I am new to amp terminology, searching for a strong bass amp to compliment two loud punk rock guitar players, thinking about trading my SVT Pro2 for a new GK-800RB. Any advice?
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GK-800RB
- Thread starter Ripper75
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Yeah, the thought is trade it for the 1001 RB II. Sounds virtually the same with the countour rolled off and you get more power ....
chaosMK said:
what he said.
also, the 1001rb-II does have more power... and it is the same price as an 800rb.
Pick-up a slightly used 800,I love mine if you go new go for the1001 more juice,same price or even the 700 they've got lots of crank as well
Ampeg SVT-2 is 300W TUBE, 300W from a GK 800RB won't be as loud... however, it will cut through nicely. For the price, if you really need the volume, I'd recommend checking out the 700RB-II or 1001RB-II. Voiced slightly differently than the 800RB, but much louder.
Big Thump said:
+1
800RBs are plentiful on the used market and relatively inexpensive. I like my 800RB, but the 1001 sounds great as well.
Ripper75, I have seen numerous bassists use the 800RB in a punk setting. The cat from Fugazi runs his into an Ampeg 8x10, and Adam Yauch from the Beastie Boys used to play through an 800RB/Peavey rig. That amp just cuts through the mix in a live setting, though in my experience the SVTII does too. As much as I like my 800RB, if weight and money weren't an issue I'd probably own a non-pro SVTII.
