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Looking for cheap head..

#42
Bass Man Dan said:
I am leaning away from this, but the reviews I have found on musicians friend and Amazon are generally pretty good for this one. The GK Backline 600 has quite a few negatives on overheating issues...Maybe placed in a rack with top vents covered?
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I’ve found that reviews on musicians friend and guitar center are generally glowing unless there is a major flaw. I look to TB for more honest reviews.

The GK does have a top vent so if you do put it in a rack there has to be sufficient space for ventilation. If you want to rack it, you will also need a set of GK rack ears too (just like most other GK heads). I do not have mine racked.

If you are concerned about that, the Hartke 2500/3500 is another very solid time tested head.
 
#43
eaglemachine said:
I’ve found that reviews on musicians friend and guitar center are generally glowing unless there is a major flaw. I look to TB for more honest reviews.

The GK does have a top vent so if you do put it in a rack there has to be sufficient space for ventilation. If you want to rack it, you will also need a set of GK rack ears too (just like most other GK heads). I do not have mine racked.

If you are concerned about that, the Hartke 2500/3500 is another very solid time tested head.
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I would not be putting it in a rack, so no problem there. Another one I found was the Ampeg B1-RE, saw one locally for $100. Seems like people say they are under-powered, which obviously wouldn't be a concern playing alone, but if I did need to run my whole stack with it, it might be limited.
 
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Bass Man Dan said:
I would not be putting it in a rack, so no problem there. Another one I found was the Ampeg B1-RE, saw one locally for $100. Seems like people say they are under-powered, which obviously wouldn't be a concern playing alone, but if I did need to run my whole stack with it, it might be limited.
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I had an Ampeg B5r which I think is the same pre. It was ok, not great. Underpowered is a common comment on most of the b series amps that I have seen. The only solid state ampeg that impressed me was a b100r combo I used to have.

The GK has turned out to be the better of the two IMHO.
 
#52
Pacman said:
Keep it clean, guys. No more 5th grade jokes, or there will be points.
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That is my fault. I knew when I wrote the title. I thought it was funny at the time, but I now realize that it is, in fact, funny. But not appropriate. I apologize if anyone was offended. It was sophomoric and beneath nearly all of us. I will try to do better in the future.
 
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Bass Man Dan said:
That is my fault. I knew when I wrote the title. I thought it was funny at the time, but I now realize that it is, in fact, funny. But not appropriate. I apologize if anyone was offended. It was sophomoric and beneath nearly all of us. I will try to do better in the future.
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I thought it was hilarious. There were only like 4 comments anyways no big deal.

Better bow out before the search lights find us:hyper:
 
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Ok, it's a done deal. Money is sent. GK BL 600 it is. I want to sincerely thank every single person who had suggestions on this thread. I have been "out of the game" for a good 15 years and all of your feedback was very much appreciated. I'm thankful to have the great resource that this forum is!
 
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