I placed a phone order and I don't think that they had my email addy. I'll call them today.
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GK MB212 Ordered!
- Thread starter Quadzilla
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I placed a phone order and I don't think that they had my email addy. I'll call them today.
Great news!
I start my 11 day vacation on Thursday and I'm hoping to put some miles on my MB.
Please let us know how you like it! I'm debating between the MB210 (so I can add another cab) or the MB212 (as a stand alone, all I need amp). Nowadays if you're playing big events they usually feed you direct into the PA so the need for a super rig has gone down. I wonder if the MB212 would take us right up to that line.
Good thinkin'!
I just love the idea of a 39 lb all-you-need amp. My current amp is an 80 lb, add-another-cab to get it to 400w monster. I hope to sell it for $300 on Craigslist to fund an MB212.
"12/23/2009 5:58 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY " !!!
Cool!
I just have to beat the UPS guy to my house 'cause I don't think they'll just leave it on my doorstep. You never know though. Yesterday they left a new surround sound system on my porch... in the snow... Link Removed
I'm getting home earlier today anyway and I think I'll make it.
To UPS:
Take good care of my bbaaaaaaaaby! Be as gentle as you can beeeeeee. Just don't bash and crash her...................
Take good care of my bbaaaaaaaaby! Be as gentle as you can beeeeeee. Just don't bash and crash her...................
It seems pretty frequently. I picked up a Highway One P bass two weeks ago from Music123 at 20% off. My MB212 is from MF at 20% off from back in October.
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Wow, a high power, light weight, 212 combo? I've been crying like a baby that someone should build this for more than a decade. Virtually every cab company on earth told me no one would want this. Can't wait to hear the reviews!
I guess I'm not so full of (expletive deleted) after all!
I guess I'm not so full of (expletive deleted) after all!
MF.
It just showed up via UPS while I was out shoveling snow/sleet/ice. I'm letting it hit room temp before I start tearing into it. Rehearsal tonight too!
MF.
It just showed up via UPS while I was out shoveling snow/sleet/ice. I'm letting it hit room temp before I start tearing into it. Rehearsal tonight too!
Sounds good. We'll be looking forward to rehearsal results tomorrow.
I played the MB210 today at GC. It sounded like a beast and felt like a toy! It definitely has all the girth needed for a four string but is a bit messy for a fiver. I still think I'll go with the MB212.
The MB212 cam today. 39 lbs. A one-handed, easy lift upstairs. Plugged her in, set it up, and played.
NEVER heard like it from a base amp this compact and light!!!!
First, let me fully disclose. I don't play bass guitar. I'm a keyboardist who plays left-hand bass on a second set of keys in my band. I use a stock fretless bass patch (set an entire octave lower) stored in the keyboard's stock memory. So I can't truly relate to bassists' questions/concerns/set-ups. All I want from my bass amp is deep-booming bottom.
Have been using the Fender 100-watt'er and, when more was needed for the venue, playing simultaneously through a second 300-watt Behringer amp.
At half gain, half volume, 1/4 "Boost", Limiter On, and EQ settings at 1/4 HI, 1/4 Mid-Hi, 1/4 Mid, and 3/4 Low, the MB212 shakes my entire home with a profound, smooth, deep tone. The Fender/Behringer set-up described above can't come close to the uumph and evenness of the MB 212 sound.
Now on several tunes in my band's repertoire, I need to transpose and play the bass keyboard 3 half-notes lower than the last low note (a C) on my keyboard. In other words, when I play that transposed last low note it's actually emitted as an A note (as if one had an A string below the low E string on one's bass guitar). My earlier amps would struggle with that (reaching the low note with some distortion and with the volume all but disappearing) The MB reaches down and nails it.
In my estimation and for my usage, it is really one hard-to-believe bass amplifier. How is does all the above without buzzing and without much weight/mass is mind-boggling.
On last thing. The advertising of its features on most internet sites and the owners manual that comes with it is confusing. Both the ads and the manual IMPLY that the unit is doing 350 watts to internal speakers and 500 watts only if you use an extension cab. I called and talked to a techie, because the MB212 has no outlet for an extension cab to be used, and I wanted to be sure I could get the benefit of the full 500 watts. While a bit disappointed that there no cab extension possible, I was happy to learn that the MB212 is delivering the full 500 watts to the internal speakers.
NEVER heard like it from a base amp this compact and light!!!!
First, let me fully disclose. I don't play bass guitar. I'm a keyboardist who plays left-hand bass on a second set of keys in my band. I use a stock fretless bass patch (set an entire octave lower) stored in the keyboard's stock memory. So I can't truly relate to bassists' questions/concerns/set-ups. All I want from my bass amp is deep-booming bottom.
Have been using the Fender 100-watt'er and, when more was needed for the venue, playing simultaneously through a second 300-watt Behringer amp.
At half gain, half volume, 1/4 "Boost", Limiter On, and EQ settings at 1/4 HI, 1/4 Mid-Hi, 1/4 Mid, and 3/4 Low, the MB212 shakes my entire home with a profound, smooth, deep tone. The Fender/Behringer set-up described above can't come close to the uumph and evenness of the MB 212 sound.
Now on several tunes in my band's repertoire, I need to transpose and play the bass keyboard 3 half-notes lower than the last low note (a C) on my keyboard. In other words, when I play that transposed last low note it's actually emitted as an A note (as if one had an A string below the low E string on one's bass guitar). My earlier amps would struggle with that (reaching the low note with some distortion and with the volume all but disappearing) The MB reaches down and nails it.
In my estimation and for my usage, it is really one hard-to-believe bass amplifier. How is does all the above without buzzing and without much weight/mass is mind-boggling.
On last thing. The advertising of its features on most internet sites and the owners manual that comes with it is confusing. Both the ads and the manual IMPLY that the unit is doing 350 watts to internal speakers and 500 watts only if you use an extension cab. I called and talked to a techie, because the MB212 has no outlet for an extension cab to be used, and I wanted to be sure I could get the benefit of the full 500 watts. While a bit disappointed that there no cab extension possible, I was happy to learn that the MB212 is delivering the full 500 watts to the internal speakers.
