To the OP,
There have been a gazillion threads on reliability issues of the earlier versions of the GK though I've not owned one and I'm tired of hearing about it. I love GK stuff as a rule, and that thing is tiny. Other than that they all are plenty loud, reliable, and have their own individual benefits. the F1 is small and fast, the walkabout sounds warm as can be, LMII is solid and affordable these days, Carvin has lots of EQ options and is very inexpensive new, etc. Make a list of features you want, then use your google and then your ears. I settled on Eublets LMII (Thanks!), though it was a second choice for me behind a Walkabout tone wise. Smaller size won that decision, and I've never needed to turn it up past 4 with an 8 ohm cab and it sounds lovely. There are a lot of "wins" in this quest.
There have been a gazillion threads on reliability issues of the earlier versions of the GK though I've not owned one and I'm tired of hearing about it. I love GK stuff as a rule, and that thing is tiny. Other than that they all are plenty loud, reliable, and have their own individual benefits. the F1 is small and fast, the walkabout sounds warm as can be, LMII is solid and affordable these days, Carvin has lots of EQ options and is very inexpensive new, etc. Make a list of features you want, then use your google and then your ears. I settled on Eublets LMII (Thanks!), though it was a second choice for me behind a Walkabout tone wise. Smaller size won that decision, and I've never needed to turn it up past 4 with an 8 ohm cab and it sounds lovely. There are a lot of "wins" in this quest.
