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The Acoustic Club
- Thread starter The Owl
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sorry
I never had any trouble with my B200 combo when I had it... I ran it into the house PA every week.
Sounds like a bad cable to me.... our lead guitarist had one last week going from his set up to the house mix... took about 20 mins to isolate it since it cut in/out very inconsistently, then figured it out when someone just changed out the cord.
Hope you get it fixed.... if not, call GC or MF where you bought it... it is covered for 30 days (maybe it's 45 days) under their "defective" warranty.
- Feb 16, 2008
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- John K Custom Basses
i kinda went nuts and bought this rig today (8x15's!):
Sweet! Looks like a 220 with two 408's. Craigslist?
Hey Gator,
We have practice tonight so I'll be back in our studio were I record each practice and never heard anything before so I'll do some test and see if I can recreate the noise. Unfortunately, I bought it used off of Craigslist about a year ago so GC is a no go.
The sound guy said the amp sounds great 
but stated the noise. The cable that was used was the venue's and has been used a ton of times so I'm thinking a cable issue verses my amp having an issue. And the Fender Zone you sold me was the bass used for the show!!!
Hey Gator,
We have practice tonight so I'll be back in our studio were I record each practice and never heard anything before so I'll do some test and see if I can recreate the noise. Unfortunately, I bought it used off of Craigslist about a year ago so GC is a no go.
Keep us posted.... hopefully you WON'T hear it tonight!
i kinda went nuts and bought this rig today (8x15's!):
Ok you gotta tell us the back story on how and why you just bought those two cabs! I have a 408 and love it and I'm interested to hear your impressions. FWIW, properly wired as from the factory it's a 2 ohm cab so be careful.
I was going to pull mine out and take some pics (and just have a look around), but I'm having problems. I removed the 4 screws and slid it back as far as it will go, but it won't go far back enough to get to the speaker wire connector. I can't even begin to see inside. It seems the wire isn't long enough.
I was in a hurry last night. I'll try again tonight. I'll flip the whole thing upside-down so there is no weight on the wires and (maybe) it will slide out easier.
Is there interference with the corner guards on the exterior of the cabinet?
You should be able to drop the amp chassis about 3/8" - 1/2" and then get it past the corner guards. But a B-200 might be a little tighter for clearances.
OK guys, I'm looking to upgrade from my B20. It gets the job done fine here at home, but I have the opportunity to start jamming with other musicians (finally) and they want to start a band, doesn't mean I'll get the gig, but wishful thinking.
Not really sure what I need, but I want to give Acoustic a shot for sure since I Love my B20.
I don't want to get into having to move an 8x10 around lol, but I'm gonna need some power. There are 2 guitarists in the band and they both play 100 watt Tube half stacks, not cranked of course, but they're LOUD.
What's a good gig worthy amp for me to check out?
Not really sure what I need, but I want to give Acoustic a shot for sure since I Love my B20.
I don't want to get into having to move an 8x10 around lol, but I'm gonna need some power. There are 2 guitarists in the band and they both play 100 watt Tube half stacks, not cranked of course, but they're LOUD.
What's a good gig worthy amp for me to check out?
I run the B-450 on top of a B-410 and that's 6-10s and 2-piezzos. You should be around 525 Watts that way.
Combos are the simplest:
B200 combo (200 watt, but not really expandable due to the speaker jack wired in SERIES dropping your wattage if you add a cab)
B450 combo (alone). it's a 2x10, so you won't have the typical 15", but you could always add a B115 cab. 450 watts alone, ~525 watts with the B115. I use the B450 alone in my church (400-450 people inside... not sure if you are in/outside) and always get complements on the tone and sound. I never turn it past 1/4 on the gain and volume, or I overpower the keyboard, electric, and electric acoustic. I REALLY like the mids the two 10's put out-- it really cuts through, but still gives me great tone all the way down to my low B!
Regarding wattage:
Remember:
-Doubling the watts only results in a 3 dB increase in sound.
-You need a 10 dB increase for it to sound twice as loud to the human ear.
-So basically, 3 doublings of wattage are needed to sound twice as loud.
If the guitars play 100 watts (which they don't since it's not full up), you'd probably be fine with the B200.
You don't need to be as loud as they are since you are playing the bass--which is perceived as being louder at equal wattage due to the resonance and omnidirectional qualities of the low frequencies that the higher guitar frequencies can't compete with. You just need to have a tone that cuts through the mix. I personally found my B200 to be adequate for my setting, but wanted some of the features and expandability of the B450, so I upgraded. Acoustic has that classic "tube" sound to my ears, but is a solid state amp, so less hassles.
I have way more power than I need, but it's nice to know I've got the flexability to "go there" if I need it.
P.s. I have the B20 and B450 now, but have had the B100 and B200 previously. Joe is another Acoustic-lover, like myself.
Corner guards are not getting in the way. The wires are too short! This must have been assembled by connecting wires to the head, run them through the hole in bottom of the head, through hole in cab, slide in head while pulling wires into cab. Then connect wires to speakers. Not very serviceable, but I guess there's no real need to open. I do want to be able to get in there someday. I'll have to "fix" it . . .
The wires from below are sealed with what looks like hot-glue and it can be removed with your fingernails I think. Strange they should be short, as I had enough wire to take the chassis almost all the way out and then access the Molex plug.
