outdoor gig next weekend where I'll use a Radial ABY to send signal to my Legacy AND my Genz Streamliner, each driving a 4-ohm cabinet.

Any other gig, it would be a comical amount of overkill - but the combination of the Legacy's punch and cut, with the Streamliner's width and warmth is something to behold!

I'll take pics...
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That sounds like it will be epic! Maybe post an audio sample too?
 

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