GK 700/1001 rb ii into SWR Goliath Senior 610 4 Ohm

I have not played my 1001 through a Goliath but can only imagine it being very loud.

I do have a Goliath junior, I should try it out...

 

Yes, the GK heads kill with SWR 610 and 810 cabs.

You don't need to worry about the cab tuning. Not many cabs can accurately produce the fundamental low B on paper. People rock Ampeg 810s and low tunings all the time; sounds great despite the fact that on paper an Ampeg 810 can't reproduce the low B.

 

I used a G-K2000RB head into an SWR Goliath Sr. for many years, and it was a great pairing. And as I recall, the SWR Sr handled my low-B very well. In fact, this setup was one of the very best that I've played through.

 

Haven't tried such a combination but in theory it could result in "death by oomph".

 

A Goliath Sr. sounds good with just about any head. I used to own one and played through it with SWR, Hartke and Genz Benz heads. I also let friends in other bands use it at gigs with GK, Ampeg and Mesa Boogie heads. They all sounded great with the pronounced low mids that cab produces. If it wasn't for age and bad shoulder/neck, I would have never sold mine 3 years ago.

 

I can't comment on GK's cabinets, but I run a pair of Mesa Powerhouse 212's, and they're fantastic. I power the cabinets with a Crest CA9 in stereo, which I think is 550 watts per cabinet, which seems to be plenty.