What are you playing there @TonyP- ? It doesn't look like your usual axes.
Sounds great as usual!
Best wishes
Brent
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New GK 800 Legacy!
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What are you playing there @TonyP- ? It doesn't look like your usual axes.
Sounds great as usual!
Best wishes
Brent
I’m in a dilemma. I mentioned the hiss earlier. Its not over powering but it is strong (at home, master on half, Trim almost up). Backing the Trim off reduces this, as expected, but then i cant get any drive using the OD section. I dont think the amp is faulty, the base hiss is the same as with my MB800, but at higher volumes its quite a bit more. Then again, the MB800 doesnt need the gain to be so high.
Strange (to me) design. Maybe I’m missing something.
Strange (to me) design. Maybe I’m missing something.
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I have seen the earlier posts but I’m assuming you tried other basses and other cabinets.
What was the results with the head using other gear?
A newly introduced GK product not working right straight out of the box? That's a new one.....
Erm, are you suggesting with no bass plugged in my bass is somehow transmitting the hiss ;-)
Its a Yamaha BBP34, basically a P bass (i dont use the bridge pup). 100% passive.
For what its worth, i have these heads, im only ‘complaining/worried’ about the Legacy.
Don’t get time wrong, i can live with this IF its normal. its a high powered amp so i can understand the hiss, BUT, I’m asking/commenting on the gain structure and how it works with the OD channel.
- Aug 21, 2003
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Hey Brent, Thank You
That was a Devon Modern J model with Delano pickups that I used for the first tune of the set.
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Ive had 5 GK products, none have worked properly. First was a small combo decades ago. Distortion on the DI out, more so if the Chorus was on. totally unusable if i wanted ot use Chorus. Next was a 1001RBII. But out more than once at a gig. never found the reason for it. Next was a few years ago with a MB Fusion, very poor quality on the font face panel. Lots of dents and poor welding. Sent it straight back. My current MB800 has had a non working DI from day one (as far as i can see). Had it since 2014. Not a real [problem and it took me 3 years to discover this, and never stopped me from gigging it. GK worst QC ive ever personally seen, but....i love the tone. Not giving up on GK, but very paranoid.A newly introduced GK product not working right straight out of the box? That's a new one.....
Forgot to add, my newly acquired used MB200 is perfect. Yaaaay....
I went through a few MB500 amps when they first came out, none worked until the 3rd try. Plus, most car stereos are built better. I also bought a 2x12 NEO cab from a licensed GK dealer that had no crossover unit in it. That took weeks to get straight.
They lost me years ago. I simply don't have the time to deal with products that consistently ship DOA or seemingly use paying customers as beta testers.
I dont think that there is anything wrong, and maybe I’m being too fussy, but i do have the option to exchange it, which i will if tomorrow nights rehearsal shows that i the hiss is noticeable. Lots of posts about these heads and no one really mentions this, so I’m 50/50 that i have a faulty unit, or its normal and no one cares about it.
Ive never had any other brand with so many issues, but also none of them have the tone that really appeals to me.
Really not bashing GK as such, just basing my thought on my persona experiences.
Me too - I probably got the short end of the stick on the law of averages, but not willing to try new GK gear anymore.
I feel the same. Well aware how well GK are regarded, ive just been unlucky with this brand. Still not convinced i have an issue with the L800 though. Cant wait to let rip tomorrow night.
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I own almost 20 (yes 20) GK products and don’t have any issues, never mind how many times I request it on my Ryder for backline.
I’m sorry you might have had some issues.
I’m sorry you might have had some issues.
It is what it is. I don’t think GK are a bad company at all, but ive not had much luck with them. My MB800 has done about 50+ gigs. A few times ive had no signal when turning it on, but after a while it kicks in. I only found out about the DI when I went to a recording studios a couple of years ago and we got nothing out of the DI. Last week i took it apart and wiggled a few things. Now i get a signal but its way to distorted.
Someone else's positive experiences with GK don't invalidate someone else's negative ones. I hear about GK breakdowns, faulty FX loops, and other issues all the time. On the other side of the coin, I've been playing a Sadowsky for over 20 years, never a hiccup. Here on TB, there's like 2 negative experiences with the brand over tens of thousands of posts made over more than ten years. Not the case with GK, and it's not an accident.
What does your self-appointed moderator status have to do with the L800? At the very least, I was reporting my experiences with new GK releases, which retain legitimacy regardless of whether you agree with them or not.
Just got back from my first outing with the head, and I’m very pleased. Quite harsh sounding close up, but clear and solid in the room. Love how clear the low end is. The band commented how clear the mix was tonight. No low end bloom.
I have one issue though. When using the foot switch to turn the drive on and off I found the off level to be lower than if I turn the drive off on the amp. I tried this a few times to make sure I wasn’t imagining it. Is this normal?
I have one issue though. When using the foot switch to turn the drive on and off I found the off level to be lower than if I turn the drive off on the amp. I tried this a few times to make sure I wasn’t imagining it. Is this normal?
