Cool gear is rarely gratuitous! I frequently use my V803 with my Barefaced BB3.
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Quilter Bass Block v803
- Thread starter gtirard
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Out of curiosity, what about them are you looking to change? I've got a set of CX210s, but have only used one at a time so far since I got the 803.
I hear them to be to much boomy sounding. I use them with GK MB Fusion 500. I am thinking of amp change a bit. That was the reason for my question on this thread. Anyway I am planning to test them a bit more in new rehearsal space once we finish building it.
I would say the previous series are at least an order of magnitude lesser quality, sound-wise.
Appreciate your feedback. Could you please clarify? lesser quality than which series?
The GK Series IV is better quality than the preceding GK series.
That doesn't mean they sucked, but depending on your budget and the price of the older series GK cabs you might find, in my case, I probably would look at some other options.
Gig report:
Another performance with my latest acoustic lineup.
We did three sets of tunes at a local restaurant. They have music Friday and Saturday nights on an outdoor stage and we hit the weather just right. It was hot during setup but when we started at 7pm the shade was across the entire seating area and stage.
I ran my V803 with an AK Thunderchild 112AF cab. I set up the Quilter with all EQ at noon on the modern voice and flat input. I like the THDI for dialing out unwanted mid content but I took the DI off the Quilter. It took a few songs to get the sound in the PA balanced but the stage sounded great. I used IEMs mostly for vocals.
Our new fiddle player flew home from Alaska the morning of the gig and drove straight from the airport in Seattle. Kinda like a reverse fly gig? Overall it was a better show than our first. Gotta work with the BL on just relaxing and trusting his band mates to help set the tempo and feel on these old Americana and bluegrass/newgrass tunes. I also found out I can overdrive the piezo on my ABC with aggressive right hand technique…and that it doesn't sound good! Now I know.
Looking forward to stringing together some more shows with this lineup.
Another performance with my latest acoustic lineup.
We did three sets of tunes at a local restaurant. They have music Friday and Saturday nights on an outdoor stage and we hit the weather just right. It was hot during setup but when we started at 7pm the shade was across the entire seating area and stage.
I ran my V803 with an AK Thunderchild 112AF cab. I set up the Quilter with all EQ at noon on the modern voice and flat input. I like the THDI for dialing out unwanted mid content but I took the DI off the Quilter. It took a few songs to get the sound in the PA balanced but the stage sounded great. I used IEMs mostly for vocals.
Our new fiddle player flew home from Alaska the morning of the gig and drove straight from the airport in Seattle. Kinda like a reverse fly gig? Overall it was a better show than our first. Gotta work with the BL on just relaxing and trusting his band mates to help set the tempo and feel on these old Americana and bluegrass/newgrass tunes. I also found out I can overdrive the piezo on my ABC with aggressive right hand technique…and that it doesn't sound good! Now I know.
Looking forward to stringing together some more shows with this lineup.
Have a look at the Monaco cab here...
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Thomann has the Darkglass DG212N for 899 British Pounds.
It's funny: in theory it could be a recent photo (it could be your current gear, so you could have shot this photo yesterday).
But just looking at this photo, something tells me it's old. I wonder what?
The old Genz Benz cabs perhaps or maybe it's the really old Roland synth leaning against the wall? I don't know but the only thing that I still own in that picture are the BB800, Bugera Veyron & two keyboards. Everything thing else has been gone for quite a while….
No, I don't think it's the old gear, you could have kept everything. It's something about the colors, I think if you were sitting today in the same room with the same gear and took a photo with a modern smartphone, you would get different colors, less yellowish. I suppose modern smartphone apply automatically some color optimization, and we've got used to it (?). Not important, just a thought…
I am considering if Darkglass is for me. I played on 112 in GC thru Microtubes and didn't love it. I will be pairing my cabinet with GK MB Fusion 500 as well.
I wouldn't judge any cabinet running a Darkglass amp into it.
I suggest you take your bass and amp to check out whatever cabs you want to investigate.
Maybe you should just continue using your GK CX cabs...
Yesterday I had an afternoon gig at a local art space with my acoustic quartet and then an evening pub event with my three piece rock band. There was no time between the two; I broke down the gear immediately after the first show and drove 45 minutes to the second. We ran our own sound at the first show and had support for the second. The acoustic show was low volume so I was able to hear my amp and the other instruments and vocals well without monitors. At the second I used IEM's to get the board mix and because our "stage" was quite small and I was right on top of the drums.
My rig was bass -> tuner -> THDI -> V803 and Audiokinesis TC112. At the acoustic show I used my acoustic bass guitar and modern voice/flat input on the Quilter. Stage sound was really good. I don't think I was turned up past 10 o'clock on the master and I pointed the cab to project across the stage. We played 2 sets and got many compliments from the audience and staff who have seen many of the bands I have played with over the last 4 years. The topper was being approached by the music coordinator for another venue to book a show in the future. I have been emailing and calling them for the last 2 years without success, so it feels good to make that next step.
On to the second gig! I met up with the drummer and guitar player at 5:50pm, 10 minutes early for our previously discussed schedule. It was a two band bill and we played second. To our surprise, the music schedule had been shifted an hour and the first band actually started at 4, played an hour and broke down and left. We weren't expecting to play until 7 but we hustled our setup. By 6:15 we hit our first tune, expecting to roll through until 7:30. At 7, the event coordinator let us know he wanted to start the door raffle and gave us one more song. Fine by us! We did our last tune, thanked everyone for listening and put in our food order to the kitchen.
This was my first electric gig with the V803. I used the scoop input/warm voice and took the DI off the amp. My IEM mix sounded great. The Quilter cab sim sounds full and rich.
Two gigs, two very different sounds. Since I got my BB800 in 2019, I've always been able to dial up what I need. The V803 just offers more tools.
My rig was bass -> tuner -> THDI -> V803 and Audiokinesis TC112. At the acoustic show I used my acoustic bass guitar and modern voice/flat input on the Quilter. Stage sound was really good. I don't think I was turned up past 10 o'clock on the master and I pointed the cab to project across the stage. We played 2 sets and got many compliments from the audience and staff who have seen many of the bands I have played with over the last 4 years. The topper was being approached by the music coordinator for another venue to book a show in the future. I have been emailing and calling them for the last 2 years without success, so it feels good to make that next step.
On to the second gig! I met up with the drummer and guitar player at 5:50pm, 10 minutes early for our previously discussed schedule. It was a two band bill and we played second. To our surprise, the music schedule had been shifted an hour and the first band actually started at 4, played an hour and broke down and left. We weren't expecting to play until 7 but we hustled our setup. By 6:15 we hit our first tune, expecting to roll through until 7:30. At 7, the event coordinator let us know he wanted to start the door raffle and gave us one more song. Fine by us! We did our last tune, thanked everyone for listening and put in our food order to the kitchen.
This was my first electric gig with the V803. I used the scoop input/warm voice and took the DI off the amp. My IEM mix sounded great. The Quilter cab sim sounds full and rich.
Two gigs, two very different sounds. Since I got my BB800 in 2019, I've always been able to dial up what I need. The V803 just offers more tools.
