GK Legacy 1200

[MatchFive]

800w is pretty damn loud. How loud do you need to be?

^ This is what I was thinking..

Can you bridge it and do 1200 out of one output? (Probably a stupid question)

 

[MultiScaleMale]

That's an odd config, but I guess it makes sense for multi cab setups. Oh - sidetone that's GK related - I thought I blew my trusty 400RBIV last night until I realized that I plugged into the Tuner output. Hey, the light was low at the practice spot.

 

[41willys]

To all who stated “Isn’t 800W loud enough?”...I already own the mb800 fusion...just wanted to try something with a little more...

 

[Lowbrow]

I'd be curious to hear your impressions on how well it performs, volume wise.

 

[41willys]

I'd be curious to hear your impressions on how well it performs, volume wise.

I’ll gladly let you know...

 

[arbiterusa]

Looks like you would need two 4ohm cabs to get 1,200 Watts.

You won't get 1200 watts, you will get two cabs running at 600 each, and that is a LOT different than 1200 watts.

Still more power than I could ever use, but I get why the OP is upset. I also would suggest that the OP really needs to read ALL the specs from every source before unloading that much money on an amp.

 

[Dominic D]

I personally wouldn't feel comfortable pushing 1200w into a single cab rated for 1200w. That seems like an accident waiting to happen.

 

[giacomobass]

You won't get 1200 watts, you will get two cabs running at 600 each, and that is a LOT different than 1200 watts.

It reads "TOTAL POWER 1200 WATTS" here... That's the amp's total output power with two 4ohm loads (cabs) connected... What am I missing?

 

[arbiterusa]

What am I missing?

That you can't get 1200 watts out of one output. There's a reason it is phrased as "total power", in that 600 + 600 = 1200, but each output won't go over 600 watts. There is no way to get 1200 watts to one cabinet out of this amp.

ETA: if you were to simply plug two 4 ohm cabs into Channel One, you would still only get 800 watts out of it, and probably a release of the Holy Magic Smoke shortly afterwards.

 

[41willys]

It reads "TOTAL POWER 1200 WATTS" here... That's the amp's total output power with two 4ohm loads (cabs) connected... What am I missing?

That was my whole point of this post...
Trying to get a work around to connect to my Neo 412 w/only 1 Speakon connection..gheesh

 

[Lowbrow]

Not for nothing, but if you get a matching 4x12 you'll not only be loud enough to knock birds out of the sky, you'll look really cool for those 10 seconds before you rattle your spine apart.

 

[giacomobass]

That you can't get 1200 watts out of one output. There's a reason it is phrased as "total power", in that 600 + 600 = 1200, but each output won't go over 600 watts.

I never suggested to connect the two cabs to one output...

 

[arbiterusa]

Trying to get a work around to connect to my Neo 412 w/only 1 Speakon connection

There isn't one. You can connect one cab and get 800 watts, if it's a 4 ohm cab. That's the best this amp can do. Which ain't bad, but it's not what you wanted, apparently.

 

[arbiterusa]

I never suggested to connect the two cabs to one output...

I got that. One four ohm cab to each "channel" gives you two cabs getting 600 watts each. This will result in a total power output of 1200 watts, but no cabinet will see that much power, only 600 watts.

 

[41willys]

There isn't one. You can connect one cab and get 800 watts, if it's a 4 ohm cab. That's the best this amp can do. Which ain't bad, but it's not what you wanted, apparently.

Yep, it’s a 4ohm cab...Thanks

 

[giacomobass]

That was my whole point of this post...
Trying to get a work around to connect to my Neo 412 w/only 1 Speakon connection..gheesh

There's no workaround. If you wish to use both channels at full power you need to connect two 4ohm cabs, one per channel.

 

[ctmullins]

To all who stated “Isn’t 800W loud enough?”...I already own the mb800 fusion...just wanted to try something with a little more...

A little more what?

If you want to be louder, then stop thinking in watts and start thinking in decibels.

And the only part of your rig that makes deciBels are the cabinet(s), not the amp.

@Warpeg and @Jehos already tried to make this point.

 

[giacomobass]

I got that. One four ohm cab to each "channel" gives you two cabs getting 600 watts each. This will result in a total power output of 1200 watts, but no cabinet will see that much power, only 600 watts.

Never said 1200 Watts per cabinet, either...

 

[41willys]

NEO 412 impedance=4ohms, Power=1200W

 

[41willys]

A little more what?

If you want to be louder, then stop thinking in watts and start thinking in decibels.

And the only part of your rig that makes deciBels are the cabinet(s), not the amp.

@Warpeg and @Jehos already tried to make this point.

Bare Horsepower...more wattage. I don’t play loud. Dynamics need Headroom and I like having clean headroom...my cabinet has a 1200w power rating so decibels aren’t an issue.