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eupharies

Jul 3, 2007
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Leeds UK
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Bassist - Chasing Dragons
#1
Hello, recently purchased the GK MB 500...LOVE IT!!!!

Anyway im looking for a cab to go with it, and figure may as well get a neo as its light, and ill stay with the GK brand but....

Will the Neo 1x12 be ok pushed by the MB 500... or will i not have enough volume.. i cannot afford the 2x12.. at the moment...

Just dont wanna turn up and not be able to push the mb 500 etc.... i figure 1 1x12 would be ok for small to medium gigs...

OR do you ahve another suggestion under £300..

Thanks :)
 
#9
The MB only delivers 500w at 4ohms. If your cabinet is 8ohms you'll only get half of that so you should be safe to push any cabinet that is rated 250 ish.
There's a bit more to it than that, but that will get you in the ballpark of where you can safely go.
 
#10
Forget watts for a minute. You simply aren't going to have enough speaker with a single 12. A pair of them, maybe. A 15, maybe.

I have the Neo 212 and I love it so much I'd like to get a second one. I also kind of covet the 15s in the Neo line. I think about how much space and weight I might have saved had I gone that route.

I wouldn't even think of trying to get by on a single 12 or even a single 15. I sometimes would like to play louder than a single 15 would do. And a single 12 is just not going to reach minimum rock-out levels under any circumstances.

Incidentally, if you want your amp to deliver a full 500w, you have to provide it with a 4 ohm load. That means either a single 4 ohm cab or a pair of 8 ohm ones. Like, a pair of 8 ohm 12s or a pair of 8 ohm 15s.

if you only have one 8 ohm cab, your amp will push about half of its 500w capability--but it won't matter, as a single 8 ohm cab probably can't handle a full 500w anyway. So relax.
 
#11
I run a neo 212-ii and 115-iii. The 112 will be ok for very moderate volume practicing and quiet gigs. That mb500 will easily blow chunks of that speaker all over the show if you crank either the volume or low end to much.

If the cost of the 212 or 115 or any other of the GK line is prohibitive, use the classifieds here.

2 112s would be the ticket for most gigs.
 
#12
El Slap said:
A larger speaker will give you more surface area with which to project your sound. Larger surface area, like 15"s and 18"s, are better able to project lower freq sounds (bass), while smaller speakers, like 10"s, are generally more punchy. IMO a 115 is the minimum for a gigging rig.
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But most options are either a 210 or a 410. That's 20" or 40" of speaker area. Pretty hard to beat a 410 for low end. Even a 215 has only 30" of area to push air.
 
#14
Awesome cool guys!

Well the MB500 is actually 350watts at 8ohms..

Totally cannot afford a 2x12 atm, plus i live in the UK so.... GK is expensive....!

Any other recommendations... other thank GK?

Ill be honest though i do wanna stick with the GK stuff, its awesome!
 
#16
El Slap said:
A larger speaker will give you more surface area with which to project your sound. Larger surface area, like 15"s and 18"s, are better able to project lower freq sounds (bass), while smaller speakers, like 10"s, are generally more punchy. IMO a 115 is the minimum for a gigging rig.
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^Totally un-true. larger spkrs don't go lower, and smaller spkrs aren't more punchy. Fallacy, old wives tale, myth. To the OP- I suggest looking for a used cab, something bigger than a single 12. Volume is directly related to having adequet spkrs, and a single 12 will be limited, to the point that you could blow it trying to get loud. A 2x12 or 4x10 will get much louder- shop used, stretch your money.
 
#17
eupharies said:
Any other recommendations... other thank GK?

Ill be honest though i do wanna stick with the GK stuff, its awesome!
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That 350w (and the 500w, for that matter) are pretty soft targets. For one, you'd only get that many watts out of it with your volume knobs maxed--something you'd obviously never do. Second, the amount of power that comes out of the amp is also (obviously, I think) related to what you're playing into it. So, theoretically, if you're banging away on all strings and had the volume at max... then maybe you'd actually be delivering that wattage to your cabs--momentarily. Until your music experienced a rest or you came to your senses and turned the volume down.

GK cabs are a pretty decent value all around, but your'e right. There are lots of others to choose from. Aguilar, Ampeg, Markbass, Peavey, Fender and a dozen more. If it's expensive to get GK cabs where you live, get another brand. Remember this, though: cabs may be the most important thing to not skimp on. And buy used if you can, that's the best value of all.
 

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