Solid State head for metal

[joeydavidson]

GK 1001 RBII does seem to be a nice choice even if I am a little bias, and at 700w it's fairly close to 1000watts, almost anything is going to be better than a 60 watt combo in a loud metal band.

 

[JEDI BASS]

I have to disagree with those who say you don't need 1,000 watts. I had an Ampeg SVT 4 (1200 watts) powering 2 Ampeg 410hlf cabs (that's two 4x10s). And, I had it turned all the way up with the gain set as high as I could go without clipping with the compression set correctly too. I was playing in a 1 guitar band, with unamplified drums, and a vocalist. I wasn't loud enough! Had to get a 1,900 watt Carvin B1500. That fixed the problem. The problem: overrated tube amp with power hungry cabs! The Carvin stays at 3 on the volume and 2-2.5 on the gain.....aahh, headroom finally!!!

I highly recommend the Carvin B1500 with some cabs that can handle the power, I prefer 10's.

 

[maxbass]

I have around 2000 euros right now, but I cant carry an 8x10 around easily.Even though I play in a thrash to me distortion is just annoying, I always prefer a clean sound,with much treble.

It' s a good budget.

A GK700 or 1000 + GK RBH410 @ 4ohm should be perfect for you.
Insanely loud rig, with clean and bright sound.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Mohawk, LOL! Is that "controlling" or "fighting"? Sounds like Volume Wars to me, bro

Controlling , if they get too loud, the SVT gets cranked and they whimper , who needs more than 300 watts i say!

I have to disagree with those who say you don't need 1,000 watts. I had an Ampeg SVT 4 (1200 watts) powering 2 Ampeg 410hlf cabs (that's two 4x10s). And, I had it turned all the way up with the gain set as high as I could go without clipping with the compression set correctly too. I was playing in a 1 guitar band, with unamplified drums, and a vocalist. I wasn't loud enough! Had to get a 1,900 watt Carvin B1500. That fixed the problem. The problem: overrated tube amp with power hungry cabs! The Carvin stays at 3 on the volume and 2-2.5 on the gain.....aahh, headroom finally!!!

I highly recommend the Carvin B1500 with some cabs that can handle the power, I prefer 10's.

It isnt a tube amp, if it was a 1200 watt tube amp, you would have known about it , Ive got a feeling those cabs you were using are inefficient, also, it depends on how much bass your adding etc etc

 

[tom once dead]

I would get the kustom 1200 wat 3x10 combo
looking at getting that myself. I just quit a band because of the guitarist constantly turinging himslef up, despite me telling him the bass amp was distorting. thats why Im saving for a new rig

 

[Rob Mancini]

I have to disagree with those who say you don't need 1,000 watts. I had an Ampeg SVT 4 (1200 watts) powering 2 Ampeg 410hlf cabs (that's two 4x10s). And, I had it turned all the way up with the gain set as high as I could go without clipping with the compression set correctly too. I was playing in a 1 guitar band, with unamplified drums, and a vocalist. I wasn't loud enough! Had to get a 1,900 watt Carvin B1500. That fixed the problem. The problem: overrated tube amp with power hungry cabs! The Carvin stays at 3 on the volume and 2-2.5 on the gain.....aahh, headroom finally!!!

I guess if you're trying to liquiefy the internal organs of small animals, your SVT4 wouldn't be enough. For most of us, 300w is plenty

 

[Tired_Thumb]

As I've said in the past, I've handled an NCAA Div. II stadium with 1000 people in it using a 180 watt powered PA speaker as a bass rig (turned up half way), and that was with a loud funk / metal band. How you EQ your sound contributes a ton to how you project. In my case, I've found that anything below 100 Hz tends to get lost anyways where I gig, so juicing the mids and highs contributes greatly to my overall presence while utilizing fewer watts than some others do. Just something else to consider. That said, nothing wrong with a 1000 watt SS head if that's what you want, but as said, don't think you "need" it if you can control the other variables properly.